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

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"Somalisa Expeditions safari experience "
This was a more “glamorous” camp setting, which made it feel a little less like we were out in the bush. We enjoyed it, but it felt less “wild” and more zoo like, as the animals seemed very used to viewers.
That being said, we saw a ton of animals. And beautiful birds! Got to see a pride of lions (14, including four cubs) finish eating a zebra, and elephants upon elephants, right outside our tent and at the watering holes." See all these reviews: 8n in Zimbabwe

Cheetah
2 sightings

Eland
1 sighting

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
2 sightings

Lion
5 sightings

Roan antelope
8 sightings

Sable antelope
1 sighting

Spotted Hyena
2 sightings

Wildebeest
1 sighting

Zebra
5 sightings
"Somalisa Expeditions review"
Assuming we return to Zimbabwe we would definitely stay at Somalisa Expeditions." See all these reviews: 13n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa

Buffalo
1 sighting

Eland
4 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
4 sightings

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
5 sightings

Roan antelope
4 sightings

Sable antelope
5 sightings

Zebra
8 sightings
"Somalisa Expeditions review"
Star and her team made us feel so very at home and their energy was always so warm and welcoming.
It feels like more of a larger organisation the other two camps we stayed in.
The food here was really excellent !" See all these reviews: 12n in Zimbabwe

Buffalo
Multiple sightings

Eland
Multiple sightings

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Lion
Multiple sightings

Oryx
Multiple sightings

Sable antelope
1 sighting

Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Somalisa Expeditions review"
This end of Hwange has different habitat to Camp Hwange, as ever with loads of elephant but the lion pride was the main attraction - we saw 10 lion together on our first sighting!
The whole team was very friendly and enthusiastic about their guests. Star was a great host and we had fabulous guiding by Mike Tsoka who has an incredible depth of knowledge. “We love it! “
We would recommend a few days at Expeditions." See all these reviews: 9n in Zimbabwe

Buffalo
1 sighting

Eland
1 sighting

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
4 sightings

Hippo
3 sightings

Lion
4 sightings

Spotted Hyena
3 sightings

Wildebeest
1 sighting

Zebra
4 sightings
"Excellent in every way"

Buffalo
2 sightings

Cheetah
1 sighting

Eland
1 sighting

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
2 sightings

Roan antelope
1 sighting

Sable antelope
2 sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Wild dog
1 sighting

Wildebeest
3 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Excellent safari at Somalisa Expeditions"

Buffalo
4 sightings

Eland
2 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
2 sightings

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
5 sightings

Roan antelope
3 sightings

Sable antelope
5 sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Wildebeest
5 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Somalisa Expeditions review"
The location is brilliant for seeing such a variety of animals, elephants, zebra, giraffe, either outside of your tent or nearby waterhole.
Food superb, guides very knowledgeable and the whole stay well organised and ensured I had the most amazing safari experience" See all these reviews: 8n in Zimbabwe

Buffalo
Multiple sightings

Eland
Multiple sightings

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
Multiple sightings

Oryx
1 sighting

Roan antelope
Multiple sightings

Sable antelope
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Perfect traditional safari camp"
A good distance away from the glitz of Somalisa Camp this intimate 6 tent camp is set in amongst trees with simple but delightful facilities. The tents are spacious, the beds are super comfortable and the en-suite outside showers solar powered - a little bracing on a cold evening but refreshing at the end of your game drive.
Food was excellent, served in the main tent where an open fire kept off the chill. A pump fed pond attracts elephants to within feet of the deck.
Our guide David was very knowledgeable and because of the link to the nearby big sister camps had many eyes looking for game on the drives.
We would highly recommend this camp, our favourite in Zimbabwe.More" See all these reviews: 9n in Zimbabwe

Buffalo
4 sightings

Cheetah
1 sighting

Eland
1 sighting

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
2 sightings

Lion
4 sightings

Roan antelope
1 sighting

Wildebeest
2 sightings

Zebra
4 sightings
"So many elephants!"
Elephants played a very big part in our time at Somalisa (we saw several hundred in total), not least at the camp itself which is well known for attracting family groups to its water tank). It's amazing being that close. A couple of naughty younger males liked coming into camp to shake acacia pods of the trees for a tasty snack right by our tent. One pushed under our guy ropes and was photographed from the outside bathroom toilet seat just the other side of the canvas. You don't get much closer!.
Ray (Xoxindaba the storyteller) was our guide and great fun and generous with his 24 years of guiding knowledge. A highlight was seeing a lioness transferring her three cubs 500 yards from a waterhole to a day-time hideaway, carrying one youngster in her mouth. We also saw one leopard and one cheetah here plus sable.
All the camp staff, headed by Egania, were exceptionally friendly and helpful. For us, as vegetarians, the meals were the best of the three-camp trip. From our tent (number three ) we could see much of the action at the water tank." See all these reviews: 17n in Zimbabwe

Buffalo
10 sightings

Cheetah
1 sighting

Eland
8 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Hippo
8 sightings

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
10 sightings

Sable antelope
1 sighting

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Somalisa Expeditions: a lovely location"
A very comfortable camp and well furnished. As our last camp of the trip it was good to have a few more comforts before our trip home. All staff were excellent and friendly, as was Martin our guide who would go out of his way to show us as much as possible.
Maximum time game viewing is important to us, so it was good to go out on a long morning drive and not come back until lunchtime. Even on our last morning we were offered the option to go out on a morning drive for 4 hours, which we did. It proved to be very worthwhile, and then it was straight onto the aircraft!" See all these reviews: 21n in Zimbabwe

Buffalo
6 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
8 sightings

Lion
7 sightings

Roan antelope
10 sightings

Sable antelope
4 sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Wild dog
2 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
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