Reviews of Royal Tree Lodge
(89%) From 28 travellersThey do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa.
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Disappointing stay....tired accommodation.
This was a slightly longer drive from the airport than I would choose next time.
We were coming from a really wonderful camp, so we were a bit disappointed. We chose this camp to have game viewing available for the night we weren't in the Delta or elsewhere because of flight scheduling. In the end there wasn't time for any game viewing anyway. The rooms were pretty but one sink backed up into the other one when my friend washed her hair. The food was ok, but not exciting.
I think next time I will stay closer to the airport, and not worry about it being not a 'camp'.
Stopover at Royal tree
Having booked the intercontinental flights separately with frequent flyer miles we decided on a one night contingency stay in Maun in case there were flight delays.
RTL was a pleasant place to stay for this.
Nice walks in the grounds searching for wildlife. But its only a one night stopover.
Royal Tree Lodge review
Royal Tree Lodge was the perfect place to arrive and unwind after a long flight.
It was particularly nice to take a walk in the private reserve, explore and encounter giraffes, zebras etc. on foot. Watching two genets in the trees while having dinner on the open deck was another highlight.
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.
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