Africa: Reviews from our travellers

"I keep going back to Zambia because it exceeds my hopes and expectations every time... The game is superb, the scenery stunning, guides are excellent and the small, family-owned lodges offer incredible service.

Would recommend a few days of walking safari for those who really want to get away from it all.

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No... always a pleasure!" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 3 on a Zambia safari

"A perfect holiday - my only complaint is that I want to go back NOW!

Especial thanks to Claire Scott and the team, we are already planning our next trip with Expert Africa" Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zambia safari

"trip was great and we did most of what we wanted to and maybe a bit more.

Kazungula border not a great experience but interesting. some warning about hawker, time taken , crowds of people etc would have helped. However this did prepare us for Chirundu!

Weather colder than expected - we should have had hats and gloves and warmer fleeces. No-one had said this." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 7 on a Botswana safari

"Great holiday, would love to return" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zambia safari

"A wonderful holiday. Very well organised by Expert Africa" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zambia safari

"When we booked the trip we had already made our own arrangements for international flights and for 6 nights in three wilderness camps ( Kieliekrankie; Kalahari Tented; Bitterpan) in the Kgalagadi NP. All of the camps offer a great experience but on reflection one night at Bitterpan would be sufficient. Also worth noting that the drive to the camp has one or two dune challenges!

This was our second visit to the park and we thoroughly enjoyed our 12 nights with some great game viewing interspersed with some very quite days!
If in the region the Fish Canyon is well worth a visit for 2/3 nights. We were also very fortunate to arrive back in Springbok to witness the flowers which again was highly enjoyable.

Overall a great experience." Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 10 on a South Africa trip

"A special shout-out to Tours Africa for their excellent ground service in Lusaka.

I was very pleased with all of the arrangements made by Expert Africa and their help when I needed to change plans mid-trip. The only reason for not checking "Very Satisfactory" was because of my becoming ill during the trip, which was obviously beyond the control of anyone." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 5 on a Zambia safari

"We had an amazing holiday.Giraffe Manor was a unique experience.The safaris at the two camps were excellent and compared very favourably with our two previous experiences in Botswana and Zimbabwe. For us,the balance of the holiday was right with three days at GM and six on Safari.Safari days are brilliant but exhausting and six days on Safari for us was about right given all the travelling to get there and back.

We highly recommend a Safari holiday to anyone interested in nature and although we had serious doubts about travelling to Kenya,there were no issues for us.

On the negative side the absence of direct flights to Zambia from the UK is clearly an issue as this makes the journey even harder and could easily dissuade people from going.Our friends had to fly to Johannesburg,then to Lusaka,then another flight to Mfewe and finally a two and a half hour drive to the camp." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 6 on a Zambia safari

"First visit to Africa and first safari, holiday has exceeded our expectations especially the visit to Tafika and bush camps. Hospitality so very good, all staff make you feel welcome. They also care so much about the environment and the community.

Zambia was chosen as our destination because of the walking safaris and the reported experience of the guides. We were not disappointed the guides knowledge, observational and communication skills were all excellent. We have seen and learnt so much.

It is good to be able to experience both a walking safari and a game drive especially in small groups when you get a more personalised service.
Expert Africa and Megan in particular provided a very thorough detailed service tailored to our requests." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari

"Seemless transfers with good timings of connecting flights. Ground agents at Lusaka met us and helped us through immigration and took us to rest in their office as space in transfer lounge was limited.. this was unexpected and appreciated.

Robin Pope as an organisation is run extremely efficiently. We appreciated the space on the jeeps and that we hardly saw another jeep on our drives...an excellent place to visit with abundant wildlife.

In comparison Tafika had a slight arrogance about it but never the less delivered. Bushcamping was our highlight and would definitely do it again. Felt safe at all times,with no concerns... an excellent trip, so much so we plan to return" Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari