27 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include Likoma Island.
Mr H
Isle of Man
"Return to the valley 2017"
I visited Malawi and 3 other countries between 7 Sep 2017 and 24 Sep 2017
"We loved Botswana and Malawi but our hearts belong in the Valley. We’re already planning the next trip.
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Just keep up the good work." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 9 on a Malawi trip
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Just keep up the good work." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 9 on a Malawi trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Ms H & Mr F
Chicago
"Yet another amazing trip organized by EA"
I visited Malawi and 1 other country between 2 Jul 2017 and 14 Jul 2017
"Lucy organized our trip for us. She is so easy to work with & very responsive to emails. The trip went flawlessly. We used Expert Africa to organize a trip to Zambia/Malawi for us 2 yrs ago & will be asking them to help us with a possible trip to Namibia next year!"
Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 4 on a Malawi trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr C & Mrs M
Cheshire
"Overview"
I visited Zambia and 1 other country between 4 Oct 2016 and 20 Oct 2016
"We had a fabulous trip. it was all we had hoped for and went without a hitch.
It seems that it is standard practice in safari camps to eat 'family style', hosted by members of the camp staff. On talking with other guests at both camps we nearly all agreed that we would have preferred to eat separately. We realise that this is not something that Expert Africa can control but maybe worth passing on to the camps that you deal with.
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A little more clarity on visas would have helped. I was told that for Malawi we could get visa on arrival but your literature advises to get it in advance. In the event we went for 'on arrival' and it was no problem.
Also a little more clarity of what airport taxes we would need to pay would have saved a call or two to your office to find out." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
It seems that it is standard practice in safari camps to eat 'family style', hosted by members of the camp staff. On talking with other guests at both camps we nearly all agreed that we would have preferred to eat separately. We realise that this is not something that Expert Africa can control but maybe worth passing on to the camps that you deal with.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
A little more clarity on visas would have helped. I was told that for Malawi we could get visa on arrival but your literature advises to get it in advance. In the event we went for 'on arrival' and it was no problem.
Also a little more clarity of what airport taxes we would need to pay would have saved a call or two to your office to find out." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Ms H & Mr F
Chicago
"Flawless"
I visited Zambia and 1 other country between 4 Jul 2015 and 17 Jul 2015
"Claire was amazing to work with. She was very responsive to my emails despite being on a different continent & was also available for calls to answer my questions. I felt like she really listened to what we wanted & provided her honest opinion on some of my suggestions & also gave us the pros & cons of various itineraries or lodges & as a result, she put together the perfect trip for us.
Our trip was everything we expected...and more. This trip was for my husband's 40th birthday & she must have let all the lodges know because they all did something special for him. It really made the whole experience extra special for him.
Our entire trip was flawless - from the pickup at Livingstone airport to drop off at Likoma's tiny airport for our journey back to the States. Thank you so much, Claire & Expert Africa, for putting together a trip we will remember forever.
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We have zero criticism or constructive feedback - everything was flawless from beginning to end!" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
Our trip was everything we expected...and more. This trip was for my husband's 40th birthday & she must have let all the lodges know because they all did something special for him. It really made the whole experience extra special for him.
Our entire trip was flawless - from the pickup at Livingstone airport to drop off at Likoma's tiny airport for our journey back to the States. Thank you so much, Claire & Expert Africa, for putting together a trip we will remember forever.
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We have zero criticism or constructive feedback - everything was flawless from beginning to end!" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs B
Hampshire
"Great safari/lakeside chill combination"
I visited Zambia and 1 other country between 5 Oct 2014 and 20 Oct 2014
"7 nights in South Luangwa, Zambia with Robin Pope Safaris (3 different camps) followed by 7 nights chilling out at Likoma Island proved a great combination - Claire understood our interests and expectations well.
In game viewing terms we saw everything that we could have hoped for, and RPS are an efficient organisation with excellent guides. The 3 camps had very similar game and terrain - the contasts on our last trip between Selous and Ruaha in Tanzania were much greater. Nkwali and Tena Tena we would recommend, but Nsefu was spoilt by mosquito problems.
Kaya Mawa/Likoma Island is not for everyone (e.g.fussy N.Americans) but suited us perfectly with its laid back warm welcome, lack of commercialism, peaceful location and delightful staff - a great stress buster." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
In game viewing terms we saw everything that we could have hoped for, and RPS are an efficient organisation with excellent guides. The 3 camps had very similar game and terrain - the contasts on our last trip between Selous and Ruaha in Tanzania were much greater. Nkwali and Tena Tena we would recommend, but Nsefu was spoilt by mosquito problems.
Kaya Mawa/Likoma Island is not for everyone (e.g.fussy N.Americans) but suited us perfectly with its laid back warm welcome, lack of commercialism, peaceful location and delightful staff - a great stress buster." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs D
Oxon
"My Aug 2014 trip"
I visited Zambia and 1 other country between 23 Aug 2014 and 9 Sep 2014
"A perfect holiday - my only complaint is that I want to go back NOW!
Especial thanks to Claire Scott and the team, we are already planning our next trip with Expert Africa" Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
Especial thanks to Claire Scott and the team, we are already planning our next trip with Expert Africa" Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr Z & Ms D
Vancouver
"fantastic"
I visited Botswana and 3 other countries between 30 Aug 2013 and 28 Sep 2013
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs I
Cheadle
"My Jul 2013 trip"
I visited Zambia and 1 other country between 24 Jul 2013 and 9 Aug 2013
"We absolutely loved our time in Zambia. It wasn't just the poor room which disappointed at Kaya Mawa; it just did not live up to what we thought we had booked.
For the future we would take all email correspondence between our agent and us with us - by the time we arrived at the final leg of our holiday we ended up thinking we were wrong. We weren't." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari
For the future we would take all email correspondence between our agent and us with us - by the time we arrived at the final leg of our holiday we ended up thinking we were wrong. We weren't." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr R
Guernsey
"Fabulous. Let down only by Kaya Maya."
I visited Malawi between 5 Oct 2012 and 18 Oct 2012
"mkulumadzi is just perfect. Punulani very good. Kaya Maya needs improvement. Faultless internal flights."
Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 11 on a Malawi trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs H
Worthing
"My August 15th trip"
I visited Zambia and 1 other country between 15 Aug 2012 and 31 Aug 2012
"Excellent. This was a very special trip for us and it all came up to scratch. We wanted small remote camps and theey bothe fitted thee bill, especially Old Mondoro. Mondoro was special because thee guides were so good withe thee exception of thee guide we had once on thee 4the day who really showed how good thee otheer 2 were! Also thee activities were varied and thee walking very good and exciting yet safe.
Claire was very good coping withe my questions and worries and we got upgraded at Kaya Mawa , just as we did when we went to Sands River Selous 3 years ago. So Expert Africa have a certain magic about theem as far as I am concerned. We will use you again when we return to Africa. Kaya Mawa said thee EA staff who came last year were very theorough and wanted to know lots of details.
Thank you for delivering again" Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zambia safari
Claire was very good coping withe my questions and worries and we got upgraded at Kaya Mawa , just as we did when we went to Sands River Selous 3 years ago. So Expert Africa have a certain magic about theem as far as I am concerned. We will use you again when we return to Africa. Kaya Mawa said thee EA staff who came last year were very theorough and wanted to know lots of details.
Thank you for delivering again" Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
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