Reviews of Shinde Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
100 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Shinde Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"best of them all"
Safaris good when leopards were around but otherwise were, quite frankly, boring. Going fishing was great as we had not done this before. Very patient and helpful guide (cannot remember his name now...an older man with rheumy eyes) with an obvious lifetime of delta experience.
Mokoro here was excellent, plenty of time to enjoy the peace and quiet!" See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
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like the fact the camp is trying to reduce water bottle waste by furnishing plenty of treated water. would encourage the owners to expand conservation efforts, reduce laundry, reduce room cleaning. believe that doing so would not reduce quality of rooms or service.
the game drives were good. seemed more natural than the ones in Kruger. did not see lions or leopards. the mokoro trip was good." See all these reviews: 3n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
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Camp common areas are quite lovely, resembling a very elegant tree fort. The tents were very nice too, but not as spacious as those at Kanana. Like Kanana Shinde had a number of pleasant service touches such as coffee delivered with the wake up call and in room brandy with glasses. The swimming pool here was a little larger and a pleasant place to spend time with refreshments stocked in a cooler. The food was good.
The hosts here are a married couple Farley (sp?) and Maggie. They are excellent hosts; evenings around the fire were entertaining.
Banolo was a good guide. While having a leopard around was lucky, he also knew quite a bit about animal behaviour and birds. We spent a relaxed evening fishing with him that was a lot of fun. We did catch bream and the kitchen cooked it for us too.
There weren't many other guests around so we pretty much had the run of the place and very personalised service." See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
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Small swimming pool which I was unable to access one afternoon as it was filled with staff and their guests." See all these reviews: 13n in South Africa; 9n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
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Two special evenings were arranged well, one evening the food was very good, the 2nd evening the lamb was significantly overcooked, however, we realize that the camp was probably not fully staffed for special dinners. Overall we can recommend both Shinde Camp and Kanana, but probably only take one of them.
Got some excellent Lion photos here as well, in addition to lots of Elephants, giraffes, Zebras, and Sable Antelope." See all these reviews: 11n in Botswana; 6n in Namibia; 2n in Zambia
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Relax, our guide, was knowledgable and delightful." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
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Fantastic game viewing, with a good experienced guide (Bee). The heronry was an unexpected delight - absolutely fantastic at this time of year.
Great laid back management style at the camp from Alex and Karen in particular." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana
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The camp itself was really comfortable & welcoming & all staff friendly and helpful." See all these reviews: 5n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
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All of the staff went out of their way to make us feel welcome and they contributed hugely to our enjoyment. The food was variable, some excellent, some not as good. Liked the dining area and that staff waited on you. The staff wre great with our children,(13and17years old).
There were lots of nice touches, coffee in room in morning, sherry in the room in the evening and hot water bottles! All in all, an amazing stay!" See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana
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