Reviews of Tena Tena
(93%) From 47 travellersThey do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa.
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tena tena on the banks of the luangwa river
simon lead a small, but good team and bertram was overall the best guide on our safari.
we felt that the tents would have been better sited on the river bank rather than the lagoon as they would have been a little cooler.
the game viewing was a little disappointing; by the 6th day on safari we hadn't had a sniff of a leopard simon and team were very helpful when one of our party was ill
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We missed the first night here due to DSM's illness (see previous page) but were very grateful for the special transport laid on to take us to Tena Tena for nights 2 and 3.
Everyone very welcoming and helpful as always.
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Tena Tena provided the best wildlife experiences of the trip including 30 minutes with a pack of wild dogs, being surrounded by well over 200 crown cranes, 20 minutes with a male leopard just metres away and over 60 elephants of all sizes and ages taking it in turns wallowing in mud about 20 metres from a walkway.
While the staff were great and the guide (Jacob) was excellent I did not get the same feeling about the camp as with Kaingo/Mwamba. Maybe it was a matter of scale - Tena is obviously a luxury camp and part of a bigger organisation. I would take nothing away from Tena but I personally just prefer the smaller, more rustic and family run camps.
Loved every minute at Tena Tena
Fantastic, friendly staff. Great food. Hospitality and service amazing. Jason (guide) was amazing, knew so much and led us on a walk to a dead giraffe we had been observing - and two lionesses! Unbelievable experience. We felt safe the whole time as he really inspired confidence.
Baboons and Puku in camp again - and even a baboon paying a quick visit to our shower at one point!
Brilliant day and night drives, wonderful fellow guests. Felt like we were leaving true friends when we left. The sights, the sounds, (the smells! - in-joke) will stay with us forever.
Tented Tena Tena
We very much enjoyed Tena Tena. The elephants came around the tents at night which was a thrill, and the game viewing in general was very good. The staff were willing to accommodate our requests, including a trip across the river for the day - in retrospect that would have been better at a cooler time of the year but the game there was excellent. Our guides were helpful and knowledgeable.
The tents are very comfortable and add a little bit extra to the safari expereince. We ate the world's best banoffi pie at Tena Tena. (even better than at Nkwali)
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We had the benefit of one of the best guide/rangers we have met in many years on safari (Jason) who had an extensive knowledge and views which he shared with us - there's often much more to the safari experience than just viewing the sighting and a good or excellent guide can make a lot of difference.
Tena Tena had taken the trouble to construct a hide on the river bank close to a carmine bee-eater colony which gave us a wonderful opportunity to get close to the action.
Of a slight concern is the proximity of the camp to an area where hunting is taking place and this seems to be having an effect on certain of the species and their behaviour - particularly the lions.
Delights from the two Tenas
A wonderful game drive en route from Nkwali to Tena Tena with Jacob. There we were again the beneficiaries of an upgrade to the "honeymoon tent"!
Prince found us the eland at last! Lovely location and very fine game watching, including fascinating night drives (we loved the honey badger).
I'm sorry the fruit bats which invaded out tent were not allowed to stay, but can well understand why!
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Excellent camp with first class game and bird viewing.
Only (very!) minor negatives being the main vista from the camp has a large island blocking views of the river at this time of year and that dinner on Day 4 was same as Day 1.
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A beautifully remote camp made all the more wonderful by 4 leopard sightings and occasional visits by elephants!
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