7 independent reviews for Botswana fly-in safari holiday
Reviews for Botswana fly-in safari holiday
Roshan Jayawickrema review 2 Dec 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Being able to self drive and seeing the elephants at Etosha National Park2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
If you are planning on staying in tented lodges they get really hot during the day so might be worth having activities planned instead.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
It was fantastic safe and easy the car hire company was wonderful as well.Sebastián Dittborn review 2 Oct 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Okavango Delta and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
More days in Chameleon Hill Lodge, many activities available.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Top notch!Sonya Johinke review 30 May 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The game viewing at dim the lodges was amazing, Spector to the quality of the staff involved. The accommodation was brilliant as well.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
It was expensive but so worth it. Put the experience ahead of the economic jolt. Life’s too short!3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Definitely. All our guides were very aware of conservation issues, as were the staff in the lodges.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Absolutely fantastic.Mary Ellen Parlar review 17 Mar 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
We were in Africa for the animals and got to check a lot of amazing ones off our list. My kids especially loved interacting with meerkats and being used as their lookout towers. Seeing lion cubs and hyena pups and so many elephants, zebras and giraffes and being woken up by hippos are all things they’ll never forget.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
The commute from Canada to Africa is LONG and you have to be ready for it. We added an extra day with no expectations at the beginning to adjust to the time change and travel fatigue and took a day after our trip to accommodate jet lag and those days were so important for our sanity.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Absolutely. The guides were all local. At Oddballs camp in particular, 2/3 guides walked home at night. At Khwai, they talked about how much the tourism changed their community and helped local conservation efforts. We felt like part of a big family at each of the resorts. We were there during a quieter time of year so there were only a few other groups at each lodge. It was an amazing way to see Africa.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Amazing. We spent so much time doing the things we love doing. Great time together as a family with very knowledgeable guides and amazing activities. A trip we will talk about for years. Our tour coordinator, Madri, even worked with us to adjust a few things while we were there. Super quick to reply and help with our requests. We were also met at our last airport and given bracelets handmade by local artists and assisted through customs by ana tour operator representative.Janice Gupta Gwilliam review 5 Oct 2024
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The animals2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Be prepared for some long drives on rough roads3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes to all4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
ExcellentBecca Samson review 18 Jan 2023
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
From arriving at magical lodges in the remote bush to discovering elephants swimming in the river in front of our boat, this was a once in a lifetime trip that we will always remember.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Spend at least 3 nights at one lodge to really feel the full experience and not feel that you're rushing between locations3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes. We met a lot of local people that were appreciative and respectful of nature and conservation4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Jerry Teh review 16 Aug 2019
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Chobe national park upclose to all the animals.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Make absolutely sure the travel company delivers what has been promised or advertised.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Only for the last three, not so much for the local people only the larger companies benefitted.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
The camping at the Okavango Delta was really an experience so was the wine trail at Stellenbosch.The rest was a big rush on the safaris, not enough time at Victoria Falls.Read the operator's response here:
Not all charity activities are visible to guests as work goes on behind the scenes. Most of the lodges we use support local communities with education and jobs.
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