Africa: Reviews from our travellers

"We are very pleased that we did and saw all that we did and truly appreciate the efforts put into its organisation by Josh Flatman and the Expert Africa team.

In retrospect we wish that we had decided either to do less or to take longer because we found the amount of travelling done on gravel roads very tiring. We were generally very pleased with the accommodation organised, all of a very high standard. One thing which would have been helpful would have been precise addresses for the guest houses in the towns. This was given for the first one but I hadn’t checked the others and we did waste some time trying to find the location – but no doubt we could have looked it up on the internet in advance! The only real problem we encountered concerned the pick up of the car on our last afternnon / evening in Windhoek as detailed in our comments. Not the fault of Wilderness Safaris but something to feed back to the hire firm we feel.

We would certainly use Expert Africa again and would recommend your services to friends. Thank you." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 10 on a Namibia trip

"Excellent trip, great lodges, scenery, no crowds.

An amazing experience," Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 19 on a Namibia trip

"After a slight hick up with our pick up from Vic Falls- where we cooked for half an hour in the lobby and panicked about border pick up- everything went superbly smoothly.
Richard dealt with this issue remotely and very efficiently.

We had a great time and would recommend Expert Africa, Richard and Botswana to any potential safari go-ers.

Travelling as a family was very easy- great food, clean water easy to come by- and the animals were amazing and plentiful." Read full review: 6 nights in Africa; 5 on a Botswana safari

"We loved the country - overall a great experience and would plan to return. Visually incredibly rich, areas with no wifi which was refreshing and a complete change.

Returned full of admiration for the place, it's people and conservation strategy. Would usually travel independently without using an agent but Expert Africa made it very easy and were generally helpful with itinerary planning." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 13 on a Namibia trip

"Overall, this was a great experience, with many memorable sightings and some superb lodges.

Out of the whole trip, there was just one unsatisfactory lodge, which was Little Kwara in Botswana. We travelled in late September-early October, which is a very, very hot time of year, and on some of the afternoon drives the animals were still sheltering from the 38 degree afternoon heat.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

One idea would be to give in your advice, and in your camp descriptions, details of where and when you might see some of the rarer animals.

So, for example, we wanted to see eland, sable and roan, but this was not possible at any of our camps, but we had not thought to ask about it specifically before we went." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 9 on a Botswana safari

"This was our fourth visit to Namibia and the third time we have driven ourselves, using Expert Africa to organise our trip. Booking experience as usual was efficient and timely with costings and confirmations of accommodation quickly achieved.

Comprehensive pack provides all the information you need for your trip.

Bidvest hire car provided an added bonus this year - we would definitely recommend a Ford Ranger to cope with the gravel roads.

Accommodation exactly as we expected, Etendeka Mountain Camp however was an exceptional experience and Mushara Bush Camp and Olive Exclusive did not disappoint.

Etosha in the dry season provided excellent wildlife viewing with hundreds of elephant, seven black rhino, lion encountered every day including sightings of males fighting and a kill by a waterhole. We were also lucky enough to follow a leopard for thirty minutes one morning.

We sighted just under a hundred different birds, including fifteen different raptors.

Would not hesitate to recommend this as a safe, self drive destination and price-wise, very cost effective compared to other African countries (which are priced in dollars)." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 14 on a Namibia trip

"As ever Sabina prepared everything in detail.

I had wanted to drive the Skeleton coast, which we achieved. I must say the experience is not one I would really want to repeat, but I'm glad I did it just to discover what real desolation looks like.

People every where so friendly. Swakopmund is an interesting spot, but damned cold when we were there in Sept.

I preferred our trips to the Etosha, and the Fish river, but one can't fairly compare with this trip. Experiences were totally different" Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 9 on a Namibia trip

"We cannot stress enough what a fantastic holiday we have had in Namibia due in no small way to all the staff at Expert Africa in particular Tom, and Chris.

The organisation is superb and the customer service outstanding. To have the MD call you on a Sunday morning after BA delayed our flight for 24 hours to see if he could help was amazing and we were very grateful. They could teach BA what customer service really means.

Namibia is a beautiful country, safe ,with spectacular scenery and wildlife.. All the places we stayed were excellent with welcoming staff, very good food and some amazing views. We have fabulous memories." Read full review: 22 nights in Africa; 15 on a Namibia trip

"Overall the trip was excellent.

Tracey was very helpful throughout and her choices were sound.

3 lodges in close proximity in the Etendeka area were perhaps unnecessary, although all did bring something different.

The few days layover in Swakopmund at the end were just the thing." Read full review: 25 nights in Africa; 25 on a Namibia trip

"Maruska and Expert Africa were terrific. Very knowledgeable and helpful.

After listening to my interests, she recommended camps which we felt covered good variety of environments and experiences. I think starting in Hwange and finishing in the Delta was ideal as our Hwange guide was very educational and the wildlife at Kwara particularly superb. If we ended at Hwange we would have felt 3 nights probably sufficient, though were lucky enough for my son to spot a leopard and see a pride of 14 lions in our last 24 hr.

It was also great to have all the arrangements and transportation taken care of." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 7 on a Botswana safari