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Reviews of Lebala Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

195 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Lebala Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Jun-2018, 37 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Lebala Camp.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

50% success

Cheetah

18% success

Wild dog

47% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Wildebeest

97% success

Hippo

91% success

Buffalo

76% success

Spotted Hyena

47% success

Roan antelope

32% success

Sable antelope

29% success

Brown Hyena

16% success

Pangolin

3% success

Aardvark

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
Mr & Mrs W
Croydon

"Lebala Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 23 Sep 2023
"Lebala provided four very good and different lion sightings over two days, including a close encounter with a not very observant sable antelope, a lion on a morning stroll, a pride on an evening hunt, and the same pride resting in the bush. The latter requiring excellent tracking from our guide Thabo and tracker Akim. Thanks to them we also had a memorable sighting of a serval and, briefly, a honey badger.

When we visited it was generally dry, with few patches of water in the area, and it was very hot. The chalet tent was well appointed and comfortable but faced into the mid-day sun so could have done with better shade to the outdoor deck sitting area.

The staff were friendly and helpful, especially when one of us succumbed to a short period of (probably) heat exhaustion on a morning drive: arranging for a phone conversation with a helpful doctor who prescribed tablets that did the trick – everything fine the next day.

Good choice of excellent food." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

1 sighting

Giraffe

2 sightings

Hippo

2 sightings

Lion

4 sightings

Roan antelope

1 sighting

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

Mr and Mrs B
Herts

"Lebala Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 5 Sep 2023
"Because of the re-scheduling of our visit to Lagoon, our first camp was Lebala. This is in a dry region of the delta (at the time of our visit in early September) The camp is pleasant, but fairly basic; we understand it is one of the oldest camps in the group.

The staff were great, the food was generally very good, and the guide and tracker were a delight. We were very keen to see wild dogs, but we were told there had been no sightings for a fortnight. And despite the efforts of our guide, we failed to find them. But this was more than made up for by the wildlife we did see.

There is no doubt, these guys were skilled trackers and the off-road experience was truly amazing." See all these reviews: 11n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

G & C
Ann Arbor

"Lebala Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 8 Aug 2023
"Lebala camp was incredible.

Our guide, Mr. G, and tracker, KB were fantastic. They were enthusiastic to get started with game drives right away, the first one starting when we were picked up from the airplane.

Their knowledge of birds and mammals brought great insight into the interactions of species.

We weren't only looking for the big 5, but they also took our request to see other smaller animals into consideration during the game drives. Mr. G's passion for photography was evident in our travel photos.

The camp accommodated our request for vegan meals and kindly held the vegan dishes aside until we arrived. The meals were pleasant and well executed and the vegan dishes were clearly labeled.

The cabin was cozy, comfortable, but also chilly at night - pack some warm jammies." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

1 sighting

Cheetah

2 sightings

Elephant

7 sightings

Giraffe

7 sightings

Hippo

6 sightings

Leopard

3 sightings

Lion

5 sightings

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

2 sightings

Zebra

2 sightings

RHKB
Truckee, CA

"Lebala Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 14 Jun 2023
"Guiding was excellent at this camp even though there was lower water this year.

There happen to be a Wild Dog den with puppies that we were able to visit. Birding was great.

Mayezi, our guide, knows his birds and was happy to point them out in between sightings of lions, aardwolf, honey badger, elephants, giraffes and zebra. We had stunning looks of Ground Hornbills. Near the river were Red Lechwe leaping across marshy grasslands, crocodiles sunning themselves and hippo. All great sightings." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Elephant

7 sightings

Giraffe

9 sightings

Lion

3 sightings

Wild dog

3 sightings

Wildebeest

5 sightings

Zebra

5 sightings

Jan and David
Wales

"Great wildlife excellent camp."

2 nights Arrived 22 May 2023
"The guide and tracker worked so very hard for us.

We had the best ever night safari seeing new ( for us) mammals--Aardwolf and Serval.

The camp is comfortable and friendly.

We were VERY satisfied with our stay." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

6 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

8 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

3 sightings

Wild dog

2 sightings

Wildebeest

5 sightings

Zebra

2 sightings

Meryl
USA

"Lebala Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 28 Apr 2023
"Incredible and welcoming staff. George was a great guide, very knowledgeable and careful. KB was a great tracker. We always felt safe in the truck. Accommodations were quite nice and the food was amazing." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Brown Hyena

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

Sable antelope

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

michael and susan
us

"Lebala Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 28 Apr 2023
"Lebala was a blast. It is the oldest camp in the Kwando system and is very authentic African safari experience. We loved it .

It has splendid views and very lovely tent cabins.

The best part about Lebala is its isolation from other camps, generating a very private feel." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Brown Hyena

1 sighting

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wild dog

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs C
Edinburgh

"Lebala Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 19 Oct 2022
"Lebala was another excellent Camp in all respects. Although not at the edge of flowing water like Lagoon and therefore no boat rides, the countryside is more open with some beautiful vistas and many areas of open water, some quite large.

Once again the chalet, the food and the laundry service were all excellent and the staff were also first class, efficient, friendly and charming. The Camp had very few other people staying and on our last day we were the only guests. Our guide, Mayezi, and tracker, KB, were absolutely first class with a great depth of knowledge not just of the animals but also the birds, trees and other vegetation and everything else about the area we were in.

The stand-out experience was a group of twelve lions -- three lionesses each with three cubs -- all except the youngest cubs (about two months old, who were too busy playing or suckling or doing a little gentle exploring) feasting on a sub-adult elephant which had died of natural causes. That was on the first and second days. By the morning of the third day there was nothing left of the elephant, the vultures had even cleaned its head absolutely white and the lions had disappeared. However, Mayezi's and KB's tracking skills came into play and they picked up their footprints in the sand. From those we soon found them and they had been joined by two handsome male lions. They all looked magnificent in the early morning sunlight. The interaction between the three youngest cubs, who wanted to play, and the male who was doubtless their father and who was classically not interested, was almost human.

Apart from this there was much else to see. We travelled down from Lagoon overland, changing from one Landcruiser to another at the "border". The scenery was beautiful. Apart from other wildlife we had an excelent sighting of another pride, this time of six lions, all in superb condition. On our other days in Lebala the wildlife was plentiful with some large herds of red lechwe and other plains game. Also some unusual, even rare sightings. These included a crocodile on the track well away from any water as if out for an afternoon walk, and an aardwolf at its burrow in the evening and again the next morning out in the open, striding purposefully forward. And in an amazing piece of spotting KB saw a chameleon on the track, no more than about 12cm long and almost the exact colour of its mottled green background.

Lagoon and Lebala make an excellent and easy pairings." See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs Z
Saratoga

"Lebala Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 17 Sep 2022
"The camp needs to be redone, and we were told that that was the plan.

Our biggest disappointment was with our guide (I think his name was Mike). We feel he lacks the proper personality, demeanor and respect for the guests. He was very inappropriate at a number of times (like when you asked to have some tonic water and he would say No - then just kidding), but it was said in a very disrespectful and non- kidding way.

He also did one evening’s drive (to see Cheetahs, which we very much appreciated seeing), but the drive was done at high speed and we could easily have been thrown out of the Jeep. It wasn’t necessary. We told the camp manager of our concerns." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Average
Sightings Report

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Lion

3 sightings

Roan antelope

6 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

3 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs S
UK

"Lebala Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 4 Sep 2022
"Another Kwando camp which we much enjoyed.

Great game viewing with Myaesi as our guide and Kaiser as our tracker. Our first evening was spent at a Spotted Hyena den.

The next day was spent locating two of the Lion prides, notably following a famed huntress named Striker. We were delighted to see part of the Golden Boys coalition of Lions in lovely early morning light.

Elephants were present in large numbers and we spent quite a bit of time watching their antics on the water's edge.

Less common species we were fortunate to see included Bat-eared Fox, Roan and Sable Antelope and Wild Cat." See all these reviews: 19n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

1 sighting

Sable antelope

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

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