Zimbabwe: reviews from our travellers

"From the early booking stage our trip was superbly managed by Expert Africa and the service and organisation on the ground in Zimbabwe was generally very good.

The excellent hospitality and superb guiding, together with the warm welcome extended by the local people, made this an unforgettable experience and we would not hesitate to return to Zimbabwe. Of the 3 camps we stayed in, the 2 run by Wilderness Safaris provided a good level of overall comfort, despite their somewhat corporate feel, and still retained a genuine bush feel.

Rhino Safari Camp was somewhat disappointing and seemed to reflect the current run down situation in Matusadona.

We were approached several times, by fellow travellers, concerning the matter of "tips" and as we have found on previous safaris this remains a contentious issue. What is too much and what is too little?? Your guidelines suggest one thing and the camps have their own suggestions........

Overall we felt that we had a good value holiday." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zimbabwe safari

"Great trip which shows that Victoria Falls for the weekend is entirely possible!

Only slight frustration was the transfer arrangements from the Victoria Falls Hotel to Livingstone Airport. I appreciate that there is no benefit to the transfer operator in "cutting it fine" but it was entirely unnecessary to leave as early as the transfer operator wanted (even after the time was negotiated down). It was a shame (given the length of our trip) as an extra hour or so at VFH would have been much preferable to spending that time waiting at Livingstone airport.

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Very pleased with the service received from all involved - a great break!" Read full review: 4 nights in Africa; 2 on a Zimbabwe safari

"A TRIP WE SHALL NEVER FORGET, ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL FROM START TO FINISH , 11 OUT OF 10 !!1" Read full review: 5 nights in Africa; 3 on a Zimbabwe safari

"Wonderful trip just marred by South African Airways" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 9 on a Botswana safari

"We had a wonderful time in both the Victoria Falls area and Botswana.

There were no blips with the organization and all that was expected to happen, happened, and we had no fault to find with it. Any adverse comments in the previous pages [Ed: the individual lodge reviews] are very, very minor ones, but you did ask!

All in all we'd go with Expert Africa again without any doubt." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 9 on a Botswana safari

"The trip as a whole was excellent, there were some really good highlights though some, only a few, bad points.

I would make a mention of the young lady, Wilderness Safaris, at Windhoek Airport how was most helpful, in fact anything to to do with Wilderness Safaris was excellent.

A trip to remember, thank you" Read full review: 25 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip

"We were very much impressed with every aspect of the organisation of our trip. We expected it to be the trip of a lifetime, and it surpassed our expectations.

We found it reassuring to have the knowledge and expertise of Expert Africa's staff behind us, to guide us through a part of the world of which we had little previous experience. The choice of lodges was perfect, and every arrangement that had been made for us went without a hitch. We were particularly grateful for the huge contributions made by Maruska, in the initial planning of the trip, and Tracy, who took over when we were forced to postpone our trip by 12 months, following a family bereavement.

We would not hesitate to use Expert Africa again in the future, nor to recommend them to friends and family." Read full review: 23 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip

"Yet another fantastic safari to Zimbabwe, our fourth to this beautiful country.

We had an amazing time in Matopos, superbly guided by Paul Hubbard.
We had a brilliant time on our mobile safari in Mana Pools, with our excellent guide Mark.
There was an issue with ZimParks double-booking one of our campsites but this was handled on the ground by our guide and Natureways to our satisfaction.

Hopefully we will be able to return again in the not too distant future.

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This was our 6th trip with Expert Africa, with another booked for 2016. We are more than happy with the service you provide." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 3 on a Zimbabwe safari

"Had a lovely trip to Zambia and Zimbabwe to celebrate a very close friend's landmark birthday.

Saw some great game, especially in South Luangwa (plenty of leopards) although Lower Zambezi was a little patchy. We also enjoyed the novelty of travelling as a group and staying in private houses (although having done this, my preference would probably be to take over small camps in their entirety rather than staying in a single house). But it certainly made an interesting change and the trip was awesome overall." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari

"I was left speechless by the excellence of both the safari houses and the experience; but also I was a little overcome by the emotion of it all and of having to leave and get back to reality; so either way, words for this form were hard to find." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari