Travel reviews by Mr M from Lancaster

"Hilltop is a great place to strt a trip to namibia and just get ourself together after a long flight."

"Food was excellant with a good wine list. unusual habitat and location. Afternoon game drive combined with visit to rock paintings and 'sun downer' was interesting.

Small waterhole with comfortable viewing platform to see birds and small mammals.

A good location within striking distance of Windhoek (2 1/2 hrs drive) for those that want to get on the road straight away en route to the north."

"Tented accomodation excellent and food/wine outstanding

The desert adapted elephant tour was taken by excellent and knowledgable guides and well worth the money.

Views and sunsets to die for! We stayed there for two nights and felt that was ideal."

"Varied and reliable game. Well priced game drives. night drive particularly recomended.

The new waterhole gave the opportunity to observe a few surprise visitors ( African wildcat).

All the bungalows are very comfortable, the food is excellent and the staff very friendly.

With the main road from Kamanjab being tarmacced hobitare is increasingly accessible."

"The camp is currently being renovated and bungalows upgraded to a high standard: building work continues. The opportunity to self cater is currently limited as the shop is not stocking so many supplies.

The signage in Etosha generally is being up graded but many of the drives are currently whited out: it woudl be easy to get lost!

The waterhole still remains a prime location with consistent and interesting game viewing.

Theer is now a 'daily parking' cost of 80 namibian dollars per person which replaces the game permit which had previously been paid at Andersson gate."

"The camp is currently being renovated and bungalows upgraded to a high standard: building work continues. The opportunity to self cater is currently limited as the shop is not stocking any supplies for this. The signage in Etosha generally is being up graded but many of the drives are currently whited out: it woudl be easy to get lost! The waterhole still remains a prime location with consistent and interesting game viewing: still a good place to see leopard.

A relatively quiet camp, we never felt crowded.

There is now a 'daily parking' cost of 80 namibian dollars per person which replaces the game permit which had previously been paid at Andersson gate. We were told that prices are being reviewed in November and would likely be rising."

"Sunset cruise is recomended, seeing the Kavango was interesting."

"Genuinely breathtaking accomodation. Although expensive it proved worth it. Having all drives drinks and laundry included was a pleasant surprise.

We felt that the game viewing was almost undersold, Beven was an extremely good guide.

This actually proved a cost effective way to see the habitat along the Kwando, and was a real contrast to other areas in Namibia.

The accomodation was very luxurious without being pretentious, the staff catered to individual need, proved very welcoming and were very genuine with us.

An unforgettable experience."

"Not the easiest place to get to. A mix up over the pick-up proved problematic. It would perhaps be better if the entrance was signposted, and some method of contact available in emergency. [ perhaps at the village?]

I would put a note of caution to travelling novices, had we not been to Africa before this could have turned into a very difficult day.

Having said that, the journey is well worth it. The location is unique, the activities varied. Although the lodge is primarily geared towards fishing, the birdwatching is very good, while night boat trips were interesting.

The atmospehere was very friendly and relaxed with good food."

"At the time of checking in there was a conference on and we were rather left to our own devices.

It is a suitalbe place for a stop over but nothing more.

Food was good."