Africa: Reviews from our travellers
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"My Oct 2024 trip"
Lucky enough to see some rare sights like cats tracking buffalo and two male lions agreeing who should prepare a giraffe carcass and who should eat first. Lots of bonding between different groups of lions both during snooze breaks and in between attacking the buffalo. Tracked a cheetah for a kill, which it let go maybe because it was startled by our speedy arrival? Fortunately we saw this female again this time with a fresh kill in the early evening.
We sat for over hour waiting for what turned out to be a female leopard only one year old, quite small, snoozing in a tree. Just caught sight of her on the ground, scent marking on our return from the cheetah. Wow." Read full review: 7 nights in Africa; 6 on a Botswana safari
"My Oct 2024 trip A welcome, if hot, break in the b"
Everything went like clockwork, the camps were immensely comfortable and the game viewing was good, though I've had better.
It was, however, extremely hot." Read full review: 6 nights in Africa; 6 on a Botswana safari
"My Oct 2024 trip"
The whole trip went exactly as per the itinerary." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 15 on a Kenya safari
"Our Oct 2024 trip"
The camps we visited and their staff were all first class. Having both a guide and a tracker (a feature of Kwando safaris) worked very well - and they were more than happy to educate us when tracking the big cats. They were able to spot and identify animals and birds from a long way away (how do they do that!).
Our thanks to Amanda for recommending the camps we stayed in. They were excellent choices - all a little different from each other but all at the consistently high standard of guiding, accommodation, and food and drink.
We would be very happy to return to Lagoon, Splash and Rra Dinare and would recommend all three most highly.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
This is only the second time we've used Expert Africa, and on both occasions have found the company to be excellent.
We identified only one area for improvement - more for the safari company than Expert Africa - and that is to try to allocate people to safari jeeps based on their interests rather than just their arrival date. We realise this might prove difficult, but it is an area we feel merits a review." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 10 on a Botswana safari
"My Oct 2024 trip"
Saw every kind of wildlife you would expect to in that area.
A good time of year to go..hot but fewer crowds.
Have used Expert Africa several times before and would again." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 10 on a Botswana safari
"My Oct 2024 trip"
"My Oct 2024 trip"
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service: Expert Africa and Amanda have provided a great service, not to be faulted." Read full review: 5 nights in Africa; 5 on a Zambia safari
"My Oct 2024 trip"
Partly due to booking late in the day we sorted our own flights from Manchester. The route is to Addis Ababa and then change for Windhoek. There is also an hour downtime at Geneva on the longer leg as some passengers get on/off. Another time I might prefer to change at Frankfurt and then go direct to Windhoek.
The driving is a challenge, especially as it was all down to me. You need the height of a big 4WD to protect you against the worst of the roads and elevate you for spotting wildlife. Make sure you have a coolbox included. This came up almost by accident in discussion but is an essential. Unless you fancy drinking 'bathwater' as you bounce along then you'll need one.
Food, drink, incidentals, fuel and generous tips are not very costly for us. Our main expense was the cost of trips we hadn't pre-booked but it gave us some flexibility. We recommend doing the hot air balloon trip.
The wildlife survey is a little misleading. It omits bird and sea life entirely. Presumably, it lists the animals that people are most interested in but we saw lots of other animals, large and small, that are unlisted. For example, we saw a striped jackel between the road and dunes near Walvis Bay and much more." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 14 on a Namibia trip
"My Oct 2024 trip"
"My Oct 2024 trip"
Expert Africa and great with suggestions and organising. I had one hic up when I needed to back track and then come back again so I forfeited that route as the roads in Namibia have deteriorated over the years in my opinion. I think a great deal more lobbying is needed by lodges and tour operators to get those roads sorted out. Certainly back tracking makes no sense.
I love Namibia and this will not be the last time I visit." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 16 on a Namibia trip
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