Reviews of Chiawa Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
94 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Chiawa Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Lovely camp by the Zambezi"
Guides were helpful and gave us a lovely experience of a leopard. We stayed at the honeymoon tent which was really comfortable, if a bit hot and airless.
A rather smart camp did not quite have the "bush" atmosphere of others - maybe we should have stayed at Old Mondoro?" See all these reviews: 12n in Zambia
"Wonderful camp on the Zambezi"
Beds very comfortable and facilities excellent. Food was excellent. Camp activities were varied and very well organised. It was easy to choose an activity to suit and the guides were very helpful at tailoring activities, e.g. when one of us wanted to go birdwatching." See all these reviews: 15n in Zambia
"Chiawa Camp review"
Run exactly the same
Very nice indeed
See whole trip comments" See all these reviews: 12n in Zambia
"Chiawa another nice camp"
Guiding was good though we did not see much on our night drives as we did at Tafika and the red light used does mean that taking photographs was tricky, though we do understand why it was used.
The canoe trip was excellent and I highly recommend taking the longer canoe trip. Having a meal on the boat as it travelled down the river was also a lovely surprise, though I wish we had known a little in advance as we would have taken our binoculars and cameras with us." See all these reviews: 7n in Zambia
"Chiawa Camp review"
Had a great walk which turned into an elephant dodge as there was so many elephants around including one that kept coming into the camp, especially at mealtimes." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
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"Chiawa 2014"
Lots of treats! Lunch on river and secluded dinner for two (50th wedding anniversary) on river at night. Everyone very friendly, helpful and flexible with activities. Felt quantity of food a bit too much for us with fairly heavy lunch and 4 courses at night." See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia
"Chiawa Camp review"
Surprise-Lunch and Surprise-Dinner were stunning.
Very luxury accommodation.
But still a lot of wildlife. Even a huge male elephant in the camp." See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia
"Chiawa Camp review"
Good guiding , good food .... and perfect laundry service !
Surprise boatlunch ON the Zambezi.
Thanks to Anita and Peter
Going west we encountered more vehicles from lodges not within the park." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
"Chiawa offers luxury in the bush!"
A great aspect of the Lower Zambezi is the opportunity to spend time on the river and adopt a leisurely pace to observing the birds and animals. The canoe trip is a wonderful experience.
Not something to dwell on but the camp sometimes felt "over managed" meaning that it was not always clear what roles the management were trying to fulfil!" See all these reviews: 14n in Zambia
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