Zambia: reviews from our travellers

"Expert Africa exceeded my expectations. Amanda was fantastic, understanding my requirements and working diligently throughout. Other team members also available when needed. Ten out of ten!" Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zambia safari

"Trip of a lifetime!" Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 6 on a Botswana safari

"Great!" Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zambia safari

"An overall great experience" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari

"Two out of three lodges were amazing but because of this the third lodge was disappointing.

The wildlife was amazing but three days in the final lodge was the wrong call by Expert Africa. And seeing wild dogs was amazing although we had to insist on being taken to where they were, this should have been obvious to the guide." Read full review: 8 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari

"It was a great experience, very well organized, great communication, stunning park.

With a few minor exceptions it was fantastic." Read full review: 7 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari

"The planning process was seamless and very efficient. From my first contact with Amanda everything went at a great pace. Documentation was excellent during the whole process, and Amanda was always available for any query or problem.

The lodges planned by Amanda were excellent, and the overall time table extremely satisfactory. The final package mailed to me with the book on Zambia and the leather travel wallet was a great start to my trip.

Well done Amanda and all concerned in this trip!

A pleasure from beginning to end.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service: Just keep on in the same way!" Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari

"Amanda was very helpful through the whole process. Tafika was an absolute highlight. Puku Ridge was lovely and gave us a nice relaxed 3 nights stay after a hectic 3 week self driving journey, so it served our needs, however, I felt this lodge fell short for the price tag.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service: Expert Africa and Amanda have provided a great service, not to be faulted." Read full review: 5 nights in Africa; 5 on a Zambia safari

"We had a wonderful time in Zambia, stayed in beautiful stylish lodges, learned a lot about Zambia, its national parks and culture. Everything was seamless from beginning to end. Expert Africa excelled themselves again in the recommendations and arrangements on the ground." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari

"Overall we had an excellent trip and experience. The main aim was to see rhino and we certainly managed that. The staff at all the camps and hotels couldn’t have been more friendly and helpful.

Travelling in Namibia was quite easy, even for oldies like us. A combination of the map, directions in the paperwork and Maps.Me worked very well. There are phone charging usb’s in the car and at all the camps. Tarmac roads from Windhoek to Etosha are all good. The only problem we had was in Etosha. The roads are very rutted and uncomfortable to drive on. Those turnoffs to the waterholes are even worse, and although they can be traversed with care, it does take time.

I think that the estimated time to travel from the Namutomi gate to Okaukuejo of 3hrs direct is quite optimistic. We stopped at three waterholes at the start then realised that we were well behind time, so just drove directly to the camp. That took about 6hrs overall. Despite that we did see some wildlife on the way, including two leopards under a tree. It seems that the park fees cover you for 26 rather than 24 hours. Having spent the night in the park we were going to go to the waterholes close to Okaukuejo, so checked with the staff there who wrote our latest departure time on our receipt, which was 26 hours after our entry. Incidentally the park fees were N$350 per day, not the N$170 we were expecting.

Although there was no diesel in Etosha when we were there, there is now a new filling station just a few kilometres from the Andersson gate. On the way back to Windhoek we stop the Village Boutique Coffee shop in Otjiwarongo which was very nice.

It was very slow getting in via Windhoek airport, with long queues to get through passport control (an hour). Fortunately for us a local official took pity on us and allowed us through earlier. You need to fill in a form on the way in, which they take, and fill in the same form on the way out, which you can collect just before passport control.

Lusaka airport was good. We were met on arrival and looked after before our flight to Anabezi and on the way back we were able to sit in Dave’s office with coffee and snacks, and helped with all the boarding requirements. All much appreciated

So, overall we did what we wanted to do and saw pretty well everything we wanted. The accommodation and people were great and despite the tedium of the long haul there and back, we had a fabulous time. Many thanks to Megan for putting it all together for us and always being helpful and available" Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 8 on a Namibia trip