Reviews of Nsolo Bushcamp
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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
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"Nsolo Bushcamp review"
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
"Nsolo Bushcamp review"
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
"Nsolo Bushcamp review"
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
"Setting the standard"
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
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"Nsolu Bushcamp excellent"
"Lovely Camp"
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
"Warmest welcome at Nsolo Bushcamp"
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
"Nsolo Bushcamp"
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
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