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Reviews of Mma Dinare

Wildlife sightings and reviews

19 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Mma Dinare and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Feb-2023, 16 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Mma Dinare.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

81% success

Cheetah

81% success

Wild dog

86% success

Buffalo

100% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Spotted Hyena

67% success

Roan antelope

23% success

Sable antelope

15% success

Aardvark

0% success

Black Rhino

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

White Rhino

0% success

Showing 11-19 of 19
Duration
Arrival date
Mr D.
Edinburgh

"Mma Dinare review"

2 nights Arrived 12 Oct 2023
"I do not have time to write an overview. However I was VERY pleased with ALL 3 of Kwando's camps and would recommend them to anyone." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Mr & Mrs W
Croydon

"Mma Dinare review"

3 nights Arrived 25 Sep 2023
"Mma Dinare was new to Expert Africa but we were very glad we stayed here. The tent was excellent, spacious and comfortable, with a shady veranda, overlooking the river channel. The bed had mosquito nets put down at night, although we weren’t aware of these pests at this time of year. The whole camp appeared to be connected by safe and raised board walks, which were very much appreciated. Excellent food and friendly staff. Coffee with the wake up call was a definite plus.

For the first time on this trip we spent almost an hour watching a wild dog pack, still around their den, with about 17 puppies. Other highlights include a coalition of four cheetah brothers, a young leopard posing on a log until we and it were warned off by its mother, and a splendid mokoro trip. The latter provided a relaxing contrast to days of game drives and many opportunities to see birdlife. Thanks to Kane, our guide, and tracker Sam." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

2 sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

5 sightings

Giraffe

3 sightings

Hippo

2 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

3 sightings

Roan antelope

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

2 sightings

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

5 sightings

RHKB
Truckee, CA

"Mma Dinare review"

2 nights Arrived 17 Jun 2023
"Great location looking out over water where we saw zebra, elephants, hippo, and lots of birds from both our tent and from the common area.

The game drives were excellent with leopard, lion, elephant, giraffe, wild dog, jackal, and many bird sightings.

We secretly hoped to see bat-eared foxes and we did, twice!

Cheetah had been seen the previous day and our guides made their best effort to track them, but we missed them. Still, good for others to know that possibility exists.

We would return to this camp." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

3 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

8 sightings

Hippo

4 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

3 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

2 sightings

Wildebeest

3 sightings

Zebra

4 sightings

Mr D.
Stillwater

"Mma Dinare review"

2 nights Arrived 6 Jun 2023
"This was a close second in the overall lodging, safari, and wildlife experiences enjoyed in the delta (and all during the trip, actually).

The facilities were great (though a half-notch down from Sable Alley), services excellent, guides were super, and wildlife experiences varied and plentiful. We stayed more on established vehicle paths, with less crashing through the brush to get the best sightings, as at Sable Alley, with fewer long experiences in one amazing spot while up close and personal with lions and leopards, but a greater variety of wildlife was encountered while at Mma Dinare and one long encounter with wild dogs was amazing.

An sunset ride in a mokoro on the Gomoti River was a special treat." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

9 sightings

Wild dog

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Hoong
Malaysia

"Mma Dinare review"

3 nights Arrived 12 May 2023
"We had an excellent holiday. Mma Dinare was excellent and well run. Staff were hospitable and we thoroughly enjoyed our game drives with Grass and Play. We saw lions, leopards, giraffes, zebras, hippos, elephants, wildebeast, impalas, and even the wild dogs. Food was great and plentiful. Would happily come back if ever we had a chance to." See all these reviews: 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Wild dog

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr D & Ms P
Dursley

"Mma Dinare review"

3 nights Arrived 13 Feb 2023
"We've been to other Kwando camps and Mma Dinare was of a similar standard.

The staff and facilities were excellent and seemed to be maintained well. The location, because it was further from the river/water was not quite as exciting but it was still very good. We preferred previous arrangements where the Guide ate with us, whereas here it was the manager.

Our guide was really excellent and his style of explaining and "teaching" was really good - he encouraged us to workout what we were seeing [especially birds] rather than just telling us.

He responded to our wishes about what we wanted to see rather than decide or assume what it was we wanted." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Crooks
Bristol

"Mma Dinare review"

3 nights Arrived 13 Feb 2023
"Our guide, Alcho, and our tracker Sam, provided an excellent service and memorable game drives. They were both very knowledgeable, especially about birds. We particularly liked the way in which Alcho encouraged us to think about what we were seeing.

We experienced a wide range of wildlife in a variety of settings on our game drives.

Overall, comparing the standard of Mma Dinare to other Kwando lodges we have visited, it fell short. A few personal touches were lacking, such as providing everyone with a water bottle." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Happy Campers
Perth

"Marvellous Mma Dinare"

3 nights Arrived 14 Jun 2022
"The wildlife sightings are great (June 2022) - wide variety, plentiful animals and birds, variety of habitat.

Our tracker "TT" and guide "Grass" worked very well together, did an excellent job of tracking and finding the animals, and explained their habits in detail. The staff as a whole are cheerful and very welcoming. The comfortable accommodation has an amazing outlook over a shallow bend in the Gomoti River - we saw lots of elephants and hippos from our balcony and also from the lounge/dining area.

The hippo grunts provided an early morning wakeup ahead of the delivery of freshly brewed coffee to our safari tent/cabin (much appreciated on cold, early morning starts!).

The highlight was seeing 3 leopards (a female and 2 potential male suitors, we were told) chased up trees by a prowling lioness, with chacma baboons sounding alarm calls." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 4n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Dan & Annie
Windhoek

"Mma Dinare review"

3 nights Arrived 2 Jun 2021
"The lodge was really beautiful - we saw elephants and hippos and warthogs and impalas and more from the deck of our chalet. Just lovely.

Staff was very kind and helpful and the guides were great - we saw tons of lions!" See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
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19 reviews of Mma Dinare by travellers since August 2007
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