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Splash Camp
Splash Camp

Reviews of Splash Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

64 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Splash 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, 60 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Splash Camp.
Lion

95% success

Leopard

54% success

Cheetah

90% success

Wild dog

88% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Wildebeest

98% success

Hippo

98% success

Buffalo

85% success

Spotted Hyena

63% success

Sable antelope

33% success

Roan antelope

31% success

Sitatunga

26% success

Aardvark

2% success

White Rhino

2% success

Black Rhino

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
Mrs P.
United Kingdom

"Splash Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 20 Mar 2023
"Very comfortable accommodation. Our room was a distance from the central area which was fine for us but could be an issue for some people. When we arrived there was an elephant and her baby resting in the shade by our lodge which was wonderful. Food was very good. All staff were very welcoming. We had a very good guide and we’re really lucky to share our vehicle with four lovely and like-minded people." 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

Buffalo

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Lion

7 sightings

Wild dog

8 sightings

Wildebeest

6 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Ms E. K.
Paris

"Splash Camp review"

5 nights Arrived 23 Dec 2022
"Splash camp was disappointing on many levels: 1) staff were not especially friendly or welcoming nor attentive. I felt that certain of the staff (especially the servers at meals) were not so far as contemptuous but rather disdainful and merely tolerant of the tourists. Fortunately, Pro and MK were an exception to this. 2) rooms were comfortable but charmless - looked like any bland hotel room anywhere, save that it included a personal outdoor shower. 3) meals/food varied in quality on rotation day to day. 4) the communal fire pit was situated to a nearby watering hole that attracted animals for viewing-- this location was the best feature of this camp, otherwise the common areas were similarly bland and charmless .5) the culture and general atmosphere for the tourists at Splash was a sense of a generic factory churning out big game drives twice a day. The culture and priority were not of a friendly, attentive experience for the guests. 6) Splash has NO WIFI avvailability at all. This camp is entirely off the grid. I resent that this camp seems to willfully misrepresent and/or obfuscate this lack of availble service.

Please allow me to be clear. I spent 5 nights at Splash which is an exceptionally long time given that the average is 2-3 nights so I speak with a longer tenure experience. I surveyed many in conversations with many other guests as they came and went during my 5 days and there was a 100% consensus that the staff was not genuinely friendly and the food was not as good. Further, the guests like myself were not made aware prior to booking Splash that it has NO wifi at all except 1 couple were told (incorrectly that that the wifi was "spotty" while the truth is that wifi is simply not available at all.)

I sadly did not thoroughly enjoy or feel comfortable at Splash where I had to spend such a long number of days. It was unfortunate as I was a solo traveler.

I do not recommend Splash." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Average
Service:
Average
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Mr and Mrs W
GLOS

"Splash Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 20 Oct 2022
"Very comfortable accommodation.
Beautiful location.
Surrounded by wildlife.
Good food with communal dining.
Very helpful staff.
Excellent guide and tracker.
Saw a wealth of wildlife including many birds.
We were able to watch wild dogs hunting which was exciting and watched them eating a kill. We saw 3 different lion prides and a cheetah and a leopard.
Also went on a boat trip which we all enjoyed and a short mokoro excursion as water level was very low" See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

8 sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

8 sightings

Giraffe

6 sightings

Hippo

6 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

4 sightings

Sitatunga

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

4 sightings

Wild dog

2 sightings

Wildebeest

6 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Anivers
New Hampshire

"Splash Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 7 Oct 2022
"Splash Camp was terrific! We saw wild dogs hunting on three separate occasions - and were able to follow them at length each time. One day after lunch, elephants took over the trail and our guide had to bring us around to our cabin for a siesta! The food was great and the staff was pleasant and attentive. The guide and tracker were extremely knowledgeable and found many interesting animals and prints for us. The trip to the stork rookery is not to be missed." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Aardvark

1 sighting

Buffalo

10 sightings

Cheetah

3 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Roan antelope

1 sighting

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Dr Rox
Cairns city

"Marvellous visit to the rookery"

3 nights Arrived 7 Oct 2022
"This was a return visit and as before we experienced a wide range of wildlife sightings and very much enjoyed the Lodge staff services, food and facilities.

As with our last visit, we received visits to the Lodge by animals, including (this time) elephants and wild dogs. There are also lots of birds to be seen in the large trees around the Lodge. We witnessed wild dogs hunting on two occasions and were unlucky not to see the final kill.

The lodge is very comfortable and food /drink quality very good. The staff are very helpful and friendly. The highlight of our visit to Splash was the visit to the bird rookery on the river cruise. Maribou, yellow billed and open beaked stork all raising their chicks together. Completely changes the superficial view of maribou as being ugly. Not to be missed." See all these reviews: 13n 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

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

1 sighting

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Wild dog

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs B
Hampshire

"Splash Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 16 Sep 2022
"Enjoyed the mokoro trip and sunset boat trip. We appreciated having room near to reception and pool although I was disappointed it was not that clean so used it each day apart from last day when it had turned a murky brown.

We felt that the camps could have liaised with each other over meals as they were clearly using same menus - which we had repeated two days running by changing camps.

Excellent guide Moz always very careful to drive up close by so we could get great angles for photos." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 3n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Ms D.
Falmouth

"Splash Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 1 Sep 2022
"We loved Splash camp and our guide, Mr Gee. Lots of animals including a cheetah killing an impala.

The camp was low key and offered everything we needed. Good way to start." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 7n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr E.
London

"Splash Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 27 Aug 2022
"We really liked our time at Splash Camp. The location and facilities are amazing, and the staff is very attentive and ready to help.

The best part of Splash Camp are the safari guides. TJ and Obi were incredible at tracking and spotting animals, and we saw incredible things, like lions eating a zebra, wild dogs eating an impala, lions mating and a fight between lions and hyenas. Not to mention the cutest lion cubs ever!

There are a couple of things that could be improved. The food was good, but not very exciting. I would have loved to eat local recipes, but the staff played it safe. I understand that some tourists may feel uncomfortable eating food they are not used to, but that's part of the trip.

In addition, dinner and lunch are served on a large shared table. Sometimes after a long day, you may want to stay quiet and not engage with other guests, and this is hard when you all eat together.

In addition, it would have been useful to know that there was no voice or internet connection at all (nor through mobile, nor WiFi). I enjoyed the digital detox, but I needed to connect with family and work and I could not. If I had known that in advance, I could have organized myself better" See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 6n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Buffalo

10 sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

5 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Lion

5 sightings

Spotted Hyena

2 sightings

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

8 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs F
UK

"Splash Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 31 Jul 2022
"Overall a wonderful experience.

Because of the terrain vehicles have to be driven hard and we experienced a couple of punctures and a broken gearbox (no criticism!).

Guide Mr G (so determined and enthusiastic) and spotter/tracker Knobbley made a great team.

Boat trip different from the one at Lagoon with a lower down point of view which was interesting." See all these reviews: 15n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Cheetah

2 sightings

Elephant

7 sightings

Giraffe

2 sightings

Hippo

4 sightings

Lion

6 sightings

Spotted Hyena

2 sightings

Wild dog

3 sightings

Zebra

1 sighting

Chefin
Switzerland

"Splash Camp review"

5 nights Arrived 30 Jul 2022
"While tourism seems to still be at a low to medium level in Zimbabwe to Botswana in summer 2022, premium lodges in high season like Splash are back to normal. The period now is an excellent time to travel (from when borders reopened from pandemic restrictions); accommodations and camp grounds are not so busy, the wildlife & nature has re-occuped spaces vacated by tourists during pandemic and has not retracted again. Corona measures did not bug us much; at Splash fortunately nobody has to wear masks. Very sensible policy considering that everything takes place outside.

Accommodations, camp facilities, game drives, meals, everything was perfect.

One vehicle breakdown. Vehicles are an expensive asset, maintenance is key for a long life. Our guide "Mr G." and our spotter Knobli did an outstanding job. Interaction with them was easy, we went fishing and caught fish, which we got to eat for dinner; bird viewing (&photography) and introduction to trees, bushes & grasses was an unexpected additional highlight.

We also enjoyed very much the porridge by the fire in the early morning, the morning coffee and sunset drinks in the bush, the outside shower, the boat tour and the amazing nature & wildlife.

Spash Camp is an excellent choice, we recommend." See all these reviews: 5n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

6 sightings

Cheetah

2 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Lion

6 sightings

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Sitatunga

7 sightings

Spotted Hyena

2 sightings

White Rhino

1 sighting

Wild dog

2 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

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