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Reviews of Tafika

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in May-2018, 97 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Tafika.
Lion

84% success

Leopard

92% success

Wild dog

42% success

Hippo

100% success

Zebra

99% success

Giraffe

99% success

Elephant

98% success

Buffalo

92% success

Spotted Hyena

92% success

Wildebeest

46% success

Eland

9% success

Roan antelope

3% success

Sable antelope

1% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
Mr & Mrs P
norway

"Tafika review"

2 nights Arrived 13 Oct 2024
"WOW! Just fantastic! Such a personal and relaxed feel to the place. John and Carol being around the lodge really does add that special touch. All the staff were exceptional but not imposing, knew what you needed without having to say. A very experienced team.

The location, even though technically outside the park, was fantastic. The views are great, game moving around outside the lodge and also inside the lodge, elephants outside our room and hippos and a leopard within the first 5 min drive.

The rooms are unique, open walls to get the sounds and smells of the bush straight into the room. This also allows other guest to access the room, we had frogs and spiders and of course mosquitoes, so this may not be for everyone, but we loved it! The beds are protected with high quality nets, so sleeping was no issue and the fan kept us cool. The showers were some of the best we had on our whole 4 week trip.

The game driving and guides here are second to none! Every drive was phenomenal. You will hardly see another car and feel you are out on your own private reserve.

A real gem of a place, unique and an experience not found in many other places on the African continent." See all these reviews: 5n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

U.
Luxembourg

"Tafika review"

1 night Arrived 25 Sep 2024
"Overlooking the Luangwa River.

Elephants frequently visit the camp.

Outside of the national park but still remote and with as much wildlife as inside the park.
Plenty of leopards." See all these reviews: 11n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

David
Doha

"Tafika Camp stay"

1 night Arrived 24 Sep 2024
"Tafika is an excellent camp. It benefits from having the owner on site keeping an eye on things.

Game viewing is excellent as well, even with elephants being seen in camp!" See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
U.
Luxembourg

"Tafika review"

2 nights Arrived 20 Sep 2024
"Good location although outside of the national park.

Well managed lodge.

Plenty of good wildlife sightings on every game drive." See all these reviews: 11n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr V
Birmingham

"Tafika review"

4 nights Arrived 1 Sep 2024
"This camp is beautifully situated on the banks of the Luangwa and is carefully and well maintained.

It stands out in Safari terms by being the home of the Coppinger family as well as a camp, and is delightful. Given it is in the Nsafu sector, there is no real competition on game drives, and you are likely to have the animals all to yourself.

It’s a very good experience hence the number of returning guests." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Buffalo

10 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

5 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

4 sightings

Lion

4 sightings

Spotted Hyena

5 sightings

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

3 sightings

Zebra

6 sightings

Mr & Mrs P
Toronto

"Authentic and beautiful camp "

2 nights Arrived 30 Aug 2024
"We loved the design and comfort of Tafika. It had a very traditional African feel and it was clear that the family who have run Tafika for so many years have been extremely thoughtful in their design, for instance, the toilet was separated from the bedroom area, unlike some other camps. The family who own Tafika are most gracious and generous with their time. The food was excellent and there was so much choice: It is the perfect camp for people who want fruit and vegetables as they have 2 huge gardens with diverse vegetables and papaya trees and everything tastes super-fresh. This doesn’t mean that there aren’t also many choices for meat lovers. We had quite good game sightings, for instance a huge family of lions and lion cubs, but there were periods where sightings were sparce. Part of the reason is that this camp is deliberately and thoughtfully old-school, and decisions were taken not to have loud communication between jeeps. So even if one sometimes does not see as much, the atmosphere is calm, peaceful and authentic." See all these reviews: 8n in Zambia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr A.
United Kingdom

"Tafika review"

3 nights Arrived 23 Aug 2024
"Tafika continues to impress with the care and attentiveness of both family members and other staff, mainly employed from the local village.

It was great to see some staff members had progressed from lower level tasks through to eventually becoming qualified guides and some to the next stage of being an accredited walking guide.

The ethos generally accords with our preferences." See all these reviews: 15n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs R
Whitchurch

"Tafika review"

2 nights Arrived 12 Aug 2024
"On our return from the walking trails we were upgraded to the family suite.

Again, we enjoyed great food and company and the unspoilt view of the river and beyond.

The game drives provided excellent sightings with lions, leopards and hyenas aplenty and a rare opportunity to see a Cookson’s wildebeest.

The smaller creatures also gave pleasure with numerous mongoose, civet, genet and elephant shrews offering night time entertainment.

Many thanks in particular to Mukupa for his guiding skills throughout our stay, his knowledge is unsurpassed in all fields." See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

3 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

5 sightings

Lion

4 sightings

Spotted Hyena

2 sightings

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs R
Whitchurch

"Tafika review"

1 night Arrived 9 Aug 2024
"We loved the quiet and calm that came from such a remote location and thoroughly enjoyed our time here. The owners and staff were friendly and we enjoyed the group meals with both them and other guests which resulted in some good conversation.

The first game drive proved very fruitful with sightings galore including a much hoped for leopard along with her cub, a magical experience." See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

1 sighting

Elephant

4 sightings

Giraffe

3 sightings

Hippo

4 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Zebra

3 sightings

Mrs E
Yardley, PA, US

"Tafika review"

1 night Arrived 7 Aug 2024
"Tafika is a very nice, family run camp, along the Eastern bank of the Luangwa River. Staff and guides are very friendly and helpful.

We were only there one night before flying on to our next camp using their plane." See all these reviews: 19n in Zambia; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Elephant

1 sighting

Hippo

1 sighting

Wild dog

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

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