Reviews of Old Mondoro Bushcamp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
123 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Old Mondoro Bushcamp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Elephant Heaven at OldMondoro Bushcamp review"
Really nice reed / tented rooms right on river edge . Outdoor bathing watching the eles and hippos in Zambezi a real treat .
Maddy obviously takes great pride in the menus - food was delicious.
Elephants wandering through camp very regularly and also wallowing close by in the Zambezi .
Our guide was Luckson , a delightful man gently spoken , full of knowledge, and a very good communicator. We walked with him twice and learned so much .
We had two nights here and would have loved another !" See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia
"Old Mondoro Bushcamp review"
Could have stayed longer. Fabulous location." See all these reviews: 20n in Zambia
"Old Mondoro Bushcamp review"
"Old Mondoro Bushcamp review"
And it was superb having Grant there on one of the lunchtimes at Old Mondoro, a couple of days after our arrival.
And again unfortunately, I suffered from quite a few Mosquito bites, and the high temperatures definitely worsened the itching I am afraid
All the guides agreed that this year there were quite a few Tetse flies about." See all these reviews: 14n in Zambia
"Old Mondoro Bushcamp review"
The location is fantastic, the wildlife in camp itself is incredible (Great place for elephant fans), we even had a leopard sighting from our dining table!!!
Each and every game drives brought a lot of photographic opportunities, from wild dogs in action, leopards "posing", the encounters of 2 relaxed porcupines wandering around and a simpala ("sable impala").
Wished I had stayed longer, need to book earlier next time!" See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia
"Old Mondoro Bushcamp review"
"Old Mondoro Bushcamp review"
I was in Room 4 overlooking the channel. The first afternoon in camp, visited by an Elephant on my from balcony. Great experience. Lots to see from the room balcony particularly the bird life. Spotted the two male resident lions sleeping by the river.
Camp hosted by Dave and Madeline. My guide for the duration was Boaz who is a great character with lots of experience.
After a 5.30 wake up call, breakfast is a communal affair like all meals at Old Mondoro. Food here like Chiawa was of a very high standard.
The pack of 26 wild dogs were in the area where they are denning. Tracked them for a short time. Some nice Kudu sighting and a Porcupine in the night drive. A particularly interning sighting was a leopard raiding a Hammerkop nest in the tree which was occupied by Owls. Watched a leopard kill an implant in camp.
Honey badgers spotted on a night drive.
One of my favourite camps." See all these reviews: 12n in Zambia
"Old Mondoro Bushcamp review"
Much more my idea of a traditional camp, notwithstanding the excellent food and facilities.
Wonderful wildlife enhanced for me by the excellent birding knowledge of the leader Mark." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
"We couldn't fault it!"
During our stay there was the first heavy rainstorm of the season which cut short an evening game drive and which managers Mark and Madeline described as the worst they had experienced. But they took it in their stride, not making a drama out of the situation. Their skill was also to the fore in the arranging of a lunch "in" the Zambezi: tables, chairs, parasols, food and drink were transported to a sandbank by boat and we had an unforgettable time with our feet paddling in the water. The food was exceptional throughout.
Our guide Sebastian was top notch, especially his skill in finding leopards in very photogenic situations. We stayed six nights, which gave us plenty of time to explore the area. There was never a dull moment. Also the landscape available on game drives is hugely varied but most magical are the different forests of winterthorn, mahogany and ebony and the amazing dappled light.
Everything here is excellent: attention to detail without being overbearing and the staff are brilliant. We couldn't fault it." See all these reviews: 19n in Zambia
"Old Mondoro Bushcamp review"
Not too sure it it would be possible to improve any element of the stay here at all.
Simply outstanding." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia
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