Comments for Remote Africa http://www.remoteafrica.com Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:53:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on Guest Feedback by Nick & Marilyn http://www.remoteafrica.com/guest-feedback/comment-page-2/#comment-537 Nick & Marilyn Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:53:30 +0000 http://www.remoteafrica.com/#comment-537 Carol, John, Bryan, Heather, Isaac and indeed the entire Team - a Huge Thank you for a great Visit - an entire week of delightful experiences. From the (micro)light flights to the walks (Chikoko & Croc), to the drives etc we had a blast. Fabulous sightings that have made a few folks decidedly jealous (Honey Badger in broad daylight and a Pennant-winged Nightjar, for example). Fortunately Photographic evidence and eye- witness accounts saved the day and our 'cred'. Now have thousands of Photos to sort - any hints on How to load them (ex-Lightroom) onto an IPAD and in a specific order would be marvelous !! Thank you so much once again and have a great break/off-Season and super Festive break. PS. Still waiting to hear by EMail from ZAWA Tim - Pls pass on our warmest regards. Carol, John, Bryan, Heather, Isaac and indeed the entire Team – a Huge Thank you for
a great Visit – an entire week of delightful experiences. From the (micro)light flights to
the walks (Chikoko & Croc), to the drives etc we had a blast. Fabulous sightings that
have made a few folks decidedly jealous (Honey Badger in broad daylight and a
Pennant-winged Nightjar, for example). Fortunately Photographic evidence and eye-
witness accounts saved the day and our ‘cred’. Now have thousands of Photos to
sort – any hints on How to load them (ex-Lightroom) onto an IPAD and in a specific
order would be marvelous !! Thank you so much once again and have a great
break/off-Season and super Festive break. PS. Still waiting to hear by EMail from
ZAWA Tim – Pls pass on our warmest regards.

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]]> Comment on Guest Feedback by Daillencourt http://www.remoteafrica.com/guest-feedback/comment-page-2/#comment-529 Daillencourt Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:27:06 +0000 http://www.remoteafrica.com/#comment-529 Already a month since we left Tafika and the fond memories of our wonderful stay is a good antidote to the rather uninspiring atmosphere prevailing in London. Sure I don't have to spend the night with a whistle in my mouth and one torch in each hand waiting for an intruding Hipo to enter the room...but I miss the excitement too. The whole Luangwa river experience in your camps was a perfect setting for a special occasion. You and your team are doing a wonderful job. All the best, Stephane and Magali Already a month since we left Tafika and the fond memories of our wonderful stay is a
good antidote to the rather uninspiring atmosphere prevailing in London. Sure I don’t
have to spend the night with a whistle in my mouth and one torch in each hand waiting
for an intruding Hipo to enter the room…but I miss the excitement too. The whole
Luangwa river experience in your camps was a perfect setting for a special occasion.
You and your team are doing a wonderful job.

All the best,

Stephane and Magali

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]]> Comment on Guest Feedback by Cliff Wallace http://www.remoteafrica.com/guest-feedback/comment-page-2/#comment-521 Cliff Wallace Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:18:17 +0000 http://www.remoteafrica.com/#comment-521 John, Carol and Brian, We continue to sort through the photos (and aerial videos from micro-lighting) that we made during our 10 day stay with you in the 4 camps (August 2011). We can not stop talking about it or sharing with others. The experience was brilliant. The attention and dedication of your ENTIRE team exceeded providing great service; all of you achieved a unique level of care that was simply extraordinary. The game, walks, rides, flights, meals, cabins, food, camp setting, and quality of all amenities were just superb. We shall return and we are sure that others with whom we share our experience will have reason to consider visiting with you. John, Carol and Brian,

We continue to sort through the photos (and aerial videos from micro-lighting) that we made during our 10 day stay with you in the 4 camps (August 2011). We can not stop talking about it or sharing with others. The experience was brilliant. The attention and dedication of your ENTIRE team exceeded providing great service; all of you achieved a unique level of care that was simply extraordinary. The game, walks, rides, flights, meals, cabins, food, camp setting, and quality of all amenities were just superb. We shall return and we are sure that others with whom we share our experience will have reason to consider visiting with you.

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]]> Comment on Guest Feedback by Arvind Amersey http://www.remoteafrica.com/guest-feedback/comment-page-2/#comment-503 Arvind Amersey Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:43:08 +0000 http://www.remoteafrica.com/#comment-503 Dear John, Hi ! This is Arvind Amersey and we had visited your lovely camp a few weeks back. We had a wonderful stay and enjoyed every moment of our trip. Jay especially enjoyed all your various activities. I have an idea to write an article about our stay in your lovely camp in a prominent travel magazine in India. Lately safari is becoming popular in India and articles on Botswana, East Africa, etc are appearing in travel magazines. I attach the write-up and with your permission, I would approach the magazines to try and publish the article. We really enjoyed and miss Carol and your warm hospitality. A Big Hello to Carol from us. Kind regards, Arvind. Dear John,

Hi ! This is Arvind Amersey and we had visited your lovely camp a few weeks back. We had a wonderful stay and enjoyed every moment of our trip. Jay especially enjoyed all your various activities.

I have an idea to write an article about our stay in your lovely camp in a prominent travel magazine in India. Lately safari is becoming popular in India and articles on Botswana, East Africa, etc are appearing in travel magazines. I attach the write-up and with your permission, I would approach the magazines to try and publish the article.

We really enjoyed and miss Carol and your warm hospitality. A Big Hello to Carol from us.

Kind regards,
Arvind.

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]]> Comment on Guest Feedback by Letizia & Thierry Grosso http://www.remoteafrica.com/guest-feedback/comment-page-2/#comment-498 Letizia & Thierry Grosso Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:28:11 +0000 http://www.remoteafrica.com/#comment-498 So here we are, back home! It was an AMAZING trip. Everything went perfectly well and we loved everything we did and we saw! The highlight (if we really had to choose one) was probably Tafika. We fell in love with this place and we did not want to leave!! I really hope to go back there with my kids one day... So thank you for helping me organise this wonderful trip! Thierry had the birthday of his dream!! So here we are, back home! It was an AMAZING trip. Everything went perfectly well and we loved everything we did and we saw!

The highlight (if we really had to choose one) was probably Tafika. We fell in love with this place and we did not want to leave!! I really hope to go back there with my kids one day…

So thank you for helping me organise this wonderful trip! Thierry had the birthday of his dream!!

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]]> Comment on Guest Feedback by Mike & Fiona Collett http://www.remoteafrica.com/guest-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-496 Mike & Fiona Collett Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:10:40 +0000 http://www.remoteafrica.com/#comment-496 Dear John, Carol,Heather,Rona and Bryan Thank you all and your team very much indeed for the warmth of your hospitality last week. Thank you too for all the special treatment you gave me. As usual we had a lovely time and bring back many happy memories of Tafika. We had a safe return via Pioneer camp, made more amenable thanks to Rona's picnic supper. We wished we had taken the left-overs on the plane the following day where from our premium economy seats, I had to work hard in cajoling a stewardess to give a business class meal, which was the only palatable food on the plane. Now we have the pleasant job of sorting out the photos. The English summer here has now reverted to type with rain and showers so there is an opportunity to do inside jobs. Thank you again for looking after us and, who knows, we might just meet again. Very best wishes Mike & Fiona Dear John, Carol,Heather,Rona and Bryan

Thank you all and your team very much indeed for the warmth of your hospitality last
week. Thank you too for all the special treatment you gave me. As usual we had a
lovely time and bring back many happy memories of Tafika. We had a safe return via
Pioneer camp, made more amenable thanks to Rona’s picnic supper. We wished we had
taken the left-overs on the plane the following day where from our premium economy
seats, I had to work hard in cajoling a stewardess to give a business class meal, which
was the only palatable food on the plane.
Now we have the pleasant job of sorting out the photos. The English summer here has
now reverted to type with rain and showers so there is an opportunity to do inside jobs.
Thank you again for looking after us and, who knows, we might just meet again.
Very best wishes
Mike & Fiona

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]]> Comment on Guest Feedback by Bryan Jackson http://www.remoteafrica.com/guest-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Bryan Jackson Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:51:44 +0000 http://www.remoteafrica.com/#comment-495 Thank you to all the people at Tafika, Chikoko, and Crocodile camps. We learned so much and had a wonderful time. We will attempt to add some photos to the facebook page, and send some actual pictures. We hope you have an outstanding season. Love to all, The Goldman family Thank you to all the people at Tafika, Chikoko, and Crocodile camps. We learned so much and had a wonderful time. We will attempt to add some photos to the facebook page, and send some actual pictures. We hope you have an outstanding season.
Love to all,
The Goldman family

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]]> Comment on Guest Feedback by p de vuyst http://www.remoteafrica.com/guest-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-441 p de vuyst Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:58:01 +0000 http://www.remoteafrica.com/#comment-441 Dear friiends , congratulations for your very good new website!! unfortunately, it would be impossible for us to return this year in the valley! Very sad!! - for health problems! But we are so dreaming of the valley! and send you all our best wishes for your 2011 season ! LOVE TO ALL OF YOU. PAUL & CHARLOTTE. Dear friiends , congratulations for your very good new website!! unfortunately, it would be impossible for us to return this year in the valley! Very sad!! – for health problems! But we are so dreaming of the valley! and send you all our best wishes for your 2011 season ! LOVE TO ALL OF YOU. PAUL & CHARLOTTE.

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]]> Comment on Guest Feedback by Nick Reid-Beaumont http://www.remoteafrica.com/guest-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Nick Reid-Beaumont Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:27:50 +0000 http://www.remoteafrica.com/#comment-32 John (for it most certainly sounds like you), Congratulations on an excellent piece of work, flying and photography. Nature in the raw or is tooth and claw. Whatever. Hope all's well with you & your excellent team. Hope to re-visit soon - 2011 latest. To everyone else - this place is quite exceptionnel. John (for it most certainly sounds like you), Congratulations on an excellent piece of work, flying and photography. Nature in the raw or is tooth and claw. Whatever. Hope all’s well with you & your excellent team. Hope to re-visit soon – 2011 latest. To everyone else – this place is quite exceptionnel.

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]]> Comment on Guest Feedback by Nancy Kubic http://www.remoteafrica.com/guest-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Nancy Kubic Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:26:27 +0000 http://www.remoteafrica.com/#comment-31 I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you again for a wonderful stay – at Tafika, on the walking trails, and up at Mwaleshi. The food was amazing, especially the fresh bread baked daily in those underground ovens! We saw some fascinating events out walking – sneaking up on a male lion on the way to Crocodile Camp, tracking and finding a couple of lion kills (a Stephen Banda special), spotting a herd of roan antelope, finding no less than *7* giant eagle owls (one with a guinea fowl kill), spooking an enormous herd of buffalo in a gully leading to a buffalo/human standoff, trekking up to Eland Flats and finding both giraffe and a large herd of eland and watching a Marshall eagle take a wartlet while trying to photograph the largest fig tree I have ever seen! Not to mention the everyday vistas of all sorts of animals all day long every day. We found large herds of Cookeson’s wildebeest at Mwaleshi, spent most of an afternoon walk in camp watching an elephant family feed along the banks of the river, had spectacular views of a group of hyenas splashing and playing in the river, spotted a Pel’s fishing owl, got scared silly by Groovy one night after he chose to eat a bush two feet from my bed after I shone a flashlight in his eyes while he was crossing the river, and got within spitting distance of that large mob of hippos at the confluence of the Luangwa and Mwaleshi Rivers. How about a picnic lunch at the confluence of the Luangwa and Mwaleshi Rivers after a long trek and dinner by moonlight on the Mwaleshi riverbank? And last but not least, a fantastic microlight flight over the walking camps before flying off with a grocery store to Mwaleshi! Thank you again everyone – I really loved my second visit and hope we can all visit again soon! Nancy Kubic I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you again for a wonderful stay – at Tafika, on the walking trails, and up at Mwaleshi. The food was amazing, especially the fresh bread baked daily in those underground ovens! We saw some fascinating events out walking – sneaking up on a male lion on the way to Crocodile Camp, tracking and finding a couple of lion kills (a Stephen Banda special), spotting a herd of roan antelope, finding no less than *7* giant eagle owls (one with a guinea fowl kill), spooking an enormous herd of buffalo in a gully leading to a buffalo/human standoff, trekking up to Eland Flats and finding both giraffe and a large herd of eland and watching a Marshall eagle take a wartlet while trying to photograph the largest fig tree I have ever seen! Not to mention the everyday vistas of all sorts of animals all day long every day. We found large herds of Cookeson’s wildebeest at Mwaleshi, spent most of an afternoon walk in camp watching an elephant family feed along the banks of the river, had spectacular views of a group of hyenas splashing and playing in the river, spotted a Pel’s fishing owl, got scared silly by Groovy one night after he chose to eat a bush two feet from my bed after I shone a flashlight in his eyes while he was crossing the river, and got within spitting distance of that large mob of hippos at the confluence of the Luangwa and Mwaleshi Rivers. How about a picnic lunch at the confluence of the Luangwa and Mwaleshi Rivers after a long trek and dinner by moonlight on the Mwaleshi riverbank? And last but not least, a fantastic microlight flight over the walking camps before flying off with a grocery store to Mwaleshi! Thank you again everyone – I really loved my second visit and hope we can all visit again soon!

Nancy Kubic

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