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Kapani Lodge
Kapani Lodge
Kapani Lodge
Kapani Lodge

Reviews of Kapani Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

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Dr J Alma
UK

"A good end to my trip"

4 nights Arrived 2 Oct 2007
"A more business-like approach with less of a family feel.

Standards however very high and probably had the best food of all the camps I visited." See all these reviews: 15n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Average
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr F
Denmark

"Review of Nsolo Bushcamp"

1 night Arrived 1 Oct 2007
"Excelllent see previous comments" See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr F
Denmark

"Good value for the money"

1 night Arrived 22 Sep 2007
"It was a splendid tour you had arranged for us in South Luangwa.

In all five lodges Kapani, Kakuli, Nsolo, Mchenja and Luwi. Anne Marie, Lora, Natasha, Warren, the guides Abraham, Lawrence, Shaddy, Sam, Jimmy and John plus the rest of the teams gave us a wonderful time. They were all incredibly hospitable and immediately made us feel wellcome.

The game experiences were unforgettable.The guides who were all excellent did their best to show the nature and the game in varied actions. Especially John, who was called out to take us from Nsolo to Mcenja, half way walk, two days at Mchenja and the walk from Nsolo to Luwi. He was a brilliant guide, who seemed to be fond of walking like we are, while some of the guides had a preference for driving." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs M Gordondale
UK

"Fantastic Safari at Kapani Lodge"

4 nights Arrived 4 Sep 2007
"Everything was well organised and all staff were very friendly and welcoming. The accomodation was very comfortable and food excellent. Our guide was Abraham Banda who was delightful and must know everything there there is to know about South Luangwa - a privilege to meet him.

We were amazed by the number and variety of animals and birds and had lots of unforgettable experiences - leopard with cubs, crossing the river at sunset, walking safari, feeling of wilderness - could go on and on!

Our visit to Yosefe School was very interesting and gave us an insight into the "real" Zambia of 2007." See all these reviews: 4n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Dr K
Oxford Univ

"First day in Africa - Kapani Lodge"

3 nights Arrived 4 Sep 2007
"A great and very reassuring start to a first visit to Africa. All staff were very friendly and professional. The rooms are lovely, bathrooms adequate. A reminder that the other Carr camps do not have a shop and do not sell local products would have been helpful. Also a reminder of the possibility to visit Kapani school - it slipped our minds, and we didn't visit a school until we arrived in Tongabezi - a comparison would have been helpful.

Kapani is ideal for two nights- any longer and the activities become a little repetitive, since walking, while theoretically available, is not actively promoted. But the drives are excellent - on our first night, we saw pretty much all the animals that were top of our list: lionesses suckling their cubs, a leopard dragging its just-killed impala onto a tree, arranging it carefully over a branch so that it wouldn't slip down, elephants, impala, warthogs, hyena, aardvark and many more.

Our guide, Abel, was very good: very knowledgeable, calm and friendly. Abraham, much cheekier, was clearly hugely experienced. We thought this lodge very good value for money. The food is outstanding, esp lunch, with great vegetables from the garden, and excellent meat too.

We were glad to hear that the guides at Norman Carr felt well treated as employees, with 12-month contracts, good training programmes and paid annual leave." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mopane squirrels
UK

"A relaxing introduction"

1 night Arrived 21 Aug 2007
"Only there one night. Lucky enough to have Abraham. Great drive.

Really enjoyed our trip to Kawasi village and school on the way." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr B St Mary
UK

"Simply perfect safari experience"

5 nights Arrived 6 Aug 2007
"The Lodge: great setting, food, staff, rooms. We and the kids were totally comfortable from start to finish. A special place with a special history.

The Guide (Willie Shuma) is simply the best. 360 degree, heat-seeking, infra-red vision with a perfect understanding and knowledge of the wildlife (including our kids) and the patience of a saint. A big personality who we missed from the moment we said goodbye.

The Park: blend of East African savannah and South African scrub. We saw pretty much all we could hope to see at close quarters and in good numbers. Memories and photographs to die for. Also the low number of guests per car is a huge bonus - everyone sees everything with no "waiting your turn" evident with cars from other lodges." See all these reviews: 7n in Zambia; 1n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr H
Hatfield

"Kapani will always remind me of the elephants"

3 nights Arrived 21 Jul 2007
"This was our first safari and definitely will not be our last, it lived up to our expectations and more.

Kapani Lodge is run extremely well , from the warm friendly welcome to leaving we had a fantastic time. The Lodge is very comfortable and very suitable for people who want to still have home comforts and would make and ideal start to a honeymoon. We had the fantastic experience of laying in bed watching several elephants feeding off the trees outside our window.

The staff were very friendly and attentive amd our guide James was a mindfield of information. We enjoyed having his company at mealtimes he made us feel very welcome and we chatted about our drives and learnt about life in Zambia.

The stops to take in the beautiful breathtaking sunsets and to see the bush after dark is a totally different experience than daytime drives. Although I enjoyed the night drives they were very tiring and could have been a little shorter." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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