Reviews of safaris to Central Highlands
628 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include Central Highlands.
M & M Oxford
UK
"Excellence again from EA"
I visited Namibia and 2 other countries between 26 Sep 2013 and 10 Oct 2013
"This was another excellent trip to Southern Africa organised for us by Expert Africa. Thank you Gwynneth.
The advice from EA concerning 2WD versus 4WD vehicles for this trip was appropriate.
The lodges were of a standard equal to or better than our expectations, especially the Garden Lodge in Kasane where our guides John and Innocent provided expert advice and guidance.
The section of the trip after leaving the hire car in Kasane progessed smoothly and the cross border transfer into Zambia was effected efficiently. The transport arrived on time in Kasane as did the transfer from the Zambezi Sun to Livingstone airport.,
As noted earlier, at no stage were we asked for the Yellow Fever Certificates."
Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 6 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs M
Herts
"A holiday i will never forget"
I visited Namibia between 21 Sep 2013 and 7 Oct 2013
"Namibia is a special country in so many ways. The people are warm and welcoming, obviously proud of their country (and rightly so) and in touch with the environment in a way you don't see very often.
There is so much space, game, sun, fun, it would be easy to write a book about it!
It will be hard to better this holiday.
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Just keep on doing the same excellent job. You made our trip special." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip
There is so much space, game, sun, fun, it would be easy to write a book about it!
It will be hard to better this holiday.
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Just keep on doing the same excellent job. You made our trip special." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs B
Hampshire
"Fabulous Namibia"
I visited Namibia and 1 other country between 20 Sep 2013 and 12 Oct 2013
"Excellent second trip to Namibia where we explored north of Windhoek, covering Etosha and Damaraland. Our previous visit was south of Windhoek to Kalahari, Fish River Canyon and Sossusvlei. Both were equally fabulous for scenery and animals.
It was brilliant seeing the wildlife at the waterholes in Etosha from our car and also at the waterholes in the various lodges we stayed in. The service everywhere in Namibia was excellent and very friendly.
No wonder Namibia has featured strongly for a number of years in the world's top ten countries to visit by readers of the Wanderlust travel magazine.
The garden route in South Africa, following Namibia, was a little tame and too touristy in comparison although it was great seeing whales in the bay at Hermanus. The food and wine in S.A. is extremely good and cheap in comparison to the UK.
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My husband thinks I should be paid for completing this feedback! It was a bit time consuming due to the number of lodges we stayed in over a three week period - it becomes a job to remember them all clearly.
Having said that the trip was brilliantly organised by Gwynneth and we will be contacting her again for our next trip in a couple of years time." Read full review: 22 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip
It was brilliant seeing the wildlife at the waterholes in Etosha from our car and also at the waterholes in the various lodges we stayed in. The service everywhere in Namibia was excellent and very friendly.
No wonder Namibia has featured strongly for a number of years in the world's top ten countries to visit by readers of the Wanderlust travel magazine.
The garden route in South Africa, following Namibia, was a little tame and too touristy in comparison although it was great seeing whales in the bay at Hermanus. The food and wine in S.A. is extremely good and cheap in comparison to the UK.
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My husband thinks I should be paid for completing this feedback! It was a bit time consuming due to the number of lodges we stayed in over a three week period - it becomes a job to remember them all clearly.
Having said that the trip was brilliantly organised by Gwynneth and we will be contacting her again for our next trip in a couple of years time." Read full review: 22 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs S
Ontario
"Namibia/ Botswana Trip"
I visited Namibia and 3 other countries between 18 Sep 2013 and 10 Oct 2013
"Our itinerary was so well thought out. Driving times in the Self -Drive part were manageable. Definitely a key point. The folder with notes for travellers was priceless. It really contributed to the success of our excellent holiday. It was most appreciated to have all the bases covered in such exacting detail.
Maruska really helped walk us through the initial planning stages, pointing out practicalities in her most diplomatic way. Her suggestions always held true, yet she listened to our ideas as well. She showed great patience and carefully dealt with our concerns. Her knowledge and expertise enabled us to experience a great adventure.
It was truly a unique experience. We were so very fortunate to have had Maruska as our contact.
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At this time, I can't think of any way our experience could be improved upon." Read full review: 22 nights in Africa; 9 on a Namibia trip
Maruska really helped walk us through the initial planning stages, pointing out practicalities in her most diplomatic way. Her suggestions always held true, yet she listened to our ideas as well. She showed great patience and carefully dealt with our concerns. Her knowledge and expertise enabled us to experience a great adventure.
It was truly a unique experience. We were so very fortunate to have had Maruska as our contact.
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At this time, I can't think of any way our experience could be improved upon." Read full review: 22 nights in Africa; 9 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs B
Epsom
"My Sep 2013 trip"
I visited Namibia between 9 Sep 2013 and 27 Sep 2013
"A brilliant trip--very varied with excellent mix of activities. A great experience and highly recommended.
Tracy put together a great itinerary which responded to our desires." Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 17 on a Namibia trip
Tracy put together a great itinerary which responded to our desires." Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 17 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs J
Munich
"My Sep 2013 trip"
I visited Namibia between 9 Sep 2013 and 30 Sep 2013
"The advice we received from Gwynneth was excellent (even if we did not always follow it - and in retrospect wish we had). She showed great persistence in getting our places booked, even when they were already full.
When things went wrong during our trip (cancelled booking due to error of local agent) she negotiated on our behalf and we received a very good upgrade. Gwynneth took the trouble of calling us and keeping us well informed through this process.
The whole experience in selecting the itinerary, booking and organising the trip was very professional and from our point of view straightforward. This was our first time in Africa, and the ease of booking (even from Germany) will mean we will look into booking with Expert Africa again in the future." Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 19 on a Namibia trip
When things went wrong during our trip (cancelled booking due to error of local agent) she negotiated on our behalf and we received a very good upgrade. Gwynneth took the trouble of calling us and keeping us well informed through this process.
The whole experience in selecting the itinerary, booking and organising the trip was very professional and from our point of view straightforward. This was our first time in Africa, and the ease of booking (even from Germany) will mean we will look into booking with Expert Africa again in the future." Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 19 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs C
Norwich
"Fantastic!"
I visited Namibia between 7 Sep 2013 and 28 Sep 2013
"It was an excellent holiday. Seeing the animals in their natural habitat was amazing. All the people that we met were extremely friendly and helpful
I hadn't appreciated that nearly all the roads would be gravel and quite how empty the country is. There are long distances where you don't see another car or anything else for that matter.
This is obviously just our opinion, but we didn't think that the dunes at Sossusvlei were worth the long drive!
We will return to Namibia but spend more time in Etosha." Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 13 on a Namibia trip
I hadn't appreciated that nearly all the roads would be gravel and quite how empty the country is. There are long distances where you don't see another car or anything else for that matter.
This is obviously just our opinion, but we didn't think that the dunes at Sossusvlei were worth the long drive!
We will return to Namibia but spend more time in Etosha." Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 13 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr N & Ms S
Zambia
"'Best of breed'"
I visited Namibia between 5 Sep 2013 and 18 Sep 2013
"This was our thirteenth trip with Expert Africa since 2006 (and we have two more in the pipeline), which speaks volumes in itself.
Once again, we found ourselves well-satisfied with EA's offering and the quality of service (including rapidly finding us overnight accommodation near the airport in Windhoek after a flight delay).
We enjoyed all the camps we went to and achieved most of our objectives (the pangolin, which we had hoped to see as there is research ongoing at one place we stayed, remaining unsurprisingly elusive).
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Keep up the good work!" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip
Once again, we found ourselves well-satisfied with EA's offering and the quality of service (including rapidly finding us overnight accommodation near the airport in Windhoek after a flight delay).
We enjoyed all the camps we went to and achieved most of our objectives (the pangolin, which we had hoped to see as there is research ongoing at one place we stayed, remaining unsurprisingly elusive).
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Keep up the good work!" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr L & Mrs H
Surrey
"My Sep 2013 trip"
I visited Namibia between 5 Sep 2013 and 22 Sep 2013
"Outstanding experience fully lived up to expectation. No regrets about anywhere we stayed.
Some of the travelling was tiring but we expected that. Some great roads, some pretty dire, especially western Etosha. People generally very friendly.
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Excellent service.
Only (v minor) thing that didn't work out was that our pre-booked seats for the flights didn't materialise." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 15 on a Namibia trip
Some of the travelling was tiring but we expected that. Some great roads, some pretty dire, especially western Etosha. People generally very friendly.
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Excellent service.
Only (v minor) thing that didn't work out was that our pre-booked seats for the flights didn't materialise." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 15 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mrs R
Daventry
"My Sep 2013 trip"
I visited Namibia and 2 other countries between 4 Sep 2013 and 22 Sep 2013
"We found that the trip was well organised and most enjoyable and we would have no hestitaion in recommending your company . Our only minor problem was that we had expected lower temperature than experienced. We booked for the Sept period because from information given the average temperature was quoted at 25 C Max (ref: notes for travellers page 13). As soon as we left Windhoek
we were in the high 30's and it then it got to 40+. Are the temperatures quoted for Windhoek? At Vic Falls we saw a weather report and it was 25C in Windhoek but it was 41C in VF.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank your team for all of the support given and we would hope to travel with you again." Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip
we were in the high 30's and it then it got to 40+. Are the temperatures quoted for Windhoek? At Vic Falls we saw a weather report and it was 25C in Windhoek but it was 41C in VF.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank your team for all of the support given and we would hope to travel with you again." Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
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