Travel reviews by Miss S & Mr L from DC

"Lodge was excellent, comfortable, and clean. Dinner was great, with a nice honeymoon flower petal arrangement both at our table and on our bed, with a free bottle of Sparkling Grape Juice.

They missed our wake-up call by an hour, and we were scrambling around with breakfast, packing, and meeting our guide on time in the morning."

"Very good food, reasonable drink prices. Tent was comfortable with a great view. We did not have electricity or hot water one morning, which was frustrating as it gets cold up there in the morning and evenings.

We did have a great morning at the Children's Home, playing soccer and spending time with the children.
Nice honeymoon presentation on our bed.

Overall, great service, great location, and great food."

"This was the most luxurious of all our stays in the bush. Our tent was as nice as most 4star hotel rooms in any big American city...with a separate bath and private outdoor shower, beautiful four-poster bed, and lots of space, except that we were in the middle of nowhere instead of on Michigan Ave. The staff was very nice and helpful, free internet, great buffet for food, and an amazing view of the lake. Free bottle of champagne as honeymooners.

We had a private walk down to see the hippos in the morning with a staff member and two Maasai guards with spears.

We heard the hyenas and lions at night outside our tent. Wish we could have stayed another night but we were on our way further north."

"We had trouble finding Kati Kati, as they have multiple camps and did not tell us which was ours...ending up driving to three different camps before finding the right one.

Sort of plopped in the middle of the forest without any views. Dinner and breakfast were good, but the tent was the least nice of our trip. Hanging light bulb in the middle of the room, no mosquito nets despite being in Tsetse territory. HUGE rat in our room at night despite double checking the tent for points of entry/exit. Would look for different accommodations if doing the trip again."

"As we were with Nomad for our entire trip, it was a pleasure to pull into their camp. Had a drink of our choice waiting for us as we got out of our truck.

Tent was amazing...luxurious and rustic, felt like we could have been on Safari with Teddy Roosevelt. Woke up each morning with a view of zebra, wildebeest, baboons, eland, gazelle, etc. Free drinks and time around the campfire each night, and community dinners with the other guests...which was a very nice experience after more than a week just eating with the two of us.

Staff was amazing, food was great, and the safari was spectacular...drove right through the wildebeest migration, and had lunch surrounded 360 by wildebeests and zebras. GREAT place to end our safari. Can't say enough good things about Nomad Tanzania."

"Beautiful room and building. Amazing history of the building, and each of the 6 rooms is completely unique. Located right in the heart of Stonetown, easy walk to all of the sights, beaches, and restaurants.

Free internet, and a great breakfast on their rooftop restaurant. Good service and staff was very friendly."

"Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful. Best snorkeling I have ever done. The eco-lodges are clean and comfortable, and ours (#7) had a great view of the ocean. Private and intimate setting.

The food was great, especially the lunches, with fresh seafood every meal. Dinner was outside, which was a little windy, but still excellent.

Great staff from the waitresses to the guides, and overall a must-visit for at least two nights."

"We had a great time at Pongwe, where we stayed for 5 nights to end our trip. Got to know the staff very well, and they went out of their way to make our trip special once we got to know them. Great food, relaxing atmosphere. Beach has white sand and perfectly clear green-blue water. Snorkeling was very nice. Spent time both on the beach and at their infinity pool, depending on the tides.

Had fun at the bar/lounge before dinner where the bushbabies visit the bar each night for a snack. Food was great, no repeated meals for 5 days and they were all top-notch. Maximum of 33 guest on the whole beach, was very quiet and private."