Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs G from Dartmouth
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
5
Countries visited
6
Lodges stayed in
19
Excursions taken
0
My Oct 2023 trip
Botswana between 6 Oct 2023 and 24 Oct 2023
Arranged By Lucy Copson

Lagoon Camp
"Lagoon Camp review"

Buffalo
10+ sightings

Elephant
10+ sightings

Giraffe
5 sightings

Hippo
10+ sightings

Leopard
2 sightings

Lion
8 sightings

Roan antelope
6 sightings

Sable antelope
5 sightings

Spotted Hyena
5 sightings

Wildebeest
10+ sightings

Zebra
10+ sightings

Kwara Camp
"Kwara Camp review"
Catering excellent.
The night drives were exciting and productive."

Buffalo
10+ sightings

Elephant
10+ sightings

Giraffe
6 sightings

Hippo
10+ sightings

Leopard
3 sightings

Lion
10+ sightings

Spotted Hyena
3 sightings

Wild dog
10+ sightings

Wildebeest
6 sightings

Zebra
6 sightings

Little Vumbura
"Little Vumbura review"
Despite this the game team were able to make our drives enjoyable and rewarding. We saw 3 "kills" in one day; dogs, lion and leopard!!"

Buffalo
10+ sightings

Elephant
4 sightings

Giraffe
6 sightings

Hippo
10+ sightings

Leopard
2 sightings

Lion
10+ sightings

Sitatunga
1 sighting

Spotted Hyena
2 sightings

Wild dog
10+ sightings

Wildebeest
10+ sightings

Zebra
7 sightings
Zam Zim and RSA 2019
Zambia and 2 other countries between 25 Aug 2019 and 12 Sep 2019
Less game and far less variety than we expected. Dissappointed to find night drives not allowed in Zimbabwe. Expert Africa should provide more details of the flight operators for the bush flights and there needs to be tighter communication when informing guests and checking their documents and itineraries."
Arranged By Amanda Bond

Musekese Camp
"A charming, slightly rustic bushcamp"

Elephant
10+ sightings

Hippo
10+ sightings

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
1 sighting

Zebra
4 sightings

Busanga Bushcamp
"An island of bush in the grassy plains."

Elephant
1 sighting

Hippo
10+ sightings

Lion
3 sightings

Roan antelope
3 sightings

Wildebeest
10+ sightings

Zebra
3 sightings

Nyamatusi Camp
"A very new, large camp for the luxury market"

Buffalo
10+ sightings

Eland
7 sightings

Elephant
10+ sightings

Hippo
10+ sightings

Lion
5 sightings

Spotted Hyena
2 sightings

Wild dog
2 sightings

Wildebeest
6 sightings

Zebra
10+ sightings

Safari Club SA
"Comfortable overnight accommodation"
First trip to Zambia
Zambia between 22 Aug 2018 and 3 Sep 2018

Luangwa River Camp
"Luangwa River Camp review"
Knowing this might have altered the number of nights we chose here. Camp was very comfortable and the staff pleasant and helpful. Well sighted with excellent accommodation.
Relief to find that excellent mosquito nets were everywhere in our Zambia trip.
nteresting for us to see new sub-species of Zebra and Giraffe."

Buffalo
1 sighting

Elephant
10+ sightings

Giraffe
3 sightings

Hippo
10+ sightings

Zebra
10+ sightings

Kakuli Bushcamp
"Kakuli Bushcamp review"
The best guides in the trip so far!
Saw lions from all 3 prides in the area."

Buffalo
10+ sightings

Elephant
10+ sightings

Giraffe
9 sightings

Hippo
10+ sightings

Leopard
Many sightings

Lion
10+ sightings

Zebra
10+ sightings

Chiawa Camp
"Chiawa Camp review"
In one hour we saw a troop of baboons, a small herd of elephant, bush buck, water buck, impala, warthogs and hippo from our verandha!
Most enjoyable canoe trip. Not at all strenuous and very relaxing."

Buffalo
10+ sightings

Elephant
10+ sightings

Hippo
10+ sightings

Leopard
5 sightings

Lion
10+ sightings

Spotted Hyena
3 sightings

Old Mondoro Bushcamp
"Old Mondoro Bushcamp review"
Very few visitors from other camps seen on drives.
Our first experience with a walking safari."

Buffalo
10+ sightings

Elephant
10+ sightings

Hippo
10+ sightings

Leopard
2 sightings

Spotted Hyena
5 sightings

Zebra
3 sightings
We experienced far more than expected.
Tanzania and 1 other country between 28 Aug 2014 and 7 Sep 2014
Unfortunately the flight from Seronera to kilamanjaro entailed a change of planes in Arusha. Our voucher did not tell us this, nor mentioned the carrier and no one seemed to know when the onward flight was expected to leave. As usual in Africa, all worked out well but worrying time wondering if we and our luggage would be reunited and arrive in Kilamanjaro on the same flight!
Nairobi airport is a disaster and I would suggest you warn future clients (even people like us who fixed this aspect of their travel themselves) to avoid Nairobi."
Arranged By Elizabeth Chapman

Ole-Sereni
"We only went there to sleep for a few hours"

Rhino Lodge
"Basic but good value and excellent position"

Olakira
"Excellent"

Dunia Camp
"Less exciting than Olikira"
A great time to visit Botswana
Botswana between 17 Oct 2010 and 27 Oct 2010
Before our trip we poorly understood that rains in Botswana were out of sync with the floods coming from Angola several months later.
The dry season was a great time to see the game, concentrated around the remaining floods in the delta and in Linyanti swamps.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Everything was superb and we will recommend Botswana and Expert Africa to all or friends. We plan to return next year."
Arranged By Lucy Copson

Safari Club SA (Not currently featured by Expert Africa)
"First experience in Botswana"
Not currently featured by Expert Africa

Chitabe Lediba
"Marvellous game at Chitabe"
We saw 8 leopard incl cubs, on the ground and in the trees with their kill, 8 lion incl cubs, a cheatah and loads of elephant, kudu etc and a llarge herd of Buffalo"

Kwetsani Camp
"Early concerns unfounded at Kwetsani"
Fantastic boating experience to see birds in their profusion and early each morning on our way to the game drivers on Handa Island. What a way to wake up!"

DumaTau Camp
"Amazing tracker ar Dumatau"
Troublesome elphants in camp disrupted the water supply briefly but gave some great eye-to-eye encounters!"
The game team were very knowledgable. There was less water in the lagoon as rains from Angola had been poor. This did reduce the volume and breadth of game we saw despite the best efforts of the team. The night drives revealed some unusual species.
Accommodation and catering was excellent."