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Somalisa Expeditions

Reviews of Somalisa Expeditions

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in May-2018, 16 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Somalisa Expeditions.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

50% success

Cheetah

43% success

Wild dog

17% success

Elephant

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Giraffe

94% success

Buffalo

87% success

Eland

87% success

Roan antelope

87% success

Sable antelope

80% success

Wildebeest

73% success

Spotted Hyena

64% success

Hippo

40% success

Oryx

20% success

Brown Hyena

7% success

Aardvark

0% success

Black Rhino

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

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Arrival date
Ms G and Mr C
Merton

"Somalisa Expeditions review"

3 nights Arrived 30 Aug 2024
"Also loved Somalisa The staff here were lovely Thank you so much Eddie, Tepo, Present, Chef Lilly and the other staff members.

We felt very at home and loved our stylish tented rooms Excellent food and guiding service

We really liked the design and layout of Somalisa with the open fire and pool looking out onto the open area in front with even occasional animals wandering past" See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 5n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Brown Hyena

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Roan antelope

1 sighting

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs B
Singapore

"Somalisa Expeditions review"

3 nights Arrived 10 Aug 2024
"Great people, lovely lodge, excellent meals. Particularly liked the self-help bar. Had some rare sightings during the three days including Puff Adder, Eland and Eagle Owl. Similar to Camp Hwange, the location is perfect for elephant lovers. As we entered the second week of our trip, we also decided to enjoy the camp a bit more by skipping morning game drives. Instead, we enjoyed a dip in the small pool while observing the naughty resident (but peaceful) elephant. I would highly recommend this place for travelers looking for an authentic bush experience. This camp looks nicely integrated into its surroundings. There are some good waterholes within reasonable game drive distance, look out for Ray's Pen with a viewing and star bed platform that seem to be more frequented by lions than humans. Flying in is better than the drive to the main park gate." See all these reviews: 13n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

1 sighting

Lion

3 sightings

Oryx

1 sighting

Roan antelope

1 sighting

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Zebra

10 sightings

Dr S.
USA

"Somalisa Expeditions review"

2 nights Arrived 22 Jun 2024
"Somalisa was pretty nice but the service seemed a bit awkward. It was freezing cold in the tents and on the morning game drives! They food was OK but not great. We saw more wildlife here than at Khulu but overall Hwange was our least favorite region, we just didn't see that much and the game drives were so cold that was unpleasant. Elephants did come visit the pools which was great and we saw a ton of elephants overall - that was definitely the best thing here." See all these reviews: 7n in Zimbabwe; 4n in Botswana; 3n in Rwanda; 2n in Kenya; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Buffalo

5 sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

2 sightings

Hippo

1 sighting

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

3 sightings

Roan antelope

1 sighting

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

3 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs B.
Florida

"Somalisa Expeditions safari experience "

3 nights Arrived 17 Sep 2022
"Staff was great; our guide very knowledgeable and informative.

This was a more “glamorous” camp setting, which made it feel a little less like we were out in the bush. We enjoyed it, but it felt less “wild” and more zoo like, as the animals seemed very used to viewers.

That being said, we saw a ton of animals. And beautiful birds! Got to see a pride of lions (14, including four cubs) finish eating a zebra, and elephants upon elephants, right outside our tent and at the watering holes." See all these reviews: 8n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Cheetah

2 sightings

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

2 sightings

Lion

5 sightings

Roan antelope

8 sightings

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

2 sightings

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

5 sightings

Mr & Mrs H
Lisvane

"Somalisa Expeditions review"

4 nights Arrived 8 Sep 2022
"We had a very enjoyable experience in Somalisa Expeditions and Hwange NP.

Assuming we return to Zimbabwe we would definitely stay at Somalisa Expeditions." See all these reviews: 13n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

1 sighting

Eland

4 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

4 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

5 sightings

Roan antelope

4 sightings

Sable antelope

5 sightings

Zebra

8 sightings

The Golds
UK

"Somalisa Expeditions review"

4 nights Arrived 28 Jul 2022
"Somalisa is a beautiful camp set in a lovely environment!

Star and her team made us feel so very at home and their energy was always so warm and welcoming.

It feels like more of a larger organisation the other two camps we stayed in.

The food here was really excellent !" See all these reviews: 12n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

Multiple sightings

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr S.
Clontarf

"Somalisa Expeditions review"

3 nights Arrived 27 Apr 2022
"Somalia’s Expeditions is a high quality camp with lovely tents and lodge facilities. It’s a great size and we’d definitely prefer it to the larger main camp. The location is also great.

This end of Hwange has different habitat to Camp Hwange, as ever with loads of elephant but the lion pride was the main attraction - we saw 10 lion together on our first sighting!

The whole team was very friendly and enthusiastic about their guests. Star was a great host and we had fabulous guiding by Mike Tsoka who has an incredible depth of knowledge. “We love it! “

We would recommend a few days at Expeditions." See all these reviews: 9n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

1 sighting

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

4 sightings

Hippo

3 sightings

Lion

4 sightings

Spotted Hyena

3 sightings

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

4 sightings

Mr & Mrs H
Beds.

"Excellent in every way"

3 nights Arrived 2 Sep 2019
"As with Waterberry it is hard not to gush about this place. The quality of the safari guides here is extraordinary. Our guide, Abiot, knew pretty much everything. Again the accommodation was fantastic, all the staff brilliant and the food was excellent." See all these reviews: 3n in Namibia; 3n in Zambia; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

2 sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

2 sightings

Roan antelope

1 sighting

Sable antelope

2 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

3 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs E
Surrey

"Excellent safari at Somalisa Expeditions"

3 nights Arrived 27 Aug 2019
"Very comfortable and well-appointed tented accommodation, helpful and friendly staff and excellent wildlife sightings, including dozens of elephants, some at very close quarters. The camp is well situated for exploring an area full of a variety of animals and birds, with very few visitors, so sightings are never crowded. David our guide was excellent, diligent in seeking out the more rarely seen animals, and extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of wildlife. We were made to feel most welcome and would not hesitate to return." See all these reviews: 10n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

4 sightings

Eland

2 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

2 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

5 sightings

Roan antelope

3 sightings

Sable antelope

5 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

5 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mrs S.
Worthing

"Somalisa Expeditions review"

4 nights Arrived 25 Jul 2019
"fantastic camp, with fantastic staff.

The location is brilliant for seeing such a variety of animals, elephants, zebra, giraffe, either outside of your tent or nearby waterhole.

Food superb, guides very knowledgeable and the whole stay well organised and ensured I had the most amazing safari experience" See all these reviews: 8n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

1 sighting

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

Sable antelope

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

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