Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs E from Surrey

"Great location. Friendly and helpful staff. Good guiding and comfortable accommodation.

We saw lion and leopard close to the camp."

"Excellent guiding but did not feel as friendly in camp as Tau Pan.

Guides and spotters worked well to locate wildlife and we saw cheetah and lots of lions. We were lucky to have the manager Charles take us on some drives and he was excellent.

Great room in a truly wild location."

"The lodge was very comfortable with great service but felt more like a hotel than the intimate safari camps we are used to.

Our expectations of large elephant numbers were not met due to weather conditions allowing them to be widely dispersed. Our guide struggled to understand at times and did not fully engage with information having to be extracted from him.

We did see lots of lions and a leopard also,"

"Had an great stay at Mwagusi. The guiding was up to the excellent standard we had hoped for and the camp was comfortable along with very good food. We were also fortunate to meet Chris Fox who shared his passion for the area and need for protecting hiigh guiding standards.

Our only suggestion for improvement is the inclusion of sundowners on evening drives as these are an integral part of safari and were conspicuous by their absence."

"Beho Beho certainly lived up to its reputation. The accommodation, guiding, hospitality and food were all top notch.

We had an awesome stay with the only complaint being the weight we put on due to the constant provision of top quality cuisine.

Beho Beho is not cheap but certainly delivers.

We were fortunate to meet both Charlie and Sarah Bailey who shared their passion for the Selous and set up of Beho Beho.

The only minor downside we would flag is the distance to the lakes where we ended up driving to frequently to better game viewing but need to add that all Elephant encounters were local to Beho Beho."

"We only used Sourhern Sun for overnight stay before early morning flight home. We ordered room service breakfast which failed to turn up. Room was ok but a little tired.

Evening meal in Resturant was good."

"No comment."

"Saadani Lodge has a wonderful setting with lots of potential.

The rooms are excellent, we were lucky to be upgraded to the Maridadi suites so can't comment on the standard rooms. The food was always fresh and well prepared but unfortunately it felt like it was being rationed and portions were very small on occasions. A buffet breakfast would have been welcome.

The lodge was very quiet with few guests and we think this probably accounted for lack of staff and service at times. We understand that they are building a 5* lodge on the river but feel that they need to get the first lodge running effectively and more full first."

"We only spent a few hours at Macushla House as arrived late at night and left early in the morning.

The rooms were comfortable and staff friendly. We would have liked to spent more time there."