Travel reviews by The P family from Norfolk

"A great overnight stop. Friendly staff and comfortable rooms. A longer stay would be welcome"

"Amazing camp. Fabulous location and brilliant staff

The rooms were comfortable, a shower watching the stars is something everyone should do. Elephants outside the room in the middle of the night too.

Food stunning, thanks for our anniversary cake

Nothing but praise for this camp. I would have no hesitation in recommending"

"Made to feel so welcome. The room was amazing and the personal care just the best. The game drives were so different from normal savannah with sunrises over the lake. A profusion of birdlife and a good variety of mammals. No tree climbing lions though. We were joined by 2 large bull elephants whilst having lunch at the pool.

Food was good too and in particular we enjoyed our dinners surrounded by night lights and being joined by a greater galago.

Two days not enough"

"This isolated camp was special. Only saw one other vehicle from another camp. Come here for big cats, we saw plenty of cheetah and lion and even a leopard. Most other mammals to be expected.

The location was amazing looking out over a marsh. Lions very close by and even came through the camp one night. The hospitality at the camp was second to none.

Only downside was severe wind at night, shaking the tent. Kept us awake more than the wildlife.

Again 2 nights was only just enough and another would have been perfect."

"As we drove to this camp we passed mile after mile of wildebeest moving down to the Mara to cross. This area was amazing for wildlife including hunting cheetah, feeding lions, rhino and young as well as the usual suspects. But come here at this time for river crossings which are both fascinating and awful at the same time.

The camp was of the usual high standard with great service. Particularly enjoyed the bucket showers"

"This camp and Ruaha far exceeded our expectations. We were made to feel very welcome. They had modified a tent for the four of us which worked well. The tents were comfortable, well furnished with flush toilets and a solar powered shower. We did have a problem with bees coming to drink at the shower and the water in the morning was warm rather than hot.

We loved the open nature of the camp. We were visited by an elephant in the early hours 2 nights and to watch him feed on a bush less than a metre from our bed was amazing. Food was good and we really enjoyed having communal drinks around a fire and eating with all being watched by buffalo and impala. We had 3 full day safaris and saw more of the park than many other visitors. Our bush lunches were out of this world.

The wildlife was fantastic - lions and leopard and even a cheetah, elephants and giraffe everywhere, antelope, 3 species of mongoose, 100 species of birds and even a puff adder. Our guides were amazing.

We loved the experience, but others who had come from more luxurious camps were less than impressed and found the rustic nature not to their taste."

"After Mdonya we were unsure what to expect. We were not disappointed and everything about this camp was of the highest quality As a family we did feel a little out of place with honeymooning couples but we were made to feel very welcome by Lana and her team. Nothing was too much trouble.

The accommodation was outstanding, comfortable bandas which are probably larger than our cottage at home. Food was out of this world. We tended to eat at our table but particularly enjoyed a dinner at a communal table after having been entertained by the Masai guards.

The game was harder to find than at Mdonya. We heard lions only once and saw them twice. No leopard or cheetah but of course we saw African Dogs. The trips on the lake were fantastic, but the highlight had to be the walking safari with an armed guard. Didn't know that you can use hyena poo for chalk or that Civets eat everything and how smelly their scat is. The close encounter with an elephant and the bush breakfast were the high spots.

Activities were morning and evening so we had time for a swim in the pool and more unwind time.

Suggestions: we enjoyed having dinner with others on the same table. It mixed us up and to share news and information over a meal felt very comfortable to us. It might not suite everyone but its worth doing every second or third day."

"Just what we needed after a week or more of early morning starts. Only let down by the weather with rain one afternoon and the next day. Having a gym and tennis court was great for the kids and this was perfect for unwinding.

The shop had limited opening hours, some fabulous crafts but they were expensive compared to Stone Town.

The food was fantastic, the service excellent and everyone was friendly and courteous. Would thoroughly recommend this for everyone who needs to unwind in great surroundings."

"I liked the quirkiness of this place but the rest of the family didn't. I guess having a school outside your window starting before 7 and a view of a man having a p in the alley below you are not to everyone's cup of tea.

The real problem was that after our first night of 2 we were told to settle our bill as we were leaving. There had been a mix up in the booking (African end) because of a change in flight times not being passed on to the hotel. When we arrived they didn't ask us why we were a day late nor tell the local agent when we hadn't appeared.

This meant that we had to pack and wait for new accommodation which the local agents sorted out extremely well. They acknowledged their error but couldn't understand why they had not been informed by the hotel when we hadn't appeared on our first night. This rather soured our opinion.

Don't stay here if you like quiet rooms, comforts or luxury. The photos in their brochure do give a rather grand view."

"Wonderful hotel. Superb helpful staff and great location.

Very comfortable rooms only let down by deteriorating windows which don't fit well and have started to rot. Not a problem with curtains pulled otherwise a bit noisy and draughty.

Good and good value restaurant"

"Wonderful first camp. Made to feel very welcome - almost like being in someones home. Staff friendly and helpful. Super guides.
Rooms comfortable, showers excellent

Pool very cold
Diverse habitats and great variety of wildlife seen.
Loved the viewing platform. Had good trip on river as well as game drives

Would recommend this to anyones trip to Botswana - no canoe trips but the variety more than compensated"

"Again made to feel very welcome. Extremely comfortable. Views from wonderful rooms amazing.

Staff again fantastic as were guides. Loved the change from Moremi. Found some excellent wildlife and birds apart from elephants at waterholes."

"Very different to Moremi and Savute safari. Much less remote (mains power and water, Tarmac road most of the way.

No longer owner managed (may have changed its feel) but wonderfully comfortable, good staff and great views. Food good.

Takes about 30min to reach game drives (although some animals within grounds such as zebra. Night drive limited but bushbaby seen. Some went on a walking safari but we didn't have time.

River trip and return safari amazing. Would strongly recommend to those only taking a 1 centre trip as scenes and wildlife amazing - big 4 plus everything else you could wish to see except cheetah. (No rhinos here).

Muchenje appears much more relaxed than Chobe safari lodge (although new lodge in Namibia looks wonderful.

Worth going for the vista from the rooms and sunsets alone.

In wet season guides (again first class) say that game is difficult to see. Also place where elephants are killed by lions - not for those who are squeamish - we saw 2 very young elephants killed."

"A much larger resort hotel - popuar with package tours allowing visits to Falls and mutiple activities - rafting, shooting, golf etc.
FAntastic location, very comfortable, helpful staff

Restaurant generally good although first lunch very poor service and 2 out of 3 itams not available ( a burger and a pizza).
Food pricey.

Great having activity centre on site enabling activities to be booked easily."

"A typical airport hotel. Rooms stank of cigarette smoke which was unpleasant.

Restaurant good. Very busy particularly in morning and we didn't get coffee or juice.

Good transfer to airport.

On arrival we were allocated a room that was occupied - very embarrasing"

"They have done really well to reopen after the cyclone. The communal rooms are excellent

Reception good and staff fine although more reserved than in Botswana.

Initially given a room some distance from the children. They had been given a 2 room lodge and so we all moved in there. Staff were concerned that we may make trouble as we had paid for 2 lodges.

Food a little repetetive although well cooked and presented.

Drinks not included in price (including water) so bill soon added up. No price list on view which would have been good.

Great selection of activities but all apart from kayak and pedalo have to be paid for (including snorkelling)."