Travel reviews by Longclaws from Edinburgh
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
1
Countries visited
2
Lodges stayed in
8
Excursions taken
0
Main objectives achieved
Namibia and 1 other country between 28 Dec 2007 and 17 Jan 2008
"Enjoyed the holiday. Well organised. Etosha was outstanding. Victoria Falls was majestic. Apart from Terrace Bay hotels were good to very good. Apart from Sams Giardino the food was rarher ordinary with little choice in some cases.
On occasions the distances for driving were rather long and tedious. Surfaced roads wre good with little fraffic. Graveled roads varied from good where recently graded to awful with rather more of the latter than former. Return journey was a nightmare."
On occasions the distances for driving were rather long and tedious. Surfaced roads wre good with little fraffic. Graveled roads varied from good where recently graded to awful with rather more of the latter than former. Return journey was a nightmare."
Arranged By Sabina Hekandjo
Desert Homestead
"Desert Homestead review"
3 nights
Arrived
29 Dec 2007
"Good location. Rooms lacked free power point and fridge. Food was extremely ordinary verging towards poor. Personally i thought kitchen lacked supervision."
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location
Excellent
Service
Average
Activities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Poor
Facilities
Average
Sam's Giardino
"Sam's Giardino review"
3 nights
Arrived
1 Jan 2008
"Enjoyed our stay there. Everthing said in Sams brochure is correct."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Terrace Bay
"Terrace Bay review"
1 night
Arrived
4 Jan 2008
"This place is like a run down ex army camp complete with tired mess hall all in need of a great deal of TLC. No fridge, power plugs hanging of the wall etc.
It is not worth the very long journey from Swakop to end up in a place like this. As far as our group was concerned it had no redeeming features."
It is not worth the very long journey from Swakop to end up in a place like this. As far as our group was concerned it had no redeeming features."
Poor
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor
Location
Average
Service
Poor
Activities
Poor
Rooms
Poor
Food
Poor
Facilities
Poor
Doro Nawas
"Doro Nawas review"
2 nights
Arrived
5 Jan 2008
"Great location, great room.
The food choice and quality did not match but they tried."
The food choice and quality did not match but they tried."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Average
Facilities
Good
Okaukuejo Camp
"Okaukuejo Restcamp review"
4 nights
Arrived
7 Jan 2008
"We were booked into a tiny room which would have done for a one night stopover only.
We upgraded for 160N$ a night to a semi-detached bungalow which was excellent. The breakfast was good as was the dinner.
I thought the staff tried very hard to give good food and service."
We upgraded for 160N$ a night to a semi-detached bungalow which was excellent. The breakfast was good as was the dinner.
I thought the staff tried very hard to give good food and service."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Ondudu Safari Lodge
"Erongo Wilderness Lodge review"
1 night
Arrived
11 Jan 2008
"Beautiful location. One night is probably long enough.
Very insecty with lots of moths at night and mossies late afternoon. Food very ordinary."
Very insecty with lots of moths at night and mossies late afternoon. Food very ordinary."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Average
Activities
Good
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Facilities
Average
Southern Sun OR Tambo, South Africa (this camp has since closed)
"Southern Sun Jo'burg International review"
1 night
Arrived
12 Jan 2008
"Good stopover hotel."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
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Royal Livingstone Hotel
"Royal Livingstone Hotel review"
3 nights
Arrived
13 Jan 2008
"Victoria Falls was highlight of the holiday. Hotel was excellent considering state of Zambia."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent