Thanks Sam we had a brilliant trip, everything went very well and my mum loved it.
Many thanks.
Hi Dave,
It was an incredibly amazing trip, everything ran so smoothly and we were well looked after by the guides and staff from different lodges.
Upon arrival at Karibu, we received a warm welcome from Kevin and a detailed briefing was given later on. Karibu is one of my favourite incity accommodations, it’s surrounded by lush gardens, attracting many different species of birds, guests would never get bored while sitting in the garden.
For the chimps trek in Kibale, visitors were a little more than what I expected. Chimps were slightly more active on the ground during the morning’s trek. The property, Primate Lodge was at prime location of the park, which was wonderful. Besides, I personally liked the open and natural setup of the main area！
The Golden Monkey trek is particularly a bonus to us (many thanks for your recommendation!). Similar body size to Chinese snub-nosed monkeys, these monkeys are charming and photogenic. The gorilla trek in Mgahinga was awesomeas well, we saw 3 silverbacks in close distance.
Back to Bwindi, we finally met Nkuringo family (14 gorillas). The family has 2 silverbacks and they both are the sons of Rafiki. Another family we saw is called Posho, a big family of 17, including several adorable babies just above 1-year old.
Overall the trip is exceptional and we do enjoy every minute of it. Thanks much for the arrangement.
C. Fleming 10th – 16th January
C. Marhsall 10th – 31st January
Hi Sam,
Thanks for the email.
NO holiday blues here and lots of amazing memories.
The holiday delivered on just about every level and was really excellent.
Every piece was in place from your side of things.
Some feedback for you:
If we accept that safari camps must be judged on both inside and outside the camp, then RRA Dinare has to come first. The animal sightings were crazy, including:
*The wild dogs I was passionate about seeing
*Four cheetah brothers hunting together
*A huge pack of lions hunting giraffe
*A honey badger
We also had the camp to ourself which was lovely and Mark/Mike were great guides.
Lagoon would come last of the three, owing to the worst animal sightings. It is probably the best run camp and the nicest food. The lady who runs it is excellent (Bonnie). Not sure about 6 people in a truck though.
Four Rivers would come in the middle. Great animal sightings, including leopard and hyena as requested. Food sketchier than the other two. Lovely guide Clifford.
Overall it was an awesome safari experience, even better in animal sightings than the Masai Mara. The camps may be a notch down from Kitcheche but they are very nice.
The weather was wild and big and enjoyable. We saw bits of everything. The landscape was very green and we had no trouble seeing the game, including a pair of aardwolves.
The helicopter trip was a huge hit. Sara’s surprise/excitement was a joy to see.
All the little flights were fun and efficient.
Zimbabwe was almost rained off. We loved the guides who drove us around and the hotel was great. They upgraded us to the presidential villa which was amazing. Sadly we did not make the Zambezi river trip as it was too wet. The Falls were great though.
Namibia was wonderful. The self-drive on gravel roads may not be for everyone. We enjoyed it once we worked out how to start the car. Perhaps we could have spoken about getting a manual car. Still it was exciting albeit long. We made it through the scary pass and enjoyed apple pie in Solitaire (a great memory).
Namib Outpost was amazing. What a place. Very few guests which again was nice. Wonderful outing to the dunes and Big Daddy. Great guide Jason and great waiting staff. Sleeping outdoors was a great memory.
AsDunas was lovely. So well run and organised. Had it to ourselves for the last few days. Great staff. Nice food. Beach is good and interesting. Local town looks pretty drab.
The hotel in Joburg was fine.
Menzies was quite helpful. South Africa very easy to get in and out of.
I think you arranged us a trip we will never forget and that has to be good value for money.
Thank you, Sam.
I have some ideas for 2026 but Sara will kill me if I start talking about them now!
