Reviews of safaris to Kalahari's Salt Pans
142 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include Kalahari Salt Pans.
Ms S
East Sussex
"Aug trip 2016"
I visited Botswana and 1 other country between 12 Aug 2016 and 29 Aug 2016
"Trip of a lifetime managed with absolute precision by Expert Africa from start to finish. They were a pleasure to deal with and the whole trip was smooth and trouble free at every point.
There was always someone to meet us at every airport to assist us with luggage and ticketing which was unexpected but made all the travelling completely stress free. I cannot recommend this company highly enough and will definitely be using them again for our next trip to Africa." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 9 on a Botswana safari
There was always someone to meet us at every airport to assist us with luggage and ticketing which was unexpected but made all the travelling completely stress free. I cannot recommend this company highly enough and will definitely be using them again for our next trip to Africa." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 9 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs M
Bracknell
"My Aug 2016 trip"
I visited Botswana between 4 Aug 2016 and 19 Aug 2016
"What a great trip.
Botswana has it all - great wildlife, lovely camps, helpful staff and lovely Botswanan people." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 13 on a Botswana safari
Botswana has it all - great wildlife, lovely camps, helpful staff and lovely Botswanan people." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 13 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
XX
London
"My Aug 2016 trip"
I visited Botswana and 1 other country between 3 Aug 2016 and 16 Aug 2016
"Fabulous trip. Couldn't recommend highly enough
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Really excellent - no suggestions" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 10 on a Botswana safari
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Really excellent - no suggestions" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 10 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mrs J & Family
Dunmow
"My Jul 2016 trip"
I visited Botswana and 1 other country between 12 Jul 2016 and 26 Jul 2016
"I think we suffered a little as Nick had left the company and Lucy had picked up our trip at a later stage. The itinerary details could have been better and were a little sparse."
Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 9 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr A
Saratoga Springs
"My Jun 2016 trip"
I visited Botswana and 2 other countries between 15 Jun 2016 and 1 Jul 2016
"Cannot say enough about Lucy's assistance, recommendations, and responsiveness. She proved to be an exceptional representative for Expert Africa and her knowledge of the area was extremely helpful. We want to thank her for making our travels truly memorable."
Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 9 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mrs D
Worcester Park
"MY BOTSWANA: OVERVIEW"
I visited Botswana between 10 Jun 2016 and 25 Jun 2016
"When I arrived in Johannesburg from Heathrow, London I was given assistance and found myself in a smallish room with television and noise blaring out and about 8 assistants doing nothing. Eventually I asked to be taken to the Gate for Kasane.
When I arrived in Johannesburg Airport from Maun it took nearly 2 hours to get through passport control and I had to re-enter, departures because baggage cannot go direct from Maun to Heathrow. A man who had an identity pass insisted that he gave me guidance ( which I said I did not want) because he knew where I should go.
He wanted $10 for the privilege,, which he did not get, and showed me to the wrong place anyway. After several attempts to get help a lady official opened a barrier and took me through in front of the queue and made sure I had assistance. The 'assistance' said if I wanted to give him "something" I was not to give it to him in front of anyone.(he did not get anything either!). ..Is there no other route to Botswana?
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I was very satisfied with Lucy's assistance in arranging my visit to Botswana and will definitely consider Expert Africa's assistance if I need any help in the future.
Lucy partly remembered arranging my trip to Botswana six years ago and from that trip we planned this one. Through our Emails I found Lucy friendly, lucid and easy to communicate with and within a few days at short notice My Botswana itinerary was in place. Each stage of the plan went smoothly and there were no hold-ups or my being left stranded. Even at Maun airport I received unexpected assistance to make sure I was where I was expected to be.
My experience of a very enjoyable and well-planned trip leaves me without any suggestions for improving Expert Africa's service - except for, perhaps, including within this form a feature that prevents automatic deletion when accidentally pressing a wrong key or Back to previous page..........
VERY MANY THANKS, LUCY, FOR ARRANGING MY TRIP SO EFFICIENTLY, FROM, JEAN." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 13 on a Botswana safari
When I arrived in Johannesburg Airport from Maun it took nearly 2 hours to get through passport control and I had to re-enter, departures because baggage cannot go direct from Maun to Heathrow. A man who had an identity pass insisted that he gave me guidance ( which I said I did not want) because he knew where I should go.
He wanted $10 for the privilege,, which he did not get, and showed me to the wrong place anyway. After several attempts to get help a lady official opened a barrier and took me through in front of the queue and made sure I had assistance. The 'assistance' said if I wanted to give him "something" I was not to give it to him in front of anyone.(he did not get anything either!). ..Is there no other route to Botswana?
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
I was very satisfied with Lucy's assistance in arranging my visit to Botswana and will definitely consider Expert Africa's assistance if I need any help in the future.
Lucy partly remembered arranging my trip to Botswana six years ago and from that trip we planned this one. Through our Emails I found Lucy friendly, lucid and easy to communicate with and within a few days at short notice My Botswana itinerary was in place. Each stage of the plan went smoothly and there were no hold-ups or my being left stranded. Even at Maun airport I received unexpected assistance to make sure I was where I was expected to be.
My experience of a very enjoyable and well-planned trip leaves me without any suggestions for improving Expert Africa's service - except for, perhaps, including within this form a feature that prevents automatic deletion when accidentally pressing a wrong key or Back to previous page..........
VERY MANY THANKS, LUCY, FOR ARRANGING MY TRIP SO EFFICIENTLY, FROM, JEAN." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 13 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Lovers of Africa
UK
"Botswana and Zambia, May 2016"
I visited Botswana and 1 other country between 3 May 2016 and 18 May 2016
"This was a much anticipated and long-awaited trip, and undoubtedly our most expensive holiday to date, but it probably exceeded our expectations. We appreciated the Botswanan approach to tourism (high income, low volume) which we believe preserves the "goose that lays the golden eggs" - the richness of its wildlife and the distinctive personal nature of its camps. We loved the variety of terrain, accommodation and wildlife that we experienced, which was what I had requested when we first started discussing the itinerary.
We chose Expert Africa because of its intimate knowledge of the area, and I appreciated the personal information and advice I received from Lucy, who obviously travels regularly to Botswana and could talk to me about the camps from her personal experience. All the arrangements worked like clockwork and so we could just relax and enjoy the experience.
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One aspect that we found a little difficult was tipping. Some camps had trackers as well as guides, and others had additional offerings that could be rewarded, e.g. the Bushmen at Camp Kalahari while others did not, and it was difficult to budget as we went along. I did not realise that in most cases the staff managed their gratuity box themselves, without reference to the management, so I think this could be explained more clearly in your information before travelling." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 12 on a Botswana safari
We chose Expert Africa because of its intimate knowledge of the area, and I appreciated the personal information and advice I received from Lucy, who obviously travels regularly to Botswana and could talk to me about the camps from her personal experience. All the arrangements worked like clockwork and so we could just relax and enjoy the experience.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
One aspect that we found a little difficult was tipping. Some camps had trackers as well as guides, and others had additional offerings that could be rewarded, e.g. the Bushmen at Camp Kalahari while others did not, and it was difficult to budget as we went along. I did not realise that in most cases the staff managed their gratuity box themselves, without reference to the management, so I think this could be explained more clearly in your information before travelling." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 12 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mrs C
Tring
"Thanks for organising such a Great holiday."
I visited Botswana and 1 other country between 13 Mar 2016 and 25 Mar 2016
"Amazing. A trip of a life time"
Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 9 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr C
Harvest
"My Jan 2016 trip"
I visited Botswana and 1 other country between 1 Jan 2016 and 14 Jan 2016
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs D
Wimbledon
"September trip to Botswana"
I visited Botswana between 20 Sep 2015 and 1 Oct 2015
"We had a great trip. The only part which was not excellent was our short stay in Linyanti."
Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 9 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
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