Reviews of safaris to Central Kalahari Game Reserve
146 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include Central Kalahari .
Mr H
Germany
"My Mar 2018 trip"
I visited Botswana between 1 Mar 2018 and 10 Mar 2018
"More than that satisfactory."
Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 9 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs T
Derbyshire
"My Feb 2018 trip"
I visited Botswana and 1 other country between 11 Feb 2018 and 2 Mar 2018
"Apart from the two setbacks mentioned previously the trip was excellent and went smoothly throughout.
Camps were as expected with brilliant game sightings and camp staff helpful and considerate." Read full review: 19 nights in Africa; 15 on a Botswana safari
Camps were as expected with brilliant game sightings and camp staff helpful and considerate." Read full review: 19 nights in Africa; 15 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mrs I
Clitheroe
"February kalahari/Chobe Trip"
I visited Botswana and 1 other country between 7 Feb 2018 and 17 Feb 2018
"As professional photographers, we felt every penny was well spent to get the absolute maximum out of a eight night safari.
We were thrilled.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Expert Africa should add some images to both brochure and website to give people an even better idea of camps and more to look forward to." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 6 on a Botswana safari
We were thrilled.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Expert Africa should add some images to both brochure and website to give people an even better idea of camps and more to look forward to." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 6 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Ms M
CambridgeHeath
"My Jan 2018 trip"
I visited Namibia and 2 other countries between 5 Jan 2018 and 23 Jan 2018
"It was an amazing experience.
We loved Namibia for its variation in Landscape and friendly people.
Etosha has as much game life as Botswana.
We'd rate Wilderness Safaris as a much better, organisation than Kwando, in terms of better accommodation, better staffing, better food and wine. The airstrips always had toilets and drinks waiting. Kwando nothing.
Namibia is a must." Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 10 on a Namibia trip
We loved Namibia for its variation in Landscape and friendly people.
Etosha has as much game life as Botswana.
We'd rate Wilderness Safaris as a much better, organisation than Kwando, in terms of better accommodation, better staffing, better food and wine. The airstrips always had toilets and drinks waiting. Kwando nothing.
Namibia is a must." Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 10 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mrs C
Shrewsbury
"Excellent trip altogether"
I visited Namibia and 1 other country between 16 Dec 2017 and 13 Jan 2018
"This was a very well planned & well thought out trip, Sarah was so helpful in explaining what would work & what wouldn't, she explained she thought some of the drives would be too long in one day, which were the best places to spend more than one night etc. She certainly knew her stuff!
Our mistake perhaps was trying to do so much in 28 days, we could have done with a couple of 3 day breaks as we got very tired with so much chopping & changing.
Also when trying to stipulate & stick to our budget we ended up with a lot of the venues with only B&B & not half board which meant that overall we ended up spending a lot more than we had planned." Read full review: 28 nights in Africa; 27 on a Namibia trip
Our mistake perhaps was trying to do so much in 28 days, we could have done with a couple of 3 day breaks as we got very tired with so much chopping & changing.
Also when trying to stipulate & stick to our budget we ended up with a lot of the venues with only B&B & not half board which meant that overall we ended up spending a lot more than we had planned." Read full review: 28 nights in Africa; 27 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr Elliot G
USA
"December 2017 trip"
I visited Botswana between 16 Dec 2017 and 22 Dec 2017
"Thank you for an excellent trip! My wife and I traveled for our honeymoon, and this was a wonderful and special way to celebrate. All the booking and logistics were seamless and Justin was very helpful and responsive throughout the planning process."
Read full review: 6 nights in Africa; 6 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Piotr & Glen
London
"Our trip was absolutely one of the best!"
I visited Namibia and 2 other countries between 24 Nov 2017 and 13 Dec 2017
"The entire trip was excellent and once again we really were so happy with the service and preparation provided by Sabina and her colleagues at Expert Africa.
We also ended the holiday with a self-organised further 3 days in Kruger in South Africa, spending time and seeing incredible animals there too, with our friends from Cape Town, so in its entirety our holiday was by far one of the best we have ever had in this part of the world.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Keep doing the good job.
And - although more on the joking side - perhaps advise in more detail customers who plan to drive in Botswana about the speed limits and how strictly they are checked (and penalised!) by the Botswana police. Also, worth advising that sometimes the speed limit will be reduced from 120 to 60 in a very short distance which almost can make it impossible to get under 60 - I was done for this although doing only 67, had my licence retained (in Gumari) while I drove to the cash machine to extract Pula to pay the fine. And the potholes on Botswana roads - this was something I have never seen before and so worth tipping off the drivers to pay really close attention to them, as they can be really dangerous if you are not careful!" Read full review: 19 nights in Africa; 6 on a Namibia trip
We also ended the holiday with a self-organised further 3 days in Kruger in South Africa, spending time and seeing incredible animals there too, with our friends from Cape Town, so in its entirety our holiday was by far one of the best we have ever had in this part of the world.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Keep doing the good job.
And - although more on the joking side - perhaps advise in more detail customers who plan to drive in Botswana about the speed limits and how strictly they are checked (and penalised!) by the Botswana police. Also, worth advising that sometimes the speed limit will be reduced from 120 to 60 in a very short distance which almost can make it impossible to get under 60 - I was done for this although doing only 67, had my licence retained (in Gumari) while I drove to the cash machine to extract Pula to pay the fine. And the potholes on Botswana roads - this was something I have never seen before and so worth tipping off the drivers to pay really close attention to them, as they can be really dangerous if you are not careful!" Read full review: 19 nights in Africa; 6 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs T
Oxon
"We saw almost everything!"
I visited Botswana between 28 Oct 2017 and 12 Nov 2017
"We had an excellent time - even with a twisted ankle (and I note the camps could not have been more helpful). The game we saw was so extensive, we had better list what we *didn't* see! We saw brown hyena, pangolin, so many antelope we only missed sable for a full house! If you want the 'big five', we only missed rhino. Every cat except serval and caracal. What can I say? We saw blister beetles hatching!
We saw many birds for the first time , and many we have seen before very close-up (e.g. pearl-spotted owlet 6' away)
We slept out under the stars (and the stars in the Kalahari are awesome).
Every trip brings new things to see and learn. We are very happy to have these moments to remember." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 13 on a Botswana safari
We saw many birds for the first time , and many we have seen before very close-up (e.g. pearl-spotted owlet 6' away)
We slept out under the stars (and the stars in the Kalahari are awesome).
Every trip brings new things to see and learn. We are very happy to have these moments to remember." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 13 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr R
Napier
"Namibia and Botswana 2017"
I visited Namibia and 1 other country between 28 Aug 2017 and 29 Sep 2017
"Wonderful trip
No hiccups with bookings thanks very much Maruska" Read full review: 32 nights in Africa; 23 on a Namibia trip
No hiccups with bookings thanks very much Maruska" Read full review: 32 nights in Africa; 23 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs H
Godalming
"A wonderful safari"
I visited Botswana between 10 May 2017 and 24 May 2017
"This was a varied and always interesting holiday. The camps suggested by Sarah provided contrasting experiences as to the differing types of camp, country and game.
We would certainly recommend anyone who is prepared to accept the relatively basic facilities of a mobile camp to spend some time with Andrew Harkness who was a relaxed, informative and very knowledgeable guide. We felt that nothing that could have been seen was missed.
The bush walk with Scoupe at Tau Pan was the highlight of our stay there.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
The out of hours service was excellent when we ran into trouble with our flight from London on the outward journey as it was delayed by three hours putting our connection in Johannesburg at risk. As it happened we made it with seconds to spare. Nevertheless it was very reassuring to be able to speak to someone late at night even though we had made the booking ourselves." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 14 on a Botswana safari
We would certainly recommend anyone who is prepared to accept the relatively basic facilities of a mobile camp to spend some time with Andrew Harkness who was a relaxed, informative and very knowledgeable guide. We felt that nothing that could have been seen was missed.
The bush walk with Scoupe at Tau Pan was the highlight of our stay there.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
The out of hours service was excellent when we ran into trouble with our flight from London on the outward journey as it was delayed by three hours putting our connection in Johannesburg at risk. As it happened we made it with seconds to spare. Nevertheless it was very reassuring to be able to speak to someone late at night even though we had made the booking ourselves." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 14 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
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