Africa: Reviews from our travellers

"We thoroughly enjoyed our trip. We planned the trip specifically to see as much wildlife as possible and expected Etosha to be the highlight but the rest of the trip more than matched this. We particularly enjoyed staying at the smaller camps of Kulala, Erongo and Okanjima.

You mentioned that previous customers had reported back that they would have preferred a 4-wheel drive car. We found our 2-wheel drive car fine. In fact the major irritation of the holiday was 4-wheel drive cars speeding past us, particularly in Etosha, causing dust clouds." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 14 on a Namibia trip

"Tiring flights to and from. Camp schedules were a bit long for someone with "jet lag', but well worth it." Read full review: 6 nights in Africa; 6 on a Botswana safari

"We enjoyed every moment of this holiday and would love to do it again, spending more time in some of the places we visited and seeing other parts that we had to miss out on this time. If we had booked it ourselves we wouldn't have stayed in all the places we did and we would have missed out on some unforgettable experiences. So thanks to Sabina for all her hard work.

Most of the time we followed the route suggested by Sabina but occassionally we went a different way, following routes suggested in Chris McIntyre's book. We only misjudged how long it would take us once - a result of too many stops for photographs.

The people are very friendly. The scenery is stunning and often seems devoid of life, until you stop. The roads are the best that I have driven in Africa (excluding the Republic of South Africa). All in all, Namibia is an unbeatable destination and a photographer's paradise.

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No! We were more than happy." Read full review: 19 nights in Africa; 17 on a Namibia trip

"Excellent trip." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zambia safari

"This was a family Holiday of a lifetime for the first 8 days and Expert Africa's arrangements proved perfect as always.

It was my family's first Safari and they are now hooked and will no doubt be new customers for Expert Africa sometime in the future.

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In simple terms NO!" Read full review: 24 nights in Africa; 22 on a Zambia safari

"It was a brilliant trip and although our expectations were high they were certainly exceeded. Most the lodges were small and gave us the personal service that is so important. It almost felt as though we were staying with friends. We will certainly recommend you to friends and also hope to use you again ourselves.

The only problem we encountered was with the transfers. When we left the car in Katima the transfer peop0le had no record of us and we were delayed by about an hour. the transfer, once it happened, was seamless, but it did cause us some worries as we sat in a café with mountains of luggage. Similarly no one turned up for our transfer to the airport when we were at Victoria Falls. We eventually loaded our luggage onto the last minibus going in that direction and sat5 down so they agreed to take us. I think it was an easier option than trying to move a rather stressed middle aged English couple!

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Sort out the transfers" Read full review: 19 nights in Africa; 16 on a Namibia trip

"Simply brilliant" Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zambia safari

"Our 7th trip to Africa and the 3rd with Expert Africa. Some real highlights, guides were second-to-none, but overall possibly our least favourite trip. Travelling time and stress to reach Zimbabwe was high (2 hours to get through flight connections at OR Tambo was not fun!). Some special game sightings, but we certainly felt there was less game than in other countries and that poaching was a major and growing problem. If we were to return, I'd want to look at a different route to get there. Having said that the light plane flights between camps were flawless, punctual and fun. I would also say that the trip was not the best value of our trips." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zimbabwe safari

"It worked out fantastically. Loads of variety and activities. Despite the long drives we never got bored - Namibia is so beautiful and varied.

Elvis - our guide for the whole trip was fantastic - he felt like one of the family by the end of the trip. He was incredibly knowledgable and interesting, kept us organised, and was very thoughtful and considerate. He really made the trip." Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip

"Excellent which came up to and at times exceeded expectations.

All the camps had excellent staff who went out of their way to make our stay comfortable for all abilities. They were kind, helpful, good fun and determined to give us the best holiday possible. After requesting bottled water this was always provided and the request to be near the bar/dining because of mobility problems was provided at each camp.

Eleanor fixed this and the disabled assistance at all airports which worked well.

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Feedback form impossible to access from our PC. This sent from iPad. We have had three holidays through Expert Africa.
They are expensive but fabulous holidays. It is the people at the camps that make them so special." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari