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

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"Tena Tena review"
The tent had everything we needed including cotton kikois which were essential to drape over us wet in the afternoon when it was at least 38°C
Unfortunately it also had a large array of midges, mosquitos and big spiders in the tent on our first night. We discovered the insect spray wasn't working so guess it hadn't been used for a while!. I got a lot of bites here." See all these reviews: 8n in Zambia; 5n in Malawi

Buffalo
4 sightings

Eland
2 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Leopard
2 sightings

Lion
5 sightings

Spotted Hyena
7 sightings

Zebra
6 sightings
"Tena Tena review"
Inspired design around the tent incorporating trees & tent canopies! Loved the bathroom area outside! I’ve never brushed my teeth whilst watching a hippo slowly walk past in front of me!
Felt so safe with the night watchmen patrolling the camp through the night. Im not good with frogs but the night watchman checked the outside bathroom area for me every night!
Again, great guides, great company, great food, great jeep rides …had 4 nights there & again didn’t want to leave!" See all these reviews: 11n in Zambia

Eland
1 sighting

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Leopard
Multiple sightings

Lion
Multiple sightings

Roan antelope
Multiple sightings

Sable antelope
Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Return to Tena Tena"
Tena Tena has a a fine location with a small number of excellent tents well spaced apart from the central area. I spent 4 nights there and the wildlife experiences were superb - a pack of about 30 wild dogs were denning close by, and we saw them on a daily basis.
Hyena pups were also seen regularly. I saw leopards every day. My guide Nyambe was excellent.
Kate was very friendly and efficient in running the camp.
The food, wine and general ambience combined to make my stay so memorable." See all these reviews: 15n in Zambia

Buffalo
3 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Leopard
6 sightings

Lion
4 sightings

Spotted Hyena
10 sightings

Wild dog
6 sightings

Zebra
6 sightings
"Tena Tena review"
we had an excellent time but were too tired to do much walking but had some wonderful sightings of baby hyenas and wild dogs" See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia
"Tena Tena review"
We loved that it was a little bit further in the park, and therefore, we saw fewer other cars (though other cars around never bothered us).
Everything from the tent/room, staff, food, and location were exceptional and we had a great experience.
We would absolutely stay here again." See all these reviews: 7n in Zambia

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Leopard
2 sightings

Lion
1 sighting

Spotted Hyena
4 sightings

Wild dog
2 sightings

Zebra
8 sightings
"Tena Tena review"
All the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. They made it all feel relaxed but it's clear that a huge amount of work was going on to ensure that I had the best holiday experience. The food was excellent, and the guides were incredibly knowledgable. Tena Tena felt remote and I didn't see many others vehicles. I don't know whether we were just lucky but we witnessed incredible wildlife interactions during our safaris - especially the wild dogs. To see these play out before us was incredibly special." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia

Buffalo
Multiple sightings

Eland
Multiple sightings

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Leopard
2 sightings

Lion
4 sightings

Spotted Hyena
10 sightings

Wild dog
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Tena Tena review"
Kate was great
Top sightings 1.The dogs making a kill in front of us on the road one evening
2. Hyena pups
3" See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Leopard
Multiple sightings

Lion
Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings

Wild dog
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Tena Tena review"

Buffalo
Multiple sightings

Eland
1 sighting

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Leopard
Multiple sightings

Wild dog
1 sighting

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Tena Tena - cats and dogs, and rain"
Camp manager Bertram doubled up as our guide and he did a brilliant job. He was great company as well as a great spotter. We got a second sighting of wild dogs - this time at night. Lions were pretty scarce - just one sighting - but we had four great leopard sightings. In total we saw 75 different species over the 3 night stay including loads of good elephant and giraffe encounters.
Time spent in camp was great fun. The other guests were a real hoot and mealtimes were full of laughter. During one evening game drive there was lots of lightning in the distance and by the time dinner started, it was chucking it down. The dining area isn't large and the dining table ended up wedged up against a huge pile of cushions from the sofas so as to keep everyone dry. Halfway through the meal the power went out, the solar lamps were switched on and everything just carried on.
The power was restored by bedtime except for a couple of tents, including ours. We were given some solar lamps and the rain meant that the night was cool enough not to worry about the fact that we had no working fan. Although the camp is set back a bit from the river, we had plenty of sightings including giraffes, and pukus that favoured the grass right in front of the dining room.
We'd like to thank the camp for giving us a private dinner for our 30th wedding anniversary which fortunately was the evening before the heavy rain. A big thumbs up to the cooks - the food was always delicious, and the baking was phenomenal." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia; 5n in Malawi

Buffalo
2 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Leopard
4 sightings

Lion
1 sighting

Spotted Hyena
4 sightings

Wild dog
1 sighting

Zebra
1 sighting
"Tena Tena review"
We like our guide John. We saw a pack of 3 wild dogs on the day we arrived. They used to be found around the camp on regular basis, but had been away for over 2 weeks. We were lucky that they decided to come back for just a day. By next day, the dogs left again. Another highlight is the hyena den.
The night drive is particularly productive, with multiple leopards on the move, and hyenas trailing in the hope to steal a meal. On the other hand, lions continue to evade us. As in Nsefu camp earlier, we only saw lions across the river at a distance." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia

Buffalo
1 sighting

Elephant
6 sightings

Giraffe
6 sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Leopard
2 sightings

Lion
1 sighting

Spotted Hyena
4 sightings

Wild dog
2 sightings
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