Karongwe Portfolio - Chisomo Safari Camp

The staff delivers exceptional service, with warm welcomes and delicious meals. The accommodation is exceptionally clean and comfortable, with spacious tents and thoughtful amenities.

Our first stop on our family of 10 safari adventure and this really set things off on the right start. We were there in July and weather was colder than expected ( their winter) could have used better heating in our rooms but there were extra blankets. The safaris were great and we saw the Big Five our first day. Can’t say enough about our driver and tracker “ forget me”. They were so knowledgeable and showed as us so many animals. The staff very helpful . My husband fell on a walk to see Cheetahs up close and staff member attended his Wounds each day.

Everything about our stay at Chisomo Safari Lodge exceeded our expectations. My husband and I stayed for 4 nights in one of their luxury tents. This accommodation was spacious and included a large very comfortable bed with an electric blanket (wonderful on the cold nights) and mosquito net (didn't see any mosquitos). Each tent has a nice verandah, a bar size fridge with small freezer, wardrobe and a generous sized bathroom. Everything was immaculately clean and the elephant shaped towels and chocolates placed on our bed each day were a lovely touch. During our 4 night stay at Chisomo we did one morning and 3 afternoon safaris in Karongwe Game Reserve, a day trip to Kruger NP (about 2 hr drive from Chisomo) and a half day Blyde River Canyon Tour. All were excellent! Thomas and Ernest were our friendly Karongwe GR driver and tracker and they did a great job in finding us animals including, lions, water Buffalo, Giraffe. rhinos, hippos, cheetahs, elephants, zebra and many more. I appreciated Thomas also pointing out the many birds that were of interest to me. I loved walking to the bird hide each day where a family of hippos resided. Along with the hippos I saw a good variety of birds and other animals including a giraffe, warthogs, impala, nyala and kudu. The food at Chisomo was excellent! I have many dietary restrictions and one of my main concerns before travelling to Africa was how will they feed me. I need not have worried. I have never been so well fed and looked after. Joyce and all the kitchen staff thankyou, you were amazing! Thankyou to all the friendly and professional staff at Chisomo including the happy porter who walked us safely back to our tent each night after dinner. I highly recommend staying at Chisomo Safari Lodge.