Travel reviews by PG Wales from UK
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
2
Countries visited
2
Lodges stayed in
11
Excursions taken
0
My Nov 2015 trip
Namibia between 2 Nov 2015 and 17 Nov 2015
"An outstanding trip that exceeded all our expectations of scenery, animals, accomodation and welcome.
All the guides were good, but Francois at Hoanib and Suama at Kulala were outstanding - perhaps the best guides we ever have had. Francois in particular was keen to go the extra mile to make our trip special."
All the guides were good, but Francois at Hoanib and Suama at Kulala were outstanding - perhaps the best guides we ever have had. Francois in particular was keen to go the extra mile to make our trip special."
Arranged By Tracy Lederer
Olive Grove
"olive Grove review"
1 night
Arrived
3 Nov 2015
"Staff pleasant and helpful. Food good and room comfortable."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Average
Service
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Wolwedans Dune Camp
"Wolwedans Dune Camp review"
2 nights
Arrived
4 Nov 2015
"Great location,good waterhole animal viewing.
Staff very helpful and wonderful food. Interesting drives with good guide.
Scenery magnificant ."
Staff very helpful and wonderful food. Interesting drives with good guide.
Scenery magnificant ."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Kulala Desert Lodge
"Kuala Desert Lodge review"
2 nights
Arrived
6 Nov 2015
"Amazing location, wonderful young woman guide, Suama.
Climbing the Dunes and going down into the gorge at Sessriem was a wonderful day. We also enjoyed a nature walk with Suama learning about the trees and plants and their uses.
The food was good and the camp choir really sang and danced with great skill."
Climbing the Dunes and going down into the gorge at Sessriem was a wonderful day. We also enjoyed a nature walk with Suama learning about the trees and plants and their uses.
The food was good and the camp choir really sang and danced with great skill."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Desert Rhino Camp
"Desert Rhino Camp review"
2 nights
Arrived
8 Nov 2015
"A perfect small,camp with wonderful staff who couldn't so enough for you.
The guiding was excellent and the day tracking Rhino was fantastic with the trackers doing a wonderful job. We saw several rhino, and managed to get relatively close to an adult and young calf.. The scenery in this area is extraordinary so red and rocky. We saw elephant, mountain zebra and hyena among others.
The evening bush dinner and the farewell singing from all the camp staff really enhanced the stay."
The guiding was excellent and the day tracking Rhino was fantastic with the trackers doing a wonderful job. We saw several rhino, and managed to get relatively close to an adult and young calf.. The scenery in this area is extraordinary so red and rocky. We saw elephant, mountain zebra and hyena among others.
The evening bush dinner and the farewell singing from all the camp staff really enhanced the stay."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp
"Hoanib camp review"
3 nights
Arrived
10 Nov 2015
"Hoanib is an amazing place.The location, the camp and the staff and animals all contribute to the best experience we have ever had.
The modern camp makes for a luxurious experience and all the staff are welcoming and efficient as well as great fun. Our guide , Francois was superb and made every day special even getting stuck in the sand !! The ability to see the elephants,lion,giraffe and cheetah living in the desert was an outstanding experience, We had an amazing day at the ocean with seals , flamingos and shipwrecks and flew back to the camp.
Researchers staying at the camp gave interesting talks in the evening - a bonus."
The modern camp makes for a luxurious experience and all the staff are welcoming and efficient as well as great fun. Our guide , Francois was superb and made every day special even getting stuck in the sand !! The ability to see the elephants,lion,giraffe and cheetah living in the desert was an outstanding experience, We had an amazing day at the ocean with seals , flamingos and shipwrecks and flew back to the camp.
Researchers staying at the camp gave interesting talks in the evening - a bonus."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Ongava Tented Camp
"Ongava lodge review"
2 nights
Arrived
13 Nov 2015
"We stayed at Ongava lodge (not the tented camp on our vouchers). this was excellent and as it was very hot there the Airconditioned lodge stone buildings were most welcome.
The camp waterholes as a major feature as it was visible from the dining area and many animals used it , including 16 lions one night as well as 5 black rhino. Etoshe was an interesting experience with many more people using the roads. The large waterholes were a major attraction with a huge number of animals.
The camp is changing from Wilderness and retained some, but not all, of the style. Our preference is for a smaller, more personal camp."
The camp waterholes as a major feature as it was visible from the dining area and many animals used it , including 16 lions one night as well as 5 black rhino. Etoshe was an interesting experience with many more people using the roads. The large waterholes were a major attraction with a huge number of animals.
The camp is changing from Wilderness and retained some, but not all, of the style. Our preference is for a smaller, more personal camp."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Olive Grove
"Olive Grove review"
1 night
Arrived
15 Nov 2015
"Good small hotel . Staff helpful rooms clean and comfortable.
Breakfast and dinner were good with a good choice."
Breakfast and dinner were good with a good choice."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Good
Service
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Botswana safari
Botswana between 18 May 2014 and 31 May 2014
"Outstanding trip choice of camps recommended by Expert Africa was perfectly balanced and gave a wonderful broad overview of the Delta.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Difficult to see how our trip could have been better."
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Difficult to see how our trip could have been better."
Tubu Tree Camp
"Tubo Tree review"
2 nights
Arrived
19 May 2014
"Fantastic welcoming staff and guides always met on return from drives with hot /cold towels etc. Well run camp and excellent game viewing.
herds of elephants in fron of camp and lions sleeping on the air strip! Wonderful location and a good range of water based activities.
The camp choir was really good and the evening meal in the bush was a lovely surprise."
herds of elephants in fron of camp and lions sleeping on the air strip! Wonderful location and a good range of water based activities.
The camp choir was really good and the evening meal in the bush was a lovely surprise."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Little Kwara (Not currently featured by Expert Africa)
"Little Kwara Camp"
3 nights
Arrived
21 May 2014
"We had fatastic game vieing here with a wild dog pack hunting , cheeta kills, lions as well as hyena and herds of elephants with young.
A lovely small camp with very friendly and knowledgable staff and guides. The singing menues were also a treat."
A lovely small camp with very friendly and knowledgable staff and guides. The singing menues were also a treat."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Not currently featured by Expert Africa
Lagoon Camp
"Lagoon camp"
3 nights
Arrived
24 May 2014
"Superb location on river wonderful views and hippos at night.
Game not as plentiful so longer drives but still saw everything including wild dogs after a kill and cats. Good river trip with elephants at water and many hippos.
We also enjoyed the evening dancing and singing of the camp staff."
Game not as plentiful so longer drives but still saw everything including wild dogs after a kill and cats. Good river trip with elephants at water and many hippos.
We also enjoyed the evening dancing and singing of the camp staff."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Chitabe Camp
"Chitabe camp"
3 nights
Arrived
27 May 2014
"Excellent in every respect. Fantastic range of game including leopard with very small kittens, lions with a giraffe kill and several sets of lions mating.
The guide was outstanding in finding game and also his knowledge and explainations. We appreciated the hotwater bottles and warm ponchos on early morning drives."
The guide was outstanding in finding game and also his knowledge and explainations. We appreciated the hotwater bottles and warm ponchos on early morning drives."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent