Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs HA from Pimlico
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
1
Countries visited
1
Lodges stayed in
3
Excursions taken
0
South Luangwa and Victoria Falls
Zambia between 17 Jul 2011 and 30 Jul 2011
"The trip took us to two great locations which fully lived up to their billing. The Shenton safari camps were fantastic and the Bushbuck River House was also a great find. All-in-all we had 12 wonderful nights in Zambia.
The South Luangwa national park is certainly somewhere I will want to revisit several times as it has such an interesting eco-system and headline game interaction.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
The big trick with Zambia, I'd think, is to stay up-to-date and to ensure E.A. can offer sound advice over both the best of safari locations/timings as well as accommodations. With camps opening / closing and the camp operators changing it must be uncertain whether a safari will retain its quality year-to-year. I had high expectations of Shentons and they were met, a bonus was them having new (quieter) vehicles and not rushing sighting-to-sighting over radios."
The South Luangwa national park is certainly somewhere I will want to revisit several times as it has such an interesting eco-system and headline game interaction.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
The big trick with Zambia, I'd think, is to stay up-to-date and to ensure E.A. can offer sound advice over both the best of safari locations/timings as well as accommodations. With camps opening / closing and the camp operators changing it must be uncertain whether a safari will retain its quality year-to-year. I had high expectations of Shentons and they were met, a bonus was them having new (quieter) vehicles and not rushing sighting-to-sighting over radios."
Arranged By Claire Scott
Mwamba Bushcamp
"Mwamba Bushcamp review"
5 nights
Arrived
18 Jul 2011
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Kaingo Camp
"Kaingo Camp review"
3 nights
Arrived
23 Jul 2011
"After the deeper bush experience at Mwamba, Kaingo felt more traditional and with a few more luxuries. Taking lunch on your own deck while watching the Luangwa river slowly flow by was wonderfully relaxing. The Hippo hide is a fantastic place and repeatedly interesting, as was the Elephant crossing.
The game viewing was wonderful and we were fortunate to have three good leopard sightings over the three nights, plus very special sightings of Pels Fishing Owls and an Aardvark.
All-in-all the two Shenton camps complement one another wonderfully. The guiding was consistently good and able to flex to meet the knowledge / wishes of the different guests."
The game viewing was wonderful and we were fortunate to have three good leopard sightings over the three nights, plus very special sightings of Pels Fishing Owls and an Aardvark.
All-in-all the two Shenton camps complement one another wonderfully. The guiding was consistently good and able to flex to meet the knowledge / wishes of the different guests."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Bushbuck River House (Not currently featured by Expert Africa)
"Bushbuck River House"
4 nights
Arrived
26 Jul 2011
"A superb find - just outside Livingstone and perfect for the Victoria Falls. The accomodation and meals were reasonably priced, the location on the Zambezi and next to the National Park meant Hippo, Elephants and even Buffalo were frequent visitors. The bird life and general peace and quiet were much appreciated too.
Our hosts Alan and Oriel have excellent local and regional knowledge and arranged a couple of wonderful trips for us. Standing literally on top of the falls at Livingstone Island will long live in the memory though I'm sure I will still shudder when I think about it and the view straight down to the river over 100 metres below from where the water was washing over my ankles."
Our hosts Alan and Oriel have excellent local and regional knowledge and arranged a couple of wonderful trips for us. Standing literally on top of the falls at Livingstone Island will long live in the memory though I'm sure I will still shudder when I think about it and the view straight down to the river over 100 metres below from where the water was washing over my ankles."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Not currently featured by Expert Africa
The outside bathroom was brilliant - loved it, despite an elephant taking a very very close look one night!"