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Traveller reviews

Travel reviews by Mr D. from Chelmsford

Review Distribution

Excellent
Good
Average
Poor
Terrible

Total number of trips

3

Countries visited

5

Lodges stayed in

25

Excursions taken

5

My Jan 2025 trip

Kenya between 31 Jan 2025 and 12 Feb 2025

Trip rating: Excellent
"Al highly enjoyable with perhaps British Airways standing out as not very good!"

Arranged By Jessica Plumb

Jessica Plumb
Four Points Nairobi Airport

Four Points Nairobi Airport

"Four Points Nairobi Airport review"

1 night Arrived 31 Jan 2025
"Very convenient Nice room"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Elephant Bedroom

Elephant Bedroom

"Elephant Bedroom review"

3 nights Arrived 1 Feb 2025
"Well sited. Comfortable.

Tendancy for guide to be on mobile a lot"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Little Governors' Camp

Little Governors' Camp

"Little Governors' Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 4 Feb 2025
"Enjoyed very much

Comfortable rearranged date of balloon ride with ease"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Balloon flight over the Mara

Balloon flight over the Mara

"Balloon flight over the Mara review"

6 Feb 2025 • Morning excursion

Highlight of trip
Excellent
Kinondo Kwetu

Kinondo Kwetu

"Kinondo Kwetu review"

3 nights Arrived 8 Feb 2025
"Food a little repetitive - Red Snapper on a regular basis"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Average

My Nov 2022 trip Botswana, Zimbabwe & South Africa

South Africa and 2 other countries between 1 Nov 2022 and 24 Nov 2022

Trip rating: Excellent
"All excellent with little exception

A great holiday"

Arranged By Tracy Lederer

Tracy Lederer
Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp

Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp

"Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 2 Nov 2022
"Brilliant, relaxing and busy,

Guides great"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sandibe Safari Lodge

Sandibe Safari Lodge

"Sandibe Safari Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 5 Nov 2022
"Excellent

Enjoyed gym

Guides very good"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Ilala Lodge

Ilala Lodge

"Ilala Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 8 Nov 2022
"Very good"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Ra-Ikane River Cruise

Ra-Ikane River Cruise

"Ra-Ikane River Cruise review"

9 Nov 2022 • All-day excursion

Disappointing,

Food poor and stale ? left over from previous trips

Guides pretty mechanical
Average
The Constantia

The Constantia

"The Constantia review"

1 night Arrived 10 Nov 2022
"We thought brilliant

Very helpful staff

Breakfast good"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Lekkerwater Beach Lodge

Lekkerwater Beach Lodge

"Lekkerwater Beach Lodge review"

4 nights Arrived 11 Nov 2022
"Very different but brilliant place to stay

Active or restful as needed

Enjoyed the rock pool outings"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Cellars-Hohenort

Cellars-Hohenort

"Cellars-Hohenort review"

3 nights Arrived 15 Nov 2022
"Wonderful hotel and gardens

Great position

Food (Supper) not as good as perhaps standard of the rest of hotel"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Le Quartier Francais

Le Quartier Francais

"Le Quartier Francais review"

3 nights Arrived 18 Nov 2022
"Very good and helpful stay

We will be visiting their sister in the Lake District!"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Babylonstoren

Babylonstoren

"Babylonstoren review"

2 nights Arrived 21 Nov 2022
"Very good and educational

Food somewhat exotic at Babel and no change of menu

This, if the sister Pizza restaurant is shut, is slightly frustrating"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent

My Sep 2018 trip

Namibia and 1 other country between 7 Sep 2018 and 4 Oct 2018

Trip rating: Excellent
"Overall an excellent trip which showed off the diversity of Namibia

The only aspect of the trip that was poor was Windhoek airport - a disaster area with no concept of care for travellers - particularly immigration Not a good advertisement to encourage travellers!"
Strandloper Ocean Boutique Hotel

Strandloper Ocean Boutique Hotel

"Grat Hotel"

2 nights Arrived 8 Sep 2018
"Very relaxed stay. Great food.

Namaqualand flowers were extraordinary"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve

Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve

"As good as ever "

2 nights Arrived 10 Sep 2018
"Our return here was if anything better than our first.

Be prepared to eat lots of very good food"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Annie's Cottage

Annie's Cottage

"Useful stop over "

1 night Arrived 12 Sep 2018
"Helpful with car issues"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Good
Service
Good
Facilities
Average
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Canyon Lodge

Canyon Lodge

"Canyon Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 13 Sep 2018
"Potentially a great site but let down by dinner

The numbers attending meant that food was cold if arriving after a coach load"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Good
Service
Average
Facilities
Average
Rooms
Good
Food
Poor
Fish River Lodge

Fish River Lodge

"Fish River Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 14 Sep 2018
"Very good"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Namtib Desert Lodge

Namtib Desert Lodge

"Namtib Desert Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 16 Sep 2018
"A good place for a stop over

Somewhat authoritarian
eg You will start dinner when we are all ready as a single group"
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location
Good
Service
Average
Facilities
Average
Rooms
Good
Food
Average
Kulala Desert Lodge

Kulala Desert Lodge

"Kulala Desert Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 17 Sep 2018
"Excellent. Great activities

Especially liked E bikes"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Ballooning in the Namib Desert

Ballooning in the Namib Desert

"Ballooning in the Namib Desert review"

18 Sep 2018 • Morning excursion

Great experience
Excellent
Sam's Giardino

Sam's Giardino

"Sam's Giardino review"

3 nights Arrived 20 Sep 2018
"Damp and cold Towels never dried in rooms.

Overall I would not describe this as central and close to shops/restaurants"
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location
Average
Service
Good
Facilities
Average
Rooms
Average
Food
Good
Kayaking with seals

Kayaking with seals

"Kayaking with seals review"

21 Sep 2018 • Morning excursion

Brilliant

Not to be missed
Excellent
Coast and Sandwich Harbour

Coast and Sandwich Harbour

"Coast and Sandwich Harbour review"

22 Sep 2018 • All-day excursion

Very good

I particularly enjoyed rescuing a stranded driver in dunes - it reflected the expertise of our guide
Excellent
Damaraland Camp

Damaraland Camp

"Damaraland Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 23 Sep 2018
"Very good"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Ongava Tented Camp

Ongava Tented Camp

"Ongava Tented Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 25 Sep 2018
"Excellent"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Mushara Lodge

Mushara Lodge

"Mushara Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 27 Sep 2018
"Disappointing in many ways - flattering to deceive and certainly not a patch on Ongava and Onguma fort.

Food very average"
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location
Good
Service
Average
Facilities
Average
Rooms
Good
Food
Poor
Onguma The Fort

Onguma The Fort

"Onguma The Fort review"

2 nights Arrived 29 Sep 2018
"A wow for "hotel-mansship""
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Okonjima Plains Camp

Okonjima Plains Camp

"Okonjima Plains Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 1 Oct 2018
"Great activities especially the tracking"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Trip reviews from Mr D. My Jan 2025 tripMy Nov 2022 trip Botswana, Zimbabwe & South AfricaMy Sep 2018 trip

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