Travel reviews by Mick and Jan from Shrops
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
2
Countries visited
2
Lodges stayed in
5
Excursions taken
0
My Oct 2022 trip
Tanzania between 2 Oct 2022 and 9 Oct 2022
"Trip was very varied. Everything went according to plan and we were well looked after by the Lemala team.
The guides were very knowledgeable and were keen to ensure we saw as much wildlife as possible."
The guides were very knowledgeable and were keen to ensure we saw as much wildlife as possible."
Arranged By Jessica Plumb
Lemala Kuria Hills
"Lemala Kuria Hills review"
3 nights
Arrived
2 Oct 2022
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Buffalo
8 sightings
Eland
6 sightings
Elephant
10+ sightings
Giraffe
8 sightings
Hippo
3 sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
1 sighting
Spotted Hyena
2 sightings
Wildebeest
10+ sightings
Zebra
10+ sightings
Lemala Ewanjan
"Lemala Ewanjan review"
3 nights
Arrived
5 Oct 2022
"Typical of a tented camp. The talking shower was an interesting experience.
The dining facilities weren’t large enough for the number of guests and 1 sitting for meals was quite restrictive. It would have been nice to have had smaller tables for a quieter meal.
The guide (Hassan) was really good and put himself out to make sure we had a good safari experience."
The dining facilities weren’t large enough for the number of guests and 1 sitting for meals was quite restrictive. It would have been nice to have had smaller tables for a quieter meal.
The guide (Hassan) was really good and put himself out to make sure we had a good safari experience."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Sightings report
Black Rhino
2 sightings
Buffalo
6 sightings
Cheetah
4 sightings
Eland
1 sighting
Elephant
10+ sightings
Giraffe
8 sightings
Hippo
6 sightings
Leopard
7 sightings
Lion
10+ sightings
Spotted Hyena
10+ sightings
Wildebeest
1 sighting
Zebra
10+ sightings
My Sep 2013 trip
Zanzibar and 1 other country between 14 Sep 2013 and 27 Sep 2013
"Safari experience exceeded all our expectations, we had a wonderful time.
We hadn't realised quite how close we would get to the animals - 1 meter away from a lion was an unforgettable experience
The beach part of our holiday was extremely relaxing and enjoyable"
We hadn't realised quite how close we would get to the animals - 1 meter away from a lion was an unforgettable experience
The beach part of our holiday was extremely relaxing and enjoyable"
Arranged By Elizabeth Chapman
Lake Manze Adventure Camp
"Lake Manze Adventure Camp review"
4 nights
Arrived
15 Sep 2013
"An efficient we'll run camp with super attentive managers and staff.
We were given a lot of help when our luggage was lost in transit and the camp managers did all they could to organise it being forwarded to the camp.
The guides and drivers were very knowledgeable and took great care to ensure our holiday was unforgettable."
We were given a lot of help when our luggage was lost in transit and the camp managers did all they could to organise it being forwarded to the camp.
The guides and drivers were very knowledgeable and took great care to ensure our holiday was unforgettable."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Facilities
Good
Breezes Beach Club
"Breezes Beach Club review"
7 nights
Arrived
19 Sep 2013
"The set menu was limited for evening meals and it would have been nice to have had a choice of starters and more choices of main courses available - whilst appreciating the difficulties of catering for so many people even if the lunch time menu was offered in the evening it would have been a good alternative thus giving more choice. The theme nights menus were good with a good selection of starters, salads and main courses. Overall the standard of food and service was good.
Pool was lovely and warm enough to get straight in to."
Pool was lovely and warm enough to get straight in to."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Average
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Kholle House
"Kholle house"
1 night
Arrived
26 Sep 2013
"This was a quirky hotel!
Breakfast seemed quite disorganised in that service was slow and we were brought coffee but had no cups or milk and had to ask for them to be brought. A cooked breakfast was ordered and brought to the table and the waiter said the baked beans would come soon. The beans were so slow in arriving the breakfast was Eaten by the time the waiter brought them to our table. He was apologetic but it did seem rather odd. We think that the restaurant needed. 2 people waiting on at breakfast time.
A hair drier in the room and tea and coffee making facilities would have been a good improvement to our stay- especially when we had to wait so long for the coffee at breakfast time.
The staff were warm and welcoming, and very accommodating to our late afternoon departure."
Breakfast seemed quite disorganised in that service was slow and we were brought coffee but had no cups or milk and had to ask for them to be brought. A cooked breakfast was ordered and brought to the table and the waiter said the baked beans would come soon. The beans were so slow in arriving the breakfast was Eaten by the time the waiter brought them to our table. He was apologetic but it did seem rather odd. We think that the restaurant needed. 2 people waiting on at breakfast time.
A hair drier in the room and tea and coffee making facilities would have been a good improvement to our stay- especially when we had to wait so long for the coffee at breakfast time.
The staff were warm and welcoming, and very accommodating to our late afternoon departure."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Average
Service
Poor
Facilities
Average
Rooms
Average
Food
Good
Staff were very attentive. Food was good.
The guide was very knowledgable and friendly."