Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs H from Kent
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
9
Countries visited
4
Lodges stayed in
37
Excursions taken
0
My Feb 2024 trip
Zambia between 13 Feb 2024 and 27 Feb 2024
"We had never been to Zambia in the emerald season before, it was very different in terms of bird sightings and seeing how green the park was"
Arranged By Claire Scott
Latitude 15
"Latitude 15 review"
1 night
Arrived
14 Feb 2024
"Very welcoming"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Nkwali
"Nkwali review"
4 nights
Arrived
15 Feb 2024
"Everyone at nkwali made you very welcome and they went out of the way to make sure you had a good time"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Nsefu
"Nsefu review"
3 nights
Arrived
19 Feb 2024
"It was good to have the boating experience both at Nsefu as well as the journey to and from the camp"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Sightings report
Buffalo
Many sightings
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wild dog
Many sightings
Wildebeest
Many sightings
Zebra
Many sightings
Nkwali
"Nkwali review"
3 nights
Arrived
22 Feb 2024
"Excellent"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Sightings report
Buffalo
Many sightings
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Leopard
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Spotted Hyena
Many sightings
Wild dog
Many sightings
Wildebeest
Many sightings
Zebra
Many sightings
Latitude 15
"Latitude 15 review"
1 night
Arrived
25 Feb 2024
"Very helpful and allowed us to stay on site whilst waiting for early afternoon pickup"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
My Aug 2023 trip
Zambia and 1 other country between 12 Aug 2023 and 30 Aug 2023
"It was a very enjoyable trip with plenty of sights
We were lucky to see the wild dogs crossing a river at nkalwi (no dogs lost to the crocodiles) and then elephants playing in the water at Malawi
There were just too many good sightings to name them all!"
We were lucky to see the wild dogs crossing a river at nkalwi (no dogs lost to the crocodiles) and then elephants playing in the water at Malawi
There were just too many good sightings to name them all!"
Arranged By Claire Scott
Latitude 15
"Latitude 15 review"
1 night
Arrived
13 Aug 2023
"We only stayed at latitude 15 for 1 night"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Service
Good
Nkwali
"Nkwali review"
3 nights
Arrived
14 Aug 2023
"Our stay at nkawli was excellent, with some excellent walking safaris led by kiki"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Robin Pope Safaris bush-camp
"Robin Pope Safaris bush-camp review"
3 nights
Arrived
17 Aug 2023
"One of the days was a long walk that did not finish until 11.00
It was getting too hot to go all by then"
It was getting too hot to go all by then"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Tena Tena
"Tena Tena review"
3 nights
Arrived
20 Aug 2023
"Thanks to Robin Pope for letting Kanga lead our group
As always he made the drives interesting and fascinating"
As always he made the drives interesting and fascinating"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Mitengo House (Not currently featured by Expert Africa)
"Mitengo House review"
1 night
Arrived
23 Aug 2023
"Everyone at Mitengo house was very pleasant but the service for food was very slow"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Not currently featured by Expert Africa
Kuthengo Camp
"Kuthengo Camp review"
4 nights
Arrived
24 Aug 2023
"Jenn and Mike made you very welcome
As it was a long road journey to get to the camp they organised for us to fly back to Lilongwe"
As it was a long road journey to get to the camp they organised for us to fly back to Lilongwe"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Mitengo House (Not currently featured by Expert Africa)
"Mitengo House review"
1 night
Arrived
28 Aug 2023
"On our second visit we were asked to pre-order our food and this time the service was spot on"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Not currently featured by Expert Africa
My Aug 2022 trip
Zambia between 3 Aug 2022 and 18 Aug 2022
"We have been to Robin pope safaris many times now.
This has to be one of the best safaris we have had, the guides were excellent, the games viewing was good and the weather was not too hot for us!"
This has to be one of the best safaris we have had, the guides were excellent, the games viewing was good and the weather was not too hot for us!"
Arranged By Claire Scott
Latitude 15
"Latitude 15 review"
1 night
Arrived
4 Aug 2022
"we did not spend much time at the hotel but it was a fair journey out of Lusaka.
In hindsight we would have preferred to stay closer to the airport"
In hindsight we would have preferred to stay closer to the airport"
Good
Luangwa River Camp
"Luangwa River Camp review"
2 nights
Arrived
5 Aug 2022
"we had not been to this camp before, so it was good to see the camp and meet the staff.
the camp and the staff were excellent but out on the drives you saw many vehicles from other camps - due to its location"
the camp and the staff were excellent but out on the drives you saw many vehicles from other camps - due to its location"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Nsefu
"Nsefu review"
2 nights
Arrived
7 Aug 2022
"we thoroughly enjoyed our time at Nsefu"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Robin Pope Safaris bush-camp
"Robin Pope Safaris bush-camp review"
3 nights
Arrived
9 Aug 2022
"There was only 3 of us on the bush camp, which worked in our favour as we got on really well and then had a further 3 days at Tena tena together
We had Sebastian for our guide who was excellent, we wanted him to focus on the birds and he did.
But we also saw a Leopard up a tree with a kill plus 8 lions all in the same evening plus we were about 25 metres away from a Lion the following day"
We had Sebastian for our guide who was excellent, we wanted him to focus on the birds and he did.
But we also saw a Leopard up a tree with a kill plus 8 lions all in the same evening plus we were about 25 metres away from a Lion the following day"
Excellent
Tena Tena
"Tena Tena review"
3 nights
Arrived
12 Aug 2022
"We continue to believe that Tena Tena is one of the best Robin Pope camps in Zambia.
we had an excellent time but were too tired to do much walking but had some wonderful sightings of baby hyenas and wild dogs"
we had an excellent time but were too tired to do much walking but had some wonderful sightings of baby hyenas and wild dogs"
Excellent
Nkwali
"Nkwali review"
2 nights
Arrived
15 Aug 2022
"Its a shame this was the end of our holiday and we only had 2 days here.
Again we went walking, this time with kiki who made the walk fascinating
We also had Kiki as our guide for the rest of the time- which was really good"
Again we went walking, this time with kiki who made the walk fascinating
We also had Kiki as our guide for the rest of the time- which was really good"
Excellent
My Feb 2022 trip
Botswana and 1 other country between 19 Feb 2022 and 1 Mar 2022
"Despite the problems we had with conencting flights and lost luggage ( many thanks to Chris and Lucy for their help on a Sunday - it was much appreciated)
We thoroughly enjoyed the holiday it was amazing to be on safari in the wet season - and it was not too wet!
Plus we had some amazing drives and sightings
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
none other than we already have our next safari booked with yourselves for Zambia in July/August"
We thoroughly enjoyed the holiday it was amazing to be on safari in the wet season - and it was not too wet!
Plus we had some amazing drives and sightings
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
none other than we already have our next safari booked with yourselves for Zambia in July/August"
Arranged By Lucy Copson
City Lodge OR Tambo
"City Lodge OR Tambo review"
1 night
Arrived
20 Feb 2022
"The hotel was very pleasant and the food was good but it was not how we thought we would start our holiday, plus searching for lost luggage"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Lagoon Camp
"Lagoon Camp review"
1 night
Arrived
21 Feb 2022
"I am not sure we can comment on Lagoon camp as we were only there for 12 hours and that was all in the dark and we slept most of the time"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Elephant
1 sighting
Leopard
1 sighting
Wild dog
1 sighting
Lebala Camp
"Lebala Camp review"
2 nights
Arrived
22 Feb 2022
"we really enjoyed our time at Lebala and met some really nice guests
We had an excellent guide and tracker plus the food was just mouth watering"
We had an excellent guide and tracker plus the food was just mouth watering"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Brown Hyena
1 sighting
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Wildebeest
Many sightings
Zebra
Many sightings
Kwara Camp
"Kwara Camp review"
4 nights
Arrived
24 Feb 2022
"This was an excellent camp with loads of space plus very modern
The tracker and guide were excellent
we both enjoyed the water activities"
The tracker and guide were excellent
we both enjoyed the water activities"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Roan antelope
Many sightings
Wildebeest
Many sightings
Zebra
Many sightings
My Aug 2018 trip
Zambia between 7 Aug 2018 and 18 Aug 2018
"we enjoyed the whole trip
Kanga was the highlight of our visit
we went earlier in the year this time so the temperature was better for us"
Kanga was the highlight of our visit
we went earlier in the year this time so the temperature was better for us"
Nsefu
"Nsefu review"
4 nights
Arrived
8 Aug 2018
"we thoroughly enjoyed our time at Nsefu
The accommodation is a bit close and dated but as we left we had a long conversation with Rob from RPS who advised us that the huts would be rebuilt as they are slipping into the river
And he was at Tena Tena to show 3 local official around to hopefully start the process"
The accommodation is a bit close and dated but as we left we had a long conversation with Rob from RPS who advised us that the huts would be rebuilt as they are slipping into the river
And he was at Tena Tena to show 3 local official around to hopefully start the process"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Sightings report
Buffalo
Many sightings
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Leopard
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Spotted Hyena
Many sightings
Zebra
Many sightings
Robin Pope Safaris bush-camp
"Robin Pope Safaris bush-camp review"
2 nights
Arrived
12 Aug 2018
"We had Kanga who made the bush camp experience outstanding
We gave the same feed back to Rob who knew we had asked for Kanga and said they would always try and allocate staff if they have been asked for"
We gave the same feed back to Rob who knew we had asked for Kanga and said they would always try and allocate staff if they have been asked for"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Leopard
Many sightings
Spotted Hyena
Many sightings
Zebra
Many sightings
Tena Tena
"Tena Tena review"
3 nights
Arrived
14 Aug 2018
"Overall we both thought this was our preferred site to nsefu
Also the food at Tena Tena was excellent"
Also the food at Tena Tena was excellent"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Elephant
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Leopard
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Spotted Hyena
Many sightings
Zebra
Many sightings
My Sep 2016 trip
Zambia between 3 Sep 2016 and 14 Sep 2016
"A very good and enjoyable holiday with many highlights
The only down side for us was we were not met at Lusaka and had to manage our way through customs/immigration etc with only 20 mins to spare before our flight to Mfwue"
The only down side for us was we were not met at Lusaka and had to manage our way through customs/immigration etc with only 20 mins to spare before our flight to Mfwue"
Nkwali
"Nkwali review"
2 nights
Arrived
4 Sep 2016
"This was a really good start of the break for us
In hind sight we should have had three nights here and not two"
In hind sight we should have had three nights here and not two"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Tena Tena
"Tena Tena review"
3 nights
Arrived
6 Sep 2016
"This was another excellent camp and from our perspective the best camp of our holiday ( apologies to the other sites)
Good guiding and excellent viewing"
Good guiding and excellent viewing"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Robin Pope Safaris bush-camp
"Robin Pope Safaris bush-camp review"
1 night
Arrived
9 Sep 2016
"This was the first time we undertook a mobile and was another good choice
we will return for a longer mobile another year but perhaps when it is no so hot"
we will return for a longer mobile another year but perhaps when it is no so hot"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Nsefu
"Nsefu review"
3 nights
Arrived
10 Sep 2016
"This was the first time we had been at this camp and it was very enyoyable but felt quite close to the other rooms and so lacked some of the privacy the other camps provided"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
My Aug 2014 trip
Zambia between 30 Aug 2014 and 12 Sep 2014
"Overall excellent and we will return to Zambia"
Arranged By Maruska AdyeRowe
Nkwali
"Excellent"
4 nights
Arrived
31 Aug 2014
"Very enjoyable time at Thai camp and all the staff made us very welcome
Nothing was too much trouble
It was the busiest of they camps we went to for seeing other cars"
Nothing was too much trouble
It was the busiest of they camps we went to for seeing other cars"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Tena Tena
"Extremely excellent"
4 nights
Arrived
4 Sep 2014
"Again another friendly camp with an excellent guide Chris and nothing was too much trouble
Out of the three camps we visited this was our favourite"
Out of the three camps we visited this was our favourite"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Tafika
"Good safari"
3 nights
Arrived
8 Sep 2014
"A good camp with very friendly staff"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Zambia 2010
Zambia between 3 Sep 2010 and 13 Sep 2010
"We had a very good time on safari and it lived up to all we were expecting"
Arranged By Claire Scott
Nkwali
"Nkwali review"
2 nights
Arrived
4 Sep 2010
"the camp was well organised and all events provided when we asked for them"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Tena Tena
"Tena Tena review"
2 nights
Arrived
6 Sep 2010
"Again the camp was well organised and all activities provided, as we asked to go out on daily walking safaris and these were provided with no problems"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Chiawa Camp
"Chiawa Camp review"
5 nights
Arrived
8 Sep 2010
"this was our third visit to Chiawa so we knew what to expect
the camp was extremely well run but compared to the other two camps we stayed at did seem much larger, but we could do the water activities which we could not in South Luagana"
the camp was extremely well run but compared to the other two camps we stayed at did seem much larger, but we could do the water activities which we could not in South Luagana"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Ros and Andrew
Botswana between 14 Feb 2009 and 22 Feb 2009
"We woudl have liked to have known before we went that neither camps could cope with us walking the first one as it is in a national park and you are not allowed and the second one we all worked as a group so if one wanted to go for a walk everyone had to we were hoping to have gone on a guided walk on our own as we have done before"
Arranged By Lucy Copson
Nxai Pan Camp
"Nxai Pan Camp review"
3 nights
Arrived
15 Feb 2009
"The camp was very new and was still experencing some minor set up problems but that did not impact on out enjoyment everyone at teh camp was very helpful and pleasent to us
It would have been helpful to know before we visited that you could not do night drives or go off the road
I"
It would have been helpful to know before we visited that you could not do night drives or go off the road
I"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Little Kwara (Not currently featured by Expert Africa)
"Little Kwara review"
3 nights
Arrived
18 Feb 2009
"again everyone was very friendly and could not do more to help us, but we were hoping to do more water actvites than was available e.g canoeing"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Not currently featured by Expert Africa