Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs H from Hants

"The lodge was lovely and the cottage comfortable only one problem the shower - we couldn't get a hot shower !

The staff were excellant and our guide "Speedy" was knowledgeable, friendly and helpful.

Game drives were great with plenty to see, though missed the elusive leopard."

"A great lodge with excellant accomadation. Staff were lovely and really helpful, even bringing us hot bottles at night when we told them we had been cold the night before.

Lovely guide; Baba who was very knowledgeable."

"This was a beautifl lodge but there were one or two minor points that we would not expect: cracked toilet seat, no shower cap, no writing paper, pen or note pad. This may sound petty but was suprising.

My husband can't walk very far and there were a lot of steps to the reception but the staff were helpful and when we were out in a vechicle dropped us off nearer our cottage.

The menu, especially for lunch was restricted and if you didn't like Thai, this was a problem on one occasion."

"Visiting this new camp was a great experience, better than we anticipated. I have graded all areas as excellent apart from Rooms which I have shown as good. The reason for this is the washbasins were awful they were too small and the shape meant you could easily splash water. (I understand from the manager that they are being replaced).

It would also be helpful if there could be a light nearer to the washbasins as there is no natural light in this area.

I would like to mention our guide - Hector, he was excellant. The guides were good at all the camps we stayed but Hector beat then all."

"Kanana was the second camp we visited after Tau Pan in the Kalahari. This was totally different with the location on the water was very special. The best experience was the morning spent in the mekoro drifting along the water. The silence is wonderful and the birdlife was especially good.

The tents had just been given a make over and were very luxorious.

Food and service first class."

"Shinde was a different experience and although on the water the waterways are not as pretty as Kanana we had our best game viewing of all three camps including lion just a few feet from us.

It is quite something to hear the elephant and hippo crashing around the tent at night and we had a family of genet chasing around on the decking. Service was amazing with an incredible eye for detail including hot water bottles on game drives.

Wonderful, we just loved it."