Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs S from Peyia,
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
2
Countries visited
3
Lodges stayed in
11
Excursions taken
1
My Jul 2023 trip
Tanzania and 1 other country between 8 Jul 2023 and 23 Jul 2023
"This was our second safari with Expert Africa and this company delivers a first class service.
From initial enquiry through to travel we have received nothing but excellent advice, help and information.
Tanzania is a worthy safari experience, luxury camps that still retain an authentic bush experience. Staff at all the Lemala camps we stayed at were so welcoming, attentive and couldn’t do enough for you.
Game viewing was superb, plenty to see including rhino, lions, cheetahs and one leopard! All with the assistance of two very able guides, Victor and Mary. Clearly trained to a very high standard, with knowledge and experience a plenty. At the same time they have the ability to engage with you, make you laugh and just add to the whole experience.
A unique holiday that we thoroughly enjoyed - thank you.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service
None - a very good company."
From initial enquiry through to travel we have received nothing but excellent advice, help and information.
Tanzania is a worthy safari experience, luxury camps that still retain an authentic bush experience. Staff at all the Lemala camps we stayed at were so welcoming, attentive and couldn’t do enough for you.
Game viewing was superb, plenty to see including rhino, lions, cheetahs and one leopard! All with the assistance of two very able guides, Victor and Mary. Clearly trained to a very high standard, with knowledge and experience a plenty. At the same time they have the ability to engage with you, make you laugh and just add to the whole experience.
A unique holiday that we thoroughly enjoyed - thank you.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service
None - a very good company."
Arranged By Claire Scott
Hamerkop House
"Hamerkop House review"
1 night
Arrived
9 Jul 2023
"Secluded and peaceful place which was very welcome after several hours travelling. Huge room, beautifully kept with a large bed which invited sleep! Staff very attentive and provided 1st class service. Worth a wander round the grounds and onto the adjoining golf course."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Lemala Mpingo Ridge
"Lemala Mpingo Ridge review"
2 nights
Arrived
10 Jul 2023
"A fantastic location and all credit to the “person” who envisaged this and then built it! Superb views looking out from the tented lodges which are pure luxury.
Good exquisite and an honour to have experienced the place.
Our guide, Victor was superb and very knowledgeable."
Good exquisite and an honour to have experienced the place.
Our guide, Victor was superb and very knowledgeable."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Sightings report
Buffalo
10+ sightings
Eland
10+ sightings
Elephant
10+ sightings
Giraffe
10+ sightings
Hippo
6 sightings
Lion
2 sightings
Wildebeest
10+ sightings
Zebra
10+ sightings
Lemala Ngorongoro
"Lemala Ngorongoro review"
2 nights
Arrived
12 Jul 2023
"A real bush experience but with the elements of luxury. Secluded location, but able to get you into the Crater before the “hoards if jeeps”. Staff very attentive, yes it was cold, but soon sorted with heater, blankets and hot water bottles! Victor remained our guide and again provided 1st class service - excellent to have kept the same guide through 2 camps.
The talking shower is a unique experience but it works!"
The talking shower is a unique experience but it works!"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Sightings report
Black Rhino
1 sighting
Buffalo
10+ sightings
Eland
10+ sightings
Elephant
10+ sightings
Hippo
10+ sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
10+ sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wildebeest
10+ sightings
Zebra
10+ sightings
Safari in Ngorongoro Crater
"Safari in Ngorongoro Crater review"
13 Jul 2023 • All-day excursion
Plenty of animals seen, all with the expert help of our guide, Victor. Into the crater early morning before all the “day trippers” and hoards if jeeps arrive - best time to be there.
Lemala Kuria Hills
"Lemala Kuria Hills review"
3 nights
Arrived
14 Jul 2023
"A fantastic place that again has that luxury element and feel to everything. The main hosts, Andre and Rebekah are very hospitable and all the staff care about your welfare and needs/wishes.
Accommodation fantastic, spacious, and elegant with a lovely verandah overlooking the bush. Small swim up pool on the verandah (not used) but just adds to the whole ambience.
Our guide, Mary (1st female guide in Tanzania) was excellent and inspirational. Very knowledgeable and has our greatest respect for how she looked after us and ensured we got the best out of our time seeing the migration and a whole host of other animals. Driving skills second to none!"
Accommodation fantastic, spacious, and elegant with a lovely verandah overlooking the bush. Small swim up pool on the verandah (not used) but just adds to the whole ambience.
Our guide, Mary (1st female guide in Tanzania) was excellent and inspirational. Very knowledgeable and has our greatest respect for how she looked after us and ensured we got the best out of our time seeing the migration and a whole host of other animals. Driving skills second to none!"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Sightings report
Black Rhino
1 sighting
Buffalo
10+ sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Eland
10+ sightings
Elephant
10+ sightings
Giraffe
10+ sightings
Hippo
10+ sightings
Lion
10+ sightings
Roan antelope
10+ sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wild dog
1 sighting
Wildebeest
10+ sightings
Zebra
10+ sightings
Qambani
"Qambani review"
5 nights
Arrived
17 Jul 2023
"Secluded and isolated which allows for a peaceful and tranquil stay. Only 5 villas so very much private and special.
Villa was very spacious with a nice verandah and balcony area. Huge bathroom, all impeccably clean and luxurious.
Food was good and accommodated dietary needs when necessary. All the staff are attentive and passionate about looking after you.
Swimming pool a delightful area with very comfy sun loungers and again first class service for drinks/ food."
Villa was very spacious with a nice verandah and balcony area. Huge bathroom, all impeccably clean and luxurious.
Food was good and accommodated dietary needs when necessary. All the staff are attentive and passionate about looking after you.
Swimming pool a delightful area with very comfy sun loungers and again first class service for drinks/ food."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Brilliant, exceptional, fantastic.
Zambia between 18 Jul 2019 and 4 Aug 2019
"A safari has always been on our bucket list and we are so glad we chose Zambia and with the help of Expert Africa we couldn't have asked for more - the whole experience was exceptional. We always said we did not want to feel like we had had a day out at Chester Zoo / Whipsnade Safari park - --and we can categorically state that we did not! Everything was perfect, and exceeded our expectations.
The initial call to Expert Africa made us feel like a customer dealing with a company that cared about what we wanted to achieve from the holiday. All the lodges we stayed at were superb, it was luxury in the bush. The game viewing was second to none, not only all the "big animal" but also some very interesting smaller ones (elephant shrew, honey badgers, porcupines, mongoose).
A perfect holiday that we will talk about for a very long time, thank you."
The initial call to Expert Africa made us feel like a customer dealing with a company that cared about what we wanted to achieve from the holiday. All the lodges we stayed at were superb, it was luxury in the bush. The game viewing was second to none, not only all the "big animal" but also some very interesting smaller ones (elephant shrew, honey badgers, porcupines, mongoose).
A perfect holiday that we will talk about for a very long time, thank you."
Arranged By Megan Green
Latitude 15
"Quality"
1 night
Arrived
20 Jul 2019
"Stayed just one night and everything was perfect. Staff friendly and helpful, large room tastefully decorated (with a huge bathroom). Had our evening meal at the pool bar - service was good as was the food, all reasonably priced. Before our early morning departure, staff opened up the dining room early so we could have breakfast before leaving. Overall a very good hotel."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Luangwa River Camp
"Relaxing and busy at the same time!"
2 nights
Arrived
21 Jul 2019
"A superb camp with exceptional staff who couldn't do enough for you, making you feel welcome, and ensuring you had a good time (which wasn't difficult given the location and facilities).
Thatched chalet was comfortable, and well maintained. Food was excellent.
There was always plenty to see on the game drives, the guides are extremely knowledgeable and without a doubt "know their stuff" whilst also ensuring your safety and being careful not to disturb the animals in what is their home.
We could not have asked for a better start to our safari / Zambia experience."
Thatched chalet was comfortable, and well maintained. Food was excellent.
There was always plenty to see on the game drives, the guides are extremely knowledgeable and without a doubt "know their stuff" whilst also ensuring your safety and being careful not to disturb the animals in what is their home.
We could not have asked for a better start to our safari / Zambia experience."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Elephant
2 sightings
Giraffe
6 sightings
Hippo
10+ sightings
Leopard
3 sightings
Lion
3 sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wild dog
1 sighting
Zebra
10+ sightings
Tena Tena
"Exceptional"
3 nights
Arrived
23 Jul 2019
"A well maintained lodge where our large tented chalet that was very comfortable with a great view overlooking the river. Some interesting quirks in the room - mainly the slightly unconventional shower, but this just added to the whole ambience of the place (and it worked very well!).
Staff extremely friendly, service exceptional with high quality meals all the time.
Plenty to see on all the game drives and even doing a walking safari did not leave us disappointed - -there was a lot of game to see in very peaceful surroundings - hardly another jeep in sight. The guides were exceptional and how they see such a variety of animals in the dark / night drives is a credit to them.
Our second camp which just added to our experience, running out of adjectives to praise this place enough."
Staff extremely friendly, service exceptional with high quality meals all the time.
Plenty to see on all the game drives and even doing a walking safari did not leave us disappointed - -there was a lot of game to see in very peaceful surroundings - hardly another jeep in sight. The guides were exceptional and how they see such a variety of animals in the dark / night drives is a credit to them.
Our second camp which just added to our experience, running out of adjectives to praise this place enough."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Buffalo
6 sightings
Eland
1 sighting
Elephant
10+ sightings
Giraffe
10+ sightings
Hippo
10+ sightings
Leopard
2 sightings
Spotted Hyena
8 sightings
Zebra
1 sighting
Chiawa Camp
"Luxury in the Bush"
3 nights
Arrived
26 Jul 2019
"Arrived to be safely ushered to reception due to the presence of an elephant visiting the camp. This place was just luxury throughout - we were treated to a private lunch on the river, a private dinner on the balcony overlooking the river, a further "camp dinner" under the stars in the bush. It was just fabulous and a superb experience.
All the staff were friendly, helpful - they couldn't do enough. Due to the presence of animals in camp you were escorted from you room to reception on all occasions - the staff were prompt, efficient and really cared about you. Outstanding management that runs this place so well - Simon and Juliet.
Game drives brilliant - exceptional guides. Took the opportunity to go canoeing (well sat in the boat whilst the guides paddled) - this was a highlight to see the place from a completely different aspect, no shortage of animals on any of the safari activities.
Cannot praise Chiawa enough for the entire experience and would never have thought you could get such perfection in the "middle of nowhere" - credit to the all the staff."
All the staff were friendly, helpful - they couldn't do enough. Due to the presence of animals in camp you were escorted from you room to reception on all occasions - the staff were prompt, efficient and really cared about you. Outstanding management that runs this place so well - Simon and Juliet.
Game drives brilliant - exceptional guides. Took the opportunity to go canoeing (well sat in the boat whilst the guides paddled) - this was a highlight to see the place from a completely different aspect, no shortage of animals on any of the safari activities.
Cannot praise Chiawa enough for the entire experience and would never have thought you could get such perfection in the "middle of nowhere" - credit to the all the staff."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Buffalo
2 sightings
Elephant
10+ sightings
Hippo
10+ sightings
Leopard
3 sightings
Lion
4 sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Old Mondoro Bushcamp
"Superb"
2 nights
Arrived
29 Jul 2019
"The luxury continued here on a similar basis to Chiawa Camp - facilities luxurious and comfortable. Chalet overlooked part of the river, so spent the afternoon siesta time watching animals from the terrace area of our room. Staff all friendly, helpful and knowledgeable.
Delicious food, which included a full cooked breakfast on our last day - nothing was too much trouble. All game drives were exceptional including a river safari. Particularly liked the "hot water bottle" which we had on the early morning game drives - when it was cold, these were a godsend!
Overall an excellent place to finish our safari."
Delicious food, which included a full cooked breakfast on our last day - nothing was too much trouble. All game drives were exceptional including a river safari. Particularly liked the "hot water bottle" which we had on the early morning game drives - when it was cold, these were a godsend!
Overall an excellent place to finish our safari."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Aardvark
1 sighting
Buffalo
10+ sightings
Elephant
10+ sightings
Hippo
10+ sightings
Leopard
3 sightings
Lion
4 sightings
Zebra
1 sighting
Waterberry Zambezi Lodge
"Relaxing with lots to do"
3 nights
Arrived
31 Jul 2019
"A perfect place to finish our safari hotel - time to relax but still plenty to do with all the activities on offer. Transfer from Livingstone was quick and efficient, followed by a warm welcome at Waterberry.
The visit to the village / local school gave us a real insight into Zambia and was well worth doing. Victoria Falls was amazing and we opted to visit Livingstone Island and swim to Devils Island - slightly terrifying, but we were in safe hands and so glad we did it. This was followed by a visit to the local market and the Livingstone Museum. The museum was ok but think we had probably had a long enough day, so perhaps with hindsight should have skipped it.
Waterberry Lodge was very peaceful and quiet - the chance to just sit and relax was welcome. Staff cery attentive, food was first class and room very comfortable overlooking the mighty Zambezi! Thoroughly enjoyed our time here and would recommend this place as a serene, calming end to what was a brilliant holiday."
The visit to the village / local school gave us a real insight into Zambia and was well worth doing. Victoria Falls was amazing and we opted to visit Livingstone Island and swim to Devils Island - slightly terrifying, but we were in safe hands and so glad we did it. This was followed by a visit to the local market and the Livingstone Museum. The museum was ok but think we had probably had a long enough day, so perhaps with hindsight should have skipped it.
Waterberry Lodge was very peaceful and quiet - the chance to just sit and relax was welcome. Staff cery attentive, food was first class and room very comfortable overlooking the mighty Zambezi! Thoroughly enjoyed our time here and would recommend this place as a serene, calming end to what was a brilliant holiday."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Hippo
1 sighting