Reviews of Old Mondoro Bushcamp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
128 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Old Mondoro Bushcamp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Outstanding service, location and wildlife"
Particular mention goes to our game drive guide, Sebastian, river cruise guide, Trafford, trainee guide Samora, waiters Joel and Prosper, chefs Robert and Chris, who all helped to make this a very special stay. Managers, Michele and Reon, went way beyond any call of duty in chasing the camera phone lost in the bowels of Profilght. Even with their efforts, the phone did not arrive until just before we left, so they lent us a quality camera so we could take photos.
Our room was looking over the Zambezi with a lovely shaded veranda frequented by elephants all day. The Sitenje has views over the river and over the bush, so wherever you sit there is wildlife to see. The game drives and river cruises are varied so we were able to see plenty of different land and water based wildlife at all times. We came across 3 male lions with a buffalo kill, then the following day with a Kudu kill. They then joined with 3 females, one pregnant. We saw plenty of leopards including 2 young ones racing up and down a tree in play.
Robert and Chris provide outstanding food from their kitchen and were happy to show us their facilities. The food was varied, meat deliciously tender and cakes and desserts so delightful we ate far too much.
Overall, this was the best camp we have stayed in - a big thank you to the great team who work there." See all these reviews: 11n in Zambia
Buffalo
10 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
5 sightings
Lion
6 sightings
Spotted Hyena
3 sightings
Zebra
5 sightings
"Old Mondoro Bushcamp review"
The staff were very friendly and the the food was really nice. Our guides there (Sebastian and Marshal) were knowledgeable friendly and committed to us having a good time. This camp unlike the others had the guides sharing the guests. It worked out well as both guides were excellent but overall our preference is one guide for a visit.
We saw some excellent bird life and again the night drives were a highlight (including the Great Eagle Owl). It was pretty good to see a leopard on our initial drive into the camp from the airport.
Old Mondoro is a pretty flash camp." See all these reviews: 16n in Zambia; 5n in Rwanda
Buffalo
4 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
4 sightings
Lion
5 sightings
Zebra
4 sightings
"Old Mondoro Bushcamp review"
Very few visitors from other camps seen on drives.
Our first experience with a walking safari." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
Buffalo
10 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
2 sightings
Spotted Hyena
5 sightings
Zebra
3 sightings
"Excellent stay at Old Mondoro Bushcamp"
Aardvark
2 sightings
Buffalo
10 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
7 sightings
Lion
7 sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Zebra
4 sightings
"A true bush camp"
the organisation was slick, but not intrusive. Fantastic guiding, informative and at no time did you feel you
were being given a lecture.
The safety aspect was good, but not over the top.
This camp is for visitors who want to enjoy "real Zambia", not to be wrapped in glossy packaging.
I certainly intend to return!" See all these reviews: 7n in Zambia
"great camp"
Buffalo
Multiple sightings
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Hippo
Multiple sightings
Leopard
Multiple sightings
Lion
Multiple sightings
Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Great two days "
Staff all lovely, went the extra mile for our honeymoon. We hadn't seen any honey badgers or leopards so was thrilled to see these regularly on the night drive. With so few chalets and lots of staff often had a drive to yourself. Food really was excellent." See all these reviews: 5n in Zambia
Buffalo
4 sightings
Elephant
8 sightings
Hippo
8 sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
2 sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Zebra
2 sightings
"Beautiful Setting at Old Mondoro"
The canoe safari is a bit scary - but a definite must do! With boat trips, canoe safaris, walking safari and night and day safaris in the 4x4 there's a great range of activities. However, while we saw lions, leopard and some great bull elephant action, the range and quantity of wildlife was quite restricted relative to our earlier camps in South Luangwa. I guess this is partly an early season issue.
Guiding was generally good - great canoe and walking safari with James - but we would have preferred to have a single guide for our stay and the stronger relationship this permits." See all these reviews: 11n in Zambia
Buffalo
4 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
2 sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Zebra
5 sightings
"Old Mondoro Bushcamp review"
A high level of service and attention to needs and they created an activity program to meet specific client needs.
Like Amanzi (see previous) being a small camp of 4 tents this enables a very personalised safari experience to be achieved.
The camp is located more centrally in their traversing area and this enables different terrains to be experienced and the animals which locate in these different environments are more varied.
Game viewing was good and we achieved excellent photographs. There were large numbers of elephants, buffalo, waterbuck and impala, but we would have liked to see a greater variety of animals - we were told some had dispersed to the hills and further areas away from the river areas. Good leopard sightings but lions are a bit scarce at current times due to a higher proportion of males present and this has led to the females keeping a low profile to try to keep their cubs safe." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia; 1n in South Africa
"Elephants Galore!"
The game drives were less spectacular than elsewhere but we did see lions, hundreds of elephants, buffalo and hyena but very few leopard. The camp has a policy of using red lights only for the majority of its night drives with a weak white light when animals are close by.
Even with very capable modern cameras this limits the opportunities for photographs, which was disappointing to say the least as this was a prime reason for the trip. Perhaps I missed it in the brochure because it would definitely have influenced my choice of camp.
The manager, Michelle, and her staff Reon, Sebastien and Marshall were excellent and good company during our time in camp." See all these reviews: 16n in Zambia
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