Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs H from UK
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
2
Countries visited
3
Lodges stayed in
6
Excursions taken
0
Botswana and Victoria Falls August 2018
Botswana and 1 other country between 8 Aug 2018 and 18 Aug 2018
Arranged By Lucy Copson

Chitabe Camp
"Chitabe is superb"

Buffalo
4 sightings

Cheetah
1 sighting

Elephant
7 sightings

Giraffe
8 sightings

Leopard
6 sightings

Lion
7 sightings

Spotted Hyena
4 sightings

White Rhino
1 sighting

Wild dog
4 sightings

Wildebeest
4 sightings

Zebra
8 sightings

Jacana Camp
"Jacana was a great experience"
The highlight of the stay was probably the trip in a Mokoro, so peaceful and relaxing and a great opportunity to quietly get close to birds, animals and frogs. The highlight was a great sighting of a Pels Fishing Owl but the birds and frogs were fascinating as well.
The camp was really good with friendly people and a great guide but on balance three nights was probably enough because there is a limited number of things to do. However we really enjoyed the experience."

Buffalo
2 sightings

Elephant
6 sightings

Giraffe
1 sighting

Hippo
2 sightings

Sitatunga
2 sightings

Wildebeest
2 sightings

Zebra
2 sightings

Royal Livingstone Hotel
"A great base for the awesome Victoria Falls"
A great base to see the falls."

Elephant
3 sightings

Hippo
1 sighting

White Rhino
2 sightings

Zebra
4 sightings
A memorable trip - the safari was brilliant
Zambia and 1 other country between 28 Sep 2016 and 12 Oct 2016
We wanted a mix of safari and relaxation which was exactly what we got. The choice of Kaingo and Mwawba was perfect given my interest in photography and really is a top quality location. On reflection we should have spent more time there - 4 days at each would have been good but that was our fault as we only wanted 6 days on safari we will know better next time.
Pumulani was lovely but 7 nights was a bit long, 4 would have been ideal.
All the connections and transfers worked well and the level of service in both locations was really good.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Not that I can think of."

Kaingo Camp
"Great experience would love to go back"
The accommodation, setting, service and food was excellent and the enthusiasm of all of the team was really great. The idea of having three activities a day is really good as it minimises the downtime. The hides are a great idea although it is a slight pity that you can't just pop into them.
The night drives were good as were the low density of people and camera equipped vehicles."

Mwamba Bushcamp
"Mwamba was brilliant - just want to go back"
We started with a bush walk between the two camps which was really good.
Mwamba has everything that is good about Kaingo but also benefits from the proximity of the hide where there was always something going on and the fact that rather than being in the trees, it is more open so you are always aware of animals and birds moving to/from the hide.
We could have done with more time here - two nights wasn't really enough we could quite happily have done 4."

Pumulani
"Beautiful location, very relaxing"
The room and service was excellent. We enjoyed a number of sundowner trips on the dhow, the snorkeling with the fish trip and the early morning walk through the bush and kayak back but generally laid on the beach relaxing. As it was quite late in the season the lake level was low which meant that the beach was quite muddy at the water line and swimming in the lake was not really an option. The pool is lovely but quite small so could be a little busy.
The warning about the number of steps was really important, not a problem for us, in fact quite useful exercise, but could be a problem for others.
Best not to rely on the internet access, it was down a lot of the time due to power cuts and when it was working was very slow. However that is a minor gripe.
We spent 7 nights there which was really a bit long, 4 would be ideal"