Reviews of Lagoon Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
283 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Lagoon Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Lagoon Camp review"
Very nice camp, very nice visit for us, good guide (Rico) and tracker (John) and excellent game viewing.
Our first morning safari we met 4 lions, 2 cheetahs and 3 leopards.
The food was average at best, verging on poor" See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana
Buffalo
1 sighting
Cheetah
3 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
3 sightings
Lion
5 sightings
Wild dog
6 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Lagoon Camp review"
Brown Hyena
4 sightings
Buffalo
4 sightings
Cheetah
2 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Lion
9 sightings
Roan antelope
4 sightings
Wild dog
1 sighting
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Lagoon Camp review"
The room was lovely and very spacious.
To fall asleep to the sound of splashing hippos was just wonderful." See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana
Buffalo
1 sighting
Cheetah
Multiple sightings
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Hippo
Multiple sightings
Leopard
Multiple sightings
Lion
Multiple sightings
Sable antelope
1 sighting
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wild dog
1 sighting
Wildebeest
1 sighting
Zebra
1 sighting
"Lagoon Camp review"
Guide Elvis and tracker John were excellent.
A good start to our trip." See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana
Buffalo
10 sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
3 sightings
Lion
1 sighting
Roan antelope
4 sightings
Sable antelope
2 sightings
Spotted Hyena
3 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Lagoon Camp review"
My thatched chalet had a lovely view out across the river immediately in front of the camp. The accommodation was good. The water level was way down as there had been little rain last winter so boat activities were not possible. Service by the staff in the camp was excellent.
Although lion sighting were less at this camp there was still lots to see with more sighting of leopard, cheetah, Roan antelope, Water buck and for the first time Sable antelope. There was one particular leopard sighting I will remember. We followed some leopard tracks that led us to a female leopard who we found was with her two cubs. She led the cubs some distance until we found a impala kill she must have made the previous night and she had gone to collect the cubs and bring them to the kill. BUT still no wild dog sighting.
Fortunately it was a bit cooler at the camp, up to around 35C in the day." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana
Buffalo
10 sightings
Cheetah
Multiple sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
2 sightings
Lion
2 sightings
Roan antelope
Multiple sightings
Sable antelope
Multiple sightings
Spotted Hyena
3 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Lagoon Camp review"
Lagoon is a lovely camp overlooking the Kwando river, and in close proximity to Namibia. All rooms overlook the river - with resident hippos and crocodiles - and beyond to grassland with elephant and antelope. We were in tent #5 - a huge room with a covered outdoor space which we enjoyed very much during the afternoon siesta period between game drives. Water levels were too low to make use of the camp's boat and mokoro.
We mostly had 4 of us in our jeep. Everyone was like-minded (this could be an issue if guests have different expectations) and wanted to maximise our experience by letting Lucas and Gee do their excellent work. Tracking and seeing two Cheetah brothers, watching a female leopard lose her kill to hyena and then to win it back, and observening a magnificent male lion at close quarters were just 3 of the highlights.
We were fortunate to see an Aarwolf and a rare Sitatunga. When we were there (mid October) hundreds of Southern Carmine Bee-eaters were nesting in the river bank close by - quite a spectacle.
Peter, John and Inc looked after us very well and we enjoyed the food and hospitality of Lagoon. The lovely singing of the staff - particularly at the dinner our in the bush - was great." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 1n in South Africa
Buffalo
Multiple sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
4 sightings
Lion
2 sightings
Roan antelope
3 sightings
Sable antelope
4 sightings
Spotted Hyena
5 sightings
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Lagoon Camp review"
Buffalo
10 sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
5 sightings
Lion
10 sightings
Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings
Wild dog
10 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Lagoon Camp review"
The vegetarian food was very good.
Loved the river views from the chalet..plenty to see in downtime" See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana
"Lagoon Camp review"
Large herds of elephants, zebras, Cape buffalos, giraffes, roan, sable, kudu and tsessabe antelopes were regularly seen. Our guide Ike and tracker Tefu were experts but the predators they were tracking unfortunately did not materialise so despite following many tracks we saw no leopards, cheetahs or hyenas and only one sighting of 4 lions. Birdlife was similarly relatively sparse.
Had our BA flight delay not forced us to miss our first day we would have seen an aardvark and an aardwolf, which were seen by other guests who shared our car. We did see a pack of 6 resting wild dogs on the drive from airstrip to camp.
As with all the Kwando Safari camps we visited the exclusivity is wonderful - the only other game trucks we met were the other two from our camp." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
Buffalo
10 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Lion
1 sighting
Roan antelope
10 sightings
Sable antelope
10 sightings
Wild dog
1 sighting
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Lagoon Camp review"
.......it was extremely hot throughout our holiday 39-40 degrees and I found the 3-4 hour evening game drives at both lodges exhausting. We were expected to eat as soon as we returned around 8pm, rarely time to wash or have pre dinner drinks.
On our mobile camp we returned by 6.30, were given warm water for washing and ample time to sit by fire for a drink. I much preferred this." See all these reviews: 11n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Buffalo
Multiple sightings
Cheetah
Multiple sightings
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Hippo
Multiple sightings
Leopard
Multiple sightings
Lion
Multiple sightings
Roan antelope
Multiple sightings
Sable antelope
Multiple sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
Zebra
1 sighting
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Savuti Camp
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Zarafa Camp
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Kings Pool
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Linyanti Expeditions
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Little DumaTau
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