Reviews of Royal Tree Lodge
(89%) From 25 travellersThey do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa.
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overnight stay at Royal Tree Lodge
Friendly and hospitable staff provided a very good service.
Two very minor issues
1.We arrived after 4pm (courtesy of Air Botswana) and our tent was sealed up and stiflingly hot. I would have thought there would be no problem in airing the tent on the departure of the pick up transport.to the airport.
2. We had to pay our bar bill in U.S.dollars as they were unable to process a credit card, I did'nt ask what happens if you do not carry dollars.
Nice start in Maun
Probably the nicest place in Maun to spend a night at. Loved the walking trails on the lodge grounds.
Great food, huge tents and very friendly staff.
Royal Tree Lodge review
We stayed here only one night as a rest break after the flight down. It was pleasant and comfortable.
Dougie Wright, the manager, gave us a bit of a game drive, which we enjoyed at the time but was quite overshadowed once we continued on our trip.
Royal Tree Lodge birding.
We were met at Maun Airport by Dougie who soon had us at RTL after driving through mainly dry arid countryside (badly in need of rain). We had been allocated the Woodpecker cottage which was just great for both animals and birds. Dougie and Di were great hosts and the food was just out of this world.
Dougie did take us on a drive around the reserve where we saw many animals we wouldn't see out in the Delta. The rest of the time we did our own thing birding around the marked trails. Blue trail leads you down to the swamp area where there were many water birds and waders.
This was a wonderful start to our holiday.
Ideal place to recover from a long flight
Safari camp accommodation without the associated high costs. Is in a fenced game farm with non threatening species such as eland, giraffe, zebra, impala , roaming freely. Can walk with safety and get the kinks out of the system.
For us it was an ideal spot to rest up and prepare for the real safaris
Motsentsela Tree Lodge review
We were happy to stay in a quiet location outside of Maun while waiting for a day for connecting flights.
Being able to walk around the game farm gave us the opportunity to spot antelope we hadn't come across so far in our holiday, such as springbok and blesbok, but beware the anteater holes designed to trip the unwary!
Motsentsela Tree Lodge review
We built in a first night here in case of travel problems - not in fact needed as our flights were on time and all our luggage arrived - but it was good to have some recovery/adjustment time after the long journey, and nice to be able to walk around unaccompanied.
Read more about the whole safariMotsentsela Tree Lodge review
We were ther for less than 24 hours. It did just what it said on the tin, as it were, in providing an excellent introduction to Botswana for people waiting to go off into wilder parts.
The cabin we had was well away from the lodge and we felt as if we were out in the wilds. I liked the idea that Genets were regular visitors to the dining area.
Conveniently placed close to Maun airport
The lodge's location (half an hour away from the Maun airoprt) was very convenient since we had to fly relatively early in the morning. The room was huge and very nicely decorated.
We had the chance to walk around and see zebras, girafes, ostriches et all.
Motsentsela Tree Lodge review
Lovely lodge and I'm really pleased we stopped off there for a night rather than pushing straight onto safari camp. It was such a relaxing place to be and nice easing into being in Africa and the bush.
Our luggage did not arrive with us in Maun. No-one's did. It alll arrived 2.5 hours later on another plane! Motsentsela were really helpful. It was apparent from the outset that they would take us back to the lodge for lunch and then escort us back to get the luggage.
My husband went back to the airport with one of staff called Joe. The luggage was later than we'd been told so John and Joe went to a cafe for a cola and chatted about life, nature and Botswana. John really enjoyed this and Joe was very kind about staying after he was off duty.
The short time we were at the lodge we enjoyed wandering on the trails and both Kathy and Dougie were very helpful. Dinner was great fun - lots of interesting folk to talk to.
We were allowed to sleep in next day and have our breakfast when we woke up which was much appreciated. We thought all the staff at the lodge were charming and liked the ambience. I'd really recommend this place as a restful break before going onto camp.
We have always believed that acting responsibly is the only way to approach tourism and we're one of
the few companies to hold AITO's original coveted 5-star status for responsible tourism. It's a lead
that others are now following.
