Travel reviews by Ms S from Hertfordshire

"Very good hotel to stop over on the way to volcanoes national park.

Very good service and facilities.

The rooms are also good and comfortable."

"This location of this lodge is fantastic. The rooms are huge, very comfortable and have everything one would need. Love the fireplace and the warming fire and hot water bottle in the evening. Toiletries are provided in the bathroom. If you want anything, the staff are always willing to help if requested.
The surroundings are brilliant. You can hear wonderful sound of birds in the morning and evening. It is so peaceful.
The food is good and served as a buffet. The buffets have a huge variety so there is always something that you will like.
The warmth and hospitality of the staff is commendable. The staff will always go out of their way to help you and cater to your needs.
It is amazing how quickly your shoes are cleaned and returned to your room after the gorilla trek. They looked new! Just like when I bought them.
The traditional dancers in the evening are also brilliant! Loved them! I looked forward to their performance every evening. They make you so happy with their dancing and their big smiles!
Well done! Keep up the good work!"

"Very good hotel to stay in Kigali.

Excellent service and facilities."

"I loved my stay at Kimondo. The game viewing was excellent.

Karim was a great guide. The warmth and hospitality of the staff is amazing and in particular the camp manager Richard. They went out of their way to look after me and I really appreciate this. The chef tried really hard to cook food to meet my requirements.

The tents are comfortable and have everything you need. The bucket showers are substantial. Staff have to work really hard to provide for and look after guests in mobile tented camps."

"I have been on 8 safaris and this place is like no other. The game viewing has been one of the best in all my safaris! This place is really wild and beautiful. This part of the Serengeti plains really lives up to being called, "plains". Endless expanse of golden plains broken up in places with beautiful kopjes and acacia trees. The long grasses look amazing as the day progresses and the light changes.

You wouldn't realise how much life there is until your amazing guide points out the animals! Yes, the guiding is brilliant! My guide Erasto is a super guide. One of the best guides I have been guided by.

The place is really wild. We saw different Cheetahs with cubs every day in my 4 day stay. Saw Cheetah kill successfully once and one unsuccessful cheetah hunt.

Saw huge numbers of lions everyday and lion cubs. There were lions in every area we went to - lions mating, hunting, sleeping, etc. On my last night there 5 lion brothers killed a buffalo right near my tent. They were roaring and growling/arguing all night. It was amazing.

As with all Asilia camps the staff are amazing and go out of their way to look after you. Food was brilliant and so are the tents. The location of the camp is very good as it is far away from the busy part. So quite exclusive.

I loved every minute of my stay there and will definitely be returning soon!"

"I loved the food and Bandas at Mwagusi. The food was outstanding. A lot of vairiety and flavours. Compliments to the chef.

The Bandas are beautiful and fantastic location along the riverbed, which is visited by animals. As soon as I arrived there was an elephant right outside my banda. the design and size of the bandas is brilliant. Very relaxing, spacious, comfortable and clean. Was dissappointed with the trickle of water coming from the shower.

The game drives were good. I had a very good guide, Jimmy. However, not impressed with the vehicles. The seats are not well designed and comfortable. There are no steps (footing) to climb up on to the 2nd and 3rd row seats. It is very dangerous as one has to put you foot on thin pipes that run along the side of the vehicle. One slip and can cause injury. Very difficult for people of any age let alone older people.

The managers were good but not as warm and hospitable as I expected and after my experiences with the lodges in my previous safaris and the and beyond lodges. The rest of the local staff are very good, work very hard and are very warm and hospitable.

Overall very good lodge and experience and I would recommend it."

"As expected with and beyond, the lodge, service and staff are all excellent. The rooms are great, superb guiding and warmth and hospitality. Had a great time and wonderful game viewing experience with my guide Malley particulary with the 300 or so elephants!!

They really know how to look after you and this is what I expect. Great lodge. My butler Liberati was also great and so was Scott the manager! Am running out of superlatives. As a single traveller I would recommend it to other single travellers. Don't have to worry about anything.

They pick you up feed you and really look after you and drop you back at the airport, making sure you have packed lunch or breakfast depending on the time of your flight. On arrival a table is laid out ready to greet you with tea coffee biscuits, lunch, etc depending on time of arrival."

"Brilliant staff and service. Didas my butler and Baraka the manager are outstanding!

I was fortunate to see and experience 3 river crossings! Great! The warmth and hospitality of staff is very touching! Great singing! Mobile tented camp, but my stay was very comfortable."

"The location of the lodge is great! I was in Tree camp, but I think South camp is best located for views of the Crater! Love the fire, electric blanket and bath decorated with rose petals. It was very cold when I visited

My guide Kitoi was great. The crater gets very busy with tourists, so too many vehicles per sighing. Also the sighting can be very far away!"