Reviews of Nxai Pan Camp
(91%) From 30 travellersThey do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa.
| 
Great Stay During the Rainy Season
The camp facilities are excellent.
Most importantly, the staff was friendly and attentive with great service. Ike, our guide, knows the birds and animals and even found us a life bird.
The rainy season was a fine time to visit - fantastic herds of zebra and wildebeest with plenty of giraffe and elephant.
Enjoyed this camp
Wonderful people and food, nice game drives - Wago was excellent guide
Read more about the whole safari
Nxai Pan Camp review
We loved the location and setting at Nxai Pan Camp. The staff were more than friendly, and keen to give us the best time. The meals were delicious too.
Unfortunately there were heavy thunderstorms each day, which affected what we could do a bit, and led to some disappointing drives as the wildlife had scattered.
We did enjoy our trip to Baines Baobabs - magnificent on the edge of the pans.
Nxai Pan Camp review
Very good camp. Lots of zebra, giraffe and elephants at the waterhole. V good lion sightings every day and great day trip to Baines's Baobab. Noisy, infantile Americans a nuisance but luckily not there every day.
Read more about the whole safariA zebra fest at Naxi Pan
Great sightings of thousands of zebra, the beautiful oryx and the local lion pride. As at Tau Pan, a good variety of birds. Our guide Elliot was surprised so many elephants came into camp - some wonderful sightings. Much enjoyed the visit to Baines Bao Bab Trees and seeing the water filled pans and a different landscape. Elliot and our tracker Shoes took things more slowly but always found what was there to see. The star gazing evening was very interesting.
Again there was an issue of a game being interrupted by taking clients to the air strip. However it was resolved by an offer to join a couple who had just arrived.
Nxai Pan Camp review
Well sited and set out camp with very good game viewing.
Read more about the whole safariNxai Pan Camp review
The staff was beyond welcoming. Management was some of the best and nicest I've come across in Africa.
The rooms are lovely and clean, of a simplicity in furniture and the more beautiful for it. Very comfy beds! Food was excellent.
Our guide, Chester, being aware we are photographers, knew how to position his vehicle to put all our animals into the best light.
Our annual adventure to Africa 6th and final
The room here was probably the best of the whole trip. Friendliness of staff now taken a bit for granted but I shouldn't do that. I must give a special mention to Linsey and Bonney who were both wonderful. If I had been 40 years or so younger I might have asked them to come home with me. Food again was delicous.
Game viewing not as good here as at other lodges but Chester, our guide still managed to find Lion, Bat Eared Foxes, our 5th different pack pf wild dogs and a Cheetah. Bains Baobabs well worth a visiit
Nxai Pan Camp review
What can I say. I ended up at the camp as the only guest for a day due to the time of year. I was treated just the same as if the camp was full, in fact I probabaly had more attention from the staff as I was the lone guest. The only reason I mark down the activities is because I came from Kwara camp. Being a National reserve no off roading is allowed so the experience straight from Kwara is much different. However after half a day Nxai Pans beauty comes into its own and is a vey special place. I was early and the rains were late so I missed the Zebra migration but still loved Nxai and fell in love with its unique beauty.
Read more about the whole safariZebras, Elephants, Lions
In late March, the area was full of game. Water hole out front of camp (at a distance), with lots of zebras and elephants and a bit of everything else.
Saw lions and cheetahs several times on drives. Downside of nearby water hole with lots of zebras is that there were a lot of annoying flies at the camp. Not a problem in the rooms, only in the central/dining part of the lodge. Food was especially tasty. Rooms are very large and comfortable.
Was disappointed in the guiding. The guide was knowledgeable, but rarely shared any background information on animal habits, the locale, etc. Tried unsuccessfully to pry more info out of him. Also we spent too much time sitting in the truck and waiting for carnivores to wake up and walk around.
There were signs of wear around the camp - our deck had a couple boards buckled, for example.
