Travel reviews by Mr R.A.Stringe from Oldham
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
2
Countries visited
2
Lodges stayed in
12
Excursions taken
0
My Jun 2025 trip
Kenya and 1 other country between 4 Jun 2025 and 21 Jun 2025
I was very satisfied and thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Amboseli and Meru in Kenya, and Nyerere and Ruaha in Tanzania
Amboseli exceeded expectations and is much more than a relative haven for elephants in view of Kilimanjaro - in particular there were multiple cheetah sightings, including one where a group of 5 sub-adults were seen, whilst their mother was away, presumably hunting. They were approached by a coalition of 3 males who tried to drive them away, presumably to bring the mother back into oestrus. The sub-adults initially retreated, but then held their ground, and the coalition moved on.
There was also a rare sighting of a pair of mating puff adders
Meru was very good, but could not quite compete with the nearby Samburu, which I had previously visited, in terms of wildlife sightings and the beauty of the environment
The rhino sanctuary was excellent
The trips on The Rufiji River in Nyerere came up to my very high expectations, with excellent close encounters with hippo, crocodiles, different species of kingfishers, bee-eaters, herons and baboons, although the sightings in the park itself were not as good as the other parks visited, and the roads were the worst that I have encountered in Africa
Ruaha was excellent in terms of both the wildlife, especially multiple leopard and lion sightings
Also the scenery and topography was unique and beautiful, with vast numbers of baobabs , giant euphorbias, palms and tamarind trees"
Arranged By Tamara Hoskyns-Abrahall

Four Points Nairobi Airport
"Four Points Nairobi Airport review"

Tortilis Camp
"Tortilis Camp review"
Food very good but too much - smaller meals and a lower fee would be better
Excellent cocktails"

Buffalo
1 sighting

Cheetah
3 sightings

Eland
1 sighting

Elephant
6 sightings

Giraffe
6 sightings

Hippo
2 sightings

Lion
1 sighting

Spotted Hyena
2 sightings

Wildebeest
6 sightings

Zebra
6 sightings

Elsa's Kopje
"Elsa's Kopje review"
Staff slightly over-attentive"

Buffalo
6 sightings

Elephant
6 sightings

Gerenuk
3 sightings

Giraffe
6 sightings

Hippo
3 sightings

Lion
1 sighting

Oryx
1 sighting

White Rhino
1 sighting

Zebra
5 sightings

Serena Hotel Dar
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
They didn’t seem to know who I was, but in actual fact had moved me to another hotel, which worked out well, with prompt transport there and back for an excellent breakfast"

Sand Rivers Camp
"Sand Rivers Camp review"
The trips on The Rufiji River came up to my very high expectations - in fact this was the main reason for visiting Nyerere NP
However, the wildlife sightings on land were not as good as the other parks on my trip, and the tracks were the worst that I have ever been on in Africa"

Eland
3 sightings

Elephant
1 sighting

Giraffe
5 sightings

Hippo
6 sightings

Striped Hyena
1 sighting

Wildebeest
2 sightings

Zebra
3 sightings

Ikuka Safari Camp
"Ikuka Safari Camp review"
Very good wildlife sightings and beautiful scenery and topography."

Buffalo
6 sightings

Elephant
8 sightings

Giraffe
8 sightings

Hippo
1 sighting

Leopard
3 sightings

Lion
3 sightings

Spotted Hyena
2 sightings

Zebra
8 sightings
My June 2022 trip
Kenya between 15 Jun 2022 and 26 Jun 2022
When BA cancelled my return flight, the process of re-scheduling this with Expert Africa did not go very well in certain respects, although was ultimately sorted out to my satisfaction.
Richard Trillo has been exceptionally helpful."
Feedback response
During this period, many airlines, including British Airways, were very stretched. They reduced their capacity over the pandemic, and found it difficult to scale back up.
British Airways cancelled this traveller’s flight at short notice and left him no option but to book a much more expensive seat on a flight one day later. This was just one of string of British Airways cancellations to Nairobi in mid-2022 which affected a number of our passengers, which we all found very challenging.
Despite the unwelcome changes to his plans, we were able to sort out the issue and we were delighted to be this traveller had such an enjoyable trip overall.
Arranged By Richard Trillo

Four Points Nairobi Airport
"Four Points Nairobi Airport review"

Elephant Bedroom
"Elephant Bedroom review"

Cheetah
3 sightings

Elephant
3 sightings

Gerenuk
5 sightings

Giraffe
5 sightings

Lion
4 sightings

Oryx
5 sightings

Zebra
3 sightings

Kicheche Bush Camp
"Kicheche Bush Camp review"
However, the communal dining table was a good aspect."

Buffalo
6 sightings

Cheetah
3 sightings

Eland
1 sighting

Elephant
6 sightings

Giraffe
6 sightings

Hippo
5 sightings

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
5 sightings

Spotted Hyena
4 sightings

Wildebeest
6 sightings

Zebra
6 sightings

Kicheche Walking Wilderness
"Kicheche Walking Wilderness review"
The game viewing experience was not really any different from how it would have been on a game drive."

Buffalo
1 sighting

Eland
2 sightings

Giraffe
1 sighting

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Wildebeest
2 sightings

Zebra
2 sightings

Kicheche Valley
"Kicheche Valley review"
Great location with wonderful panoramic view."

Buffalo
2 sightings

Cheetah
1 sighting

Eland
1 sighting

Elephant
1 sighting

Giraffe
2 sightings

Lion
2 sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Wildebeest
2 sightings

Zebra
2 sightings

Kicheche Mara
"Kicheche Mara review"

Buffalo
2 sightings

Cheetah
2 sightings

Eland
1 sighting

Elephant
2 sightings

Giraffe
2 sightings

Hippo
2 sightings

Leopard
2 sightings

Lion
2 sightings

Spotted Hyena
2 sightings

Wildebeest
2 sightings

Zebra
2 sightings
Good bar
Great breakfast"