Travel reviews by Muz from Colchester

"lovely colonial atmosphere that has not been diminished by the modernisation.

A lovely place to stay and at a very reasonable price"

"fantastic game viewing with an excellent guide, Supukia. The game was everything we hoped it would be and Supukia definitely went out of his way to give us a great experience.

The food at Lewa Wilderness was nowhere near the standard it should have been for the cost of staying there. It was not a patch the two other camps we stayed at. I would describe the food at Lewa to be grandmothers cooking. Carrots, green beans and chicken, carrots, green beans and ( overcooked ) pork, carrots, green beans and overcooked fish. All devoid of any creativity and very plain. My wife's vegetarian dishes were basic and not very good. Fortunately the game viewing and our guide were exceptional."

"wonderful location and staff and quite exceptional standard of food. Our balloon trip was brilliant.

Not nearly as much game as we expected but for someone who is a first time safari visitor probably OK.

Our guide, Moses, on our two morning drives almost said nothing. On both mornings he drove for almost an hour without explaining what he was looking for or what we were doing. Gave the impression he didn't want to be bothered talking. Fortunately the amazing scenery made up for his silence. He did a bit more talking in the evening drives when prompted. I think he is tired of the job and I would feel sorry for anyone only visiting this camp for their safari experience and getting Moses.

Altogether a fabulous place to stay. Moses needs a break."

"the best overall game viewing experience we have ever had by far.

great game, excellent guides - we had two different ones, a wonderful bush cam experience. The hosts were very attentive and professional. Excellent food.

We'd like to go again."

"what a great taste of Zanzibar city life - dinner in the rooftop restaurant is a must"

"incredibly well run. The lush undergrowth and palm trees make you really feel you are on the equator.

There are so many different areas to relax it never feels busy.

The staff were all exceptionally friendly and overall we enjoyed our stay enormously."

"made us welcome and enjoyed our first night in Namibia at Olive Grove"

"great fun on the early morning 4 x 4 trip up the mountains and the 5k walk back to the farm

Second morning we really enjoyed a couple of hours on horseback

We had the large guest room at the end of the cottages, it was excellent"

"wonderful experience at Kulala"

"great hotel if you have a room looking out over the sea, the fish restaurant in the same building was outstanding"

"a dream location, outstanding food, we want to return as soon as possible"

"we did not enjoy staying here. When we arrived there was nobody at the desk. We found a man in jeans who seemed disinterested and told us nothing about the hotel.

Our cottage was at the end of a row of others. They have built a huge generator beside this cottage. It ran for a few hours over sunset and again a few hours from sunrise to breakfast. The noise completely spoilt the ambience of the location. There was a small pool of stagnant water next to the swimming pool. There were broken lights and broken walkway planks in the swimming pool area.

The room has no fan, no fridge, no kettle, the room of the cottage and the base of the bed looked hand made in chipboard. The sheets had a feeling of being old. It was a very unpleasant place. Because of the generator noise at our bungalow we went for a sundowner in their bar, we couldn't find anyone to serve us. The only good thing here was that the meal was good. We were not happy staying in this badly managed and badly maintained place. They let Expert Africa down badly. Expert Africa should not use this place unless they are sending budget travellers there."

"a very pleasant recently updated room with zircon, kettle, large fridge, good quality bedding

we stayed here for two nights and returned later for another two nights. There was little wildlife at the waterhole on the numerous occasions we went there.

The food is good for one night but tends to be the same every night with just the choice of meat changing.

Overall a pleasant place to stay"

"Okaukuejo is all about the amazing water hole which sometimes has hundreds of animals drinking from it

the Bush Chalet, semi detached bungalow, was spacious and well equipped.

The food, buffet style, was good but they kept running out of plates !!"

"same comments as for first stay here [Ed: see below]"

"great to learn about the leopards and cheetas

the camp is very up market and a lovely place to stay"