Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs J. from Chester

"A lovely stop over.

We had a fabulous room. The food was really good and excellent service.

We did a morning drive before we left and that was great"

"Lovely position, but a very long drive down a gravel road to get to it. 109k from the tarmac, so if people are not confident about gravel roads they might find this daunting. Well worth getting there though. lovely lodge, generally good service and a great trip down into the canyon.

Our one concern was that the organisation in the kitchen/dining room on our first evening was poor. We and others were left waiting ages for food. I complained and it improved.

Perhaps some feedback to the lodge would be appropriate."

"A quirky little place. Quite a way off the main road north but an easy drive on metalled roads.

Very relaxed atmosphere but I would not say it is luxurious.

A good place for a one night stopover but not any more, in my opinion."

"A glorious place to stay. Wonderful service.

Great location and the lodge is top notch.

Service is superb and really friendly and attentive without being oppressive."

"A fantastic location overlooking the plain and it could be a magnificent place however it was let down by certain things that I will elaborate upon.

We were supposed to be in a luxury chalet and I am pretty sure on reflection that we were not. We were meeting up with the Hickmans here and they were all the other side of the main building and all had more facilities like outdoor showers and decks that we did not have. I only realised this after. If we were not given what we paid for then I think there should be a refund. I do not want the money but would donate it to a suitable charity such as Africat.

We only had one pillow each and when I got others down off the top of the wardrobes they were filthy, covered in dust, showing the cleaning was not done properly. To cap that they were then taken away for the next night and we had to go to reception to get some more.

On top of that the light outside our room at floor level was flickering and so we had to cover it with the cushions from the outside seats. The light was "mended" ( Disconnected) the next day, but they took the cushions away meaning that we had to go and ask for them back.

There were no plugs for the bathroom sink and when I asked the manager said they didn't have any and were waiting for some!!!

It is a shame becasue it could be top notch but poor housekeeping and quite frankly management let it down."

"Quite simply the best place I have ever stayed in my life.

The position is great, the set up superb, excellent food and some of the best staff I have ever had the pleasure of being "served" by. Summed up by the fact that they knew all of our names within a very short time of arrival.

It is an absolute must."

"Not quite as good as Anderssons but very good.

Quirky place but none the worse for it.

Fabulous service by all the staff. Good drives and lovely location.

Very relaxing atmosphere"

"We came back because on our last trip we only did one night and did not give the place justice.

It is lovely in a very different location in the hills with magnificent hills and boulders all around. We did a sunrise walk which was great. The guide was excellent,
sundowner drive too.

Not the place to go to see lots of wildlife but to see magnificent hills and scenery.

There are also cave paintings which we went to last time.

Excellent food and service."

"A really comfortable and welcoming guest house which is ideal for a first or last night. It is within walking distance of the city although taxis are easy and cheap.

Great service and comfortable rather than uber luxurious rooms.

The service is really good as is the food."

"Very comfortable. The food was really good. The service from all staff was excellent.

It was an easy walk to the falls."

"The lodge is in a lovely position overlooking the Chobe River. Fabulous views. The lodge was very comfortable and the staff very welcoming and helpful.
Great guide.

Be prepared for the fact that a visit here is fairly full on if you want to do all of the activities, mainly because it is about 1hours drive to the place where you can go on the boat trips.

This in no way impacted on our enjoyment of the visit, but some might find it a lot to fit in."

"What a lovely camp. The staff were fantastic. A wonderful setting with great game visiting the waterhole.

Lovely game drives with a fabulous guide, KB, driving through the bush to track lion.

We were treated to a party on Botswana Day which was fabulous."

"A camp to ourselves.

The staff treated us like royalty. There was nothing too much for them.

They were extremely helpful and friendly.

A wonderful experience and atmosphere."

"A completely different experience to Chobe and the Okavanga, but we are really glad that we went. It was a memorable visit.

The scenery was completely different to the others, but wonderful.

Walking with meerkats was fantastic as was the bushman walk and the quad biking experience on our final evening is something that should not be missed.

The staff were really helpful, extremely friendly and in some ways it was a more laid back atmosphere than the other camps"