Zambia: reviews from our travellers

"One of our best holidays." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip

"Excellent from initial contact to the fine tuning of the final details for our holiday.

Really appreciated the knowledgeable and honest advice.

As a result we had an amazing honeymoon, staying at lovely accommodation in stunning settings and experienced wonderful wildlife encounters." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari

"It has been 15 years since Chris McIntyre planned our first trip to Zambia, and I'm so pleased to have finally returned. Claire gave me excellent advice in planning our trip, and Eleanor was very helpful when Claire was not available. I felt great confidence in your team of experts and appreciated that everything worked smoothly.

Thanks as well for the copy of Zambia, which I devoured.

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If I think of anything, I'll let you know." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zambia safari

"Exceptional. Truly a holiday of a lifetime made extra special, sharing the experiences as a family.

Ellie was fantastically helpful, even going to the trouble of rearranging our itinerary when she realised that our original booking at Shiwa would have been shared with hunters. Undoubtedly this would have marred our experience there and as it was, we were the only guests, so enjoyed the undivided attention of our delightful host and hostess.

Ellie's suggestions made for a very balanced trip and while the emphasis was on safari, both Shiwa and Livingstone provided contrast, interest and excitement!

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No. It was perfection." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 14 on a Zambia safari

"A holiday of a lifetime! Could not have been better! We wouldn't change a thing, except to stay longer in each place. We will return to Zambia!

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none" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari

"We had a wonderful holiday and we enjoyed every minute of it. Everything was perfeclty organized and met our expectations. Thanks Maruska for taking care of everything!

Hopefully we will be back soon, this time with more walking safaris!" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari

"A wonderful experience which exceeded our expectations. Everything went smoothly. I felt completely confident with the advice and planning provided by Expert Africa

Only wish we wouldn't have to save for years to do it again.........

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None spring to mind" Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari

"We had an absolutely fabulous trip. It met all our expectations and we will be planning a return trip to Africa sometime in the future.

We would definitely use Expert Africa again as you were very helpful, knowledgeable and provided the most competitive quote for our trip. Well done and thank you." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari

"The Zambia vacation was our first trip to Africa, and we couldn't have wished for a better experience.

The trip exceeded any expectations and the wildest imaginations we had about a trip to Africa. We have been married for almost a decade, but we had never gone on a honeymoon, and we decided to plan this trip as a belated version of it. It only took a few conversations with Claire Scott at Expert Africa to narrow down the endless list of choices to an itinerary that would fit our needs and our budget, and in retrospect we can only say that she scored perfect. Everything we had discussed during the planning phase matched what we experienced during the trip. Her experience and suggestions were invaluable, and we would definitely work with her again on another trip.

We picked Zambia as our destination because we wanted to visit the Victoria Falls, and we added a safari in South Luangwa after reading up on the various game parks in Southern Africa and upon recommendation by Claire Scott. Although we learned that it is one of the best known parks in Zambia it never felt crowded. Many times we felt like we had the park to ourselves. The wildlife is impressive, and with an open mind you'll be rewarded with amazing sightings. In conversations with Africa "veterans", many of which had visited several countries or were working in the travel business, we learned that South Luangwa is one of the best destinations in Africa to see wildlife.

We spent all of our time in South Luangwa in camps by the Robin Pope Safari company, and if we ever have the opportunity to return to South Luangwa we will definitely stay at their camps again. The level of organization and professionalism is remarkable, and, most importantly, the camp are located in beautiful areas of the park. All of the Robin Pope guides we met were very experienced and knowledgeable. We highly recommend them!

Seeing the Victoria Falls at the end of our trip was just amazing. The Falls were why we had traveled to Africa in the first place, and they did not disappoint. It is truly one of the natural wonders of the world, and it is definitely worth the trip." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zambia safari

"We spent one week in Zambia (last week of June) & one week in Botswana (the first week of July). The trip was good.

All transfers and reservations organized by Expert Africa went smoothly without any delays or issues. Thank you Maruska for arranging the logistacs of that trip!" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zambia safari