Africa: Reviews from our travellers

"[This form] requires a team member - sorry but I'm naming Chris here!" Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip

"This was my first trip to Africa and i had an amazing time.

When i got in touch with Expert Africa Saskia Adye contacted me from the New Zealand branch to help me book because i was completely lost and didn't even have a clue which country i wanted to visit. Saskia very quickly had a good idea what sort of holiday i was after and the whole process very easy for me. The biggest compliment to pay her is that everyone i met in Botswana (including 3 agents) said whoever booked your holiday has done an amazing job!!

The game viewing experiences were amazing, it just didn't seem real for the first few days i was out there.

All the staff at camps were extremely friendly and i didn't really feel like i was travelling alone for most of the trip." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 12 on a Botswana safari

"Brilliant trip. Organisation was perfect. Camps were wonderful, as were the locations and all the game interaction.

Only reservation about locations was that Etosha was too developed and touristy for our taste, which we weren't expecting.

Only slight criticism was that we had said we wanted to do some walking and we were led to believe that this would be possible which, apart from two tiny toddles which didn't really fall within the definition of a walk, it wasn't. We would probably still have done the same trip but, as we kept hoping for walks when in fact there was no hope, it caused slight disappointment which could have been avoided it we'd been warned in advance.

Otherwise, a perfect holiday.

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Not sure I'd have embarked on this feedback form if I'd realised how long it would take - but at least it's thorough !

On literature, sending us free copies of Chris's Brandt guides to Namibia and Botswana was a nice touch and appreciated.

Only slight regret was the absence of walking. As we'd said we wanted to do this, perhaps one location that provides specifically walking safaris should have been suggested. Otherwise perfect." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 7 on a Namibia trip

"This was our first trip to Africa and first safari trip. Expert Africa had been recommended by a friend, and after the first discussion with Nick Hobbs, I had no desire to explore further travel agents.

The brochure, whilst lovely, is confusing when you've never done this before - there are so many options. This on top of the website gives an overwhelming set of options even when you have narrowed it down to the country you want to visit. This is where Nick's knowledge and skill really came into its own. He listened to what I told him regarding what we wanted, and also to what I didn't explicitly say about my own values etc. He put together a holiday for us that was truly fabulous. Not only did we see incredible wildlife (including wild dogs which I particularly wanted to see) but also the choice of the Kwando Safari camps whose ethos of recruiting locally and responsible tourism was in line with my personal values. The staff at both Kwando Safari camps were exceptional, partly due to their strategy of recruiting a certain type of person.

The way the trip was organised by Nick made this a completely stress free holiday for us - it was quite complicated but everything happened when it was supposed to and I didn't feel I need to worry about a thing (it only started going wrong on the bits after the safari which I booked myself!)

I cannot recommend Nick and Expert Africa highly enough.

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I can't think of a single thing." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 5 on a Botswana safari

"We enjoyed our trip to Zambia.

Expert Africa did a great job with the organisation and recommendations." Read full review: 22 nights in Africa; 21 on a Zambia safari

"We very much enjoyed our trip, and would happily recommend Expert Africa to any one wishing to go to this lovely country.

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No" Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 9 on a Rwanda safari

"An excellent African experience and exceeded our expectations. The organisation of Expert Africa was faultless and their choice of local agents Wilderness Safaris and Ultimate Safaris was a very good.

We would highly recommend Expert Africa to anybody who wishes to visit Namibia." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 4 on a Namibia trip

"we had a great time ,the trip was organised just as we wanted it,and ,having been before you were able anticipate and suggest what we would enjoy,and worked to my budget. Thank you all for giving us such a good time" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 13 on a Namibia trip

"see comment - it ended up being an absolutely great trip, but I have to come back another time for a Mana Pools to the Gorge trip.

The only point of critique I have, is that I wished I would have been informed about the possibility to go from Mana on downriver through the Zambesi Gorge." Read full review: 8 nights in Africa; 2 on a Zimbabwe safari

"Expert Africa has consistently supported travellers going to Zimbabwe. Why did we wait so long! This was a great trip which gave us a real insight into a complex country and its history. We would encourage other travellers to go.

Everything worked very smoothly in terms of transfers and the camps did not disappoint. We decided not to try and cover too much and spent our time in Hwange, Matopos and Bulawayo which gave us a great mix of experiences. We saw a good range of game, some important historical sites and met a great mix of people. We look forward to going back." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zimbabwe safari