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Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs B from South Bank

Review Distribution

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Good
Average
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Total number of trips

2

Countries visited

3

Lodges stayed in

13

Excursions taken

0

A wonderful wildlife holiday

Namibia between 6 Dec 2012 and 23 Dec 2012

Trip rating: Excellent
"This was one of the best wildlife holidays we have ever had. Certainly some of the places we stayed at were better than others, but overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our trip.

Some of our experiences - tracking rhinos at Desert Rhino Camp, dinner in the Boma at Damaraland Camp, finding elephant shrews at Erongo and tracking leopard and cheetah at Okonjima - have left us with everlasting memories !"

Arranged By Sabina Hekandjo


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Vertigo Boutique Hotel, Namibia (this camp has since closed)

"Nice hotel but out-of-the-way location."

1 night Arrived 6 Dec 2012
"The staff were pleasant and helpful. One very kindly drove us to and from Joe's Beer Keller for our dinner. However the hotel is located well outside of the centre of Windhoek and we felt this was a disadvantage."
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location
Poor
Service
Good
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Mushara Lodge

Mushara Lodge

"A lovely lodge conveniently placed for Etosha"

1 night Arrived 10 Dec 2012
"We were the only guests at the Lodge on the night we stayed. The staff were extremely nice and provided us with a delicious dinner, served outside on the terrace. Our room was beautifully furnished and very comfortable. This Lodge is very well situated for getting to Etosha."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Okaukuejo Camp

Okaukuejo Camp

"A wonderful place to stay in Etosha"

1 night Arrived 11 Dec 2012
"We had a chalet directly overlooking the waterhole, which we really enjoyed. This is a very convenient and comfortable place to stay within Etosha, but the food and pool are not of the highest standard, and there are no facilities in the chalet to self cater.

Nonetheless, we wish we had stayed here an extra night."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Average
Facilities
Average
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Average
Dolomite Camp

Dolomite Camp

"An interesting place to stay"

2 nights Arrived 12 Dec 2012
"This camp has an amazing location on a ridge overlooking the plain below. Our chalet was very well appointed but, like all the rooms, it was a long winding trek from the public areas. You have to be fit to stay here - you leave your car at at the foot of the ridge, and then have a long uphill walk to get to the facilities, and then even further to reach your room.

A golf cart can be called to transport you - but you may have to wait a while for it to arrive (over 10/15 mins). The restaurant staff were delightful and tried their very best. We went on one organised game drive from the lodge and our guide, Gabriel, got us to the Klippan waterhole at exactly the right time to see 3 different black rhinos come for their evening drink, one after the other - fantastic !"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Average
Desert Rhino Camp

Desert Rhino Camp

"A wonderful experience at a wonderful camp"

3 nights Arrived 14 Dec 2012
"This was a real highlight of our trip.

This is a wonderful camp, of the highest standard in all respects. Our guides, Ali and Johann, and our Save the Rhino trackers, Martin and Denzyl, were caring, professional, knowledgeable and enthusiastic, the lodge staff were all friendly and could not have been more helpful.

Tracking black rhino on foot on 2 separate occasions was amazing, a never to be forgotten experience."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Damaraland Camp

Damaraland Camp

"An excellent place to stay"

2 nights Arrived 17 Dec 2012
"This was another highlight of our trip.

The camp is incredibly well-run by Maggie, all the staff are friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and the happiest we came across - they seem to enjoy working at the camp as much as we enjoyed staying there, and they sang to us at every possible occasion !

Tracking desert-adapted elephants with our guide Pasqual was a wonderful experience. Maggie totally surprised us with a dinner in the Boma (she said we were going for an evening walk !) and a sunrise breakfast on a ridge overlooking the desert. Nothing was too much trouble and we would rate this camp as excellent."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Ondudu Safari Lodge

Ondudu Safari Lodge

"A wonderful place for walks, birds + scenery"

2 nights Arrived 19 Dec 2012
"We really enjoyed staying at this lodge.

Our chalet had a wonderful view over the rocky plain, and the outside bathroom had a canopy which meant we were as close as possible to nature but with shelter from the rain (which fell on both our evenings there). The relief managers on duty - Voibos and his wife, could not have been more helpful, and we enjoyed two fantastic walks with our guide Hal.

One the first walk, he very carefully guided us to the top of a very high kopjie for wonderful views of the area, and on the second, he managed to find us a klipspringer and 2 elephant shrews, plus innumerable bird species that we hadn't seen elsewhere. His knowledge of the local flora and fauna was excellent."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Okonjima Bush Camp

Okonjima Bush Camp

"Wonderful for getting close to big cats"

2 nights Arrived 21 Dec 2012
"This was a different experience from the rest of our trip as the big cats here are mainly collared and so can be radio-tracked. This did not in any way detract from the wonderful experience of getting VERY close to both a leopard and a cheetah.

Our guide Rohan was one of the best we have ever had anywhere !! He was so enthusiastic and knowledgeable, and seemed to be as excited about seeing the animals as we were! We went with another guide, Gideon, to see the information centre of the Africat Foundation which runs Okonjima, and he gave us an extremely informative tour of the facilities.

The Bush Camp is a really comfortable, well appointed and well run camp, and with the superb guides here, we felt this was an excellent experience and a wonderful way to finish our wonderful holiday !"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent

A truly wonderful holiday !

Botswana and 1 other country between 17 Feb 2008 and 2 Mar 2008

Trip rating: Excellent
"This was our first visit to Victoria Falls and our first safari holiday in Africa and we enjoyed every moment ! A truly amazing holiday !

We were very happy with the whole experience and would certainly use Expert Africa again for future trips."

Avani Victoria Falls

Avani Victoria Falls

"perfect location for visiting Victoria Falls"

3 nights Arrived 17 Feb 2008
"The location of this hotel is excellent for visiting the Falls, which was our main reason for being there. Our room was at the back of the hotel which gave us a wonderful view of the spray rising from the Falls, with rainbows included ! Our room was small but adequate.

The main buffet restaurant gave a good choice of foods. We ate one night in a smaller restaurant on-site and although the food was o.k. ,the restaurant looked a littlle shabby and in need of re-decorating. All hotel staff were friendly and helpful."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Average
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Little Kwara

Little Kwara (Not currently featured by Expert Africa)

"A truly wonderful safari experience."

3 nights Arrived 20 Feb 2008
"This was our first taste of safari in Africa and it was truly amazing ! Everone at the camp, especially Kia our host and our wonderful guide David and tracker G&T, could not have been more friendly and caring. This was also the most exciting and fast-paced of our safaris. We saw up close lions, cheetah, a serval and a pack of wild dogs as well as all the herbivores.

David and G&T always managed to get us in the right place at the right time ! We rarely saw any other jeeps, and when we did, we were always the first jeep to arrive and the last to leave. As well as seeing the predators, a further highlight was a long boat trip on board the double-decked pontoon boat.

I cannot praise this camp highly enough and I would have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone who wants an exciting and meaningful safari. We would certainly consider returning to this camp in the future."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp

Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp

"An informative and comfortable safari."

3 nights Arrived 23 Feb 2008
"We thoroughly enjoyed our visit here. Our guide Dux and tracker Stanley were extremely knowledgeable and gave us a lot of interesting information about the area, animals, birds, trees and flowers. There were fewer predators around but we were most fortunate to spend time with a leopard, and we saw hyena as well as lots of herbivores.

The concession seemed rather small, so that most drives seemed to take us around the same areas which we came to recognise. We enjoyed a long mokoro ride, but unfortunately the motor boat was out of commission and that was a disappointment.

There was a new management team in place and Grant could not have been more helpful. The food and service at this camp were really top rate, and our "butler" Diana was charming and efficient. A highlight was having a sundowner standing in the waters of the delta - magical !"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sandibe Safari Lodge

Sandibe Safari Lodge

"Excellent game drives at this friendly camp"

3 nights Arrived 26 Feb 2008
"We thoroughly enjoyed our game drives at this camp. Our guide Katambo was excellent, getting us close to lions and leopards as well as the herbivores. He was extremely knowledgeable and gave us lots of information. Also, like all of our guides on this holiday, he allowed us plenty of time to stay near the animals and to take photographs. His tracker K B was veryfriendly and also shared his knowledge with us.

Our room had a wonderful outside decked area overlooking the delta, although the linens/towels etc were a little shabby.The management here were all friendly and helpful.

However, we were disappointed that, as in Nxabega, the motor boat was not available (these were both CC Africa camps)."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Deception Valley Lodge

Deception Valley Lodge

"A pleasant safari on the edge of the Kalahari"

3 nights Arrived 29 Feb 2008
"It was interesting to see a completely different environment at this camp.

We had a huge storm on the day we arrived and unfortunately we did not see many animals. Our guide Adrian, together with his bushman tracker Sami, could not have tried harder to find game for us. We didn't see any predators but eventually did see a variety of herbivores and we were lucky enough to see porcupines.

A highlight was a walk in the bush with Sami and a young bushman, to show us some of their traditional ways.

Adrian and Vanda were extremely welcoming and caring hosts."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent

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