Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs S from Reading
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
2
Countries visited
2
Lodges stayed in
10
Excursions taken
0
My Sep 2012 trip
Tanzania between 22 Sep 2012 and 7 Oct 2012
"A lovely trip and very well organised by Expert Africa."
Arranged By Claire Scott
Lake Manze Adventure Camp
"Lake Manze Tented Camp review"
4 nights
Arrived
23 Sep 2012
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Average
Facilities
Good
Siwandu
"Selous Safari Camp review"
2 nights
Arrived
27 Sep 2012
"Luxury camp but modest guides and game viewing."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Impala Camp
"Selous Impala Camp review"
4 nights
Arrived
29 Sep 2012
"I had hoped for a better river view!
Good guides and good game viewing."
Good guides and good game viewing."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Pole Pole
"Pole Pole review"
3 nights
Arrived
3 Oct 2012
"A lovely relaxing way to end a holiday.
I was surprised snorkling was only available by going on a boat trip rather than straight off the lodge beach."
I was surprised snorkling was only available by going on a boat trip rather than straight off the lodge beach."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Southern Sun Dar
"Southern Sun Dar review"
1 night
Arrived
6 Oct 2012
"Needed for our flight times but rather modest hotel! It's a pity there isn't something near the airport!"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Average
Service
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Stirring & Stimulating Safari
Zambia between 19 Sep 2008 and 4 Oct 2008
"You can see from the above that we loved our holiday. From start to finish everything was taken care of - we packed our bags and the next we saw them they were there at our new tent! EA's advice on tipping was excellent, otherwise we never needed money!!! Food and drink was fine. Our guides Jacob, Debs and Richman were absolutely outstanding.
A hundred praises and just three moans: 1. That flight! 2. We had chosen a very hot period, a month or so earlier would have been better. 3. The tsetse were a pain. (I don't think EA could have done anything about any of the three!!!)
Suggestions for improvement:
I wish safaris were cheaper!!! We love to go every year - Sand Rivers Selous next?
Keep up the good work!"
A hundred praises and just three moans: 1. That flight! 2. We had chosen a very hot period, a month or so earlier would have been better. 3. The tsetse were a pain. (I don't think EA could have done anything about any of the three!!!)
Suggestions for improvement:
I wish safaris were cheaper!!! We love to go every year - Sand Rivers Selous next?
Keep up the good work!"
Nkwali
"Exhilarating Nkwali"
2 nights
Arrived
20 Sep 2008
"We started well with an upgrade to the Luangwa Safari House with its splendid jetty!
Game watching from the jetty was already superb, especially the elephants. Our guide, Jacob, was absolutely excellent and extremely knowledgeable - we had very good fun with him and enjoyed his "hippo" laugh too!"
Game watching from the jetty was already superb, especially the elephants. Our guide, Jacob, was absolutely excellent and extremely knowledgeable - we had very good fun with him and enjoyed his "hippo" laugh too!"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Tena Tena
"Delights from the two Tenas"
3 nights
Arrived
22 Sep 2008
"A wonderful game drive en route from Nkwali to Tena Tena with Jacob. There we were again the beneficiaries of an upgrade to the "honeymoon tent"!
Prince found us the eland at last! Lovely location and very fine game watching, including fascinating night drives (we loved the honey badger).
I'm sorry the fruit bats which invaded out tent were not allowed to stay, but can well understand why!"
Prince found us the eland at last! Lovely location and very fine game watching, including fascinating night drives (we loved the honey badger).
I'm sorry the fruit bats which invaded out tent were not allowed to stay, but can well understand why!"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Robin Pope Safaris bush-camp
"Walking with lions"
3 nights
Arrived
25 Sep 2008
"A few days in the bush with Debs is something very, very special. Her knowledge of the bush and everything in it is extraordinary.
We all loved "wandering" amongst the lions, elephants, etc. right down to the elephant shrew. But I never did see the oh so audible wood owls, very melodiously canoodling above us in camp. I much appreciated Debs going out of her way to find a chameleon for me."
We all loved "wandering" amongst the lions, elephants, etc. right down to the elephant shrew. But I never did see the oh so audible wood owls, very melodiously canoodling above us in camp. I much appreciated Debs going out of her way to find a chameleon for me."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Nsefu
"Picturesque Nsefu"
2 nights
Arrived
28 Sep 2008
"The "huts" are luxurious and superbly located looking over the river. We were welcomed by the scops owl!
Sebastian served us well, the highlight was the visit to the salt pan and finding the serval and solitary Cookson's Wildebeest (we still feel sorry for his loneliness!).
Sad to leave the Luangwa valley with all its glories."
Sebastian served us well, the highlight was the visit to the salt pan and finding the serval and solitary Cookson's Wildebeest (we still feel sorry for his loneliness!).
Sad to leave the Luangwa valley with all its glories."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Chongwe River Camp
"On the banks of two rivers"
4 nights
Arrived
30 Sep 2008
"Splendid tents and wonderful location with elephants visiting much of the time. A fascinationg diversity of activities.
Richman was an absolutely outstanding guide with deep knowledge and a lovely way of telling us about the wilds of Zambia. He enthralled us with his comments about the animals and birds - guides don't come any better whether in a vehicle or a canoe.
Rob and Storm were absolutely outstanding hosts, warm and full of life. We had a wonderful time there and could hardly bear to leave."
Richman was an absolutely outstanding guide with deep knowledge and a lovely way of telling us about the wilds of Zambia. He enthralled us with his comments about the animals and birds - guides don't come any better whether in a vehicle or a canoe.
Rob and Storm were absolutely outstanding hosts, warm and full of life. We had a wonderful time there and could hardly bear to leave."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Excellent vehicles and boats, but other camps do have a swimming pool!"