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Reviews of Nsolo Bushcamp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

55 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Nsolo Bushcamp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Jul-2018, 4 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Nsolo Bushcamp.
Lion

75% success

Leopard

25% success

Wild dog

0% success

Buffalo

100% success

Elephant

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Giraffe

50% success

Spotted Hyena

50% success

Wildebeest

50% success

Aardvark

0% success

Eland

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Roan antelope

0% success

Sable antelope

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
Mr F
Amsterdam

"Nsolo Bushcamp review"

2 nights Arrived 6 Jun 2024
"We had planned 2 nights at Nsolo to break the walking between Luwi and Mchenja camp as a one night stay wouldn’t do justice to experience a place.

But actually this camp turned out to be our favorite of all the places we visited this journey.

Everyone working here is very friendly and genuine, all very lovely people. We had very nice conversations with Kosmos, the attending manager, he knows how to make you comfortable, a very gentle and gracious host.

The chalets are very well layed out, spacious but without any frills, designed to soak up the surroundings. Maybe a mirror over the shelf in the room would be handy, helps putting sunscreen on in an orderly way, without having to walk back into the shower area.

We loved our veranda too, room 1 is very well positioned with great views over the dry riverbed. The dead tree there attracts many birds, at one point we counted 10 different species in a single moment, while elephants were wandering in the distance in search for water.

Guiding here was again superb, Moses has an encyclopedic knowledge about anything you would encounter in the bush, our walks with him were great. We really appreciated that he eventually lead us all the way to Mchenja bushcamp as initially he had some hesitations to walk all the way there.

Walking from camp to camp is such an epic experience, you really get to appreciate the surroundings to the full extend. The unexpected encounter with a sleeping hippo was expertly handled by our ranger Christopher, calm and professional, while Moses lead us away. The hippo eventually went it’s own way and so did we.

All in all we wished we could have stayed longer at Nsolo as we loved the peacefulness of the camp so much. The big game sightings here were limited but that’s not the point of coming here anyway, just as Luwi camp." See all these reviews: 16n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

1 sighting

Elephant

4 sightings

Hippo

1 sighting

Zebra

5 sightings

Mr G.
Devizes

"Nsolo Bushcamp review"

2 nights Arrived 10 Sep 2022
"Precious was fantastic and ever present during our time there. The chalets were perfect and the extended decking was a nice feature even in the limited time we spent there. The food at all the camps was very good but Nsolo was probably the best. It amused us that when we arrived late, we went straight from lunch to tea and cakes and then straight out on a drive.

It was the most basic of our camps but felt the most relaxed and although we were somewhat spoilt by there being only 4 or 5 guests, it made us feel really as if we were in a special place ( which we were).

Although I have only graded the facilities as good, we would not have wished for anything more as a base for exploring the bush." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

Multiple sightings

NJK
Manchester

"Nsolo Bushcamp review"

4 nights Arrived 24 May 2022
"My second time at Nsolo - still fabulous, love the feeling of remoteness/quiet. The chalets are more rustic than the others I stayed in but still very comfortable. Ate well, slept well, and generally was very well looked after by Precious. Would happily return a third time.

Lots of visitors into a camp - an elephant wandering along the dry river bed whilst I had a shower; impala and vervet monkeys playing in front of my verandah whilst I was reading; a hippo at dinner. Apparently some wild dogs came into camp whilst we were on a game drive too. Honourable mention to the monkeys who sneak into bathrooms and turn on basin taps for fresh water.

Early in the season and the long grass definitely made game drives harder, but John pulled out all the stops to ensure we had a great experience, eg, a full day game drive to cover a wider area of the park (with a packed lunch from Precious). Some amazing sights and contrasts - one game drive went from mouse to giraffe in 2 mins! Two lions comatose with food from a recent buffalo kill (next to them) contrasting with a lilac-breasted roller struggling to swallow a scorpion." See all these reviews: 11n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

3 sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

Multiple sightings

NJK
Manchester

"Setting the standard"

3 nights Arrived 2 Jul 2018
"Is it my favourite because it was my first?

I managed to miss a flight, thereby arriving late and after dark, and spoiling all the arrangements but the staff took this in their stride. I was particularly touched that they'd realised I'd missed lunch and brought me a snack to eat on the journey from the airport. As I was the only guest in camp that night, the entire camp lined up to greet me on arrival which was an hilarious warm welcome. Hello Gloria, John, Albert, Million, Esther and everyone!

Location, location, location - Nsolo on the banks of the dry Luwi is just beautiful. Utter peace: I did have one morning in camp , enjoying the quiet (by choice) when my fellow guests were all out on drives/walks; even the camp staff were barely a murmur. At night there were the darkest of dark skies with fantastic stars and Mars glowing red. One evening we arrived back from the afternoon game drive to find the dinner table 'missing' - it had been moved onto the river bank so we could eat under the stars by lamplight. So very glamorous in the full sense of the word.

We saw six lion cubs idly playing on my first game drive, which set the tone for the rest of my safari week." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr S
Sanur, Bali

"Nsolo Bushcamp review"

1 night Arrived 30 May 2018
"This was my favorite place on the trip, despite only hanging out there for only 6 hours. It had a great vibe/energy and openness. I was completely immersed in the atmosphere and was completely relaxed. I connected with this place and the people here, particularly Gloria the manager. Nsolo really fit the safari stereotype. Its a place i could stay at for months while reading books, writing stories, eating good food and observing nature make its magic. The reason i didn't stay the night is because at that point we were tired of moving constantly, getting settled and going through the minor packing-unpacking situation. So we went directly to our final stop at Chinzombo and added a night there. Besides Nsolo being a favorite for me. We had the best meal of our trip there, prepared at lunch. Love it." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia; 4n in Namibia; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mr A & family
UK

"Nsolo Bushcamp review"

1 night Arrived 11 Sep 2017
"Too brief visit to really judge." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
S & J
Herefordshire

"Nsolu Bushcamp excellent"

1 night Arrived 21 Sep 2016
"Again, a wonderful welcome from Charity and all the staff. We particularly liked the way the staff at the Norman Carr camps introduced themselves by name when we arrived which made us feel like one of the family rather than have a "them and us" relationship. A brilliant night game drive with Prince, which was the only activity we did at that camp as we were there for only one night. We would usually have liked an afternoon walk but on this particular day were quite happy to forego it as we'd had the sleepout the previoius night and a couple of longish days." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Miss P
London

"Lovely Camp"

2 nights Arrived 27 Jul 2016
"This is a return visit (I was here in 2012). It remains a lovely camp, but as with Luwi I felt slightly uncomfortable here.

The other guests were lovely, but as a solo traveler, the hosting was lacklustre. Prince was a great guide, and we had some wonderful sightings. With regret, I feel I must mention the behaviour of the ZAWA scout and guide on the walk from Luwi to Nsolo. The scout was throwing things (clumps of earth I think) at a herd of buffalo to get them to move along." See all these reviews: 14n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Ms D
Ireland

"Warmest welcome at Nsolo Bushcamp"

3 nights Arrived 22 Aug 2015
"Warmest welcome ever from Colo and her team, constantly willing to surprise & please you. They all make you feel "at home".

Overall a very enjoyable, comfortable and relaxed bushcamp, It feels secluded, which I liked.

Interesting walks with very knowledgeable guides (Friday and Dr. Phil).

Would love to return and arrange a "sleep out" the next time!" See all these reviews: 17n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs T
TunbridgeW

"Nsolo Bushcamp"

2 nights Arrived 13 Aug 2015
"The welcome provide by Colo and her team was wonderful

The guiding was brilliant by Simon and Filomen

The proximity of the lions to the camp and their nighttime roaring only added to our exciting experience" See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
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55 reviews of Nsolo Bushcamp by travellers since August 2007
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