Africa: Reviews from our travellers
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"What an amazing holiday"
We would like to thank Expert Africa for taking care of most of the details and we would heartily recommend your services to others. Thanks to Clare and Eleanor.
We particularly like Expert's honesty and personal service." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 3 on a Tanzania safari
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I hope the comments we have made will be of use.
Thank you again Lynn and David
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Difficult to identify any thing significant to improve" Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip
"A first visit to Africa"
Just a couple of points. We did not realise how tiring the safari travel would be between camps especially to Tarangire and we feel that visitors should be strongly advised to stay there for 3 nights. Also on returning from Tarangire to go to Zanzibar we flew from Manyara to Arusha, with hindsight we feel it would have been better to have travelled by road to Arusha.
Finally, Fishermans tours were also excellent. We booked a tour to a spice farm and also atour around Stone town. Our Guide around Stone Town, Kassim, was excellent. Informative and helpful and of the same high standard of guides that we had received all the trip
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Could you please provide a map of area that we are to visit ?
This has been for us an excellent experience. A trip of a lifetime. Thank you all." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 7 on a Tanzania safari
"An excellent programme"
We really enjoyed our whole Botswana experience.
Suggestions for improvement:
None at present, thank you." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 12 on a Botswana safari
"Wild Dogs and Fishing"
We saw some amazing wildlife and caught some superb fish. We saw the Tsodilo Hils, a long held ambition, and the camps, particularly Lebala, are of a very high standard.
Many thanks to Lucy - particularly for putting us in the right place to see Wild Dogs. We would recommend Expert Africa to anyone." Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 7 on a Botswana safari
"Feedback to Expert Africa"
However I do feel that you as a company could give more tips - i.e I asked about what shoes to wear and If i hadn't I would not have taken my walking shoes which I wore 90% of the time _ this is invaluable info. I also asked about hairdryers and washing - invaluable. It would also have been nice to have know how safe it is to pick up travellers or to know about areas to visit on the way. ON the way to MOwani there are loads of villargers on the side of the roads selling there wares, you could visit the Brandenberg mountains _ I feel that because you gave us the Brandt book you thought it was ok but we are such busy people we cannot read the whole book before we go.. a few tips would have been nice and would have made the difference.
I do not understand why we were put in Kulala Lodge as it really didn't fit our spec and we were really disappointed with Swakopmund, we did not feel safe and it was pretty awful really!
Whenever I asked for help and advice Tracy and Sabina in Tracy's absence was great but you could have just made all the difference by adding those bits to your notes for travellers - also bits like how much to tips your guides, how much to tip petrol attendants when they wash your windows or car park attendants etc.
WE did have a wonderful wonderful holiday though so great great thanks to Tracey for organising it all so well." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 15 on a Namibia trip
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The whole trip went like clock work and we were well looked after from the moment we left to the moment that we got back home.
A great experience that couldn't have gone better." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 14 on a Zambia safari
"Brilliant"
We would recommend this trip to other people.
However, don't let your credit card out of your sight as ours was cloned and money withdrawn. We are not sure where this happened but definitely not any of the places we stayed." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 13 on a Namibia trip
"In the land of big cats"
We are already thinking about our next trip . . .
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We would have liked to have brought gifts for Kawaza school and perhaps the Expert Africa team could bring this possibility to the attention of future travellers to Nkwali." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari
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We were impressed by the high standard of accommodation and the care taken to made them fit into the landscape and the privacy afforded to each cabin.
We can't stop without a word about the singing and drumming. What a sound and enthusiasm from all the staff ( we wondered if we were going to get fed one night as no one seemed to want to stop.)
A magical holiday.
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We were very happy with the service you provided. Your company seems to have a good reputation in Namibia both with people we met and with accommodations we stayed in.
PS. Best wishes from Florencia to Sabina." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip