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Reviews of Tena Tena

Wildlife sightings and reviews

154 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Tena Tena and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Jul-2018, 38 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Tena Tena.
Lion

83% success

Leopard

86% success

Wild dog

40% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Spotted Hyena

94% success

Buffalo

91% success

Zebra

86% success

Eland

26% success

Roan antelope

6% success

Sable antelope

6% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Wildebeest

0% success

Showing 11-20 of 154
Duration
Arrival date
Mr & Mrs H
W. Sussex

"Tena Tena review"

3 nights Arrived 21 Sep 2022
"Tena tena probably gave us the best wildlife sightings on the guided drives including lots of Lion sightings which we haven't had on previous trips to Africa . We also did a morning guided walk which was hot but very interesting. Nyambe our guide was very knowledgeable too.
The tent had everything we needed including cotton kikois which were essential to drape over us wet in the afternoon when it was at least 38°C
Unfortunately it also had a large array of midges, mosquitos and big spiders in the tent on our first night. We discovered the insect spray wasn't working so guess it hadn't been used for a while!. I got a lot of bites here." See all these reviews: 8n in Zambia; 5n in Malawi
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

4 sightings

Eland

2 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

5 sightings

Spotted Hyena

7 sightings

Zebra

6 sightings

Ms G.
Tring

"Tena Tena review"

4 nights Arrived 9 Sep 2022
"Fantastic camp!

Inspired design around the tent incorporating trees & tent canopies! Loved the bathroom area outside! I’ve never brushed my teeth whilst watching a hippo slowly walk past in front of me!

Felt so safe with the night watchmen patrolling the camp through the night. Im not good with frogs but the night watchman checked the outside bathroom area for me every night!

Again, great guides, great company, great food, great jeep rides …had 4 nights there & again didn’t want to leave!" See all these reviews: 11n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

Sable antelope

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

The Sand Martins
Oxon

"Return to Tena Tena"

4 nights Arrived 1 Sep 2022
"It was wonderful to finally return to the South Luangwa after 4 years. My trip was originally planned for 2020, but postponed twice because of COVID.

Tena Tena has a a fine location with a small number of excellent tents well spaced apart from the central area. I spent 4 nights there and the wildlife experiences were superb - a pack of about 30 wild dogs were denning close by, and we saw them on a daily basis.

Hyena pups were also seen regularly. I saw leopards every day. My guide Nyambe was excellent.

Kate was very friendly and efficient in running the camp.

The food, wine and general ambience combined to make my stay so memorable." See all these reviews: 15n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

3 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

6 sightings

Lion

4 sightings

Spotted Hyena

10 sightings

Wild dog

6 sightings

Zebra

6 sightings

Mr & Mrs H
Kent

"Tena Tena review"

3 nights Arrived 12 Aug 2022
"We continue to believe that Tena Tena is one of the best Robin Pope camps in Zambia.

we had an excellent time but were too tired to do much walking but had some wonderful sightings of baby hyenas and wild dogs" See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Mrs & Mr L
Chicago

"Tena Tena review"

2 nights Arrived 3 Aug 2022
"Tena Tena was amazing!

We loved that it was a little bit further in the park, and therefore, we saw fewer other cars (though other cars around never bothered us).

Everything from the tent/room, staff, food, and location were exceptional and we had a great experience.

We would absolutely stay here again." See all these reviews: 7n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

4 sightings

Wild dog

2 sightings

Zebra

8 sightings

Mr J
Edinburgh

"Tena Tena review"

2 nights Arrived 25 Jun 2022
"Whilst my accommodation was called a tent it was very secure and comfortable. I loved being able to hear the hippos all day and night.

All the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. They made it all feel relaxed but it's clear that a huge amount of work was going on to ensure that I had the best holiday experience. The food was excellent, and the guides were incredibly knowledgable. Tena Tena felt remote and I didn't see many others vehicles. I don't know whether we were just lucky but we witnessed incredible wildlife interactions during our safaris - especially the wild dogs. To see these play out before us was incredibly special." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

4 sightings

Spotted Hyena

10 sightings

Wild dog

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs B
Surrey

"Tena Tena review"

3 nights Arrived 23 Jun 2022
"Still an amazing camp but has lost something since its relocation For first timers at the moment the fact that the dogs are so close is a double edged sword Amazing to have dogs run past your camps at breakfast -but there is a a consequence of their efficient hunting - much less game around
Kate was great

Top sightings 1.The dogs making a kill in front of us on the road one evening
2. Hyena pups













3" See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wild dog

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr Logan
Singapore

"Tena Tena review"

3 nights Arrived 21 Jun 2022
"Great location, less vehicles around sightings vs Nikwali." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Wild dog

1 sighting

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mrs K.
Middlesex

"Tena Tena - cats and dogs, and rain"

3 nights Arrived 13 Oct 2019
"This was our first visit to Tena Tena and we loved it. The only thing that we could possibly mark it down on is the size of the bedroom. When the nets are round the bed, it is a little difficult to have two adults moving around the room. But the bed is comfortable and there is plenty of hot water. You can charge your batteries in the room.

Camp manager Bertram doubled up as our guide and he did a brilliant job. He was great company as well as a great spotter. We got a second sighting of wild dogs - this time at night. Lions were pretty scarce - just one sighting - but we had four great leopard sightings. In total we saw 75 different species over the 3 night stay including loads of good elephant and giraffe encounters.

Time spent in camp was great fun. The other guests were a real hoot and mealtimes were full of laughter. During one evening game drive there was lots of lightning in the distance and by the time dinner started, it was chucking it down. The dining area isn't large and the dining table ended up wedged up against a huge pile of cushions from the sofas so as to keep everyone dry. Halfway through the meal the power went out, the solar lamps were switched on and everything just carried on.

The power was restored by bedtime except for a couple of tents, including ours. We were given some solar lamps and the rain meant that the night was cool enough not to worry about the fact that we had no working fan. Although the camp is set back a bit from the river, we had plenty of sightings including giraffes, and pukus that favoured the grass right in front of the dining room.

We'd like to thank the camp for giving us a private dinner for our 30th wedding anniversary which fortunately was the evening before the heavy rain. A big thumbs up to the cooks - the food was always delicious, and the baking was phenomenal." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia; 5n in Malawi
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

2 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

4 sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

4 sightings

Wild dog

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

Mr D
California

"Tena Tena review"

2 nights Arrived 4 Sep 2019
"The camp provides an immersive African bush experience. We can hear hippo, hyena and lion all night.

We like our guide John. We saw a pack of 3 wild dogs on the day we arrived. They used to be found around the camp on regular basis, but had been away for over 2 weeks. We were lucky that they decided to come back for just a day. By next day, the dogs left again. Another highlight is the hyena den.

The night drive is particularly productive, with multiple leopards on the move, and hyenas trailing in the hope to steal a meal. On the other hand, lions continue to evade us. As in Nsefu camp earlier, we only saw lions across the river at a distance." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

1 sighting

Elephant

6 sightings

Giraffe

6 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

4 sightings

Wild dog

2 sightings

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