Reviews of Kazile Island Lodge
Wildlife sightings and reviews
1 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Kazile Island Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
Wallington
UK
"Great location but slightly unsatisfying"
2 nights Arrived 11 Apr 2018
"Funny one this. The location is delightful and the tented rooms are fine. However, the staff seem somewhat undertrained and seem to be going through the motions, needing reminders on more than one occasion.
Guests should be aware that once they are on the island, they are pretty much there for the stay and that there is no-where to walk outside the property and not a lot to do - no pool.
The boat/truck game drive was enjoyable. and the guide was helpful but not exceptional.
* one big point - your directions to the property says that it is signposted from the road. It is not. As they are aware of this but have not rectified it, I'd speculate there may be some local difficulties. Please provide exact mileage from Kongola to assist people - there is a black and yellow sign to Samudumu Campsite at the turn-off." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Guests should be aware that once they are on the island, they are pretty much there for the stay and that there is no-where to walk outside the property and not a lot to do - no pool.
The boat/truck game drive was enjoyable. and the guide was helpful but not exceptional.
* one big point - your directions to the property says that it is signposted from the road. It is not. As they are aware of this but have not rectified it, I'd speculate there may be some local difficulties. Please provide exact mileage from Kongola to assist people - there is a black and yellow sign to Samudumu Campsite at the turn-off." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Feedback Response
We have heard back from the lodge regarding your comments on the staff and the service and they have taken this on board and commented that they employed all of their staff from the conservancy adjacent to Kazile as per their joint venture agreement, including the manager. Training individuals with absolutely no experience takes time and requires commitment. They have decided to bring in a new management couple as of late May and they are confident that they will have strong leadership in place in Kazile and that their program to continue the training and maintaining of standards will be successful.
Thank you for informing us of the error in our directions, we were under the impression that Kazile Campsite was signposted from the road, which indicated the turn off. However after contacting the lodge it is indeed the Samudumu Campsite which is signposted from the road and that plans are in place to erect a specific Kazile Island Lodge sign. We have updated this in our documentation to assist future travellers.
Thank you for informing us of the error in our directions, we were under the impression that Kazile Campsite was signposted from the road, which indicated the turn off. However after contacting the lodge it is indeed the Samudumu Campsite which is signposted from the road and that plans are in place to erect a specific Kazile Island Lodge sign. We have updated this in our documentation to assist future travellers.
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