Botswana: reviews from our travellers

"Wonderful!

We saw and experienced and met some great people and visited some fantastic camps!" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 11 on a Botswana safari

"Everything was as advertised and planned. Not one problem.

Loved the Lodge and being there. Would use Expert Africa again if i rerun to Africa." Read full review: 3 nights in Africa; 3 on a Botswana safari

"Feedback by Hitoshi E.

Good Points:
1 Firsthand Information
Expert Africa offers firsthand information to their customers. Information is the latest and non-biased.

2 Quick Responses
Sarah answered my queries swiftly despite a time difference between London and Tokyo. She also gave me appropriate options. Without her professional support, I could not make this Botswana safari tour come true. Thank you so much!

3 Flexibility and Efficiency
When I asked Chris to change my itinerary, he rearranged my trip plan perfectly in a short time. I was amazed at his flexibility and efficiency. Thanks a lot, Chris!

To be improved: Warning for Coldness Needed. I wish I were informed more thoroughly of how cold it is in July in Botswana (especially during morning safaris). I brought a light down jacket. But it was not enough. I needed a heavier one. .

As I told Chris on the phone, I am a stage-four lung cancer patient. My doctor said I would probably be able to live another six months or so. If I live longer than that, I will try our second African safari tour next year. Then I wish to travel with Expert Africa again. See you then!

Feedback by Kazuko Enda

We are glad to have chosen Expert Africa.

Reliability was the No. 1 criterion.
Good points: quick responses to our inquiries, perfect arrangements, good reference documents, and emergency response.

This trip was to be a once-in-a-lifetime trip, but now we wish to do it again!" Read full review: 6 nights in Africa; 6 on a Botswana safari

"This was our second self-drive holiday in Namibia, so we were all looking forward to the beautiful scenery, wonderful friendly welcomes, and very high standard of accommodation even in the bush, which we had enjoyed previously and we were not disappointed anywhere!
Very well organised, all meetings, border crossings etc worked.
Manageable driving distances each day (more tarmac than the West part of Namibia).

We mostly did our own drives in the reserves and did not see leopard and cheetah this time. Etosha is fantastic but it is so vast it is difficult to do it justice: you may need a lot of time to go from one waterhole to another if you arrive at a deserted one.

Some slightly odd details: e.g. suggesting laundry possible at Mundulea (it isn't), note Ndhovu runs on Botswana time." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip

"Tracy helped us put together a wonderful trip which we thoroughly enjoyed.

Her advice was invaluable, particularly for journey lengths and camp/lodge choices. This is the second trip she has arranged for us and was as enjoyable as the first.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

We cannot think of anything that could have been done better - all arrangements worked perfectly" Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip

"A fantastic and memorable trip. A very big thank you to the team at Expert Africa but - of course - especially to Sarah Glyde who liaised with me throughout the planning of this safari.

Thank you Sarah for your patience and ideas and i must say, together we managed a trip of lifetime here.

Will ask my kids to upload some photos / videos as they really are special.

Thanks again Sarah." Read full review: 7 nights in Africa; 4 on a Botswana safari

"The holiday of a lifetime - such an amazing experience!

Met super people - local and other holiday makers. Took hundreds of photos. Have wonderful memories - would love to repeat the holiday in the future.

Botswana is in a class of its own for wildlife, birds and delightful people." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 8 on a Botswana safari

"The trip was outstanding! And Lucy Copson was excellent and responsive, in helping us plan and navigate our way through the whole process.

I would highly recommend Expert Africa in general and Lucy Copson in particular, when looking to book an African adventure.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

Nope - you all get an A+! Thank you very much for a trip of a lifetime." Read full review: 6 nights in Africa; 6 on a Botswana safari

"overall experience was very good. we had a great time and saw all the wildlife we had hoped to see and more.

our only comment is that our original idea of starting at little kwara and finishing at savuti before the river boat would have been better. after nine days of jeep safaris any down time would have been better at savuti as you could watch wildlife at the waterhole. we think this would have worked better for us but may not suit other people." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 9 on a Botswana safari

"Cannot say enough about Lucy's assistance, recommendations, and responsiveness. She proved to be an exceptional representative for Expert Africa and her knowledge of the area was extremely helpful. We want to thank her for making our travels truly memorable." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 9 on a Botswana safari