Reviews of safaris to South Luangwa National Park
896 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include South Luangwa.
Kim
London
"Thanks"
I visited Zambia between 6 Sep 2013 and 14 Sep 2013
"Special thanks to Ellie, for sorting out my ridiculous mistake with the booking. You were brilliant.
Made the holiday rather more expensive than I'd anticipated(!) but was thoroughly worth it. Your initial advice about where to go was spot on too. Thank you.
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In a word - No. Whole experience was superb." Read full review: 8 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
Made the holiday rather more expensive than I'd anticipated(!) but was thoroughly worth it. Your initial advice about where to go was spot on too. Thank you.
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In a word - No. Whole experience was superb." Read full review: 8 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Dr K
Baldock
"Zambia1"
I visited Zambia between 6 Sep 2013 and 14 Sep 2013
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs T
Victoria
"My Sep 2013 trip"
I visited Zambia and 2 other countries between 5 Sep 2013 and 26 Sep 2013
"Great varied holiday.
For a month long holiday there was only one minor one hiccup so that's pretty good. The Wild Horizons road transport from Zambezi Sun to Livingstone Airport didn't turn up. They then didn't answer any of the contact numbers incl their emergency mobile so that is probably more of a concern. No problem we just got the hotel to order us a taxi. A Wild Horizons rep finally called the hotel & said their vehichle wouldn't start that morning & they had another vehicle on the way. We said that given the time we were now taking whatever turned up first (which was the taxi). To their credit Wild Horizans must have contacted the taxi driver and told him to return the fare to us.
Proably the only thing we would have changed on the holiday was to sway Tafika camp in Sth Luangwa NP for one that was on a perennial river with watersports such as canoeing (eg Lower Zambezi NP)
Maruska was extremely helpful with planning our trip and very responsive to our questions .. thanks Maruska
PS: We don't normally have our trips organised by a travel agent and only initially contacted Expert Afrika for the Busanga & Tafika bookings .. but then Maruska offered to book most of the other accn & transfers & that's what happened. Very unusual for us to have transfer cars waiting at an airport etc with our name on a card & we don't see much of an advantage over just getting a bus/taxi .. but i can see that some folks would love the certainty of transport waiting for them
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No" Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zambia safari
For a month long holiday there was only one minor one hiccup so that's pretty good. The Wild Horizons road transport from Zambezi Sun to Livingstone Airport didn't turn up. They then didn't answer any of the contact numbers incl their emergency mobile so that is probably more of a concern. No problem we just got the hotel to order us a taxi. A Wild Horizons rep finally called the hotel & said their vehichle wouldn't start that morning & they had another vehicle on the way. We said that given the time we were now taking whatever turned up first (which was the taxi). To their credit Wild Horizans must have contacted the taxi driver and told him to return the fare to us.
Proably the only thing we would have changed on the holiday was to sway Tafika camp in Sth Luangwa NP for one that was on a perennial river with watersports such as canoeing (eg Lower Zambezi NP)
Maruska was extremely helpful with planning our trip and very responsive to our questions .. thanks Maruska
PS: We don't normally have our trips organised by a travel agent and only initially contacted Expert Afrika for the Busanga & Tafika bookings .. but then Maruska offered to book most of the other accn & transfers & that's what happened. Very unusual for us to have transfer cars waiting at an airport etc with our name on a card & we don't see much of an advantage over just getting a bus/taxi .. but i can see that some folks would love the certainty of transport waiting for them
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No" Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Ms M
North London
"My Sep 2013 trip"
I visited Zambia between 2 Sep 2013 and 12 Sep 2013
"Fabulous trip. Really impressed with everything.
I would love to go back to Zambia, so I'll have to fit it in when I've gone through everywhere else on my list." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
I would love to go back to Zambia, so I'll have to fit it in when I've gone through everywhere else on my list." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs B
Sevenoaks
"My Sep 2013 trip"
I visited Zambia between 1 Sep 2013 and 16 Sep 2013
"We had the trip of a lifetime!"
Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Profs B & B
Warwick
"An experience we will never forget"
I visited Zambia between 30 Aug 2013 and 13 Sep 2013
"This was a great trip - everything we had hoped for. The combination of walking and driving was perfect for us. The closeness to the environment on the walks was exactly what we wanted.
Somehow the Norman Carr guides always told us something new on our walks - serendipity or planning? We will never know. Nsolo was our favourite camp. We are tempted to return in the wet season." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari
Somehow the Norman Carr guides always told us something new on our walks - serendipity or planning? We will never know. Nsolo was our favourite camp. We are tempted to return in the wet season." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr Z & Ms D
Vancouver
"fantastic"
I visited Botswana and 3 other countries between 30 Aug 2013 and 28 Sep 2013
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs C
E Sussex
"Our Aug/Sept 2013 trip"
I visited Zambia between 29 Aug 2013 and 12 Sep 2013
"It would be wrong not to mention Tour Africa (or is it Tours Africa) who did the whole "meet and greet" thing - they were brilliant whenever we met them.
The whole trip was seamless - I do not wear a watch so have no idea of date or time and I didn't need one. Whenever we were supposed to move on, we were told in good time and passed from one place to another. So relaxing - Expert Africa's planning had everyone where they should have been when they should have been. Thank you so much." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari
The whole trip was seamless - I do not wear a watch so have no idea of date or time and I didn't need one. Whenever we were supposed to move on, we were told in good time and passed from one place to another. So relaxing - Expert Africa's planning had everyone where they should have been when they should have been. Thank you so much." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Ms W
Austria
"Wonderful trip to Zambia"
I visited Zambia between 29 Aug 2013 and 9 Sep 2013
"My mom and I we had a wonderful trip.
I was a bit nervous at the beginning as at 74 it was her first trip to Africa ever, but everything was perfectly organized and the staff at all 4 camps/lodges were extremely warm and welcoming so that she felt perfectly looked after at all times.
Thanks to Claire's perfect planning and the great people at the camps, we had a fantastic time together and enjoyed every minute of our holiday!
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Thank you, everything was perfect." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari
I was a bit nervous at the beginning as at 74 it was her first trip to Africa ever, but everything was perfectly organized and the staff at all 4 camps/lodges were extremely warm and welcoming so that she felt perfectly looked after at all times.
Thanks to Claire's perfect planning and the great people at the camps, we had a fantastic time together and enjoyed every minute of our holiday!
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Thank you, everything was perfect." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Ms P
London
"Unforgettable safari"
I visited Zambia between 25 Aug 2013 and 7 Sep 2013
"Thoroughly enjoyed my holiday, and the game viewing in South Luangwa in late August/early September was truly unforgettable.
Five nights in Lower Zambezi was probably a bit long for me, as the game was not as good, but it is a beautiful area and good for relaxing." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zambia safari
Five nights in Lower Zambezi was probably a bit long for me, as the game was not as good, but it is a beautiful area and good for relaxing." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
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