Travel reviews by Dr G & Dr E - Cambridgeshire

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Fabulous return to Zim

On this trip, I visited Zimbabwe between 2-Sep-2017 and 16-Sep-2017 and I travelled with 1 other person.

Returning to the country after 6 years, we hoped that it had changed and there was certainly evidence of more tourism. The camps have invested in staff and premises and the safari trade there (hopefully) looks to have a bright future

Excellent game and bird viewing. Hospitable and professional camps. Would return in a heartbeat....

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Somalisa Camp, Zimbabwe 2-Sep-2017 review: Amazing sightings at somalisa	Excellent
Changa Safari Camp, Zimbabwe 6-Sep-2017 review: Luxury matusadona	Excellent
Zambezi Expeditions, Zimbabwe 11-Sep-2017 review: Fabulous spot on the river	Average
Kanga Bush Camp, Zimbabwe 13-Sep-2017 review: Peace and quiet in Mana pools	Excellent

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fabulous return to zambia

On this trip, I visited Zambia between 6-Sep-2013 and 19-Sep-2013 and I travelled with 1 other person.

fabulous trip. interesting to see how things were different to 2009. Much drier and hotter in both parks.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

better access to information regarding special offers

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Nkwali, Zambia 7-Sep-2013 review: nkwali review	Excellent
Tena Tena, Zambia 9-Sep-2013 review: tena tena safari	Excellent
Nsefu, Zambia 12-Sep-2013 review: fabulous nsefu	Excellent
Chongwe River Camp, Zambia 14-Sep-2013 review: chongwe river camp	Good

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first safari in Namibia

On this trip, I visited Namibia between 15-Sep-2012 and 30-Sep-2012 and I travelled with 1 other person.

We were worried about going to Etosha and not seeing the volume of game that you would expect in other parks with guides. How wrong we were! We had some fantastic sightings, probably helped by the safaris we had done in the past. There had been some recent bush fires, but we were very lucky that enough time had passed for the game to return. I would say that 6 nights was a good amount of time to spend (over 3 camps). We met people doing it in 1-2 nights - they were not as lucky as us in terms of sightings. We spent on average 10 hours per day in the park and were amply rewarded

There were no issues driving ourselves around.

We would definitely recommend and will return.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Erongo Wilderness Lodge, Namibia 16-Sep-2012 review: Erongo Wilderness Lodge review	Excellent
Mundulea Reserve, Namibia 17-Sep-2012 review: long walks in the bush ;)	Excellent
Mushara Bush Camp, Namibia 20-Sep-2012 review: Mushara Bush Camp review	Excellent
Halali Camp, Namibia 22-Sep-2012 review: Halali Camp review	Excellent
Okaukuejo Camp, Namibia 24-Sep-2012 review: Okaukuejo Camp review	Excellent
Etendeka Mountain Camp, Namibia 26-Sep-2012 review: Etendeka Mountain Camp review	Excellent
Okonjima Plains Camp, Namibia 28-Sep-2012 review: Okonjima Main Camp review	Good

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Trip to ZImbabwe

On this trip, I visited Zimbabwe between 4-Sep-2011 and 17-Sep-2011 and I travelled with 1 other person.

GIven the relative lack of tourism over the past 10 years, we were expecting things to be a bit chaotic. However, this was only the case on arrival at vic falls airport, where a computer issue meant over an hour to get a visa and enter the country. After that, everything went like clockwork and was comparable to other trips we have done around Africa.

The only noticable differences were in the food portion sizes (smaller) and the room laundry (bed linen and towels - less frequent). The guiding, especially in Mana Pools was excellent. It was a very long day to get there though and a bit depressing to fly over and then not to arrive for another 8 hours....

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

Perhaps more detailed information on the website to try and reduce the amount of time needed to be on the phone

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Somalisa Camp, Zimbabwe 5-Sep-2011 review: Somalisa Camp review	Good
Musango Safari Camp, Zimbabwe 9-Sep-2011 review: Musango Safari Camp review	Excellent
Vundu Camp, Zimbabwe 12-Sep-2011 review: Vundu Camp review	Excellent
Ilala Lodge, Zimbabwe 16-Sep-2011 review: Ilala Lodge review	Excellent

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southern safari

On this trip, I visited Tanzania between 25-Sep-2010 and 8-Oct-2010 and I travelled with 1 other person.

Going to Ruaha first was better in terms of internal flights (especially for someone who gets travel sick). If we had realised how far away Jongomero was from the plains in Ruaha, we would have done two camps here instead of in the Selous (as these are all close together). This meant that we did not get a chance to see cheetah, which I had specifically enquired about. This in addition to our experience at Selous Impala camp, slightly marred our experience, but in general, it was as we expected.

There were no night drives in the Selous, contrary to what I was told.

There is apparently now an early morning flight to Dar from Selous which connects to the BA flight, obviating the need for an overnight stay in Sar.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

More detailed brochure

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Jongomero Camp, Tanzania 26-Sep-2010 review: Jongomero Camp review	Excellent
Selous Impala Camp, Tanzania 1-Oct-2010 review: Selous Impala Camp review	Average
Siwandu, Tanzania 4-Oct-2010 review: Selous Safari Camp review	Excellent
Sea Cliff Hotel, Tanzania 7-Oct-2010 review: Sea Cliff Hotel review	Excellent

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My Aug 2009 trip

On this trip, I visited Zambia between 31-Aug-2009 and 12-Sep-2009 and I travelled with 1 other person.

best holiday ever - can't wait to go back!

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Kapani Lodge, Zambia 1-Sep-2009 review: Kapani Lodge review	Excellent
Nsolo Bushcamp, Zambia 4-Sep-2009 review: Nsolo Bushcamp review	Excellent
Kakuli Bushcamp, Zambia 6-Sep-2009 review: Kakuli Bushcamp review	Excellent
Sausage Tree Camp, Zambia 8-Sep-2009 review: Sausage Tree Camp review	Excellent
Chiawa Camp, Zambia 10-Sep-2009 review: Chiawa Camp review	Excellent