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Travel reviews by Mr T & Ms G. from Sweden

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Total number of trips

1

Countries visited

1

Lodges stayed in

8

Excursions taken

2

A unique and memorable adventure

Namibia between 11 Apr 2025 and 27 Apr 2025

Trip rating: Excellent
"The trip overall was absolutely amazing, an adventure we will always remember and cherish!

In addition to the feedback already provided there are a few other things we would like to mention. As stated in The Delight feedback, there was a full day tour to Sandwich Harbor and Walvis Bay that was pre-paid and confirmed in our itinerary but was actually not booked.

Sabina was very attentive and helpful in the beginning as we were developing the itinerary and exploring options. However, later on in the process we found communication with her to be hit or miss. There was more than one occasion where our emails went unanswered and required follow up. Particularly frustrating was the fact that we did not receive our travel packet until days before departure. I had asked Sabina about the status of this in at least two earlier emails which she did not answer in her replies.

Once she discovered that the documents had not been shipped yet (just a bit more than one week from our departure) she said she would send them out and hopefully they would arrive in time. Only after I asked to have the shipment expedited did she offer to do so - seems like that should've been automatic given the timeline. Obviously this did not leave us much time to read through the guide, etc."

Feedback response


Thank you for your kind words about the overall success of your trip – I’m so pleased it was such an amazing adventure.

At the same time, I’m genuinely sorry for the frustrations you experienced towards the end of the booking process. In the final weeks before your departure, we exchanged a great deal of correspondence – as I helped with the logistics and costs of various activities and made adjustments as your plans evolved.

I was glad to be able to assist with so many questions during that time – but I’m very sorry that the full-day tour from Swakopmund was overlooked. This was an error on my part. By the time I realised the oversight and tried to put things right, you had understandably made other arrangements.

Your travel documents were sent to the address we had on file more than a month before your departure. Unfortunately, I wasn’t aware that this format wouldn’t work for local delivery in Sweden, and I regret not checking that the pack had arrived safely. Once I learned that it hadn’t reached you, we couriered a replacement which arrived before you travelled – but I understand this left you with little time to review it properly, and I’m sorry for that.

I truly regret the missed follow-ups and how these issues affected your otherwise positive impression of our service. I’m grateful for your fair and constructive feedback – it’s genuinely appreciated.

Thank you again for travelling with us, and I hope we’ll have the chance to help with your future travels.

Arranged By Sabina Hekandjo


River Crossing

River Crossing

"River Crossing review"

1 night Arrived 12 Apr 2025
"We were only here for one evening.

There is some road construction going on near the property which made it a bit challenging to get there.

No issues at all with the property though."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Average
Service
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Kulala Desert Lodge

Kulala Desert Lodge

"Wonderful stay"

2 nights Arrived 13 Apr 2025
"The staff here were excellent. Thereza in particular was extremely helpful in booking two dinner reservations for us in our next stay in Swakopmund. She did this completely unsolicited and just jumped in to help.

We would also like to give special recognition to Simon (Malakia -sp?) who proved to be an absolute delight as a guide. He was polite, professional, knowledgeable, took good care of his customers, and was just a great person to be around. The best guide of our two week trip."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

The Delight

"Not recommended"

2 nights Arrived 15 Apr 2025
"We would not recommend this property. At check in, Lainna was behind the desk and could not have cared less about us. She was distracted, unhappy and curt. When we asked her to confirm our excursion to Sandwich Harbor the following morning she just said, "Yeah, it's all set." We had other less than positive interactions with her later as well.

It turned out the excursion did not actually get booked. As we waited in the lobby and nobody showed up we had Chyvon from the hotel call the tour operator who had no record of a booking request. Fortunately Chyvon, who was excellent, found another operator and was able to book us for a half-day tour. Many thanks to Chyvon! She really exemplified outstanding customer service.

We should also mention that Expert Africa did everything they could to rebook us on another tour, which they were able to do, but we had already booked the other excursion. It was a disappointing miss to be sure, but we have no complaints about how Expert Africa responded and ultimately compensated us for the inconvenience.

One other note, we had requested well in advance a room facing the parking lot but ended up with a street facing room."
Poor
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor

Location
Average
Service
Poor
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Average
Food
Good
Facilities
Average
Ballooning in the Namib Desert

Ballooning in the Namib Desert

"Wow, amazing!"

15 Apr 2025 • Morning excursion

Absolutely stunning experience!

The lodge (Kulala) ensured we arrived on time and the balloon operator ran a very professional and extremely well-managed operation. It included coffee and some quick bites before we left, and an amazing breakfast spread in the desert upon landing - just fantastic!

I think our pilot was Paul (?) who did a wonderful job of navigating. Could not recommend this experience enough, a must do!
Excellent
Doro Nawas

Doro Nawas

"A spectacular lodge"

2 nights Arrived 17 Apr 2025
"We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. The entire staff was wonderful. They sing to welcome you when you arrive and they sing good-bye to you when you leave. They even did a musical performance for the guests one evening, what a blast.

Fritz, who managed the kitchen was superb. The variety and quality of the food was amazing, especially considering how remote the lodge is! And Fritz was just a great guy.

We did not have kids with us but the extra effort we saw the staff provide to keep the little ones occupied and entertained was impressive.

We did the desert elephant excursion with Ronaldo as our guide. He is young and not very experienced. He is a nice young man so will hopefully grow into the role. He did run over a tree limb in the desert resulting in a flat tire. Unfortunately, he did not have a tire iron in the vehicle to loosen the lug nuts so had to call the other guide to help. This delayed us a good 30 minutes and we missed the sunset.

Ensuring you have the proper tools and equipment in the vehicle should be basic guiding knowledge, especially when it comes to repairing a flat tire."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Poor
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Ongava Lodge

Ongava Lodge

"Wonderful staff"

2 nights Arrived 19 Apr 2025
"Special recognition for Delamina at reception who gave us a warm and enthusiastic welcome and took such good care of us during our entire stay, thank you!

The rest of the staff were all superb and I am sorry we do not remember all the names but there was literally not one person who we would not rate as superior.

We did two excursions here, both with Kapona. The first one was a sundowner in the Ongava reserve which was very nice and we had several white rhino sightings.

The next one was a morning safari into Etosha and it seemed Kapona had lost interest. His demeanor was lackluster and he did not seem very interested in seriously trying to find game - we had no sightings on this excursion.

Delemina had prepared a very nice coffee serving with Amarula which he did not even offer up until we were almost back at the lodge."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Average
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Onguma Bush Camp

Onguma Bush Camp

"A wonderful vibe at this lodge"

2 nights Arrived 21 Apr 2025
"All of the restaurant staff here were excellent; friendly and accommodating. The front desk staff less so.

The room was cramped and smelled like a horse barn.

The standout was Gift, our guide. Super knowledgeable and friendly, clearly a very talented and experienced guide. We learned so much from him!"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Poor
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
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Dream Cruiser

"A very special evening"

22 Apr 2025 • Afternoon excursion

An amazing experience.
The vehicle was a comfortable space and the chef did a fantastic job of preparing some delicious food along with providing plenty of beverage refreshments.

Champagne by sunset was absolutely memorable. Overall, the experience was very impressive!

The only disappointment was that the water hole had been intentionally emptied so there was no game sightings at all.
Excellent
Ai Aiba Lodge

Ai Aiba Lodge

"Remote and rugged"

2 nights Arrived 23 Apr 2025
"This lodge is set in a wonderfully remote and rugged area. Our chalet however did not have any view.

The staff here seemed unhappy and were not particularly helpful. There is definitely an opportunity to provide some basic sanitary and food safety training with the service staff.

One woman was clearly sick and sneezing into her hand and then handling food and dishes."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Poor
Activities
Good
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Facilities
Good
Olive Grove

Olive Grove

"Olive Grove review"

1 night Arrived 25 Apr 2025
"A decent property, nothing special."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Average
Service
Good
Facilities
Average
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Average

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