Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs M from Bracknell
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
2
Countries visited
3
Lodges stayed in
10
Excursions taken
0
My Aug 2016 trip
Botswana between 4 Aug 2016 and 19 Aug 2016
"What a great trip.
Botswana has it all - great wildlife, lovely camps, helpful staff and lovely Botswanan people."
Botswana has it all - great wildlife, lovely camps, helpful staff and lovely Botswanan people."
Thamalakane River Lodge
"Thamalakane River Lodge review"
1 night
Arrived
5 Aug 2016
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Lebala Camp
"Lebala Camp review"
3 nights
Arrived
6 Aug 2016
"Warm and enthusiastic hosts. Great guiding. Great food."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Good
Activities
Excellent
Little Vumbura
"Little Vumbura review"
3 nights
Arrived
9 Aug 2016
"Excellent in every way. Location, guiding, staff, food, atmosphere."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Tubu Tree Camp
"Tubu Tree Camp review"
3 nights
Arrived
12 Aug 2016
"Good camp. Excellent guide ("General" or Soretse)"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Camp Kalahari
"Camp Kalahari review"
3 nights
Arrived
15 Aug 2016
"Nice contrast to the delta. Very knowledgeable guiding, Servicer a little "clunky"when camp was full."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
My Jul 2012 trip
Tanzania and 1 other country between 28 Jul 2012 and 15 Aug 2012
"A brilliant trip with a few minor issues in the scheme of things. Very glad we chose Tanzania over Kenya as we got a crowd-free experience and really got “in amongst it”.
The Serengeti in particular is a stunning place and the large wildebeest crossing we witnessed was an incredibly dramatic and moving experience. Overall, we feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to have had this experience.
Organisation / communication from E-A was excellent throughout."
The Serengeti in particular is a stunning place and the large wildebeest crossing we witnessed was an incredibly dramatic and moving experience. Overall, we feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to have had this experience.
Organisation / communication from E-A was excellent throughout."
Arranged By Claire Scott
Oliver's Camp
"Oliver's Camp review"
3 nights
Arrived
29 Jul 2012
"Lovely, informal atmosphere, but you need to make it clear in advance that the walking activity is an additional charge (currently $50 pp)"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
"Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge review"
3 nights
Arrived
1 Aug 2012
"Yes, it’s large and ugly, but we found the service good and friendly and if you want to stay on the crater rim it is a perfectly good place to stay without going bankrupt.
If I were to go there again I would stay “off crater” at somewhere like Gibb’s Farm"
If I were to go there again I would stay “off crater” at somewhere like Gibb’s Farm"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Average
Food
Good
Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp
"Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp review"
3 nights
Arrived
4 Aug 2012
"Perfect balance of “being amongst it” and comfort. Friendly, informal atmosphere, great service and simple but gorgeous food. Guides excellent and very accommodating."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sayari Camp
"Sayari Mara Camp review"
3 nights
Arrived
7 Aug 2012
"Guides excellent, the best we had on our trip (although they were all excellent at every location we stayed at). The camp’s location is perfect for seeing a large crossing (which we did after 3 days – worth the wait).
Smart and chic, but perhaps a little too much “style” versus substance. The food, although good, was trying to be too fancy and not as good as Oliver’s Camp or Serengeti Safari Camp. You need to make it clear in advance that the walking activity is an additional charge (currently $50 pp)."
Smart and chic, but perhaps a little too much “style” versus substance. The food, although good, was trying to be too fancy and not as good as Oliver’s Camp or Serengeti Safari Camp. You need to make it clear in advance that the walking activity is an additional charge (currently $50 pp)."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Pongwe Beach Hotel
"Pongwe Beach Hotel review"
4 nights
Arrived
10 Aug 2012
"Perfect beach location. Superb, fresh and well-cooked food. Friendly, helpful and informal staff. A really enjoyable place to stay and relax.
Rooms a bit basic and showers use salt water, but that doesn’t matter for a short post-safari relax."
Rooms a bit basic and showers use salt water, but that doesn’t matter for a short post-safari relax."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Average
Activities
Good
Location is nice, food and staff are great."