Reviews of Chitabe Lediba
Wildlife sightings and reviews
86 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Chitabe Lediba and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Chitabe Lediba review"
Josie and the camp staff made us very welcome including a special evening romantic dinner. A wonderful experience here." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 3n in Zambia
"Flawless"
"Losing our hearts to the Wild Dogs."
Our guide Newman obviously loves his job and he gave us great insights into the area and his special passion: the Wild Dogs. ( We had a thrilliing time following a pack. For the first 20 minutes I couldn't focus my camera or binoculars: my eyes were filled with tears!) We never felt that any of the species we viewed were 'pushed' or hassled in any way by the drivers.
One thing that might have been helpful in the public area is a prominent large scale map of the area showing the camp's location in the region and then an even larger one where we could plot where we had been on each drive. This would be true for all the camps we visited. Some did have maps but they were faded or too small for elderly eyes!" See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 1n in Zambia
"A great intro to the Okavango"
The camp team had a unique spirit setting an atmosphere which could not be matched elsewhere. Food was varied, freshly prepared and maintained at industry-recommended temperatures on the few occasions when our return to camp was delayed.
The main camp was lovely, the bedrooms comfortable. The downside is the slightly 'segrated' bathroom. This leaves a great deal to be desired and nothing whatsoever to the imagination! The management explained that an upgrading is imminent. It cannot be soon enough." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
"Chitabe Lediba review"
My husbands bag was a day late in arriving but the staff were all aware of this and most helpful." See all these reviews: 5n in Botswana
"Chitabe Lediba review"
We saw fantastic game at Chitabe Lediba! We had several excellent viewings of leopard, which seemed particularly abundant. There were lots of elephant (which we got to see extremely up-close, as they often wandered right up to our tent!).
We were very fortunate to get excellent sightings of the resident wild dog pack -- we saw 13 dogs, including 6 pups, on three separate occasions, and were able to observe the pups playing with each other and with a bone they had found! We also saw several interesting nocturnal animals, such as the serval, springhare, and porcupine." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
"Chitabe Lediba, great staff, lots of leopards"
More than happy to go into detail of why things happen and how the animals react both on the drives or back at camp." See all these reviews: 13n in Botswana
"Chitabe Lediba review"
Luke (our guide) was another star.
Camp overall very different to Little Vumbura, which we preferred." See all these reviews: 5n in Botswana; 4n in Namibia; 2n in Zambia
"Tops for game viewing"
OT was an outstanding guide." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
"Game everywhere"
The proximity of our vehicle to the animals gave us a taste of life in camp. However nothing prepared us for the cacophany of sounds when we tried to sleep that first night. We recognized the elephants and lions (although the nearness was slightly unnerving) but the sounds of other animals we still needed to identify. We soon became used to it all even when the elephant pulled branches down on top of our tent.
The time spent here was enhanced by our wonderful guide OT. He was incredibly knowledgeable and went to great efforts to ensure that we saw a huge variety of game including lion, cheetah, leopard, wild dogs and birdlife. He also had a wonderful sense of humour and made sure that every day was enjoyable for us.
The rest of the staff and the managers were always on hand to discuss our sightings and tend to our needs. They were very friendly.
We enjoyed the dinners when we were all seated at one long table and were able to meet and discuss the day's activities with guests from all over the world.
The only minute thing that concerned us were the steps going down to the camp fire area. 3 of our party experienced slight problems. These need to be highlighted in some sort of way as they may cause an accident. I think that the staff are already reviewing this problem.
Altogether our stay in Chitabe was a wonderful experience." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
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