Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs H from Notts

"The accomodation was excellent as were the meals.

If you want the freedom of being able to walk out in the bush this is ideal. If you think you are going to see alot of game you will be disappointed. The birdwatching however was excellent. The guided walks were tailored to our requirements and we could also go off for walks by ourselves.

This made a good contrast to Etosha when you are confined to the car"

"We know not to expect 5 star accommodation in Etosha Park and we were pleased with the upgrades in the accommodation from 9 years ago. Unfortunately the meals still leave alot to be desired.

After a very disappointing evening meal we then self catered for the rest of our stay in Etosha. This was a challenge given the very very limited supplies in Halali and Okaukuejo camp shops but still much preferable to the restaurant"

"See comments for Halali

Expert Africa had told us that self catering was not an option now the camps had been upgraded. There may have been a misunderstanding but it is still possible. There were braai at both camps. nb Okaukuejo - there are no braais now at the lodges around the watehole only at the ones further back. Admittedly the only facility is the braai but we stoked up with plastic crockery/cutlery bery cheaply outside the park and managed easily. The evening meals were £17 a head which was very expensive for the quality of hte food and it didn't help when there were mice running around the restaurant!

Okaukuejo scores better than Halali in location manily due to the large waterhole with excellent game viewing"

"We should have stayed 2 nights!!

The accommodation at Bush Camp was exceptional but we were so busy with all the activities that we didn't have enough time to really appreciate our lodge. Our guide, Rohan , was excellent."

"We were given a very warm welcome and guesthouse worked really well for an overnight in Windhoek prior to flying home"

"We had booked to fly out World Traveller. 24 hours in advance we went on the website to reserve our seats onluy to be told that this was not possible to reserve seats which was very worrying. Expert Africa could also not give an explanation> What it actually mean't is that BA had over booked the section and we were down - graded. We should get a refund on the cost. We did get £75 compensation each which is standard

We are still waiting for our refund.

We had been warned by Expert Africa about security of hold luggage at Jo'burg (thankyou) Unfortunately one of our party did not take note of the warning and his luggage was broken into and electronic equipment taken. Please keep the warning in your trip info!"