Reviews of Lagoon Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
265 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Lagoon Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Lagoon Camp review"
We had an excellent driver and tracker, and one of the highlights was watching their expertise in tracking cheetah,. We evetually caught up with 3 enormous male cheetah on a zebra kill.
The highlight was the wild dog family of 8 puppies and about 11 adults. We followed a hunt from start to finish (not the actual kill thank heavens) which was absorbing and exhilarating. The dogs set up a leopard and eventually killed a warthog. The drive across country is not for the faint hearted, but the standard of driving was excellent.
We had an all day safari which is highly recommended. After driving through dry country spotting such things as Sable antelope we arrived at a beautiful lagoon to meet up with our lunch which had been driven 17km to meet us.
The staff at this camp were all very good. Our thanks to Dishu, Baruti and Niki," See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 4n in Mozambique; 1n in South Africa
"Wonderful stay at Lagoon camp"
Highlights of our stay were the cheetahs and the wild dogs - we hope Scrappy is continuing to thrive! It was very exciting to be in the wilderness yet feel completely safe and very comfortable. Food was excellent (including catfish caught from the deck by another guest!).
The location is beautiful - watching elephants from your own balcony takes some beating!" See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
"Can't wait to go back"
I had my birthday while I was there and they made me a birthday cake and sang!" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana
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Our room and the facilities were very nice -- everything we needed and nothing excessive. The staff was welcoming and always very helpful, and we enjoyed our meals at Lagoon.
We would recommend Lagoon to anyone focused on quality game and guiding." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana
"Lagoon Camp review"
Incidentally there is no longer a double decker boat here, which I had seen commented on in previous reviews - it is just a small motorboat." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana
"The double decker boat is in Maun having the hull refurbished. We hope to have it back up there in the next month, but in the mean time there is a smaller single decker boat for the water activities."
"Lagoon Camp review"
Lagoon is a camp in a beautiful riverside position. Once again we were made to feel very welcome.
The tents are old and worn out, but they were clean and comfortable.The hot water was instant and reliable.
We saw wild dog, tracked and found 3 lions off road. Also 3 beautiful cheetah bothers. Again we saw large herds of elephants
and buffalo. We very much enjoyed our stay here." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
"We found the wild dogs!"
It was so fun to drive off road and track the animals--TK and James not only found the dogs, but also the 3 cheetah brothers. I loved sitting on the deck of the camp during the day--great birdwatching!
The tents were older; we understand that they are due to be redone." See all these reviews: 13n in Botswana
"Lagoon Camp review"
Everybody was helpful and friendly and the communal dining and the use of the fire as a focal point at breakfast and for after dinner drinks made the experience all the more rewarding, as you were able to get to know other guests and staff.
Our guide, Thabo, and his tracker, AT, were excellent, both knowledgeable and tireless in searching out game." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
"Great camp in lovely setting"
The setting was very pretty looking out on to the river
A highlight was seeing the hippos walking on the river bed viewed from the double decker boat
As such importance is placed on first names it would be helpful if ALL staff wore name badges because it gets very confusing when moving from camp to camp to remember names and reciprocate the great friendliness that the Batswana showed to us. This comment applies to all the camps we visited" See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 3n in Zambia
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