Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs S from Hungary
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
1
Countries visited
1
Lodges stayed in
8
Excursions taken
1
My Mar 2015 trip
Namibia between 28 Mar 2015 and 11 Apr 2015
"We fell in love with Africa. The good trip is when everybody in the family is happy. When we sat in our return flight from Namibia to home and the first question of our kids was that when we come back to Africa - it was clear that we had a very good trip.
The older generation of our family was really impressed by the beautiful nature, the very friendly people who really cared if we enjoy our trip, the good food and by the cleanliness.
I did not expect that Namibia is such a perfect destination if you travel with kids. We were really impressed by the beautiful nature (which is really very special - we had not seen such places before, and so many wild animals) and since everything was very clean (even if you have the biggest sandpit on the earth which is questionably clean than it is not really the one of a lifetime experience) the kids could play very well - so everybody could find something interesting.
We were very surprised by the very good food, the good meat, the homemade bread (which is I presume a practical solution for big distances) and also homemade desserts and also the `house wine` was very good everywhere (which was of course South African wine but with overall good quality) - and everywhere was kids` menu available.
Everywhere we really liked the design of the camps and lodges, they were always very unique and matched with the surrounding nature and they were at very good locations.
So all in all and last but not least I think that you are really experts of Africa because you proposed us a brilliant itinerary, we saw very different places with each of them being beautiful, interesting and unique and very good camps and lodges to stay. We were extremely happy with the perfect organisation, everything was easy to understand and follow we received all the relevant info - I do not think that something was missing or not relevant.
We had an excellent time. Thank you very much!!"
The older generation of our family was really impressed by the beautiful nature, the very friendly people who really cared if we enjoy our trip, the good food and by the cleanliness.
I did not expect that Namibia is such a perfect destination if you travel with kids. We were really impressed by the beautiful nature (which is really very special - we had not seen such places before, and so many wild animals) and since everything was very clean (even if you have the biggest sandpit on the earth which is questionably clean than it is not really the one of a lifetime experience) the kids could play very well - so everybody could find something interesting.
We were very surprised by the very good food, the good meat, the homemade bread (which is I presume a practical solution for big distances) and also homemade desserts and also the `house wine` was very good everywhere (which was of course South African wine but with overall good quality) - and everywhere was kids` menu available.
Everywhere we really liked the design of the camps and lodges, they were always very unique and matched with the surrounding nature and they were at very good locations.
So all in all and last but not least I think that you are really experts of Africa because you proposed us a brilliant itinerary, we saw very different places with each of them being beautiful, interesting and unique and very good camps and lodges to stay. We were extremely happy with the perfect organisation, everything was easy to understand and follow we received all the relevant info - I do not think that something was missing or not relevant.
We had an excellent time. Thank you very much!!"
Arranged By Tracy Lederer
Haus Sonneneck
"Haus Sonneneck review"
1 night
Arrived
28 Mar 2015
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Good
Service
Good
Activities
Average
Rooms
Average
Food
Good
Zebra River Lodge
"Zebra River Lodge review"
2 nights
Arrived
29 Mar 2015
"Highlight was the food. The cook was really good and we enjoyed the meals. The swimming pools was unclean and full with algae."
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location
Average
Service
Good
Activities
Average
Rooms
Average
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Poor
Kulala Desert Lodge
"Kulala Desert Lodge review"
2 nights
Arrived
31 Mar 2015
"Very nice location. Overpriced activities but later I noticed that Wilderness Safaris are using the same price level in all their locations. The Family room was very good. Meals good but not highlight.
Activities were great and our kids fell in love with Suwama - our guide.
We have taken two sundown excursions and one morning to sand dunes. Big advantage of the Resort is the private gate which saves appr. 1 hour drive."
Activities were great and our kids fell in love with Suwama - our guide.
We have taken two sundown excursions and one morning to sand dunes. Big advantage of the Resort is the private gate which saves appr. 1 hour drive."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Average
Facilities
Good
Sandfields Guesthouse, Namibia (this camp has since closed)
"Sandfields Guesthouse review"
2 nights
Arrived
2 Apr 2015
"Nice friendly location. Most of the time we were outside and have taken the full day trip to Sandwich harbour.
The hosts have helped us to find place to eat, although the choice of Lighthouse wasn't too good."
The hosts have helped us to find place to eat, although the choice of Lighthouse wasn't too good."
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location
Good
Service
Good
Rooms
Average
Food
Good
Not currently featured by Expert Africa
Coast and Sandwich Harbour
"Sand dune drive"
3 Apr 2015 • All-day excursion
I have expected a bit more from the trip. But the kids enjoyed very much playing in the sand. We were not allowed to get closer to the bird sanctuary. But have seen a lot of flamingos in Walvis Bay.
Burger has found oyster fossils in the sand and has shown us some lizards which was a great experience.
Burger has found oyster fossils in the sand and has shown us some lizards which was a great experience.
Doro Nawas
"Doro Nawas review"
2 nights
Arrived
4 Apr 2015
"Probably one of the favourites for our kids. We were there during Easter holidays and we got Bunny chocolates in the evenings (both days). Our kids were incredibly happy!! It was extremely kind from the hotel and I also appreciated that before placing the surprises on our children`s beds they checked with us if we agree.
However the real highlight was the hotel staff, who were very unique (I do not really know what is the proper word for it) - so they tried to show us a little bit about their culture. They showed us their language, the specialty of which is that they peak with clicks which is very interesting - it was the first time we heard such a way of speaking (as it sounds completely different from other - European, Asian languages). And they also sang us their songs in the evenings that we also enjoyed very much.
It was a very unique experience! Thank you very much!!!"
However the real highlight was the hotel staff, who were very unique (I do not really know what is the proper word for it) - so they tried to show us a little bit about their culture. They showed us their language, the specialty of which is that they peak with clicks which is very interesting - it was the first time we heard such a way of speaking (as it sounds completely different from other - European, Asian languages). And they also sang us their songs in the evenings that we also enjoyed very much.
It was a very unique experience! Thank you very much!!!"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Anderssons Camp, Namibia (this camp has since closed)
"Anderssons Camp review"
2 nights
Arrived
6 Apr 2015
"The highlight is the camp`s own drinking hole where you can see a lot of animals drinking from the water while you are sitting in your chair on the veranda. We really liked it.
We had a problem with rooms. We travelled with our 7Y old twins, who are willing to sleep in a separate room only when it is next to ours. In the camp we got two tents that were pretty far from each other. We were lucky, because we arrived early enough, so the hotel could rearrange and gave us two tents next to each other, but I really would advise them that next time they should double check in case of families the room allocation (i.e. with small children it is difficult to sleep in far away rooms, in the first place the children may not want to sleep alone, in the second place hotel guests may not be prepared logistically for this case - we packed all our staff together, so sleeping in not neighbouring rooms would have been pretty unpractical and discomfortable for us). Plus in our voucher was written that we get a family room.
Apart from that we enjoyed our stay in the camp. (And they compensated us for the problematic morning arrival with a good sundown tour where we saw not only a whole lion family but also two white rhinos, so we were amazed enough to forgive for the difficult start.)"
We had a problem with rooms. We travelled with our 7Y old twins, who are willing to sleep in a separate room only when it is next to ours. In the camp we got two tents that were pretty far from each other. We were lucky, because we arrived early enough, so the hotel could rearrange and gave us two tents next to each other, but I really would advise them that next time they should double check in case of families the room allocation (i.e. with small children it is difficult to sleep in far away rooms, in the first place the children may not want to sleep alone, in the second place hotel guests may not be prepared logistically for this case - we packed all our staff together, so sleeping in not neighbouring rooms would have been pretty unpractical and discomfortable for us). Plus in our voucher was written that we get a family room.
Apart from that we enjoyed our stay in the camp. (And they compensated us for the problematic morning arrival with a good sundown tour where we saw not only a whole lion family but also two white rhinos, so we were amazed enough to forgive for the difficult start.)"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Feedback response
We had booked and confirmed at family room for these travellers. We are in touch with the lodge (Wilderness Safaris - who own it) to find out what happened and will update this feedback once we receive a reply.
Southern Africa Manager
Not currently featured by Expert Africa
Mushara Bush Camp
"Mushara Bush Camp review"
2 nights
Arrived
8 Apr 2015
"The food was excellent (thank you for that).
We really liked that they had not only a children`s playground but also different games for the children (and their parents), puzzles, etc. in the lobby area. It was the only Camp / Lodge where we found such a playing `area`. It was a good idea."
We really liked that they had not only a children`s playground but also different games for the children (and their parents), puzzles, etc. in the lobby area. It was the only Camp / Lodge where we found such a playing `area`. It was a good idea."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Good
Service
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Ondudu Safari Lodge
"Erongo Wilderness Lodge review"
1 night
Arrived
10 Apr 2015
"The place is beautiful, the lodge is trendy, we really liked the design and we had an extremely spacious family room, that we really liked."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Close to the place the famous Joe's bar with really good food which is a good start for a journey in Namibia."