Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs S from Manchester

"A really super hotel - perfect just to settle in after a long flight, relax and to get your bearings.

Amazing views of Mount Meru, especially from the Rooftop - which is a really good bar and restaurant. Lovely pool terrace and gardens - they even serve coffee which has been grown in the hotel garden.

The grill restaurant is also excellent. About 55 mins drive from Kilimanjaro Airport and 15 minutes from Arusha airport"

"This is an absolutely superb camp, located in a quieter part of Central Serengeti. Fantastic design, superb service, amazing rooms and awesome food and drink - all in a really relaxed, laid back environment.

All of the staff were outstanding and committed to giving you a really great experience - right through from the masai warriors who escort you to and from your room to the staff in the restaurant and bar.

A special mention for Joshua our game drive guide who was incredibly knowledgeable, relaxed, totally flexible and really friendly - he was superb (even met me at Arusha airport on his week end off to return my camera that I had left in his truck!)"

"The Highlands is an incredible camp, located in an isolated area amongst masai villages high above surrounding valleys and craters.

The food is superb and service attentive (maybe even a little too attentive at times) - the staff are excellent and very committed to providing an excellent experience. They seemed very concerned at it being cold at night - but it isn't really cold to Northern Europeans!

We did have a slightly strange experience when we first arrived when there seemed to be much confusion over whether we were doing any activities (ie going to Ngorongoro or hiking) - the Expert Africa team were fantastic in sorting that out for us, and I think it was a miscommunication between the Asilia office and the camp in the end. But I'm not sure why the camp made such a big thing of it to us when we first arrived...

One slightly nagging doubt about the approach is that Asilia feels like it might be a little "corporate" - things seemed less relaxed and natural, and perhaps "staged" and "forced" sometimes. Lemala Nanyukie was much more laid back and natural.

Hiking Olmoti and Empakai craters are a must while at The Highlands - and they are not difficult if you have a reasonable level of fitness. A special mention to Lozaro our guide and to Janet who were both superb"

"Zuri is an excellent hotel - great location, superb rooms, excellent and attentive service and utterly fantastic food in all three restaurants.

It was the perfect way to cap off an incredible trip, giving us a few days of downtime alongside the pristine beach and turqoise Indian Ocean"