Travel reviews by Mrs G.& Mr H. from Moelln

"The staff was very nice and the meals (lunch , dinner and breakfast ) were lovely.
The room and the bathroom were clean.
It was a good first day of our stay."

"The staff was helpful with everything. We stayed in a lovely room, which was very big.
The first night we were the only guests. They cared very good about us. We had the meals at different places in the camp. Breakfast in the bush, lunch also, an other breakfast at the sundowner place and dinner always near the fire.
We had different activities. We had game drives, an evening drive and a bush walk.
Unfortunatly there are a lot of tsetse flies, so we got a lot of bites. We prepared better for the next camps!"

"It was my wish to visit this lodge, but we didn't like it too much.
First: It is a very long ride from the airstrip to the camp (2 1/2 hour). The roads are very bad.
Second: We were not lucky and had a lot of rain. It was very cold in the rooms. They had a fireplace, that put the room to a nice temperature, but later on the fire went off in the night, so it was very cold (3 degrees celsius in the morning). Of course they told us, that we can phone someone, to put the fire on again, but we think that it is not very nice to get someone out to our room, just for lighting the fire again.
Third: Some of the staff couldn't speak Englisch very well, so it was sometimes difficult to understand what they said.
Fourth: Our guide was more than a driver. He just took us to the places we wanted to go and then there was not much more he did for us. We made the hiking to the Empakaai and to the waterfalls, but he never went with us. We saw other guides who did so. The drive in the crater was ok.
At least the visit of the Massai village wasn't so nice. It was about 60 Dollars we have to pay for and we stayed there one hour, just walking around a little. At the end there were a lot of women presenting their stuff and we were told before, that we have to bring a little money for buying something. The prices weren't small, one little plate, where you can put your wineglass on, was 10 Dollars."

"That was one of our favorite camps. Nice rooms, nice staff and good food. There was nothing to complain."

"The only thing we didn't like, was that the camp manager was always around and did the whole conversation at the table. He was very loud and it was difficult to speak to someone else .
We also didn't like, that the first information we were given was about the tip we have to pay.
They suggested a tip for the campstaff, the ranger, the trackers and the guide. Each 10 Dollars per day and person. That will be 80 Dollars for a couple per day. That will be 250 Dollars for a three night stay. We paid a lot for this journey and it is not my duty to pay the salary of the staff. Nomad camps should do that."

"That was the best camp on our journey. They have very good staff. Everyone was very friendly. In the morning the managers always say goodbye when you were leaving. They also waited for you by coming back and asked you about your day.
The rooms were very big and every room has a nice view from the top of the hill.
The decoration of the camp is marvellous.
The food was excellent. We didn't expect such a good chief in that camp. Every meal was really great and very nice decorated on the plate.
We loved the big common table."

"We liked the camp a lot. It has a nice view on the river and the terrace is always a good place to meet someone. The staff was very nice and the food good (not as good as in Ikukka Lodge).
The rooms are in an open banda. You can hear the noise of the hippos at night. The interior isn't luxurios, but you have everything you need."

"The Hyatt is a modern hotel. The rooms need a little bit of renovation. We had a sea-view club room, so we can use the club lounge. You get free wine and drinks and food from 6 to 8 pm. That was such a lot, that we didn't visit the restaurant.
The pool is nice and quite big.
We didn't leave the hotel, because there is nothing around."

"We only stayed there the first night. We also had dinner there. It was nice, but nothing special. The staff was friendly."

"We had a wonderful morning and afternoon drive with a very good guide. He met us again in the evening for a night walk and showed us scorpions! We loved to sleep on the roof-top under the stars. It is a little bit chilly in the night, so take your blankets up to the roof."

"We had a very big room with a sofa in. We looked into the garden and it was very quiet in the night. The owner served breakfast every morning and gave informations what to do.
We went out for dinner two times in the Altstadt just across the street. very good food and not too expansive. First night we had dinner at the strandhotel. Was also nice."

"We loved our little hut with an outside bathroom. Never had this before! In the night we had a few mosquitos. A mosquito net would be fine.
The staff, serving the dinner, couldn't tell us anything about the wines they offered. The food was very good.
We loved the sundowner up the hill.
We made two excursions: Twywelfontain and a morning nature drive. At both times we saw the desert elephants and also mountain zebras."

"We cannot complain about anything. Very friendly staff, they changed and repaired our flat tyre! A guide with knowledge and passion for his job. So we saw nearly every animal which lives in Ethosa."

"Only one night there. Seemed to be a very nice lodge too. The bed was very confortable and we even had a bathtub in the bathroom!"

"There are a few leopards with a tracking necklace. We only made that tour and we were happy, cause we saw one leopard. We didn't make other tours, because it was the end of our trip and we had seen a lot of animals before.
The bungalows are very big and have a big window front. You can see the animals pass while you are in bed. Very quiet."

"If you want t visit vic falls, you need a lot of money!
Visa 30$
entrance to the falls 30$
helicopter ride 10$ for flying over the national park, plus the helicopter ride (worth every penny!)
So we paid, just for the visit of the falls, 70$ each .
The hotel wasn't anything spectacular, but good.
Very nice sundownertrip with the IKA Rane boats."

"This camp is not so luxury as the others of our trip. You have everything you need in your room and the staff is very friendly.
Very nice the dinner at long tables, getting in contact to the other guests.
The knowledge of the guides is really very good. They tried everything, that we can see a lot of animals. We were lucky and saw wild dogs."