Reviews of safaris to South Luangwa National Park
896 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include South Luangwa.
Dr & Mrs W
UK
"Our September 2014 Safari to Zambia"
I visited Zambia between 13 Sep 2014 and 4 Oct 2014
"Apart from the British Airways initial seating 'hiccup', the whole trip was wonderful.
Worth mentioning: one couple arriving at Kaingo after us (travel agent unknown) had flown with Emirates and said the change in Dubai had been very tight with only 1.5 hours. Having been to Dubai a few times, this made sense to us.
Later, at Sausage Tree Camp, another couple had suffered a slightly late departure from Heathrow and were actually prevented from flying onwards from Dubai because their bags would not make it to the connecting plane. This meant that they missed a night in camp and all the activities for the 24-hour period involved. Extremely disappointing for them.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
It might be worth including in the standard letter as a matter of course that Tours Africa meet your clients airside on arrival at Lusaka.
They waved us through without further queuing, took passports and visa fee to the immigration officer for us, adding on a few extra days in case of emergency and really made the process painless. They were so friendly and helpful with luggage etc. The service was barely different from our visit in 2006." Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 20 on a Zambia safari
Worth mentioning: one couple arriving at Kaingo after us (travel agent unknown) had flown with Emirates and said the change in Dubai had been very tight with only 1.5 hours. Having been to Dubai a few times, this made sense to us.
Later, at Sausage Tree Camp, another couple had suffered a slightly late departure from Heathrow and were actually prevented from flying onwards from Dubai because their bags would not make it to the connecting plane. This meant that they missed a night in camp and all the activities for the 24-hour period involved. Extremely disappointing for them.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
It might be worth including in the standard letter as a matter of course that Tours Africa meet your clients airside on arrival at Lusaka.
They waved us through without further queuing, took passports and visa fee to the immigration officer for us, adding on a few extra days in case of emergency and really made the process painless. They were so friendly and helpful with luggage etc. The service was barely different from our visit in 2006." Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 20 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr S
CA, USA
"Had an excellent time on my trip!"
I visited Zambia between 7 Sep 2014 and 17 Sep 2014
"I was very happy with my trip. The mobile safari and lodges I stayed at all exceeded my expectations. Even the airline flights all worked out perfectly (and with a total of 9 separate flights, I was a little concerned).
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Not really - everything went very well. I received the information, support, and planning I needed to make the trip a success. Can't wait for my next African adventure!" Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zambia safari
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Not really - everything went very well. I received the information, support, and planning I needed to make the trip a success. Can't wait for my next African adventure!" Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr S.
Clontarf
"Rwanda and Zambia - September 2014"
I visited Zambia and 2 other countries between 4 Sep 2014 and 21 Sep 2014
"Once again expert Africa delivered all that they promised. Our holiday was varied and exciting. Everyone we met made us feel welcome and ensured that our trip was comfortable and safe.
Maruska is excellent. She has great listening skills and an ability to match our desired trip with the Expert Africa offering superbly. Her advice was essential in helping us plan our holiday and the selection she recommended worked well.
Thanks also to Ellie and Chris for their advice on photography and to Ellie for handling our final arrangements.
Primate Safaris - especially Simba - was great in Rwanda. The agent in Kenya was not good and left us waiting at Nairobi airport for a long time when he was due to meet us. Remote Africa run a fabulous, family operation. And Shiwa N'gandu is a quite extraordinary and memorable experience.
The wildlife and experience lived up to all our expectations. The guides and hosts we met as we went around made the holiday for us, providing us with real insights to life in Rwanda and Zambia." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zambia safari
Maruska is excellent. She has great listening skills and an ability to match our desired trip with the Expert Africa offering superbly. Her advice was essential in helping us plan our holiday and the selection she recommended worked well.
Thanks also to Ellie and Chris for their advice on photography and to Ellie for handling our final arrangements.
Primate Safaris - especially Simba - was great in Rwanda. The agent in Kenya was not good and left us waiting at Nairobi airport for a long time when he was due to meet us. Remote Africa run a fabulous, family operation. And Shiwa N'gandu is a quite extraordinary and memorable experience.
The wildlife and experience lived up to all our expectations. The guides and hosts we met as we went around made the holiday for us, providing us with real insights to life in Rwanda and Zambia." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr H & Mrs P
Canada
"An Amazing Trip of a Lifetime"
I visited Zambia and 1 other country between 3 Sep 2014 and 16 Sep 2014
"One of the best trips of our lives, and this was our 10th anniversary."
Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs B
Jersey
"sept 14 Zambian trip"
I visited Zambia between 3 Sep 2014 and 15 Sep 2014
"This is the second time we have used Expert Africa and both times have found the trips to be well planned. We did not have a single problem and every thing went smoothly including having someone waiting at the airport when re arrived and being escorted onto our charter flight. Also at the end we had a very tight schedule when we landed in Lusaka and connecting to our SA flight and someone was waiting and kept the SA desk open for us, as without that we would have missed our connection.
I would highly recommend this company for any trips to Africa." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari
I would highly recommend this company for any trips to Africa." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Ms U & Ms S
London
"Zambia trip 2014"
I visited Zambia between 2 Sep 2014 and 12 Sep 2014
"The whole trip was wonderful and we are looking forward to visiting Zambia again and we are thinking of returning to Kafunta!
We would recommend to anyone who has already experienced a couple of safaris.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
We discovered that 1 of our guides desperately needed footballs for the local children's teams. It would have been useful to have been advised that these items would have been a useful thing to bring.
Please thank Ellie for listening carefully to our requirements and organising a trip that met our needs/wishes so successfully.
We had a wonderful time." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
We would recommend to anyone who has already experienced a couple of safaris.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
We discovered that 1 of our guides desperately needed footballs for the local children's teams. It would have been useful to have been advised that these items would have been a useful thing to bring.
Please thank Ellie for listening carefully to our requirements and organising a trip that met our needs/wishes so successfully.
We had a wonderful time." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs H
Kent
"My Aug 2014 trip"
I visited Zambia between 30 Aug 2014 and 12 Sep 2014
"Overall excellent and we will return to Zambia"
Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Dr VRG
Chiplun
"Fantastic trip! Couldn't have asked for more"
I visited Zambia between 29 Aug 2014 and 6 Sep 2014
"This certainly has to be my best trip to Africa (It's my third, previous being to South Africa and Kenya).
All the bookings were handled efficiently and promptly. The camps were well chosen. I especially liked that the camp that was farthest from Mfuwe was booked as first and the closest one was booked as the last. This allowed more time for game viewing on the last day and there was no hurry to reach the airport!
The only thing that I would change in this trip was that I would have preferred to stay at 2 camps rather than 3. 3 nights at Bili followed by 4 nights at Kuyenda would have worked out better than 2 nights each at Bili and Kapamba followed by 3 nights at Kuyenda!
All in all a great trip!" Read full review: 8 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
All the bookings were handled efficiently and promptly. The camps were well chosen. I especially liked that the camp that was farthest from Mfuwe was booked as first and the closest one was booked as the last. This allowed more time for game viewing on the last day and there was no hurry to reach the airport!
The only thing that I would change in this trip was that I would have preferred to stay at 2 camps rather than 3. 3 nights at Bili followed by 4 nights at Kuyenda would have worked out better than 2 nights each at Bili and Kapamba followed by 3 nights at Kuyenda!
All in all a great trip!" Read full review: 8 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
The K family
London
"My August/September safari to Zambia"
I visited Zambia between 29 Aug 2014 and 6 Sep 2014
"There were more administrative errors than in previous years Including send the final information and tickets to the wrong address.
Luckily they were passed onto us as the person you sent them to knew where we lived." Read full review: 8 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
Luckily they were passed onto us as the person you sent them to knew where we lived." Read full review: 8 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Good
Mr & Mrs B
Billericay
"My Aug 2014 trip"
I visited Zambia between 23 Aug 2014 and 4 Sep 2014
"Great holiday, would love to return"
Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
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