Reviews of safaris to South Luangwa National Park
896 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include South Luangwa.
Dr & Mrs C
Henley
"excellent return trip to Zambia"
I visited Zambia between 18 Sep 2015 and 2 Oct 2015
"It was our 7th visit and we loved it all.
Remote Africa Safaris has a fine combination of bushcamps, excellent and flexible guides, similar good food at all isolated camps and the constant attention from John & Carol Coppinger. Superb unpretentious safari. We walked for 11 out of 13 days , with good night drives at Tafika. Talking with other visitors, and our own experience over the years this remains The Top Spot for Luangwa.
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don't change too much. It all works well and the advice is better and more helpful than other agents give." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari
Remote Africa Safaris has a fine combination of bushcamps, excellent and flexible guides, similar good food at all isolated camps and the constant attention from John & Carol Coppinger. Superb unpretentious safari. We walked for 11 out of 13 days , with good night drives at Tafika. Talking with other visitors, and our own experience over the years this remains The Top Spot for Luangwa.
Happy days!
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
don't change too much. It all works well and the advice is better and more helpful than other agents give." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
The Sand Martins
Oxon
"Back to Zambia again"
I visited Zambia between 17 Sep 2015 and 4 Oct 2015
"This was our eighth safari trip to Africa (all arranged by Expert Africa), and we chose to return to Zambia.
We love the Robin Pope camps in the South Luangwa, and our fourth visit to them met all our expectations. The game viewing and guiding at these camps is exceptionally good, making our time there so enjoyable.
Chiawa and Old Mondoro are both very special, in different ways. We had visited them five years ago, and wanted to return. Staying at both of them provides complementary experiences of the Lower Zambezi, with superb game viewing and guiding at both. Our walks with Paul Grobler at Chiawa were one of the highlights of the whole trip.
All the arrangements worked perfectly, including the stopover in Lusaka and the efficient transfers by Tours Africa." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 16 on a Zambia safari
We love the Robin Pope camps in the South Luangwa, and our fourth visit to them met all our expectations. The game viewing and guiding at these camps is exceptionally good, making our time there so enjoyable.
Chiawa and Old Mondoro are both very special, in different ways. We had visited them five years ago, and wanted to return. Staying at both of them provides complementary experiences of the Lower Zambezi, with superb game viewing and guiding at both. Our walks with Paul Grobler at Chiawa were one of the highlights of the whole trip.
All the arrangements worked perfectly, including the stopover in Lusaka and the efficient transfers by Tours Africa." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 16 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr M & Mr C
Lausanne
"My Sep 2015 trip"
I visited Zambia between 13 Sep 2015 and 22 Sep 2015
"Fantastic we had a great time."
Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr T & Mrs M
Newmarke
"My Sep 2015 trip"
I visited Namibia and 3 other countries between 11 Sep 2015 and 4 Oct 2015
"We were very much impressed with every aspect of the organisation of our trip. We expected it to be the trip of a lifetime, and it surpassed our expectations.
We found it reassuring to have the knowledge and expertise of Expert Africa's staff behind us, to guide us through a part of the world of which we had little previous experience. The choice of lodges was perfect, and every arrangement that had been made for us went without a hitch. We were particularly grateful for the huge contributions made by Maruska, in the initial planning of the trip, and Tracy, who took over when we were forced to postpone our trip by 12 months, following a family bereavement.
We would not hesitate to use Expert Africa again in the future, nor to recommend them to friends and family." Read full review: 23 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip
We found it reassuring to have the knowledge and expertise of Expert Africa's staff behind us, to guide us through a part of the world of which we had little previous experience. The choice of lodges was perfect, and every arrangement that had been made for us went without a hitch. We were particularly grateful for the huge contributions made by Maruska, in the initial planning of the trip, and Tracy, who took over when we were forced to postpone our trip by 12 months, following a family bereavement.
We would not hesitate to use Expert Africa again in the future, nor to recommend them to friends and family." Read full review: 23 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr T & Mr L
Amsterdam
"Excellent trip with group of close friends"
I visited Zambia and 1 other country between 10 Sep 2015 and 21 Sep 2015
"Had a lovely trip to Zambia and Zimbabwe to celebrate a very close friend's landmark birthday.
Saw some great game, especially in South Luangwa (plenty of leopards) although Lower Zambezi was a little patchy. We also enjoyed the novelty of travelling as a group and staying in private houses (although having done this, my preference would probably be to take over small camps in their entirety rather than staying in a single house). But it certainly made an interesting change and the trip was awesome overall." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
Saw some great game, especially in South Luangwa (plenty of leopards) although Lower Zambezi was a little patchy. We also enjoyed the novelty of travelling as a group and staying in private houses (although having done this, my preference would probably be to take over small camps in their entirety rather than staying in a single house). But it certainly made an interesting change and the trip was awesome overall." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr P
London
"My Sep 2015 trip"
I visited Zambia and 1 other country between 10 Sep 2015 and 21 Sep 2015
"I was left speechless by the excellence of both the safari houses and the experience; but also I was a little overcome by the emotion of it all and of having to leave and get back to reality; so either way, words for this form were hard to find."
Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs C
Bucks
"My Sep 2015 trip"
I visited Zambia and 1 other country between 9 Sep 2015 and 21 Sep 2015
"This was set to be a memorable occasion being a special Birthday for our dearest friend and also my own, as well as an opportunity to catch up with old friends we haven't seen for a while and meet some new friends.
The trip exceeded all expectations and will be an abiding memory for us for the rest of our days. There are so many highlights from the places we stayed, animals we saw, people we met, great times we had with friends and just being back in Africa.
Cannot stress how much everyone needs to visit there and to organise going through Expert Africa!!" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zambia safari
The trip exceeded all expectations and will be an abiding memory for us for the rest of our days. There are so many highlights from the places we stayed, animals we saw, people we met, great times we had with friends and just being back in Africa.
Cannot stress how much everyone needs to visit there and to organise going through Expert Africa!!" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
LJ
Ealing
"September 2015 a trip beyond measure"
I visited Zambia and 1 other country between 9 Sep 2015 and 21 Sep 2015
"This was not my first Safari but it was my first experience of Expert Africa, which I shall be delighted to repeat. The service was attentive from first to last, taking into account the various tastes and preferences of our group, and capably incorporating their travel schedules from various points of origin.
Expert Africa takes its business seriously, paying equal attention to insurance and inoculations as to my more rudimentary questions. They provided a clear, and comprehensible, itinerary as well as a comprehensive checklist, giving me confidence at every stage of my journey. Although this safari entailed a number of locations, travelling between each was smooth and painless - unlike others I have encountered, Expert Africa has its logistics down to a tee. It also enjoys an exceptional range of venues which, as became clear during the trip, are known personally to the Expert Africa team rather than being tied up with some anonymous agency.
Each of the lodges and hotels recommended not only lived up to but exceeded expectations. Not only will I be pleased to book a further excursion but, on the basis of a short conversation after my trip, a colleague has asked for details of who I travelled with. I have had no hesitation in passing the details on." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zambia safari
Expert Africa takes its business seriously, paying equal attention to insurance and inoculations as to my more rudimentary questions. They provided a clear, and comprehensible, itinerary as well as a comprehensive checklist, giving me confidence at every stage of my journey. Although this safari entailed a number of locations, travelling between each was smooth and painless - unlike others I have encountered, Expert Africa has its logistics down to a tee. It also enjoys an exceptional range of venues which, as became clear during the trip, are known personally to the Expert Africa team rather than being tied up with some anonymous agency.
Each of the lodges and hotels recommended not only lived up to but exceeded expectations. Not only will I be pleased to book a further excursion but, on the basis of a short conversation after my trip, a colleague has asked for details of who I travelled with. I have had no hesitation in passing the details on." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Miss D & Mr P
USA
"September 2015 Trip"
I visited Zambia between 5 Sep 2015 and 11 Sep 2015
"We had an incredible trip - many thanks to Freddie and Eleanor who helped us plan! It was the perfect first safari."
Read full review: 6 nights in Africa; 5 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs H
Bedford
"Our second trip to Zambia"
I visited Zambia between 4 Sep 2015 and 15 Sep 2015
"This was all what we wanted, resting a couple of days in Tafika, seeing plenty of game, then a bit more exercise in Mwaleshi, with some unique experience."
Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
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