Travel reviews by Mr W from Altrincham
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
2
Countries visited
3
Lodges stayed in
9
Excursions taken
1
A good trip with a few adventures
Kenya between 10 Oct 2018 and 21 Oct 2018
"Good animal sightings. Good guides working hard to keep us happy.
Rwanda was a nice surprise. Kenya was wonderful.
Saw little of Uganda but we liked what we saw.
Made new friends and enjoyed the contacts with the local people. Most of them were welcoming, happy and very friendly. Then again we found this in most African countries we visited."
Rwanda was a nice surprise. Kenya was wonderful.
Saw little of Uganda but we liked what we saw.
Made new friends and enjoyed the contacts with the local people. Most of them were welcoming, happy and very friendly. Then again we found this in most African countries we visited."
Arranged By Richard Trillo
Kicheche Laikipia
"Kicheche Laikipia review"
4 nights
Arrived
10 Oct 2018
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Black Rhino
2 sightings
Buffalo
6 sightings
Elephant
8 sightings
Giraffe
7 sightings
Lion
1 sighting
Spotted Hyena
3 sightings
White Rhino
Many sightings
Zebra
9 sightings
Elephant Bedroom
"Elephant Bedroom review"
3 nights
Arrived
14 Oct 2018
"One of the best camps we have ever stayed in.
Saw more then we expected - including a pride of lions killing warthogs."
Saw more then we expected - including a pride of lions killing warthogs."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Cheetah
2 sightings
Eland
9 sightings
Elephant
10+ sightings
Gerenuk
10+ sightings
Giraffe
10+ sightings
Leopard
2 sightings
Lion
7 sightings
Oryx
10+ sightings
Zebra
8 sightings
Crowne Plaza Nairobi Airport
"Short stay.Ok - but no more then that."
1 night
Arrived
17 Oct 2018
"Short stay.
Had to ask for a good room - as the one initially allocated was on the ground floor."
Had to ask for a good room - as the one initially allocated was on the ground floor."
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location
Excellent
Service
Average
Rooms
Good
Food
Average
Uganda Gorilla Trek
"An great experience but an exhausting one."
19 Oct 2018 • Morning excursion
The experience itself is difficult to describe. Certainly worth the effort and one that we will not forget.
We felt the connection with the animals and returned with ca 350 photos. Most of them are excellent.
The trek itself is exhausting as you have to go down a very steep and slippery slope - covered with dense vegetation. Most of the time we needed the help of porters to get to the gorillas. It would have been much better if the porters - rather then holding onto us as we went down - secured a few strong ropes onto the trees.
This way the descent would have been quicker and much easier for all concerned.
We felt the connection with the animals and returned with ca 350 photos. Most of them are excellent.
The trek itself is exhausting as you have to go down a very steep and slippery slope - covered with dense vegetation. Most of the time we needed the help of porters to get to the gorillas. It would have been much better if the porters - rather then holding onto us as we went down - secured a few strong ropes onto the trees.
This way the descent would have been quicker and much easier for all concerned.
Holiday of a lifetime
Botswana and 1 other country between 24 Jun 2017 and 13 Jul 2017
"Excellent trip.Probably one of the best holidays you can imagine. Beautiful, safe country with well educated pleasant people.
You want to go return."
You want to go return."
Arranged By Lucy Copson
Victoria Falls Hotel
"Victoria Falls Hotel review"
3 nights
Arrived
24 Jun 2017
"Maintaining standards over the years.Something very comforting in this."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Muchenje Safari Lodge
"Home away from home"
3 nights
Arrived
27 Jun 2017
"Great hosts and a very nice location. Do go for the boat trip - it's really worth it.
Good place to relax. Not as busy as the other end of Chobe. Great hosts - you feel they really want you to enjoy your stay."
Good place to relax. Not as busy as the other end of Chobe. Great hosts - you feel they really want you to enjoy your stay."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Little Kwara (Not currently featured by Expert Africa)
"Feels a bit remote - but nice"
3 nights
Arrived
30 Jun 2017
"Only problem was coordination of our pick up at the arrival. Other then that it was very nice. Game viewing - excellent. Guides - very good. Service and attitude of management -excellent. The place feels a bit remote - but that may just be my feeling. All in all a nice place and a vey pleasant stay."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Feedback response
The poor coordination for the pick up for these guests was due a very long road transfer from Chobe to Moremi, arranged independently from Kwara, followed by a boat transfer from Xakanaxa Boat Station to Little Kwara. Unfortunately the driver of the vehicle had poor/no mobile reception and couldn’t liaise with Little Kwara to notify them that he was running a few hours behind schedule. But they got there safely in the end.
Senior Africa Specialist
Not currently featured by Expert Africa
Shinde Camp
"Great place - one of my favorites "
3 nights
Arrived
3 Jul 2017
"Beautiful place. One of the nices lodges in Africa that I know.
Location, service , attitude , game viewing, rooms, food - all was first class."
Location, service , attitude , game viewing, rooms, food - all was first class."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Okuti
"Nice camp - average service"
3 nights
Arrived
6 Jul 2017
"Nice camp, good location - service not as good as in other lodges.
Game viewing and location - very good. Organization, attention to detail, attitude of staff - average at best.
I had a feeling the management of this lodge is more preoccupied with the comfort of the staff then with the guests.
Wasted one day on a trip to a location high the guide did not know. Saw one dead giraffe and got one juvenile elephant pi....d off one the way back.
Next day's was very good - even excellent.
Guide then followed us evening/morning to ensure we tipped him( would have done so anyway)
Got half a breakfast on the second day- then staff took away the plates and disappeared"
Game viewing and location - very good. Organization, attention to detail, attitude of staff - average at best.
I had a feeling the management of this lodge is more preoccupied with the comfort of the staff then with the guests.
Wasted one day on a trip to a location high the guide did not know. Saw one dead giraffe and got one juvenile elephant pi....d off one the way back.
Next day's was very good - even excellent.
Guide then followed us evening/morning to ensure we tipped him( would have done so anyway)
Got half a breakfast on the second day- then staff took away the plates and disappeared"
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location
Excellent
Service
Poor
Activities
Average
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Average
Facilities
Excellent
Feedback response
We were very disappointed to hear that these travellers didn’t have a good experience with their guide and the staff at Okuti as most of our traveller feedback is generally excellent. We have passed their feedback on to Ker & Downey who were mortified as this isn't Okuti’s normal high standard. They apologise for the underperformance and have taken the appropriate measures to ensure it does not happen again.
Senior Africa Specialist
Camp Kalahari
"A wonderful surprise "
3 nights
Arrived
9 Jul 2017
"Great place. Wonderful people. Nice camp. Every drive/ outing - a unique experience.
One only glitch - my wife and another guest who was with us got food poisoning on the last day"
One only glitch - my wife and another guest who was with us got food poisoning on the last day"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Average
Facilities
Excellent
The guides made an effort to show us all the attractions."