Travel reviews by Chefin from Switzerland
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
1
Countries visited
1
Lodges stayed in
1
Excursions taken
0
Botswana Summer 2022
Botswana between 30 Jul 2022 and 4 Aug 2022
"We travelled as a family with our two teenage boys from Vic Falls to Maun in 20 days, self-driving & camping through the parks from Kasane to Maun with a 4x4 and we spent the final 5 nights at Splash. So to say taking things crescendo and leaving the best for the end. We got to know about Splash Camp from friends who stayed there and Expert Africa confirmed that the Camp would be exactly what we were looking for.
We originally planned to travel in March-April 2020 and postponed several times through the pandemic to July-August 2022 eventually.
Megan Green from Expert Africa was extremely helpful and accommodating to reschedule Splash several times. The most difficult part of the trip was actually getting to Zimbabwe and getting back from Botswana to Europe. The recipe for success with air travel in summer 2022 is to plan enough buffer between legs to accommodate for the unavoidable flight cancellations & rescheduling. The transfer with Moremi Air from Maun to Kwara Air Strip worked well. As soon as we arrived at Maun Airport and on the way back, Kwando Safari coached us through.
We arranged the air travel and the self-driving ourselves and just booked Splash through Expert Africa. In retrospect this was a mistake, we should have entrusted Expert Africa with the whole trip."
We originally planned to travel in March-April 2020 and postponed several times through the pandemic to July-August 2022 eventually.
Megan Green from Expert Africa was extremely helpful and accommodating to reschedule Splash several times. The most difficult part of the trip was actually getting to Zimbabwe and getting back from Botswana to Europe. The recipe for success with air travel in summer 2022 is to plan enough buffer between legs to accommodate for the unavoidable flight cancellations & rescheduling. The transfer with Moremi Air from Maun to Kwara Air Strip worked well. As soon as we arrived at Maun Airport and on the way back, Kwando Safari coached us through.
We arranged the air travel and the self-driving ourselves and just booked Splash through Expert Africa. In retrospect this was a mistake, we should have entrusted Expert Africa with the whole trip."
Arranged By Megan Green
Splash Camp
"Splash Camp review"
5 nights
Arrived
30 Jul 2022
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Buffalo
6 sightings
Cheetah
2 sightings
Elephant
10+ sightings
Giraffe
10+ sightings
Hippo
10+ sightings
Lion
6 sightings
Sable antelope
1 sighting
Sitatunga
7 sightings
Spotted Hyena
2 sightings
White Rhino
1 sighting
Wild dog
2 sightings
Wildebeest
10+ sightings
Zebra
10+ sightings
Accommodations, camp facilities, game drives, meals, everything was perfect.
One vehicle breakdown. Vehicles are an expensive asset, maintenance is key for a long life. Our guide "Mr G." and our spotter Knobli did an outstanding job. Interaction with them was easy, we went fishing and caught fish, which we got to eat for dinner; bird viewing (&photography) and introduction to trees, bushes & grasses was an unexpected additional highlight.
We also enjoyed very much the porridge by the fire in the early morning, the morning coffee and sunset drinks in the bush, the outside shower, the boat tour and the amazing nature & wildlife.
Spash Camp is an excellent choice, we recommend."