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Reviews of Mwaleshi Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

60 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Mwaleshi Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Aug-2018, 18 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Mwaleshi Camp.
Lion

75% success

Leopard

36% success

Wild dog

14% success

Elephant

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Wildebeest

94% success

Buffalo

88% success

Zebra

78% success

Spotted Hyena

71% success

Black Rhino

8% success

Aardvark

0% success

Eland

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Roan antelope

0% success

Sable antelope

0% success

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Arrival date
Mr. C
New Forest

"Mwaleshi Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 16 Oct 2023
"The best walking camp in North park!

It had improved since my last visit some 25 years ago but I do not think it can be beat." See all these reviews: 12n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Ms A
Calgary

"Mwaleshi Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 16 Oct 2023
"I love Mwaleshi. If I could go back to only one camp in Zambia, it would be here. Rustic, authentic, yet pampered and well-taken care of. The rooms have beautiful views. You are welcome to sit right in the Mwaleshi river out front, because it is too shallow for crocs. But......there actually are some tiny crocs about, who could get at your toes. (so amazing)

Change of guides here for me to Moffat. And he was as fantastic as Stephen. Our walks were a bit more arduous here. The heat, and terrain were tough. Rehydrating salts were on offer at breaks (and were absolutely necessary). We generally did walking in the morning. But, if we needed to, we could use the vehicle to shorten our afternoon walk, and have a bit of a mix (which we did). It was a very nice combination. Serious walk in the am, and easier time in the afternoon heat.

The rains started while we were here. Not to a major degree......but the plastics were brought out "just in case". The camp was closing the day after we left - for the season. And it was amazing to see all the work that goes into this.

I made special connections with my fellow travellers here, and am grateful for that. Again, safari has a way, especially with communal dining, to facilitate meeting like-minded folks from around the world.

This is......in short...... a very special camp. One I'll be back to, for likely an extended time." See all these reviews: 14n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

6 sightings

Hippo

3 sightings

Lion

3 sightings

Spotted Hyena

2 sightings

Wildebeest

4 sightings

Zebra

4 sightings

Ms P
London

"Mwaleshi Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 6 Oct 2023
"I've lost count of how many times I've been to Mwaleshi, and it remains one of my favourite places in Africa.

The walking safari there is second to none, with Brent once again providing excellent guiding, while the camp itself - with its staggering sunrises over the Mwaleshi - remains the my ideal for getting away from it all.

This time, hyena sightings were a particular highlight." See all these reviews: 11n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Hippo

1 sighting

Lion

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

David
Doha

"Mwaleshi Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 8 Sep 2023
"Same as earlier report" See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

MAH
St Albans

"Mwaleshi Camp small and remote"

2 nights Arrived 8 Sep 2023
"We walked along the river from Takwela to Mwaleshi camp with Moffat guiding our group. It took a little longer as there were plenty of elephants around but we felt very safe.

The camp seemed a little disorganised at first but that soon settled down. We took advantage to be able to walk /stand in the river at camp to cool off. We loved the fact that the reed chalets had hot water showers only on a night time and in the morning a hot water jug was put by our wash basin.

On our first night we heard a lion kill close to camp which presented us with a great sighting the next day.

All the staff were helpful and friendly. Similar reed chalets which were very clean." See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

2 sightings

Elephant

6 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

2 sightings

Zebra

4 sightings

David
Doha

"Mwaleshi Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 2 Sep 2023
"The highlight of the trip. Small camp on the Mwaleshi river, very well-managed.

Great food and bar.

Superb guiding from Brent." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs M
E Sussex

"Mwaleshi Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 27 Sep 2022
"Mwaleshi was our favourite camp. It is small and a walking only camp.

We walked to it from Takwela which was a great experience. Our guide at this camp, Brent, was extremely knowledgeable and we thoroughly enjoyed our walks in the bush and among the animals.

Walking up on a leopard was a highlight.

We were very well looked after in the camp and it was very peaceful." See all these reviews: 5n in Zambia; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

B family
Switzerland

"Mwaleshi our Highlight"

3 nights Arrived 9 Sep 2022
"It was mervellous, everything from the walks with the experienced guide and scout, the friendly and helpful staff, the best food and just a magical place.

I would stay longer next time!" See all these reviews: 12n in Zambia; 8n in Malawi
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Sightings Report

Elephant

10 sightings

Hippo

6 sightings

Lion

2 sightings

Spotted Hyena

3 sightings

Wildebeest

5 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Two Travellers
UK

"Mwaleshi Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 26 Aug 2022
"If we were forced to choose only one of the Remote Africa camps to visit, it would have to be Mwaleshi (not that we would ever want to have to make such a choice, as we like them all so much!).

Mwaleshi is simple, rustic, tiny and completely magical. Its location right on the river bank and its feeling of immersion in the bush, not to mention the food, are part of its charm but best of all was the guiding. We were lucky enough this time to have Brent, who we missed on our previous visit, as our guide, and his knowledge, thoughtfulness and ability to explain were true gifts.

A particular highlight was the morning we spent on foot tracking and eventually finding elusive lions, and we were especially impressed by the mutual understanding and collaboration between Brent, Kennedy (himself a superb guide in the making) and David (our National Park Scout) as the whole enthralling process unfolded." See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mrs B.
Cambridge

"Mwaleshi Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 2 Aug 2022
"Mwaleshi was marvellous, just what we had hoped. A “bush “ camp in a remote wilderness setting, perfectly tranquil apart from the din of lions roaring, elephants trumpeting, hyenas howling and birdsong. Our guide Brent was superb, sharing fascinating information about the wildlife and environment.

We loved our walks. The close encounters with animals feel so very much more real than when sitting in a safari truck. The walking was quite manageable for our group of only moderately active people in their late sixties.
The camp was charmingly rustic but also very comfortable with amazing food and friendly helpful staff.

We agree with many of your previous travellers that a walking safari might not be the right thing for a first time visitor to Africa. One cannot expect clear views of huge numbers of animals. But this is compensated by the feeling of intimacy of the animal encounters. Priceless!" See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

4 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Hippo

2 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

3 sightings

Wildebeest

4 sightings

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