35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Namib-Naukluft National Park by Andrew Thompson
The Namib desert is bleak and barren and vast, but also can be beautiful and surprisingly varied.
Plus there is some great wildlife here if you have a good local guide who knows where and how to find it.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A 1-night stop-over which was good, but may have more to offer
I spent 1 night at Waterberg Plateau Park, as part of a guided birding and wildlife watching tour of Namibia. To be honest we really only stayed here because it broke the journey from Etosha National Park back to Windhoek nicely. Also because of the limited time we had, we only scratched the surface of what the Park had to offer. For example we didn't have time to join one of the organised game drives on the plateau itself, which I understood is stocked with various animal species, including game that is scarce elsewhere in Namibia. However we still managed to find some memorable wildlife encounters.
The well-watered grass just in front of the chalets attracts some extremely tame wildlife, including the unbelievably cute Damara Dik-dik - a small species of antelope. Equally close when we arrived but a lot less cute were Warthog and Chacma Baboon. The Baboons in particular have a reputation for mischief, so my advice would be to keep your wits about you when they are about.
The park also yielded some excellent bird sightings, with a resident pair of Verreaux's (Black) Eagle on the impressive cliffs, and when we visited (at the end of the dry season), there were good numbers of sunbirds, weavers and the magnificent African Paradise Flycatchers. We were also entertained by a raucous gang of Green Wood-Hoopoes, plus Purple Rollers, Hornbills, Swallow-tailed Bee-eaters and many other species.
The park is situated at the base of some impressive red sandstone cliffs which dominate the landscape, and mark the edge of the plateau itself. At the time of our visit the arrival of the first rain showers had brought an emergence of butterflies, which made a real spectacle.
The accommodation chalets are situated some distance from the other facilities, which means a bit of a walk to the restaurant, which is not so much fun in the rain or at night. However if you are camping, then the campsite is more centrally sited. The chalet I stayed in was clean and perfectly acceptable, and the bed was comfortable, but don't expect any frills here. The bathroom was basic but functional and everything worked.
The service at the restaurant was typically laid back (i.e. slow) and the quality of the food was okay.
As with many of the other rest camps run by the NWR, allow plenty of time for checking out on your day of departure.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Queen Elizabeth National Park by Gudrun Schwarz
Wildlife along the canal and the lakes simply amazing, the crater lakes are fantastic but vegetation in Kasenyi sector was very samy and we only saw Uganda kobs and water buffalos.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Kibale National Park by Gudrun Schwarz
African rain forest at ist best, the chimpanzees were very easy to get along with.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best Experience Ever!!
The experience in the Masaai Mara was amazing. Our guide Liz was awesome and loved her attention to details. Best experience ever and i cant wait to go back next year!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Kruger National Park by Derek Zenk
Kruger was a great experience. The only thing that I was unaware of going in was there are tarred & dirt roads you have to stay on. You cannot venture off of them in your vehicle. This did not ruin the experience for me in any way but just didn't realize that going in.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Queen Elizabeth National Park by Kyle Correia
Equator crossing was fun!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Murchison Falls National Park by Kyle Correia
The falls were amazing and I recommend the boat safari and hike. Driving safaris had limited animal sightings, but beautiful scenery.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Bwindi Impenetrable National Park by Kyle Correia
Our guides were able to locate the gorilla family relatively quickly and the forest was lovely. I would have liked to learn more about the animals and area from them while we traveled though.
SK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
very satisfied
The communication and overall organization of the trip was really excellent.
We just misunderstood one small detail which is the reason for one missing star.
Otherwise I can only recommend this services and I'm going to use them again myself.