Selous Kinga Lodge Team
Selous Kinga Lodge
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $180 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
NL
Email Elsa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lovely staff, great service and amazing scenery!
We booked the tour via Safaribookings with the Touroperator Honcho Dmc. We choose the 3-Day Coup D'œil of Selous Fly-in & Out from Zanzibar package with the Selous Kinga Lodge as our stay. Everything went smoothly and was well arranged. All of the drivers were on time and knew where we needed to go. There wasn't a time when we had to wait or wonder what was going to happen.
We had an amazing Safari and saw a lot of animals, unfortunately, we didn't see any lions or leopards, but this was already mentioned by our guide when we arrived as the vegetation had grown and it would be harder to find lions this way. Nevertheless, we had an amazing day. After a long day, we arrived at the Selous Kinga Lodge. We were warmly welcomed by the staff and were given cold wet towels to clean our faces, amazing! This was the beginning of an amazing stay.
The food we received was very good and fresh. We weren’t given a menu, so we didn’t know what we would receive, but we were pleasantly surprised every day. You can however mention your dietary restrictions and they will adhere to this.
The service we received was also very good and authentic. Everybody was so nice and helpful and we really enjoyed this the most. The swimming pool was also very clean and well-kept. The sunbeds had very nice thick cushions which felt luxurious. The man who cleaned the pool came many times to clean, which we appreciated. We also had an escort at night who would guide us to the place we needed to go to on the resort. Really nice touch!
Furthermore, the house/cabin we were staying in, was also very clean and well-kept. We were very happy with this room and also with the housekeeping service. The room was made sleep ready each night, we aren’t used to this, so very nice touch. The only thing that I can point out is that the water pressure was low, so the shower didn’t give a large amount of water however, we could shower with it and had nice warm water!
The lodge has WIFI, however when we visited the WIFI wasn’t working however, Daniel was so nice to provide us with his private mobile bundle so we could send some messages! Thank you for that!
For the monkey lovers, there are many different monkey species living in the trees at this lodge! You can see them close and make nice pictures of them.
All in all, I want to thank the staff of the Selous Kinga Lodge for providing us with an amazing stay! Thank you so much! We highly recommend others to come stay at this lodge as well.
AE
Email Tim and Jess | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience!
From start to finish this was an incredible experience. We did a 4 day fly in fly out safari in Selous Game Reserve staying at Selous Kinga Lodge. We booked it only a couple days in advance while staying on Zanzibar - Fadhili was very efficient in communicating with us, answering questions, and organising everything for us. The game drives in Selous Game Reserve were amazing. We saw all the animals in Selous except for the very elusive leopard - but we were more than happy with our Safari experience. Our driver Jumani was awesome - funny, very knowledgeable, and he focused on trying to find specific animals if we hadn't seen them yet. Kinga Lodge itself is great. The cottage rooms are very nice, the meals are restaraunt standard, and all the staff are very welcoming and helpful. Also the lodge manager Vincent is THE MAN!!! He even took time out of his day to take us to see the local village and tell us all about it, which was a very humbling experience. We wish we could have stayed longer in Selous. Definitely recommend Selous Kinga Lodge.
RU
Email Sergy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Service needs improvement
We got interesting experience and knowledge, having been on Safari in Selous. Familiarity with the nature and wildlife of East Africa will remain in our memory forever.
Safari with Selous Kinga Lodge can not recommend to other travelers.
At first there were problems with payment. The amount of the first Safari bill is less than 2 times the agreed amount. The Manager explained that it is necessary to pay the second part in cash on the spot. The day before departure, the accountant requires to make a payment through the Bank, but there is no Bank near me. Long corresponded, agreed on the first option.
Then the Manager changes the declared direct flight Zanzibar-Selous to another with an additional landing in Dar es Salaam. Additional landing on the way in both directions, which complicates the procedure of the trip.
No one met us when we arrived in Selous. Half an hour later, we drew the attention of one of the locals, at our request phoned the Lodge and notified them about us. As a result, we were picked up 2 hours after our arrival.
During the Safari, the driver drove off the road and got stuck in the mud. With the help of other people in 1.5 hours we managed to get out of the mud and continue on your way.
On arrival at the Lodge in the evening wanted to swim in the pool. The pool floor was very slippery. To go into the water failed. No one uses the pool and it is not cleaned.