Travel reviews by Mr A F, Torquay from UK

"Camp personnel, wildlife, accommodation, food and activities all excellent as previous visits."

"Excellent in all respects given small size and remoteness……which is a plus."

"Comments, ratings and wildlife as previous nights."

"As a return visitor to Chiawa ( last visit 2014) I had very high expectations in respect of every aspect that makes up "The Chiawa Experience".
In all respects even these were exceeded.
Quality wildlife/ rooms/ food/ service and activities. Excitement, fun, interesting people ( guests and staff ),educational, healthy outdoor living and a great environment to stimulate ( and rest) body and mind.
Note: I am not a fisherman at home, but at Chiawa it is one of the activities a visitor has to try.On my last morning I caught a 62 lbs Vundu ( a freshwater catfish)......I know, boasting!!
The fish was returned unharmed to the river.
I will return to Chiawa."

"All my comments re Chiawa apply to Old Mondoro.
OM is smaller and complements Chiawa as a perfect two camp experience.
Moving from one camp to the other takes about 1 hour along the Zambezi must be one of the best " hotel transfers" in the world."

"See comments for 18th to 22nd Sept 2018"

"An extremely rewarding and enjoyable experience.

A superb location even with very little water in the river.

The guides were amazing ....... a comment that applies to ALL camps."

"An intimate camp made all the more enjoyable by interesting fellow guests and guides.

The most disappointing food of all the camps. Same quality and source of meal ingredients as River Camp but poorly constructed dishes which were luke warm. Not wishing to be sexist, we did wonder if this was partly due to the lack of female input seen in other camps.

Not withstanding this comment, Will was a charming and enthusiastic host but inexperienced in hotel management."

"Great camp despite being the largest we visited. We would not have liked to stay anywhere bigger.

We did find the number of hosts ( Peter, Anita, Tess and David ) plus the presence of the owner Grant, a bit overwhelming given that the camp is only twice the size of Tena Tena and Old Mondoro.

We have been married for 44 years , so it was very sweet of them to put us in The Honeymoon Suite!

Guides, as everywhere, were great company and very knowledgeable on game drives and over meals."

"Highly recommended. Small, intimate and wonderful hosts.

Food , given location and facilities , was outstanding ...........homemade mango icecream was to die for."

"Probably the best overall experience . This may have been compromised if the camp had been busier.

Probably the most expensive ( ?).

The guarantee of a private guide avoided any conflict with other guests interests (eg avid Twitchers )."

"A wonderful location.

The hotel was excellent but " Africa -lite ". It could have been anywhere in the world but with tame zebras, giraffes and impala .

A good last stop to bridge the move from Africa to Europe."