Reviews of Chikoko Tree Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
126 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Chikoko Tree Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

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"Chkoko"
We had an excellent guide in Moffit for whom nothing was too much trouble and Amon was superb scout who shared his tracking skills on our search for lion.
The kitchen visit is not to be missed and the food was excellent; the vegetables come across from the main camp. We were left to imagine how the fridge is carried in and out every season - no easy task!
Smaller animals were also worth seeing - elephant shrew and a delightful small Scops owl which visited every evening while we were having dinner." See all these reviews: 7n in Zambia; 3n in Malawi; 1n in South Africa

Buffalo
1 sighting

Elephant
1 sighting

Giraffe
2 sightings

Hippo
6 sightings

Lion
2 sightings

Wild dog
1 sighting

Zebra
1 sighting
"Wonderful walking at chikoko"

Giraffe
1 sighting

Hippo
2 sightings

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
1 sighting

Pangolin
1 sighting

Roan antelope
1 sighting

Sable antelope
1 sighting

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Wild dog
1 sighting

Wildebeest
1 sighting

Zebra
2 sightings
"Chikoko Tree Camp review"

Buffalo
10 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Lion
1 sighting

Roan antelope
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
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"Chikoko Tree Camp review"
Excellent birdwatching around camp and while walking." See all these reviews: 8n in Zambia; 7n in Rwanda

Buffalo
10 sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Lion
8 sightings

Spotted Hyena
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Great two storey huts, amazing walking."
And saw cook Patson who we first met at Mwaleshi 19 years ago.
Lots of Elephant around, and Leopard kills in the trees. Also Giraffe and Lion." See all these reviews: 8n in Zambia
"Room with a view"
With your first floor bedroom opening directly into the bush (just a bar there to avoid you falling out!), you may like us have the odd sensation of hearing an unidentified animal grazing outside on a moonless night and be completely unable to determine what it is.
The cook at Chikoko makes everything in a hole in the ground wood oven" See all these reviews: 8n in Zambia; 3n in Botswana; 2n in Namibia
"lovely bush camp"
Great walking." See all these reviews: 14n in Zambia
"Chikoko Tree Camp review"
The facilities are a little more basic than the other camps but if you don't mind the odd frog or snake in the bathroom it should not be missed.
The food again was amazing and we asked to visit the kitchen so we could see for ourselves how this was achieved. The chef was a delight and was very happy to show us around his kitchen. Fresh bread and cakes baked every day.
Amon was our guide again and he made our walks interesting and fun." See all these reviews: 16n in Zambia
"Walking into a totally different experience"
We were surprised to be walking through such dense vegetation, where visibility was very limited at times. The scout and guide (Bryan) communicated with each other - often by silent signs - and were clearly used to working together. This proved very useful when we encountered hippo and elephant at very close quarters and had to take evasive action!
We saw the bush kitchen with its wood-burning open fires and 'hole-in-the-ground' oven, and can vouch for the excellence of the variety and quality of meals they produced." See all these reviews: 8n in Zambia
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