Reviews of Shinde Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
102 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Shinde Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Shinde Camp review"
The staff were wonderful, so friends and engaging. Their singing was wonderful. The camp is on the edge of the Okavango Delta so we had excellent trips in a mokoro and on the motor boat.
The guide, Sam, was also excellent and very informative. I felt quite safe when he took us on a walking safari and also a night safari.
Can't recommend this camp highly enough" See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe; 2n in Namibia
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A great place.
I was a bit disappointed that there was no staff recognition of my birthday." See all these reviews: 26n in Namibia; 7n in Botswana
"Wonderful camp on edge of delta "
Saw cheetah plus cubs twice , lion , hyena plus cubs , elephant and baby elephant , most antelope inc rare to see tsitatunga and one or two giraffe .Numerous birds .
Night drives excellent and saw numerous hippo plus rare civet and hyena and jackal .... plus the night sky
Power boat / fishing trip good but makoro not very interesting as reeds too high to see anything
Rooms were very well appointed and well serviced including laundry
Food was good but rather short of staff for its service" See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
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In fact the whole lodge was designed really well - loved how it's been built to incorporate existing trees. Loved the staff and loved the fact that the managers and guides ate with the guests. Far more interesting talking to them rather than just other tourists 😊 Impressed too with how they remembered everyone's names! Food not as good as Andrew's camp but I'm not sure anyone could match that.
Our guide, Ezekiel, was fantastic and really knowledgeable - he also had the most amazing eyesight. Was so easy to arrange different activities through him. Felt that nothing was too much trouble for him - that goes for all the staff there." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 3n in South Africa; 2n in Zimbabwe
"Wonderful start to our safari"
Wilson was our very friendly, helpful guide who rapidly picked up our interest in birds as well as animals and local history. The mokoro polers were equally forthcoming. All had excellent spotting skills.
There many great game sightings but we all particularly enjoyed watching the fish eagle and saddle-back storks catching and devouring fish.
Our time in Shinde was too short. Safaris included early morning and evening drives of very good length. No opportunity was wasted.
Checklist booklet of birds and animals is a great idea. Thanks
Only minor criticism: no wi -fi connection for BT users" See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
"Very attentive staff"
great food, loved the attentiveness of all staff" See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 5n in Zimbabwe
"Great place - one of my favorites "
Location, service , attitude , game viewing, rooms, food - all was first class." See all these reviews: 15n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
"Excellent camp, great food, lots of animals"
They had a commercial style kitchen, and the meals were outstanding. Lots to see on game drives. Highlight was a pack of wild dogs that lived nearby - we saw them every day, often while they were hunting. Hippos, elephants, lechwe - excellent variety of game. Guide was excellent, and we only had one other guest join us on game drives.
Few downsides to report. The mokoro boat ride was peaceful, but not that interesting. Should have done another game drive. Compared to other camps we visited, it seems like we traveled the same roads over and over again, rather than explore further - probably because of reserve size. The floors in the bathroom are lovely varnished wood - and extremely slippery when wet. My husband had a very bad fall near the shower.
Would love to come back here again." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
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