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Travel reviews by Mrs A. from S. Carolina

Review Distribution

Excellent
Good
Average
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Terrible

Total number of trips

3

Countries visited

6

Lodges stayed in

17

Excursions taken

4

My Sep 2022 trip

Rwanda and 2 other countries between 18 Sep 2022 and 3 Oct 2022

Trip rating: Excellent
"Fabulous itinerary and trip.

Amazing sights, awesome game drives, wonderful people.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

We were only disappointed in the level of amenities at Serian.

Given the terrific high standards the rest of the trip, and the trip pricing, we had assumed all camps would be of equal value.
Quite disappointed just about this stay."

Arranged By Maruska AdyeRowe


Kigali Serena Hotel

Kigali Serena Hotel

"Kigali Serena Hotel review"

2 nights Arrived 19 Sep 2022
"Food was plentiful but only average at best. Staff lovely.

We did have a taxi driver, ordered by the hotel, who overcharged us by $20. The hotel was quick to deal with this.

Overall a good experience, though."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Average
Kigali Tour and Genocide Memorial Visit

Kigali Tour and Genocide Memorial Visit

"Kigali Tour and Genocide Memorial Visit review"

20 Sep 2022 • All-day excursion

Well done exhibits. Obviously disturbing, but glad we went.
Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge

Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge

"Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 21 Sep 2022
"Everything about Sabyinyo was fabulous - staff, food, accommodations.

Would love to stay there again."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Golden Monkey Trekking

Golden Monkey Trekking

"Golden Monkey Trekking review"

22 Sep 2022 • Morning excursion

Wonderful morning.

The monkeys were great to watch and photograph,
Excellent
Gorilla Trekking Safari

Gorilla Trekking Safari

"Gorilla Trekking Safari review"

23 Sep 2022 • Morning excursion

Amazing experience.

The trek itself was difficult - not because of height but due to the extreme slippery conditions, even with a porter!

Worth every moment.
Excellent
Alex Walker's Serian Serengeti

Alex Walker's Serian Serengeti

"Alex Walker's Serian Serengeti review"

4 nights Arrived 24 Sep 2022
"We were extremely disappointed in the accommodations.

The food and staff were terrific, as were our guides Nelson and Bara Bara.
However, the tent was extremely "worn," with holes in the sheets, towels that were too thin, stains on the cushions and lighting was almost non-existent.

We could have been OK with bucket showers, but the other aspects of the tent made the experience very disappointing."
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Poor
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Average
Kicheche Valley

Kicheche Valley

"Kicheche Valley review"

4 nights Arrived 28 Sep 2022
"We loved Kicheche Valley.

Everything was terrific - staff, accomodations and our driver, Mika and animal sightings.

Would stay there again!"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

My May 2014 trip

Namibia and 1 other country between 22 May 2014 and 7 Jun 2014

Trip rating: Excellent
"The trip was fabulous.

We were too tired in Cape Town to fully appreciate and enjoy it. Then having to get to a 6am flight to Windhoek, really kept us from getting fully adjusted. I did not appreciate the distances we had to cover in Namibia and the slow going (with no place for rest stops) on the gravel roads. We loved everything we saw in Namibia, and I have no regrets. I just wish we had more opportunity for catching our breath or down time!

Botswana is special - everything is easy. Wilderness Safaris do an amazing job, down to helping us check our luggage as we were departing from Maun. All their staff are charming and helpful. I am ready to go again - next time, other Wilderness lodges!"

Arranged By Maruska AdyeRowe


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Abbey Manor (Not currently featured by Expert Africa)

"Abbey Manor review"

3 nights Arrived 22 May 2014
"The manager, Judy, was lovely and enthusiastic.

Everything about the place was lovely, but it is a bit out of the way from the central part of the city."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch

Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch

"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"

1 night Arrived 25 May 2014
"We had a lovely stay - it is in a beautiful setting, and we had great room with a fabulous view."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Hoodia Desert Lodge

Hoodia Desert Lodge

"Hoodia Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 26 May 2014
"The place was great, and our guide to Sossusvlie, Jonathan, was the best of the entire trip.

The drive to and from the area was exhausting (roads are difficult - and it took most of one day to get there from Bagatelle and one day to get to Swakop). Not much one can do, but we were not prepared for how tiring it could be on those drives - with no place to take a break."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Cornerstone Guesthouse

Cornerstone Guesthouse

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

2 nights Arrived 28 May 2014
"the guesthouse was charming in an excellent location in the town.

Unfortunately, we did not have any time to explore the town, getting in late from Sossusvlei, spending all day on our trip to Sandwich Harbor, and then having to leave early enough to get to Okonjima."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Coast and Sandwich Harbour

Coast and Sandwich Harbour

"See prior comments"

29 May 2014 • All-day excursion

Please see prior emails to Maruska
Poor
Okonjima Bush Camp

Okonjima Bush Camp

"Okonjima Bush Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 30 May 2014
"We had an amazing stay. We had an enormous, gorgeous room with a fabulous vista - we even saw the rare aardwolf from our porch. Staff were exceptionally nice and accommodating.

Paul was not feeling well one morning, and missed the game drive, so they let us go out the next morning. Walking on ground level with the cheetahs was a never to be forgotten experience."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Olive Grove

Olive Grove

"Olive Grove review"

1 night Arrived 1 Jun 2014
"It was a bit difficult to locate. The wifi did not work (which was problematic mostly because Paul's father was in the hospital and we were trying to stay in touch).

It was a bit difficult to get out for our very early flight (e.g. the front door had a large bar across it which I had to remove, but no one had warned me about it) and all the lights were off on the stairwells. They did pack us a bag of snacks as we missed breakfast."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Good
Service
Average
Rooms
Average
Savuti Camp

Savuti Camp

"Savuti Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 2 Jun 2014
"The staff were lovely. Our guide and the other couple in our Land Rover did not get along. The husband was difficult and demanding, and we had different priorities. I wanted to see as much wildlife as possible, especially large cats. When we had the opportunity to see leopards, he was complaining that we were "driving around too much," and we never made it to the leopard sighting.

I think our guide did not know how to handle this person, which I totally appreciate. Paul and I did tell the managers about the guest's behavior, complaining not only that he was annoying us, but that he was being rude and disrespectful to the guide. It does bring to the fore the problem of being "paired up" with strangers who can positively, or negatively, impact one's visit."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Chitabe Lediba

Chitabe Lediba

"Chitabe Lediba review"

3 nights Arrived 4 Jun 2014
"We loved this camp. It was great, all the staff was great, we had a lovely couple from Germany who were with us for three days. We all had a terrific time.

Amazing game drives - lions, leopard cubs, and cheetah successful hunt. It can't get any better than this."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Food
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Activities
Excellent

breath taking trip

Botswana and 1 other country between 8 Jun 2011 and 18 Jun 2011

Trip rating: Excellent
"This was a trip of a lifetime, and it was even better than I imagined it would be. The arrangements worked perfectly and we can't wait to go back!!

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
The advice was very helpful and the trip was fabulous. It would have helped to be reminded that it gets cold throughout the evening and night, so we could have used more warm clothing not just in the AM but for the evening and sleeping!"

Arranged By Maruska AdyeRowe


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City Lodge OR Tambo (Not currently featured by Expert Africa)

"fair hotel"

1 night Arrived 8 Jun 2011
"Rooms are small; staff was not especially helpful"
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location
Excellent
Service
Average
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
DumaTau Camp

DumaTau Camp

"Lovely camp at Duma Tau"

2 nights Arrived 9 Jun 2011
"Our guide, Ron, was terrific. It was VERY cold both nights - food was OK, a lot but not terrific"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Average
Facilities
Good
Kwetsani Camp

Kwetsani Camp

"MOST FABULOUS PLACE WE STAYED"

3 nights Arrived 11 Jun 2011
"EVERYTHING was terrific - from managers to cook to guide. Fabulous location."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Little Vumbura

Little Vumbura

"Also a lovely camp"

2 nights Arrived 14 Jun 2011
"After Kwetsani, was difficult to follow. Room was even nicer - but low boardwalks and view not as terrific as Kwetsani.

Our guide was fabulous, but most of other staff not as engaging."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent
The River Club

The River Club

"Location and view spectacular"

2 nights Arrived 16 Jun 2011
"The location and rooms were fabulous. Excellent way to end a trip"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

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