Reviews of Chitabe Lediba
Wildlife sightings and reviews
87 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Chitabe Lediba and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Chitabe Lediba review"
We returned because we loved the small, intimate feeling of the camp, the friendliness and professionalism of the staff, and yet again we had a fantastic guide, Zac.
We had amazing animal sitings and observed incredible behaviors. Our daughter and 9 year old grandson accompanied us and Zac was great with our grandson who was captivated by all he saw.
After much tracking we found Super Mom Cheetah's 4 grown offspring. Pure magic!!!" See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana
"Chitabe Lediba review"
Chitabe Lediba sits adjacent to is Chitabe camp, which is its larger, sister camp, but you would never know it’s there. Lediba means lagoon and camp sits along a grassy waterhole. The water level was very low but there was still enough water to attract a constant parade of animals.
The food was really excellent as was service. All meals were served buffet style with lots of choices. We appreciated the buffet because we could moderate the size of our meals (haha). We also appreciated that management and the guides dined with us. There was only one other party (of three) in camp at the time and we all shared a large table. Dining was outdoors or in an open-air dining room. High tea before the afternoon game drive offered cold drinks as well as savory and sweet options plus fruit. The dining, lounge and bar area are very comfortable and had just been redecorated. One enjoyable evening we gathered around the camp fire before dinner.
Game viewing was excellent, in spite of very warm temperatures (102°F) at the end of October. One evening we got caught in a fierce thunder and lightening storm with heavy winds and rain. Lightening started a grass fire nearby. We persevered that evening with Zak, an excellent guide, who found a cheetah mom and her five cubs who all looked about as disgusted with the weather as we were. Other game highlights included painted wolves (wild dogs), many, many lions, elephants, zebras and even a leopard, and a family of hyenas with very tiny cubs in their den. Oh, and there there was a honey badger early one evening. Game along the Gomoti River is really outstanding. It is green and the water attracts large numbers of game and birds. We saw very few other safari vehicles.
Zak took us on a walking safari that was so interesting. As always, these walks are about the small things: plants, seeds, animal tracks, insects, but we also had a thrilling sighting of two large bull elephants.
The landscape is varied with dry grasses, red grass, large termite mounts, a variety of shrubs and trees along with some permanent waterways. Chitabe Lediba is an interesting camp and we will definitely visit again." See all these reviews: 12n in Zambia; 10n in Botswana; 6n in Zimbabwe
"Chitabe Lediba review"
The games drives were amazing, so many animals and great to see a couple of kills with different animals interacting with each other. The guide was the best we had in Botswana, he had worked at the camp for 23 years and was very knowledgeable on animals as well as birds and got really close to the animals, but made us feel safe.
I would highly recommend staying at this camp." See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
"Chitabe Lediba review"
The rooms and lodge are excellent and it is very difficult to identify anything that could be done better. All the rooms have wi-fi but it doesn't work in the communal areas which was different to the other lodges we visited but, in our view, a better way of doing it. The food and service were also excellent.
The area is very well stocked with game and has a lovely variety of habitats from watery around the lodge and near to the Gomoti River to very dry and arid. The only disappointment was that we didn't see the wild dogs on this visit as they had abandoned their den under pressure from lions and the replacement den had yet to be located, we saw lots of tracks but no dogs. We had great sightings of the other predators, particularly Lions but also Cheetah and Leopard.
Overall a great start to our trip." See all these reviews: 10n in Zimbabwe; 4n in Botswana
"Chitabe Lediba review"
All Game Drives exciting with many sightings.
Our fourth visit to this Camp and would return again." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 4n in Zambia
"Chitabe Lediba review"
We saw two leopards apparently courting within 30 minutes of landing. Lion cubs, Cheetah with cubs and a kill, wild dogs and pups at their den, giraffe and elephants everywhere, amazing!.
Our guide "Duke' was hugely experienced and great company. The food was generally excellent although main courses at dinner weren't as good as at CK. The staff were again very friendly and attentive.
Our one disappointment at CL was that we had booked adjoining rooms so that our children could reach us if worried (same request for all three camps). It turned out that we had adjacent rooms without connection. As we couldn't leave the rooms at night we each had to sleep with a child. There were adjoined rooms but another family was in those." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 4n in Zambia
"Chitabe Camp"
We had a terrific, very knowledgeable guide, Tank. The accommodations were great and set off away from the others so it felt very private. There is internet access, although it is slow at peak times. The walkways and tents are elevated, so there is no concern about animals crossing your path.
We followed a group of African wild dogs when they attacked an impala. We saw a very pregnant lioness, and young impalas running and kicking up their hind legs. Thousands of frogs make an incredible symphony that sounds like small metal drums. We were closely following a male lion when he began to roar. We also saw a civit and a genet.
Note: it gets cold when it is dark in the evening and mornings in May. Bring warm clothing, including knit hats and gloves." See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana; 2n in South Africa
"Excellent Game Viewing"
The staff at the camp were so warm and friendly that after our two nights there we felt they were our friends. Our guide was very experienced and knowledgeable.
It is a fairly dry area with excellent plains for easy game viewing and there were few periods when we weren't watching animals. On the eastern side there is a very long and very wet area incredibly rich with plains animals as far as the eye can see.
It was very hot in the afternoons and the shared small pool had comfortable chairs and a huge shady area which was greatly appreciated." See all these reviews: 7n in South Africa; 5n in Botswana
"Chitabe Lediba review"
"Chitabe Camp review"
Room was very nice and comfortable despite morning temps in low to mid-40's in late June. Food was amazing and lots of variety. There was plenty of food and they never ran out (like one of our camps). They brought us lunch and prepared a hot meal in the bush one afternoon too.
Best part of this camp is the game. The first morning, our guide followed tracks of lions right out of the camp and found them within 10 minutes (9 total). We stayed with them for nearly 1 1/2 hours as they hunted. We saw them nearly catch an impala but just missed. What a way to start a safari. We easily found cheetah, lions, (including males), wild dogs out and at their den (18 total), hyena and their little ones out of the den, side striped and back striped jackels, elephants, hippo, civet, porcupine, many birds, and on and on. Goodman was our guide and he was amazing. He taught us so much and would recommend him to anyone staying at Chitabe Lediba." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
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