Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs H from Hampton
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
1
Countries visited
2
Lodges stayed in
5
Excursions taken
0
An experience of a lifetime
Botswana and 1 other country between 23 Oct 2014 and 8 Nov 2014
"This was our first Safari trip and it's hard top imagine how it could have been any better - we had a fabulous time and enjoyed every minute.
Thanks to Expert Africa for arranging a marvellous trip for us.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
An extremely minor point, which is that, contrary to the info in our pre-holiday briefing pack, Zambian Immigration does now accept payment for the Visa in GBP (£35) as well as USD. And they seem quite happy to accept $50 bills, so there is no need to go running round trying to get USD in small denominations for this.
One other thing, if visiting Victoria Falls at this time of year(late October) we would recommend visiting the Zimbabwe side for a better experience, as there was very little water going over the Zambian part, which reduces the spectacle a little."
Thanks to Expert Africa for arranging a marvellous trip for us.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
An extremely minor point, which is that, contrary to the info in our pre-holiday briefing pack, Zambian Immigration does now accept payment for the Visa in GBP (£35) as well as USD. And they seem quite happy to accept $50 bills, so there is no need to go running round trying to get USD in small denominations for this.
One other thing, if visiting Victoria Falls at this time of year(late October) we would recommend visiting the Zimbabwe side for a better experience, as there was very little water going over the Zambian part, which reduces the spectacle a little."
Arranged By Megan Green
Waterberry Zambezi Lodge
"Great place to start our African trip"
3 nights
Arrived
24 Oct 2014
"Thoroughly enjoyed our time here and couldn't fault any aspect."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Muchenje Safari Lodge
"Great start to our safari"
3 nights
Arrived
27 Oct 2014
"The Lodge was beautiful, with a fabulous setting. Our guide, Lips, was excellent too - knowledgeable, friendly and good company. the management and staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Joy in particular treated us as though we were real guests ratrher than just customers - it all felt very personal -in a very good way."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Little Kwara (Not currently featured by Expert Africa)
"Fantastic - we loved this place"
3 nights
Arrived
30 Oct 2014
"The game drives were briliiant - we saw so much and had so many exciting experiences. The lodge itself was friendly, comfortable and had just the right "feel".Our guide and tracker were both friendly and enthusiastic.
A very minor point was that the plunge pool seemed seriously over-chlorinated - after cooling off in the pool for 10 minutes, my skin was badly irritated afterwards. A cold shower sorted that out for me, but I didn't fancy using the pool again afterwards. However because I was enjoying my time there so much I forgot to mention this to the management, but I'm sure this is something that they can easily rectify."
A very minor point was that the plunge pool seemed seriously over-chlorinated - after cooling off in the pool for 10 minutes, my skin was badly irritated afterwards. A cold shower sorted that out for me, but I didn't fancy using the pool again afterwards. However because I was enjoying my time there so much I forgot to mention this to the management, but I'm sure this is something that they can easily rectify."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Not currently featured by Expert Africa
Little Vumbura
"Absolutely lovely"
2 nights
Arrived
2 Nov 2014
"Little Vumbura was a fabulous experience for us. We enjoyed every aspect of our tie here.
Our only complaint was that we couldn't stay here longer than 2 nights!"
Our only complaint was that we couldn't stay here longer than 2 nights!"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Lebala Camp
"A good ending to a brilliant holiday"
3 nights
Arrived
4 Nov 2014
"we stayed at Lebala for the final 3 days of our trip. The room was was excellent and spacious, and the overall feel and style of the lodge was just right.
Our guide, Leso and our tracker, Shoes, were the highlight of our time here - both were knowledgeable, keen and great company as well. Less game than at the other locations, but that, I'm sure, is a factor out of anyone's control other than Mother Nature!"
Our guide, Leso and our tracker, Shoes, were the highlight of our time here - both were knowledgeable, keen and great company as well. Less game than at the other locations, but that, I'm sure, is a factor out of anyone's control other than Mother Nature!"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good