Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs. E. from Zurich
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
4
Countries visited
4
Lodges stayed in
17
Excursions taken
0
Magical 2 week Botswana trip November 2024
Botswana between 2 Nov 2024 and 15 Nov 2024
Anton put together a fantastic trip and did so in a very short amount of time.
Chris and his team helped us with our missing luggage on a sunday. First class service.
Thank you so much to everyone who made this trip so special."
Arranged By Anton Walker
Chobe Safari Lodge (Not currently featured by Expert Africa)
"Chobe Safari Lodge review"
Not currently featured by Expert Africa
Lagoon Camp
"Lagoon Camp review"
The room was lovely and very spacious.
To fall asleep to the sound of splashing hippos was just wonderful."
Buffalo
1 sighting
Cheetah
Many sightings
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Leopard
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Sable antelope
1 sighting
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wild dog
1 sighting
Wildebeest
1 sighting
Zebra
1 sighting
Rra Dinare
"Rra Dinare review"
Great tracking of our guides and thus wonderful animal sightings."
Buffalo
Many sightings
Cheetah
Many sightings
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Leopard
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wildebeest
1 sighting
Zebra
1 sighting
Splash Camp
"Splash Camp review"
Splash offers a wide variety of activities (safari, mokoro, boat safari, scenic helicopter ride) which we totally enjoyed. Best food thanks to Chef Wilhelm, etc. after Chobe Safari Lodge.
Our guide Matt was very knowledgeable as was our tracker SB who had eagle eyes.
The location of the lodge was the least appealing of all four camps."
Buffalo
Many sightings
Cheetah
Many sightings
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Leopard
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Spotted Hyena
Many sightings
Wild dog
Many sightings
Wildebeest
Many sightings
Zebra
Many sightings
Vic Falls & Hwange NP
Zimbabwe between 21 Apr 2023 and 28 Apr 2023
Our agent Claire knows what we are after and did (another) brilliant job of not only meeting but surpassing our expectations.
We would return to Hwange Bush Camp tomorrow if we could!"
Arranged By Claire Scott
Ilala Lodge
"Ilala Lodge review"
- bush bucks passing through the gardens is lovely
- negative: constant heli noise due to the proximity to the falls
- one night loud music from the nearby restaurant"
Hwange Bush Camp
"Hwange Bush Camp review"
- best walking safaris ever
- excellent tracking led to great sightings
- David Carson is one-of-a-kind, extremely knowledgeable and passionate about nature/wildlife
- great food
- Sean was also very competent and a pleasure to spend time with
- the whole team went the extra mile
- map on the wall was very helpful"
Buffalo
Many sightings
Cheetah
Many sightings
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Roan antelope
Many sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Zebra
Many sightings
Batonka Guest Lodge
"Batonka Guest Lodge review"
- a troop of mongoose roaming the gardens (fanstastic!)
- wonderful food
- personal service
- peaceful & quiet
- very nice room"
Malawi & Zambia in Nov 2022
Malawi and 1 other country between 11 Nov 2022 and 29 Nov 2022
- Input was always taken into account and the trip put together in a very careful and thought through way
- Very professional and reliable customer handling, we always felt we were in good hands
- We would choose Expert Africa any day as we consider them to be the best"
Arranged By Claire Scott
Mkulumadzi Lodge
"Mkulumadzi Lodge review"
+ Richard & team took very good care of me when I was not feeling well
+ Enison is a very competent guide
+ Richard went the extra mile to help us identify species
+ great chalet and deck
+ beautiful breakfast, lunch and dinner area
+ great hides
- limited wildlife sightings
- cleanliness could be improved
- no walking safaris due to lack of rangers"
Eland
Many sightings
Elephant
1 sighting
Giraffe
1 sighting
Hippo
Many sightings
Sable antelope
Many sightings
Kuthengo Camp
"Kuthengo Camp review"
+ both boat and jeep safari = fantastic
+ Stanford was a wonderful and competent guide
+ the whole team went the extra mile
+ Jen's background as a nurse came in very handy
+ great animal sightings both from the boat and the vehicle
+ great wildlife directly in front of the camp and tents
+ loved the tented camp (vs. the chalets in the other camps)
- no walking safaris due to lack of rangers"
Buffalo
Many sightings
Elephant
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Sable antelope
Many sightings
Zebra
Many sightings
Pumulani
"Pumulani review"
+ sundowner on the boat
+ fish eagle feeding (a suprise)
+ snorkeling was beautiful
+ hike up the mountain was lovely
+ nice pool areas
+ star gazing with Godfrey was brilliant
+ Jen offering new mocktails and cocktails was a treat
+ Jen was very forthcoming in that we could change our villa
- the villas were stunning but - when we were there - way too hot. Only the bedroom had air conditioning, the other rooms were so hot we couldn't spend time in them
- depending on the villas there was little space to store items/cloths
- the board walk needs attention"
Luangwa River Camp
"Luangwa River Camp review"
+ Breakfast out in the open with view of the river and breakfast prepared over the fire was an absolute treat and a wonderful way to start the day
+ Daudi went out of his way to show us the animals such as lion cubs, leopard and wild dogs
+ great fun with the whole team
+ we were treated to local mangos
+ Kim went out of her way to decorate drinks after the afternoon safari
+ fantastic wildlife sightings
+ buffet lunch was a delight
+ all the chalets are located underneath trees which supply lovely shade
- the chalets are dark, not so cosy, and our bathroom was also dark and not inviting"
Buffalo
Many sightings
Eland
1 sighting
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Leopard
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Sable antelope
Many sightings
Spotted Hyena
Many sightings
Wild dog
Many sightings
Zebra
Many sightings
Latitude 15
"Latitude 15 review"
+ spacious rooms
+/- dinner was a disappointment, lunch however was tasty"
A gem in africa
Zambia between 15 Nov 2018 and 2 Dec 2018
Arranged By Amanda Bond
Pioneer Camp
"Arrival in Lusaka"
- very loud music from a neighboring house/village
- very impersonal reception and atmosphere
- reception area was dark and not very welcoming"
Nsefu
"Magical place"
- remote quiet area with hardly any traffic and lots of game
- nice rustic chalet
- memorable walk with lion sightings
- Pius and Bonifacio took good care of us
- beautiful view from the camp
- breakfast was at different locations which was a nice touch
- hide next to the waterhole was a treat"
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Leopard
3 sightings
Lion
3 sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wild dog
1 sighting
Wildebeest
1 sighting
Zebra
Many sightings
Luangwa River Camp
"Great hosts and team and beautiful camp"
- Daudi (host) and Breston (guide) were a fantastic team, professional and personal
- Wonderful surprise on our last day
- Main camp was very attractive and well taken care of
- Night watch, basically all staff were very friendly and personal
- Chalet was very clean and spacious
Negative:
- a lot of traffic compared to Nsefu"
Buffalo
1 sighting
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Leopard
Many sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Zebra
1 sighting
Nkwali
"Adventurous trip by boat to the camp"
- fantastic animal sightings
- we loved the openness of the chalet
- Fred was an excellent driver and planner (avoided the heavy storm)
- Pretty location and deck with a great view
Negative:
- basic cleanliness could be better
- No apparent management: no personal welcoming card, no envelopes for the tipps, breakfast was always at the same place, no survey at the end, it did not seem to be a Robin Pope Camp
- The hosts uniform was not in a good state and often he wore his personal shirt"
Buffalo
3 sightings
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Leopard
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wild dog
1 sighting
Zebra
1 sighting
Kafunta River Lodge
"Good as the first lodge but not as the last"
- bigger lodge (10 chalets vs. 5-6)
- different type of guests (loud, obnoxious and smoking guests)
Positive
- nice location by the plains
- Abel our guide was very competent and knowledgeable
- nice surprise on our last day
- great animal sightings with Abel"
Buffalo
Many sightings
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Leopard
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Spotted Hyena
Many sightings
Zebra
Many sightings
The food in the a la carte restaurant was superb. The morning river cruise was a treat, as was the safari in the afternoon.
What we did not enjoy very much was the morning safari with roughly 15 vehicles leaving our lodge.
In the first 30 minutes in the national park there was congestion."