Travel reviews by Ali from United Kingdom
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
1
Countries visited
1
Lodges stayed in
4
Excursions taken
1
My Aug 2023 trip
Tanzania between 25 Aug 2023 and 5 Sep 2023
"Brilliant. Superbly organised by Tam our Expert Africa organiser. Tam was great, very helpful from start to finish.
All our ground arrangements were very good, especially being met by a very efficient lady from Swiss port at the airport on arrival and being transferred to our accommodations.
Loved our trip, and want to go back again asap. Asilia guides and camps excellent.
Not that keen on Ngorongoro farmhouse but ok for a stop over.
Thank you Tam for all your hard work in organising our trip so that everything went without a hitch."
All our ground arrangements were very good, especially being met by a very efficient lady from Swiss port at the airport on arrival and being transferred to our accommodations.
Loved our trip, and want to go back again asap. Asilia guides and camps excellent.
Not that keen on Ngorongoro farmhouse but ok for a stop over.
Thank you Tam for all your hard work in organising our trip so that everything went without a hitch."
Arranged By Tamara Hoskyns-Abrahall
Katambuga House
"Katambuga House review"
2 nights
Arrived
25 Aug 2023
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Good
Service
Good
Activities
Average
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Oliver's Camp
"Oliver's Camp review"
2 nights
Arrived
27 Aug 2023
"Wonderful camp.
Very close to the wildlife, elephants came into camp and you could hear them all making their rumbling noises all though the night!
Very good food and service. Very attentive staff.
Good location."
Very close to the wildlife, elephants came into camp and you could hear them all making their rumbling noises all though the night!
Very good food and service. Very attentive staff.
Good location."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Buffalo
Many sightings
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
1 sighting
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
Many sightings
Wildebeest
Many sightings
Zebra
Many sightings
Ngorongoro Farmhouse Lodge
"Ngorongoro Farmhouse Lodge review"
3 nights
Arrived
29 Aug 2023
"Ok. The rooms were fine.
The management weren’t very helpful if you had an issue. The other staff were pleasant enough, and the food average.
The location is ok for access to the main gate for Ngorongoro crater.
The gardens weren’t as special as I had hoped. We did have a tour of the coffee production by a lovely guy.
Good for stop over but in hindsight we maybe wasted a day here as we stayed 3 nights. 2 probably better."
The management weren’t very helpful if you had an issue. The other staff were pleasant enough, and the food average.
The location is ok for access to the main gate for Ngorongoro crater.
The gardens weren’t as special as I had hoped. We did have a tour of the coffee production by a lovely guy.
Good for stop over but in hindsight we maybe wasted a day here as we stayed 3 nights. 2 probably better."
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location
Good
Service
Good
Activities
Average
Rooms
Good
Food
Average
Facilities
Average
Safari in Ngorongoro Crater
"Safari in Ngorongoro Crater review"
30 Aug 2023 • All-day excursion
Very good… because we had a lovely and informative guide. He spotted loads of animals and we had a very good day. It was a bit cloudy on descent but the sun soon burnt though the clouds.
We saw a Rhino in the distance, as well as water buffalo with ox peckers cleaning their ears and egrets sitting on their backs. Lots of egrets and water birds around the lake.
Hippos, and elephants and wildebeests. The latter even doing a mini migration in the crater… all walking in a line one after the other. No giraffes here.
Wonderful experience, descending into the crater and viewing the landscape and animals.
We saw a Rhino in the distance, as well as water buffalo with ox peckers cleaning their ears and egrets sitting on their backs. Lots of egrets and water birds around the lake.
Hippos, and elephants and wildebeests. The latter even doing a mini migration in the crater… all walking in a line one after the other. No giraffes here.
Wonderful experience, descending into the crater and viewing the landscape and animals.
Ubuntu Camp
"Ubuntu Camp review"
3 nights
Arrived
1 Sep 2023
"Good camp.
We did get to see the migration of wildebeest over the mara. A amazing spectacle in itself. Saw leopards and lions generally sleeping in the afternoons. Some Giraffes and a few elephants. Also hyenas. Mainly huge herds of wildebeests! Landscape amazing too.
Food was good, and the people very nice.
I heard Hyenas howling through the night as well lions. The hyenas were very close, they seemed to be all around the camp."
We did get to see the migration of wildebeest over the mara. A amazing spectacle in itself. Saw leopards and lions generally sleeping in the afternoons. Some Giraffes and a few elephants. Also hyenas. Mainly huge herds of wildebeests! Landscape amazing too.
Food was good, and the people very nice.
I heard Hyenas howling through the night as well lions. The hyenas were very close, they seemed to be all around the camp."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Sightings report
Buffalo
Many sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Eland
Many sightings
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Leopard
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Oryx
Many sightings
Roan antelope
Many sightings
Spotted Hyena
Many sightings
Wildebeest
Many sightings
Zebra
Many sightings
The garden was simple, we had hoped to use the pool however it was full of bugs floating on the top… they do not seem to clean the surface of it, so that put us off using it.
Quite peaceful location, generally ok for a stop over."