Africa: Reviews from our travellers

"Brilliant!" Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 9 on a Botswana safari

"Once in a lifetime experience" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Kenya safari

"As noted in our comments on Kicheche, the bulk of this trip was something of a throwback to times past for us.

This was not only for the fact that we spent time focused on the Mara megafauna but also because in Nairobi we indulged in the 'mainstream' safari-related activities of visiting the elephant orphanage and the giraffe centre.

It was all highly enjoyable and a reminder of many of the things which make Kenya a very special country in which to go on safari." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 12 on a Kenya safari

"Returning to Kenya where we worked and met 30+ years ago was always going to be emotional. Taking our grown up family (3 children, a son and daughter in law) to share the experience with us was something we had always hoped to do. They all loved every minute of the trip and now understand why we have always been so passionate about Africa, and Kenya in particular. Yes of course it has changed, particularly around Nairobi, but there is much that is the same - the people are friendly, helpful and all loved our story, there is a sense of optimism and they have done so well to ban plastic bags - hopefully the bottles will be replaced too one day! We were worried we would be disappointed but we have had the holiday of a lifetime. It is a pity Kenya's tourism industry is not more buoyant as the country has so much to offer. Safety is an issue but we took the advice given to us about where we could safely walk (particularly at Tiwi Beach ) and we never felt in any sort of danger. It is also pretty essential to have a local guide with you, eg for climbing Mt Longonot, and as we cycled through Hell's Gate Freddy was never far behind us!
Thank you Richard for spending so much time talking to me and understanding what we wanted to do - I know we don't fit the usual holiday requirements of most people but it was worth every minute of the detailed planning and finding the right accommodation!" Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 5 on a Kenya safari

"We have traveled extensively throughout Africa on own and with local guides. Some of our trips were arranged without help and were fine, but Expert Africa definitely added value to this trip by first asking about our likes and preferences and then matching us with great safari camps.

Since I had never been to Zambia, the local knowledge that Expert Africa supplied made the difference between a good trip and a great trip. The pre-trip documentation was excellent and the overall trip went like clockwork.

I plan to use Expert Africa for future trips and we already look forward to our next trip to Africa." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari

"A wonderful trip for us with our 3 young adult children.

Namibia a beautiful country and we will go back to see more.

Excellent service even down to providing us with landing forms in advance. That is top quality service!" Read full review: 7 nights in Africa; 7 on a Namibia trip

"We had an absolutely fantastic trip. We stayed at 3 different camps (for 3 nights each) which provided variety in terms of landscape, wildlife and accommodation. Each place was unique and incredible. We ended the trip with Christmas Day in Nairobi. We truly loved Kenya!" Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 9 on a Kenya safari

"Family (including six youngsters aged 13 to 19) thought this was a better trip than our previous family holiday to South Africa.

Each lodge was totally different and scenery very varied." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 14 on a Namibia trip

"The trip was extremely well organised and hassle free. Transfers worked well and we were treated very well; we were even spoilt with special treats for our honeymoon." Read full review: 19 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zimbabwe safari

"The trip was fantastic. Everything ran very smoothly.

Olivia was very responsive and helped customize our trip based on our wants. She kept us up-to-date on any flight changes which was very helpful.

We loved the rough guide to Kenya that we received, it was nice to read.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

We ended up staying 4 days in Masai Mara because they were running a special 4 nights for 3 days cost. We had a great time at Basecamp and saw a lot but it might have been too much time in one place. We had 7 nights total, I think it would be possible to fit a 3rd location into our itinerary for those that are looking for a more strenuous trip.

The Rough Guide to Kenya was great however you may want to consider sending it a little earlier on in the process if feasible. Our itinerary was already set by the time we received it so if we read about something we were interested in, we couldn't change anything." Read full review: 7 nights in Africa; 7 on a Kenya safari