Travel reviews by Party of 4 from Islington

"Huge thanks to everyone at Chobe Game Lodge, especially Ana and Bonnie, for their professional guiding and attentiveness.

In addition to the sightings of mammals recorded below, we saw a Puku."

"Huge thanks to everyone at Little Machaba, especially Shaun and Chief, for their intrepid guiding and warm hospitality.

In addition to the sightings of mammals recorded below, we saw an African Wild Cat, Springhares, Red Lechwes, Tsessebes and a Steenbok."

"Huge thanks to everyone at Kwara Camp, especially Taps, Eric and Poster, for their excellent guiding and spotting and generous hospitality.

In addition to the sightings of mammals recorded below, we saw an African Wild Cat, an African Civet, a Lesser Bushbaby, Springhares, Side-striped and Black-backed Jackals, Red Lechwes and Tsessebes."

"A good bed and breakfast with friendly and helpful staff and gardens teeming with birds"

"A good bed and breakfast with friendly and helpful staff and gardens teeming with birds"

"Luxurious, air-conditioned room near boardwalk with great views over Chobe river and floodplain.
Friendly staff at the lodge.
Enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide, one of an all-female guiding team.
Just the right length of game drive and boat safari.
Best elephant, buffalo and hippo sightings of our trip. Several sightings of lions and brown hyenas, too. And good birding in lodge grounds and throughout Chobe NP.
Full-body massage at the lodge was excellent."

"Good-sized en-suite tent with great views over Kwando river.
Friendly staff at the camp.
Expert guide and spotter.
During our stay here we saw the highest concentrations and greatest variety of wildlife on our trip.
Morning and afternoon game drives were long, which made brunch a relaxed affair but left very little time before dinner.
Kwando river was too shallow for boat cruises."

"Luxurious en-suite tent with plunge pool nearby.
Friendly staff at the camp.
Expert guide and spotter.
During our stay here we saw the lowest concentrations and least variety of wildlife on our trip.
Morning and afternoon game drives were long, which made brunch a relaxed affair but left very little time before dinner.
The highlights were a boat trip along the waterways of the Okavango Delta and a walking safari."

"We only stayed one night and left early the next morning."

"Our cottage was in a beautiful location and provided us with everything we needed - a warm fire, a hot shower and a comfortable bed - after our excursions during the day.

We enjoyed delicious meals in the restaurant and were made to feel very much at home. Lesley and Jonathan are perfect hosts."

"I arrived late in the evening and left for the airport early the next morning."

"Our first stop on our trip. It was a perfect place to relax but still feel in touch with the environment and wildlife.

Staff and service could not have been better and the food was great. They took the time to organise trips for us while we were there and everything went very smoothly."

"I don't say this lightly but the most amazing place I have ever stayed.

When I walked into the Banda and saw the Banda's interior with the panoramic view across a valley onto the reserve then I immediately knew how good the place is. The Banda itself is so comfortable and perfectly laid out and furnished for a family group. We used the Banda as a central point for a large group who were also in other Bandas which was ideal. Would of course be perfect for a smaller group to.

The service and food in camp were faultless and the team spent huge effort to give us feasts on safari: fine dining in the bush!

The main event were the wildlife drives. There were a huge variety of animals and birds (we saw four of the big five) but the joy was that this was not a box ticking exercise. The guides made the small details as interesting and gave us the same interest that they so obviously had in Selous.

All of the guides and staff felt like old friends by the end of the trip but special mention should go to our hosts Phil and Trisha who somehow made a special place in the Tanzanian bush feel like a home-from-home."

"A very short over night stay but clean, comfortable and handy for the airport"

"A great place to rest up and relax after an overnight flight - highly recommended."

"Simply the best place we have been on safari in east or southern Africa, and we've been to many others.

Very knowledgeable and companionable guides with a strong commitment to conservation, friendly and solicitous staff, delicious meals served in a variety of spectacular locations. A real focus on meeting the different individual needs and interests of members of our party, who ranged in age from 16 to 80."

"A good hotel in a beautiful location but the rooms could do with some renovation and the staff with more direction from the managers, who did not appear to spend much time with them or their guests.

Our boat trip/snorkelling excursion and the team who organised it for us were excellent."