Okavango Experience

25 Reviews

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  Susan
  Written on September 17, 2018

  4.5 - Excellent

  Very happy with the tour, Jays information, sense of humour and assistance made everything run smoothly. Sandile the driver assisted in so many ways other than driving, and Lizzy and Nosipho made delicious meals every day. Thank you all for a great experience.

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  Sarah
  Written on August 30, 2018

  4.5 - Excellent

  A brilliant, wonderful, adventure. Saw amazing wildlife, met incredible people. Not for the lovers of creature comforts - by camping they mean camping. If that doesn't phase you the it's a great to get away from it all.

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  David
  Written on March 1, 2018

  5.0 - Excellent

  Had a great experience with Intrepid in the Okavango Delta. Would highly recommend!

  

  Intrepid Travel commented on this review

  Hi David, Thank you for sharing your experience in Africa with us. This trip really packs in some incredible highlights in a short time, doesn’t it? Receiving feedback from our passengers is great as it helps us to know where we’re meeting or hopefully even exceeding expectations. We’re delighted that you enjoyed your time with us, and we hope to see you on another trip again soon! Kind regards, Intrepid

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  Andrew
  Written on August 10, 2017

  5.0 - Excellent

  The trip was pretty much what I expected. The close up encounters with wildlife was above my expectations. The transport was more comfortable than I expected. Camping was pretty much what I expected with a good mix of remote and basic camping with more comfortable camping with excellent facilities. A good mix of camping experiences. The guide, cook and driver were all very professional. While the group size was big (22) we meshed well with only one person in the group being a little difficult at times and not enough to warrant discussing with the guide who had made it clear to do this if needed. I would recommend this tour to others.

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  Marko
  Written on August 7, 2017

  3.0 - Average

  Overall it has been a great trip, but I feel that there are some things that could be improved in the future. We had three guides but we felt like there was only one, and not very approachable. I think that in such a trip where lots of hours are going to be shared with other fellow travellers, it is important to create a group feeling and help the travellers to bond with one another with some ice-breaking activities and so on. While the guide did implement them, he didn't really made much of an effort and went over it like over a boring task at the office. The other guides were the driver and the cook. The driver was nice, but he didn't do much other than driving and the cook was not very good.

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  Marko
  Written on August 7, 2017

  3.5 - Good

  Overall it has been a great trip, but I feel that there are some things that could be improved in the future. We had three guides but we felt like there was only one, and not very approachable. I think that in such a trip where lots of hours are going to be shared with other fellow travellers, it is important to create a group feeling and help the travellers to bond with one another with some ice-breaking activities and so on. While the guide did implement them, he didn't really made much of an effort and went over it like over a boring task at the office. The other guides were the driver and the cook. The driver was nice, but he didn't do much other than driving and the cook was not very good.

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  Nicolas
  Written on July 7, 2017

  5.0 - Excellent

  In short amazing: great guide, great tour. One gets to see so much of Africa in only 10days

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  Jeremy
  Written on June 28, 2017

  4.0 - Good

  My wife and I had an incredible experience on this trip. The staff were the perfect mix of Professional and personable. Friendly, kind, and enjoyable to spend time with. Also very knowledgeable and helpful. Especially when we had a hiccup with our travel documents. They made every effort to help us sort it out and get our trip back on track. The tour was fantastic. Going into it I was hoping to see lots of wildlife, but was well aware that nature doesn't always co-operate and told myself that I'd be happy as long as I saw an elephant. My mind was blown by how much wild life we did get to see, both variety and quantity. The seclusion of camping in the middle of the Delta, completely surrounded by wild Africa, and spending time with the local polers was a unique experience we'll never forget. Even the long days traveling in the bus were enjoyable as we got to know our travel companions, it was a diverse group from all over the globe, and we quickly made a bus load of new friends. We took advantage of the optional tours offered. A fly over tour of the delta shows you how vast and populated it is, in a way that is difficult to comprehend from the ground. And the game drive through Chobe national park, before the river tour that night. Both of these extras were well worth the money. I would encourage peoples budget to include these add-ons. It is a basics tour, so plush accommodations are not to be expected. The heavy canvas tents, and sleeping matts provided were an adequate place to sleep, but my wife found the sleeping mats are to thin. I recommend to anybody not used to camping, bring an extra sleeping mat.

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  Shelley
  Written on March 14, 2017

  5.0 - Excellent

  This trip was AMAZING! Everything was well planned, and super exciting and adventurous.

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  Sang Lyun
  Written on February 28, 2017

  4.5 - Excellent

  The guide was an African. So It was good to brighten up the local matter. And also he was a nice person who was kind, well informed, responsible, and good at cooking. The trucking trip was good because I had tried it before. And road condition was also good. Camp life was better than I thought. But it was inconvenient because it was rainy day many times. So I upgraded to hotel for several days.

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