Travel reviews by Roan antelope from Wirral
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
1
Countries visited
0
Lodges stayed in
4
Excursions taken
0
Kafue/South Luangwa
"On the whole we had an enjoyable trip. Brad our guide in Kafue was very keen and knowledgeable and put himself out to find game for us, even going out while we had lunch to try to track cheetas for us at Musanza. Luckily he was very good at spotting birds too because the game was very sparse. I feel it was probably too early in the year to go up to the plains.
We also had some trouble with the vehicles at Kafue, we had two different ones at Lufupa that we had to push out of holes twice because the four wheel drive was not working. The replacement we were given to drive up to the plains we had to push start every time the engine was turned off and poor Brad had to dive it all the way back to Lufupa between drives to get it checked out.
With the problems with the 'tents' at Lufupa and the vehicles I don't think Wilderness has quite the slick operation for its 'Exploration' trips that its reputation would like it to have . However we still enjoyed the wildness of Kafue and the lack of other visitors and vehicles.The group size of six was just right. Andrew runs a very good camp at Musanza, they are so efficient that two untidy members of our group came back from a drive to find that all of their clothes they had left strewn about the tent had been gathered up and washed.
Our time at Kafunta was as ever a great experience and we very much enjoyed the chance to get to the Nsefu sector of the park as well as the central area."
We also had some trouble with the vehicles at Kafue, we had two different ones at Lufupa that we had to push out of holes twice because the four wheel drive was not working. The replacement we were given to drive up to the plains we had to push start every time the engine was turned off and poor Brad had to dive it all the way back to Lufupa between drives to get it checked out.
With the problems with the 'tents' at Lufupa and the vehicles I don't think Wilderness has quite the slick operation for its 'Exploration' trips that its reputation would like it to have . However we still enjoyed the wildness of Kafue and the lack of other visitors and vehicles.The group size of six was just right. Andrew runs a very good camp at Musanza, they are so efficient that two untidy members of our group came back from a drive to find that all of their clothes they had left strewn about the tent had been gathered up and washed.
Our time at Kafunta was as ever a great experience and we very much enjoyed the chance to get to the Nsefu sector of the park as well as the central area."
Lufupa River Camp, Zambia (this camp has since closed)
"Lufupa River Camp review"
3 nights
Arrived
10 Jun 2008
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location
Excellent
Service
Poor
Activities
Good
Rooms
Poor
Food
Average
Facilities
Good
Feedback response
We asked Wilderness Safaris for their thoughts on this feedback, and they have commented:
We thank these clients for their suggestion to add wind flaps to the tents. We rely on feedback from our guests to continually improve our product.
The issue was communicated to operations on the 13th of June and appropriate storm blinds were immediately ordered from Johannesburg. These blinds have been manufactured and will arrive in Zambia on 27th of June. It will take approximately one week to get the blinds installed to all the Lufupa Tents.
Regarding the boating and Camp site at Lufupa - Zambian Wildlife regulations do not provide for any exclusive concessions in any of the National Parks. In the case of Lufupa, the area has always had a facility for campers and boats, however due to the extreme remoteness of the area, boating on the Kafue is not a common occurrence.
Wilderness Safaris has improved the quality of the campsite and put in a proper structure and rules to ensure that everyone can access and enjoy this spectacular area of the Kafue. We do not anticipate any negative impact from excessive boating on the Kafue River. In fact we believe that a permanent presence and increased visitors to the Kafue is vital to the long term sustainability of the Park. The additional visitors contribute to Park variable fees and in the case of Northern Kafue – an area of 10 000 Sq. Kilometres and only 200 beds (including the camp site) – it is still considered to be one of the lowest National Park Tourist densities in the world.
The Kafue River is one of Africa’s largest rivers and meanders through approximately 225 kilometres of the Kafue National Park. The use of boats is clearly enshrined in the Park Management Plan and Wilderness Safaris is merely implementing a structure that will ensure that the best interests of all parties are taken into consideration.
We thank these clients for their suggestion to add wind flaps to the tents. We rely on feedback from our guests to continually improve our product.
The issue was communicated to operations on the 13th of June and appropriate storm blinds were immediately ordered from Johannesburg. These blinds have been manufactured and will arrive in Zambia on 27th of June. It will take approximately one week to get the blinds installed to all the Lufupa Tents.
Regarding the boating and Camp site at Lufupa - Zambian Wildlife regulations do not provide for any exclusive concessions in any of the National Parks. In the case of Lufupa, the area has always had a facility for campers and boats, however due to the extreme remoteness of the area, boating on the Kafue is not a common occurrence.
Wilderness Safaris has improved the quality of the campsite and put in a proper structure and rules to ensure that everyone can access and enjoy this spectacular area of the Kafue. We do not anticipate any negative impact from excessive boating on the Kafue River. In fact we believe that a permanent presence and increased visitors to the Kafue is vital to the long term sustainability of the Park. The additional visitors contribute to Park variable fees and in the case of Northern Kafue – an area of 10 000 Sq. Kilometres and only 200 beds (including the camp site) – it is still considered to be one of the lowest National Park Tourist densities in the world.
The Kafue River is one of Africa’s largest rivers and meanders through approximately 225 kilometres of the Kafue National Park. The use of boats is clearly enshrined in the Park Management Plan and Wilderness Safaris is merely implementing a structure that will ensure that the best interests of all parties are taken into consideration.
Not currently featured by Expert Africa
Musanza Bushcamp, Zambia (this camp has since closed)
"Musanza Bushcamp review"
3 nights
Arrived
13 Jun 2008
"We enjoyed the camp and the staff were very good and friendly.Having proper tents made it a much warmer experience.
The game viewing from this camp at this time of the year was poor and we spent long fruitless safaris looking for what little there was. Two Wilderbeast and one Roan antelope on one long safari was all we saw even thought Brad our guide tried his hardest to find game for us."
The game viewing from this camp at this time of the year was poor and we spent long fruitless safaris looking for what little there was. Two Wilderbeast and one Roan antelope on one long safari was all we saw even thought Brad our guide tried his hardest to find game for us."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Good
Service
Good
Activities
Average
Rooms
Good
Food
Average
Facilities
Average
Not currently featured by Expert Africa
Lunga River Lodge, Zambia (this camp has since closed)
"Lunga River Lodge review"
1 night
Arrived
16 Jun 2008
"This is an excellent well run camp, we enjoyed our short stay.The river and game drives were good.
The drive from Musanza was long and an ordeal by tsetse fly."
The drive from Musanza was long and an ordeal by tsetse fly."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Not currently featured by Expert Africa
Kafunta Lodge (Not currently featured by Expert Africa)
"Kafunta River Lodge"
4 nights
Arrived
17 Jun 2008
"We have stayed at Kafunta before and again had a very good time.The chalets are large and comfortable with nice verandas and views of the game on the flood plain. It was nice to end the trip with a bathroom with electricity and a hair dryer.
The guides are very good and the game drives were excellent.The first night we went straight from the plane onto a night drive where we saw four lionesses and four cubs on a kill, with five hyenas lurking in the background and a leopard in the bushes hoping for a share."
The guides are very good and the game drives were excellent.The first night we went straight from the plane onto a night drive where we saw four lionesses and four cubs on a kill, with five hyenas lurking in the background and a leopard in the bushes hoping for a share."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Not currently featured by Expert Africa
The game viewing was good but not as plentiful as the last time we visited,but we had three good night drives and saw two leopards and a pride of about twelve lions on these drives.
We were pleased to see Barry the boatman was still at Lufupa and had two pleasant river trips with him, plus a fishing trip where the catch was stolen by a fish eagle.
We were informed that it is their intention to expand the public camp site and allow fishermen to use the river with power boats. The thought of noisy boats operating from the camp site does not bode well for the future."