Travel reviews by Ms S. from from Westport,

"We booked Flatdogs as a camp to visit before our walking safari - giving us a chance to chill out after our long journey from Ireland and prepare for our safari.

The camp was great - a different lodge experience for us in that you could book drives, eat etc if and when you wanted. The location was perfect - not too far from the airport and not too far from the entrance to the park.

We were able to see elephants, impala, hippos, wart hogs in the grounds of the camp itself which was a real bonus.

The staff were friendly, helpful and we particularly liked the real "laid back vibe" of the place."

"We were the only people at this camp so had the excellent guide Levi to ourselves!

The walking was pretty easy as it was mainly over flat terrain and the main heat of the day from 11.00 - 15.00 was avoided as we were in the camp during this period having lunch and a rest after our early start.

One thing worth noting is that on a walking safari you tend to see fewer animals than you do on a game drive - though those you do see give you more of an "Adrenalin" moment. We also learnt a lot more about stuff on the ground, the trees & plants, the animal tracks etc - we are now experts on dung beetles!

We really enjoyed this part of our trip walking through the bush but perhaps this wouldn't suit someone on their first safari."

"The location of this camp is wonderful - overlooking the river and there is a lovely communal seating area where we spent time just chilling and watching the birds during the hot part of the day.

The room was fabulous - again overlooking the river - wish we had spent more time there.

The same comments I made re Chikoko Tree Camp apply to this camp (which is now called "Big Lagoon") - basically a wonderful experience walking through the bush but you see fewer animals than on a game drive so perhaps not for those whose main interest is animal sightings."

"Tafika is in a pretty spectacular setting and the camp itself is lovely.

We did early morning game drives and evening drives and spend the hot part of the day having lunch and relaxing in the camp. We saw lots of animals and enjoyed the fact that we spent time observing the animals rather than being rushed. Tafika has a policy of no more than 4 in a vehicle and we really appreciated this.

The guiding was great - we particularly enjoyed the night drives which enabled us to see lions & wild dogs preparing for their hunt. Pretty magical.

Staff were friendly, and super helpful - special shout out to Val and Levi."