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Travel reviews by Mr G & Ms B from Hove

Review Distribution

Excellent
Good
Average
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Total number of trips

1

Countries visited

1

Lodges stayed in

6

Excursions taken

2

Namibia 2022

Namibia between 28 Sep 2022 and 20 Oct 2022

Trip rating: Excellent
"Overall, an absolutely awesome trip to an incredible country.

Everything went very smoothly and we had the most incredible time."

Arranged By Tom Morris


Hoodia Desert Lodge

Hoodia Desert Lodge

"Hoodia Desert Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 6 Oct 2022
"Excellent lodge with great attention to detail and personal service. The sundowner experience was the best of our trip and the memory of it will stay with us forever.

The restaurant was well designed with a great ambience and a food quality to match. The lounge area of the lodge was similarly well designed and a lovely place to relax.

I have a very minor quibble that the lighting in the individual lodges was a bit underpowered, so I sometimes needed a torch to find things in my luggage, but it feels churlish to mention such a trivial point on what was an amazing stay."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Ballooning in the Namib Desert

Ballooning in the Namib Desert

"Ballooning in the Namib Desert review"

7 Oct 2022 • Morning excursion

Apologies for the cliche, but it was an absolutely amazing experience. If you are in any doubts, just do it.

The operation is totally professional and we felt absolutely secure. The views are amazing and we both had big smiles on our faces for the rest of the day.

We'd never been up in a hot air balloon before this trip, but it such a great experience that we're sure to do it gain at the next opportunity.
Excellent
Hoodia Sossusvlei excursion

Hoodia Sossusvlei excursion

"Hoodia Sossusvlei excursion review"

8 Oct 2022 • All-day excursion

Great fun and taking photos of the dead valley is not to be missed.
Excellent
Tok Tokkie Trails

Tok Tokkie Trails

"Tok Tokkie Trails review"

2 nights Arrived 9 Oct 2022
"We'd booked this trip maybe 18 months previously and I'd forgot that we'd be sleeping out in the open air until just before we arrived for this leg of our trip. To be honest, I was a bit nervous. However, our guide Sebastian was a great calming influence and I soon relaxed and just put my trust in him and he didn't let us down.

We did the trail in a group of 8 people (the maximum) and were fortunate that the other 6 people were great fun to be with and excellent hiking companions. Personally, I could have done without the hour or so visit to the eco indoctrination camp before the trek started, but that's probably a minority view.

The trek isn't difficult for anyone who is moderately fit or walks regularly. Sebastian made plenty of stops to highlight and explain what was going on around us. Compared to how I expected to feel, I honestly had a really good night's sleep on both of the evenings. The sleeping cots were comfortable and I guess I'd just got used to the environment from walking through it during the day.

Despite being low tech, It's all a smooth, well oiled operation and I can highly recommend it so long as you're happy to mix a little rough with the smooth."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Eagle's Nest

Eagle's Nest

"Eagle's Nest review"

2 nights Arrived 11 Oct 2022
"This was a bit of a mixed bag. We arrived after a tiring drive to be met by the manager waving a dead chameleon at us and asking us drive slowly so as not to run them over. I wasn't sure if he was accusing us of driving over the chameleon or if it happened earlier. Whilst I empathise with his concern for the chameleon, it was a Basil Fawlty style welcome.

We stayed in an Eagles Nest chalet, which is a 15 minute drive away from the main lodge and restaurant, so it involves driving back in for your evening meal. The benefit is great views and exclusion, but we'd have probably been as happy in one of the chalets near the main lodge and skipped the hassle of driving in and out.

There are some lovely looking walking trails around the lodge, but as we'd just had 3 days doing the Tok Tokkie trails we were a bit over trekked and decided instead to drive into Luderitz and Kolmanskop on our rest day whilst at Eagles Nest.

The food was a pretty average and on our second evening meal fell below average meaning we sent a dish back uneaten. We were still asked if we were enjoying our meal and charged for it anyway, which just felt a bit clunky."
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location
Excellent
Service
Average
Activities
Average
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Facilities
Good
Fish River Lodge

Fish River Lodge

"Fish River Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 13 Oct 2022
"Location, location, location.

The views are truly amazing, but I suspect the sheer remoteness creates issues with staffing and supplies. The place felt under-managed and a disorganised compared to other lodges we visited. I liked the design of the individual lodges, but I can see how some people might view them as a little bit hard and industrial.

The food offering was poor in choice and execution relative to the general aspiration and pricing of the lodge, but I repeat that this may be a factor of the extreme remoteness of the place.

The 'activity' on offer is a 4WD drive to the river bed of the canyon which takes about 3 hours each way with an hour to picnic and swim in stagnant water in the middle. It's the only 'game' in town and probably worth doing whilst you're there, but not one I'd think of repeating."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Average
Activities
Average
Rooms
Good
Food
Poor
Facilities
Good
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch

Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch

"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"

1 night Arrived 15 Oct 2022
"We only stayed one night here, but could have happily stayed another night.

The desert chalet we had was well designed with a lovely view.

The game drive was decent enough but it was made by seeing the cheetahs close up at the end."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Good
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Omaanda

Omaanda

"Omaanda review"

3 nights Arrived 16 Oct 2022
"We had 3 nights here at the end of our trip and that was probably too long.

The individual lodges are incredibly well designed and luxurious, but felt very cold on the night that we had a rain and thunderstorm, despite having a fire made up in the bedroom. The staff are very good and our guide Jonas was great company out in the reserve.

The food was pretty good but without much variety. The dining area itself was desperately underlit in the evenings so that people were reading wine menus with their torches. How many times the management must have watched that, but not thought to invest in a few candles for the tables, defies my imagination given how well thought out the rest of the place is.

It's a great place near the airport to start or end your trip, but I wouldn't stay more than a night or two at the most."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Good
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good

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