Reviews of Big Lagoon Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
88 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Big Lagoon Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

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"Crocodile Bushcamp review"
The room was fabulous - again overlooking the river - wish we had spent more time there.
The same comments I made re Chikoko Tree Camp apply to this camp (which is now called "Big Lagoon") - basically a wonderful experience walking through the bush but you see fewer animals than on a game drive so perhaps not for those whose main interest is animal sightings." See all these reviews: 7n in Zambia

Buffalo
Multiple sightings

Eland
Multiple sightings

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Crocodile Bushcamp review"
It was excellent and the view across the waterhole was magnificent." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia; 4n in Botswana; 1n in South Africa

Buffalo
Multiple sightings

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Lion
1 sighting

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Python seen on foot"
Tafika used to have two bush camps - Crocodile and Chikoko but has now transferred the Crocodile Camp to the nearby Big Lagoon. As the name suggests, it has a great view of a waterhole which is frequented by birds and animals.
The highlight for us was discovering a Rock Python which had just eaten an Impala. Tree Squirrels raised the alarm and with a bit of detective work our guide Amon and scout Titus were able to discover the cause.
The camp is simple but very comfortable. The staff were delightfully friendly." See all these reviews: 21n in Zambia

Buffalo
8 sightings

Elephant
7 sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Zebra
6 sightings
"Big Lagoon a good site"
We really liked both! Great bungalows: lofty, very smart, convenient and not too luxurious - perfect!
And lions that close - mind-blowing!" See all these reviews: 12n in Zambia; 8n in Malawi

Buffalo
10 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
4 sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Lion
2 sightings

Spotted Hyena
3 sightings

Zebra
6 sightings
"Big Lagoon Camp review"

Buffalo
2 sightings

Elephant
2 sightings

Giraffe
2 sightings

Hippo
2 sightings

Lion
1 sighting

Spotted Hyena
2 sightings

Wild dog
1 sighting
"Crocodile Bushcamp review"
We were sorry never to have visited Crocodile camp, the site of which we passed just as we approached its successor, Big Lagoon. But the new location is absolutely stunning, looking out as it does onto the lagoon with a wonderful sitenji bar area complete with magnificent deck, and we could definitely see how - certainly as the season progressed - one could almost make a day of sitting there watching the comings and goings.
Clever use is made of the existing infrastructure from the camp previously on this spot, and the floor of our chalet had recently been upgraded but there is nevertheless still an intimate bush camp vibe which we loved. And we very much enjoyed walking on from Chikoko with Stephen, the wonderful guide we had previously met at Mwaleshi in 2019." See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia
"Crocodile Bushcamp review"
We had arranged in advance to walk from Big Lagoon direct to Mwamba as mentioned in the information on the Expert Africa website. We are grateful to Nick at Tafika for managing the logistics of this. Our excellent guide, tracker and tea carrier were all enthusiastic about this; none had done this walk previously so this was an adventure for each of them too. It was about 12.5km. We were lucky to get an excellent sighting for several minutes of a honey badger on this walk." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia

Buffalo
10 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Lion
6 sightings

Zebra
8 sightings
"Walking safari from Crocodile Camp"
The walks we conducted from the camp were both varied and very informative as well as being exciting. We were very impressed with our guide, who looked after our every need, together with our ranger who was extremely experienced, and also our assistant guide who followed along in the rear, and who was also very knowledgeable. We saw a wide range of animals but also learnt a lot about their habits, their environment, the trees, the insects, the birds etc" See all these reviews: 5n in Zambia

Buffalo
Multiple sightings

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Lion
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Crocodile Walking Camp"
Chalet roof appeared waterproof." See all these reviews: 11n in Zambia

Buffalo
1 sighting

Elephant
2 sightings

Hippo
1 sighting

Lion
1 sighting

Zebra
2 sightings
"Great walks at Crocodile Bushcamp"
Crocodile Bushcamp has its own little watering hole and we could watch plenty of impalas, pukus, warthogs and baboons while relaxing, even one elephant payed a visit. One evening we even saw a big pride of lionesses on the bank of the river. It was very impressive!" See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia; 6n in Malawi

Elephant
8 sightings

Giraffe
1 sighting

Hippo
3 sightings

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
1 sighting

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Zebra
3 sightings
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