Reviews of safaris to South Luangwa National Park
896 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include South Luangwa.
M & L
Vancouver, BC
"Oct 2014 trip to Zambia"
I visited Zambia between 5 Oct 2014 and 17 Oct 2014
"Very satisfied with the lodges that we stayed at. The lodges, the guiding and the wildlife viewing exceeded our expectations.
I only wish we had scheduled more time at Kaingo and Mwamba, but we'll just have to come back.
The only other comment was about the time to drive from Tafika back to Mfuwe. See my comments on Remote Africa safari flights.
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Can't think of anything right now." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zambia safari
I only wish we had scheduled more time at Kaingo and Mwamba, but we'll just have to come back.
The only other comment was about the time to drive from Tafika back to Mfuwe. See my comments on Remote Africa safari flights.
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Can't think of anything right now." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr C & Mr K
Oxon
"My Oct 2014 trip"
I visited Zambia between 2 Oct 2014 and 18 Oct 2014
"Best trip ever, despite the high temperatures.
Excellent game viewing in all camps.
Unique and unforgettable experiences in the bush camps.
Well organised by Expert Africa and Tours Africa were very helpful on arrival and departure." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 15 on a Zambia safari
Excellent game viewing in all camps.
Unique and unforgettable experiences in the bush camps.
Well organised by Expert Africa and Tours Africa were very helpful on arrival and departure." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 15 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Ms H & Ms P
BC
"Our trip to Africa was awesome!"
I visited Zambia and 1 other country between 2 Oct 2014 and 14 Oct 2014
"Our trip was excellent. The itinerary that we Maruska and I put together after much thought and many discussions and emails turned out to be perfect. It would be nice if you could get around more directly from one place to the next, instead of having to continuously go back to the starting airport to go the next place (like Shiwa to Mfuwe - that was good), as the one downside was that there was a LOT of time and energy taken up with travel. And on vacation, time is precious! But regardless, we loved each location we had chosen. The representatives were there to meet us without fail, and were very friendly, competent, and helpful. This was a really big help and allowed me to relax and not have to worry about how to navigate each step in the process.
One guy, who met us in Lusaka, was mixed up about where we were going the next day and caused a bit of angst as I don't think he'd done his homework and didn't know our itinerary like he should have. But it was resolved the next morning with no harm done. Also I should have mentioned that at Luangwa River Camp I requested to not do a game drive with six people, and Yona was incredibly responsive and organized an additional vehicle to keep the numbers down to 2 or 4 per vehicle (and actually ours turned out to be 2 on each drive, which was wonderful). And the only other thing I'd consider mentioning is that when Maruska went on leave, I felt that the ball got dropped a bit. We didn't receive our final package in the mail, didn't receive our guide book to read before leaving, etc. Didn't really end up impacting anything other than the last few days before the trip not being quite as smooth and pleasant as they could have been.
But overall, very very happy with the trip. Thank you Maruska and team!" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
One guy, who met us in Lusaka, was mixed up about where we were going the next day and caused a bit of angst as I don't think he'd done his homework and didn't know our itinerary like he should have. But it was resolved the next morning with no harm done. Also I should have mentioned that at Luangwa River Camp I requested to not do a game drive with six people, and Yona was incredibly responsive and organized an additional vehicle to keep the numbers down to 2 or 4 per vehicle (and actually ours turned out to be 2 on each drive, which was wonderful). And the only other thing I'd consider mentioning is that when Maruska went on leave, I felt that the ball got dropped a bit. We didn't receive our final package in the mail, didn't receive our guide book to read before leaving, etc. Didn't really end up impacting anything other than the last few days before the trip not being quite as smooth and pleasant as they could have been.
But overall, very very happy with the trip. Thank you Maruska and team!" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs S
E Sussex
"My Oct 2014 trip"
I visited Zambia between 1 Oct 2014 and 16 Oct 2014
"We really enjoyed our trip to South Luangwa and had an excellent trip, I think it was our best safari to date (and we have had a few)."
Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr H
Switzerland
"Felt in Love with Africa!"
I visited Zambia between 1 Oct 2014 and 11 Oct 2014
"It was a wonderfull trip, from the beginning to the End!
All has started with Claires kind assistance and support with travel Ideas and a wonderfully bespoked service from Expert Africa. Best Service from a Travel Agency ever experienced. The Trip to Zambia, South Luangwa was perfect and the Gameviewing absolutely top notch as all the Camps and Guides. Was very happy,, one of my best trips ever.
Will definately go to Africa again, and definately next year!" Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
All has started with Claires kind assistance and support with travel Ideas and a wonderfully bespoked service from Expert Africa. Best Service from a Travel Agency ever experienced. The Trip to Zambia, South Luangwa was perfect and the Gameviewing absolutely top notch as all the Camps and Guides. Was very happy,, one of my best trips ever.
Will definately go to Africa again, and definately next year!" Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr A F, Torquay
UK
"My Sep 2014 trip"
I visited Zambia between 30 Sep 2014 and 19 Oct 2014
"Met the objective of matching the excellent trip to Tanzania organised by Expert Africa in 2009.
From the first contact with Megan to arrival back at Heathrow, the trip was professionally organised, exciting and seamless.
We found that visiting South Luangwa and Lower Zambezi was important. Dry and brown versus wet and green. We would have missed out by only visiting one of the National Parks. Zambia was a revelation. It was VERY HOT, as predicted, but we managed and are happy that we chose the dry season.
Catching 5 Tiger fish (largest 10.5 lbs) was great fun. The quantity and quality of game sightings throughout was staggering." Read full review: 19 nights in Africa; 17 on a Zambia safari
From the first contact with Megan to arrival back at Heathrow, the trip was professionally organised, exciting and seamless.
We found that visiting South Luangwa and Lower Zambezi was important. Dry and brown versus wet and green. We would have missed out by only visiting one of the National Parks. Zambia was a revelation. It was VERY HOT, as predicted, but we managed and are happy that we chose the dry season.
Catching 5 Tiger fish (largest 10.5 lbs) was great fun. The quantity and quality of game sightings throughout was staggering." Read full review: 19 nights in Africa; 17 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mrs & Mr C
Bath
"Very satisfactory"
I visited Zambia and 1 other country between 22 Sep 2014 and 8 Oct 2014
"All arrangements worked as clockwork (except one seat reservation of one leg of the flights but that was soon sorted out).
Lovely to be met at all stages of the journey, and thank you Ellie and Martha for all your help." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
Lovely to be met at all stages of the journey, and thank you Ellie and Martha for all your help." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs C
Notts
"Wonderful wildlife but exhausting"
I visited Zambia between 19 Sep 2014 and 5 Oct 2014
"Journey from Heathrow to Lower Zambezi took too long - three flights in one go is too many - and we arrived exhausted which did affect our first few days.
Once we had recovered we had a great trip." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 15 on a Zambia safari
Once we had recovered we had a great trip." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 15 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs B
Avon
"A great holiday in Zambia's best parks"
I visited Zambia between 19 Sep 2014 and 2 Oct 2014
"Thoroughly enjoyed our holiday and hope to return sometime. Our stay at Tafika was the highlight"
Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr M & Ms O
Cumbria
"Five weeks in Zambia"
I visited Zambia between 17 Sep 2014 and 23 Oct 2014
"A wonderful trip and I long to return.
The wildlife and birds were incredible most especially at South Luangwa. We thoroughly enjoyed the contrasts between the three national parks and in the case of Kafue the contrasts between Kaingu, Musekese and Busanga Plains. Victoria Falls is not to be missed on any trip to Zambia.
We travelled independently for part of our trip on coaches, local minibuses and taxis. I would like to finish with a tribute to the Zambian people. Everywhere we went the warmth and friendliness of these gentle people shone through. As I said earlier I long to return.
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No everything was perfect" Read full review: 36 nights in Africa; 21 on a Zambia safari
The wildlife and birds were incredible most especially at South Luangwa. We thoroughly enjoyed the contrasts between the three national parks and in the case of Kafue the contrasts between Kaingu, Musekese and Busanga Plains. Victoria Falls is not to be missed on any trip to Zambia.
We travelled independently for part of our trip on coaches, local minibuses and taxis. I would like to finish with a tribute to the Zambian people. Everywhere we went the warmth and friendliness of these gentle people shone through. As I said earlier I long to return.
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No everything was perfect" Read full review: 36 nights in Africa; 21 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
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