Travel reviews by S & D from Herefordshire

Our September 2016 trip

On this trip, I visited Zambia between 18-Sep-2016 and 28-Sep-2016 and I travelled with 1 other person.

All in all, a wonderful trip. More than achieved all our hopes. We were able to walk a lot, which was the main point, apart from a minor hiccup at Nsefu in the afternoons. Game viewing was brilliant, including everything we expected and several superb sightings of wild dogs and leopards. The guides were first class. The camps were most comfortable but still managed to feel as if they belonged in the bush (with slight reservations about Nsefu, see above). Food exceeded expectations, especially the lunches which were absolutely excellent. Wines and other drinks also surprisingly good. Everyone who looked after us at the camps and on the walks and drives was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. We shall certainly plan to do another trip to Zambia, perhaps at a slightly different time of year or in a different area but would particularly like to return to Luwi and Tena Tena. Nsefu would be for one night only as a jumping off point for a mobile camp.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Luwi Bushcamp, Zambia 18-Sep-2016 review: Luwi Bushcamp perfect	Excellent
Luwi Riverbed Sleepout, Zambia 20-Sep-2016 review: Lewi Riverbed Sleepout great fun - magic	Excellent
Nsolo Bushcamp, Zambia 21-Sep-2016 review: Nsolu Bushcamp excellent	Excellent
Nsefu, Zambia 22-Sep-2016 review: Nsefu - a brilliant location	Good
Robin Pope Safaris bush-camp, Zambia 24-Sep-2016 review: A wonderful experience	Excellent
Tena Tena, Zambia 26-Sep-2016 review: Tena Tena elegant and comfortable	Excellent

Namibia/Botswana trip, October 2012

On this trip, I visited Botswana & Namibia between 13-Oct-2012 and 27-Oct-2012 and I travelled with 1 other person.

Brilliant trip. Organisation was perfect. Camps were wonderful, as were the locations and all the game interaction.

Only reservation about locations was that Etosha was too developed and touristy for our taste, which we weren't expecting.

Only slight criticism was that we had said we wanted to do some walking and we were led to believe that this would be possible which, apart from two tiny toddles which didn't really fall within the definition of a walk, it wasn't. We would probably still have done the same trip but, as we kept hoping for walks when in fact there was no hope, it caused slight disappointment which could have been avoided it we'd been warned in advance.

Otherwise, a perfect holiday.

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Not sure I'd have embarked on this feedback form if I'd realised how long it would take - but at least it's thorough !

On literature, sending us free copies of Chris's Brandt guides to Namibia and Botswana was a nice touch and appreciated.

Only slight regret was the absence of walking. As we'd said we wanted to do this, perhaps one location that provides specifically walking safaris should have been suggested. Otherwise perfect.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Desert Rhino Camp, Namibia 14-Oct-2012 review: Desert Rhino Camp	Excellent
Ongava Tented Camp, Namibia 17-Oct-2012 review: Ongava Tented Camp	Good
Olive Grove, Namibia 20-Oct-2012 review: Olive Grove	Excellent
Lagoon Camp, Botswana 21-Oct-2012 review: Lagoon Camp review	Excellent
Little Kwara, Botswana 24-Oct-2012 review: Little Kwara	Excellent