Travel reviews by Mr R & Ms Z from NL

"Tafika is a very nice camp with very good guides. John, Carol and Hesther were excellent hosts. The micro-light flight with John was a highlight as well as the walking safari with Brian and the view of a leopard with a young and a group of lions who had killed a hippo. The kitchen staff, managed by Rona, did an excellent job preparing delicious dishes and making special dishes for diabetics. The salads came from the fenced vegetable garden at the camp."

"The location of Kaingo on the river (with your own terrace and lookout) and with the hides and a backcountry with lots of predators was exceptional. We saw 2 groups of lions, leopards and lots of hippos and crocs. The food was OK but not exceptional. The catering for a diabetic had lapses. A surprise brunch in the bush (where Derek Shenton was married) was a highlight."

"We liked and made use of all wildlife viewing opportunities: boat trip, canoe trip and drives. There are many elephants, particularly during the day when they visited us in our tent and encircled the lounge area. The canoe trip was extraordinary:
the peace and quiet with only the sounds of the many various birds. The boat trip on the Zambezi river with the hippos, crocs, elephants and the vegetation was also very much enjoyed. The evening drives with a low powered red light were a disaster for photography and to a lesser degree also for a guest as it limited the views. Semantha and Levi and their team did a fantastic job in organising and catering including taking care of diabetic food requirements."

"After problems with entering our room, because of flooding due to a airco malfunctioning, the hotel manager solved it and did an extraordinary job to make us positively feel at home. The breakfast buffet was excellent. Also the walk to the Vic Falls was only 10 minutes. Negative is that the hotel gate to the falls closes at 6 pm, which is before sunset. We recommend to close this gate 15 min. after sunset."

"Ilala lodge was a good location and not massive, which we enjoyed. Breakfast buffet and dinner were excellent. The rooms were good but not exceptional. The staff were very helpful and nice."

"Little Vumbura is an exceptional location on an island. We used all opportunities including a boat trip, a mokoro trip and the drives. Kay was our guide on all trips and took his own mokoro to make sure that our waterroute was safe. Kay is an exceptional guide to which his great sense of humor should be added. We saw lions, red lechwe, tsessebe, sable antilopes and a pack of appr. 28 wild dogs. Beatrice and Aaron replaced the permanent managers. They did a very good job, including a surprise brunch in the bush. We regret they did not manage the diabetic food requirements submitted in advance which at dinner they left to the kitchen staff. This caused some substantial problems on our last night, which they blamed (to our great regret) on the kitchen staff."

"Chitabe Lediba is exceptional in many aspects: landscape and vegetation, luxurious tents which were refurbished in 2011, impressive mix of wildlife and very supportive staff and management. The BBQ in the Boma with performing staff was very good.
Wildlife included many leopards, male and female lions (with cubs), a cheetah and many birds. Ebs was our exceptional guide: low key but very knowledgable. The food was very good. The menu was every day discussed with Moalosi, and adapted to diabetic requirements. Moalosi and his staff did an excellent job."

"We do not give comments as we stayed only for the night and arranged it ourselves. It was very good however.
We have a very good B&B, with self catering opportunities for you in Constantia at walking distance to Kirstenbosch botanical gardens."