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Machaba Camp
Machaba Camp
Machaba Camp

Reviews of Machaba Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

35 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Machaba 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, 17 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Machaba Camp.
Lion

82% success

Leopard

94% success

Cheetah

6% success

Wild dog

76% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Zebra

94% success

Spotted Hyena

94% success

Wildebeest

71% success

Buffalo

69% success

Sable antelope

17% success

Aardvark

7% success

Roan antelope

7% success

Pangolin

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
Mr W & Ms W + kids
NL

"Machaba Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 1 Aug 2023
"We really loved it here and could have stayed forever.

The enormous family-tent was really amazing and everything was organised really well.

The gamedrives with guide Moss where really good as well." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
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

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

3 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mrs P.
United Kingdom

"Machaba Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 17 Mar 2023
"Machaba was a lovely start to our holiday. The staff were all very welcoming and personalised. We loved the tented accommodation- in fact the rooms were our favourite of the three camps we stayed at. Food was delicious. The camp has a very relaxed feel to it. Our guide was very good and we were lucky to be the only people on our vehicle so had his undivided attention." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

Ms E. K.
Paris

"Machaba Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 19 Dec 2022
"Machaba Camp was a wonderful experience. The staff were friendly and kind especially my guide, Ben.
The communal area was comfortable and elegant, a dining room and living room in open air.
The bedroom looked like a movie set. I was delighted! It had all the amenities (e.g. personal outdoor shower, robes, good bed linens) but in a style in line with the environment.
Wifi available in the wifi zone area which was really appreciated!" See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Charlie
London

"Machaba Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 16 Aug 2022
"A real highlight to end on.

The camp was stunning and staff were wonderful. Our room was fantastic and the evening meals a real occasion, particularly given the setting.

There was a lot of excitement being in the middle of the wildlife with animal noises throughout the night and visible on the terrace/across the river during the daytime. Breaking the day back at camp made it all a lot more manageable for children and brunch and high tea were highlights too.

The game drives we did were the best we had anywhere and we were spoilt with lions and leopards each day and cheetah the final evening. We saw cubs and lions feeding and were able to get very close to the wildlife.

The guide was wonderful and the camp staff bent over backwards to keep us and the children happy throughout. We didn't want to leave!" See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

10 sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

1 sighting

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

3 sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

MRM
Edinburgh

"Machaba Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 9 Jun 2022
"We were made very welcome at the camp which offers a very good standard of care and attention.

Once again, the service from the camp staff was excellent.

They went out of their way to give us a surprise bush dinner and evening and a bush lunch the day before we left. An excellent touch." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

1 sighting

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

3 sightings

Lion

6 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

Mr H.
By Lairg

"Machaba Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 9 Jun 2022
"Surprise bush meals added to our experience . A relaxing ambiance.

Mike our guide spotted a python on a branch .It made a good photo.

Usual wild animals also included ,crocodile, african wild cat ,dwarf mongoose and giant eagle owl.

Plenty sighting of lions some with their cubs. Leopard with water buck dinner.

Enjoyed the mokoro journey on the river and sighting the painted reed frogs. It was a lovely contrast to the boat trip we had at lagoon camp which we also thoroughly enjoyed as well as informative the wild game walk ." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

1 sighting

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

3 sightings

Lion

5 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

1 sighting

Mrs K.
Nice

"laid back fun"

3 nights Arrived 6 Nov 2019
"we loved machaba camp. the atmosphere was relaxed and fun with great facilities and service. it was like being part of a big family. loved our tent which enabled us to see all around us and to hear the night noises with no walls in the way. camping should always be like this. food was excellent and plentiful.

our guide, moreri, was terrific and ensured we had an unforgettable experience. a wild ride to spot a leopard before it disappeared into the bush was successful and we tracked him as he strolled, unconcerned, into a brush area where he settled down for a nap. thrilling. we saw a wide variety of wildlife and learned about the area and the small village nearby.

an unforgettable experience." See all these reviews: 11n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

2 sightings

Elephant

4 sightings

Giraffe

5 sightings

Hippo

5 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

3 sightings

Wildebeest

4 sightings

Zebra

5 sightings

Mr W
Essex

"Dogs & Hyena galore "

4 nights Arrived 1 Nov 2019
"This camp is beautifully located on the banks of the river and spread through a wooded area. The tents are really comfortable, well equipped and cool during the daytime. The staff were wonderful and friendly and the food was excellent.

The rains came the morning we arrived which meant the game was now going to be a little sparse. We didn't see too many elephants, except a few bulls but there was still game about which meant there was still going to be predators about too. We were not disappointed with a wild dog hunt and kill on our first full day right on the river in front of the camp (we were woken from our siesta by impala running past the tent in hot pursuit by a wild dog). The dogs remained in the area for a couple of days and we enjoyed a few encounters. Lions weren't really playing ball and we had to drive into Moremi to find a couple of big males that had been spotted one afternoon. We had a couple of good leopard sightings, plus plenty of visits to the communal hyena den to see the cubs. There was good bird life on the river brought in by the insects and reptiles the rains bring out and the Hippos were really entertaining to watch from the comfort of our tent.

The shared vehicle was a bit busy with 7 guest in it during a few drives, this did mean agreeing to do what other people wanted to do which got a little tedious at times with safari newcomers who didn't understand what the rains do to plains game wanting to find Zebra and Giraffe when there were wild dogs in the area but we had to go with the flow. I would consider booking a private vehicle if I ever return." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

4 sightings

Elephant

8 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

3 sightings

Spotted Hyena

10 sightings

Wild dog

7 sightings

Wildebeest

4 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

PancDoc
Swansea

"Great camp, disappointing crowding of animals"

3 nights Arrived 11 Jun 2019
"Again excellent site, accommodation, food and welcome. We especially enjoyed eating dinner outside with hot embers placed under our chairs for warmth!

The guide was good but limited as he was the only one in the vehicle (other sites had guide and tracker). This meant following the crowd at times.

Outside the camp was not a private franchise. This meant large numbers of vehicles at animal sightings: 9 vehicles around a leopard, 13 vehicles watching wild dogs. This meant that, despite a large number of animal sightings, we felt that the crowding was detrimental to the animals, and this detracted from our enjoyment of seeing the animals." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Buffalo

3 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

8 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

3 sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

2 sightings

Wildebeest

4 sightings

Zebra

9 sightings

Mr & Mrs H
London

"Loved Machaba Camp"

3 nights Arrived 12 May 2019
"Service was excellent and great welcome from Ponche , who was managing the camp while we were there.

Big thank you as well to the excellent guide Moreme who looked after us with such care and was truly dedicated to his task and extremely well informed.

The best camp of our trip and warmth of our welcome second to none." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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