Africa: Reviews from our travellers

"Namibia is an incredible country, and I can't imagine anyone not enjoying it. I had very high expectations for this trip, and they were exceeded. The range of scenery was mind-blowing. The country is safe and the people were very friendly. I have recommended this country to so many friends and colleagues. It has something for everyone. I don't understand why there are not more people visiting! Though, selfishly, I am happy they are not - it was incredible having so much open space to ourselves.

In retrospect, we wish we had further two nights in Etosha. We just didn't expect to see the amount of wildlife we did. Two nights in another part of the park would have been ideal. And probably four nights in Damaraland was too much. Though, both places were completely different, so I am not sure what I would have cut out!

We only went to Swakopmund for the kayaking, and I am glad we only stayed the one night. There really is not a lot to do/see in town in our view.

Even though it was the hot season, the dry temperature made it bearable, and it didn't feel like 40 degrees." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip

"Very good trip all round, excellent accommodation and very well organised." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 4 on a Tanzania safari

"In all, our trip was more wonderful than we had anticipated. The country is just beautiful and we almost invariably found our interactions with lodge staff and other encounters very friendly and helpful. We found the Namibian people to be so soft spoken and gentle and attentive without being obsequious .

The lodges were very clean, well run and some beautifully designed. Driving was easy (amazingly few cars on the road), the roads well marked and the parks organized nicely for self driving. In my ratings of the various accommodations I was grouping B&Bs and lodges separately in my mind and not comparing them so that an excellent in a B&B would have no bearing on the same rating in a lodge.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

Your service and help was excellent and could not be improved upon. The one suggestion, however, would be to focus a bit more on the activity level desired by your clients. We would have enjoyed a more physically demanding trip, i.e. more hiking and less driving.

Unquestionably we were fortunate to have hooked up with Expert Africa. Thank you again and again." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 13 on a Namibia trip

"Thanks to Tracy's sterling effort it was very good trip and up to Expert Africa usual high standard of organisation.

Regret not being able to have used SAA this time, we are not fans of BA." Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 9 on a Namibia trip

"Trust Expert Africa. They will work with you to get the trip you want, and in our experience everything will be as promised." Read full review: 6 nights in Africa; 6 on a Botswana safari

"All worked out very well. Toyota Corolla was perfectly adequate, the two passes have new surfaces so no trouble,most dirt roads very good but two sections on Klein Aus to Sesriem corrugated.

Discovered at Solitaire we had lost our oil filler cap but mechanic fixed a temporary repair which lasted for the remaining 2500km.

Disappointed the Budget office in Walvis Bay shut since wanted to talk about the cap.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

Thought Angela was brilliant,very helpful and quick to reply." Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 17 on a Namibia trip

"We thoroughly enjoyed our third trip to the Western Cape with Expert Africa.

All of the accommodation was of a very high quality and the logistics went as planned." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a South Africa trip

"We had a lovely holiday and would recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone.

It was a lovely combination of beach and safari and the areas of Selous and Ruaha were totally different experiences. The snorkelling on Mafia was unexpectedly wonderful. Expert Africa certainly guided us to some lovely places and it is one of the best experiences of Africa we have had. All our connections went very smoothly and we were well looked after." Read full review: 19 nights in Africa; 14 on a Tanzania safari

"Great variety and accommodations, especially given limited time available and sort of last minute booking. Maruska's excellent; courteous, informed, proactive, responsive, creative, etc." Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 4 on a Botswana safari

"We really enjoyed our safari and I did not want to leave." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 6 on a Tanzania safari