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Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs WW from London

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Total number of trips

1

Countries visited

1

Lodges stayed in

4

Excursions taken

1

Our September 2024 honeymoon

Tanzania between 30 Aug 2024 and 16 Sep 2024

Trip rating: Excellent
"The trip was excellent and each of the camps (Siwandu / Ikuka / Fanjove) were perfect for what we wanted: quiet, close to nature but high end.

Almost every aspect of our trip was exciting and wonderful. It made for a perfect honeymoon.

Jessica @ Expert Africa listened carefully to what we really wanted and made recommendations that suited our wants and needs for the trip.
She was patient in updating the trip itinerary multiple times and we felt well looked after."

Arranged By Jessica Plumb


Serena Hotel Dar

Serena Hotel Dar

"Serena Hotel Dar review"

1 night Arrived 31 Aug 2024
"Clean, secure.

One of our bags' locks broke and the hotel promptly arranged an engineer with bolt cutters to resolve the issue."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Good
Service
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Siwandu

Siwandu

"Siwandu review"

4 nights Arrived 1 Sep 2024
"Excellent in every regard. From the moment we were picked up by our guide Anton at Mtemere air strip, we were made to feel so very welcome.

Noah's team sang and clapped as we arrived at the camp. We had half the camp to ourselves and the rooms are beautifully designed and kept immaculately clean. The food was abundant and excellent (lots of fresh veg which we weren't expecting!).

Every member of the Siwandu team went above and beyond to make our honeymoon stay memorable and special. We were so grateful to Anton our guide for his kind manner, his incredible knowledge and outstanding off-road driving.

The activities of going on the pontoon lunch, the boat safari etc were all brilliant.

We felt we were treated like royalty our entire stay."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Ikuka Safari Camp

Ikuka Safari Camp

"Ikuka Safari Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 5 Sep 2024
"Ikuka was very welcoming and well laid out. We had come from Siwandu in Nyerere and were looking forward to another safari experience.

Chevy and Tommy and their team were very welcoming. We enjoyed seeing/hearing the resident bull elephant Rambo crashing around camp in the evenings. The room was spectacular and always clean. Ikuka has an incredible view southwards across Ruaha and it was great to come back to relax in the pool between safari trips.

Our guide Luka was very knowledgeable and interesting to talk to and we were lucky in being paired with a great couple in our truck. We immensely enjoyed the balloon trip we arranged though the 4am get up was a shock to the system ;).

Ikuka's food was excellent and really well sourced - including catering for 1 x gluten free for us, and we enjoyed some excellent wine and cocktails while there.

We were very lucky in terms of animal spotting in Ruaha - including multiple leopards, wild dogs and a single honey badger."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Balloon Safari over Ruaha

Balloon Safari over Ruaha

"Balloon Safari over Ruaha review"

7 Sep 2024 • Morning excursion

The Ruaha balloon trip was very well put on by the Serengeti ballooning company.

We were picked up very early in the morning and driven around an hour to the balloon. We were offered hot ginger tea before take off and met the lovely SA pilot, Tracey.

The balloon ride was incredibly serene and offered majestic views on a beautiful bright morning as the sun rose. We spotted elephants and impala during the flight. Tracey was very knowledgeable and interesting to speak with and we enjoyed a glass of champagne and breakfast under the shade of a baobab following our landing.

We were then collected by our Ikuka guide.

The trip was excellent.
Excellent
Fanjove Island Lodge

Fanjove Island Lodge

"Fanjove Island Lodge review"

6 nights Arrived 9 Sep 2024
"Fanjove felt like an island paradise in every respect.

We arrived at Songo Songo air strip from Dar es Salaam and were collected by Alex, the activities manager. Following a short boat ride to the island, we were greeted by 15 staff members all dancing and singing. We were told we were the only guests on the island which was unbelievable.

Our room (No 1) was beautiful and had an incredible view across the sea, right next to the shore. The food was superb and Chef Edmund uses lots of seafood and fresh veg and fruit in his excellent dishes. We enjoyed a nice selection of wines and cocktails. During our trip, we were able to watch some of the staff carefully moving a turtle egg next to safety higher up the beach.

We also enjoyed the sunset dhow, dolphin watching, snorkelling and our first dive down to 12m. We had never scuba dived before and Hakim was an excellent tutor in introducing us and making us comfortable. It was a great experience.

We also had plenty of time to unwind and live the relaxed island vibes following 8 days of back to back safari - a very welcome change of pace!

Francesca and Alex and the whole team could not have been more friendly or welcoming, and it was a wrench to leave! We would return at the drop of a hat."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent

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