Mombo Camp — Hotel in Chief's Island

Staying at Mombo Camp was the most luxurious experience of my life.

Obviously people come here to have a safari experience and go on game drives, and Mombo Camp was incredible for this. Compared to the other Wilderness Safaris camp we visited, Mombo Camp offered an incredibly high density of wildlife, and the wildlife there is amazing: We saw rhinos, hippos, elephants, lions, cheetahs, leopards, water buffalo, and so much more.

Our guide and every staff member with whom we interacted was wonderful. The team is warm, professional, accommodating, and incredibly well informed about the area and local wildlife.

The food was FANTASTIC. We came here after spending a week eating out at London's best restaurants and many of our meals here put them to shame. Their chef and the entire kitchen staff.

The rooms are beyond gorgeous: so much so that we felt tortured spending so little time in them as most of our waking hours were spent eating delicious food or going on game drives.

Some of our party chose to skip some game drives to stay at camp, where one does not even feel like one has to miss out, as the wildlife comes into and around camp all the time. In fact, at night and before the sun rises, all guests must ask a staff member to walk them to their rooms to ensure their safely, as it is not at all uncommon to run into a wild animal on one's way to bed or breakfast.

While they say there is no air conditioning in the camp (which was never a problem for us as we visited in the winter), this is not entirely true: there IS air conditioning in their gym, and their gym is a godsend, as sitting in a car for ten hours every day on game drives can make one quite restless!

In addition to a fantastic gym, Mombo Camp offers a spa and gift shop--but no internet, so connection...

For all those who have been moved temporarily to Mombo Trails, you are the lucky ones. Our family had originally planned to stay at beloved Mombo, where we have been before, but were moved unexpectedly to Mombo Trails instead. In case you have reservations about the switch, don't. The Mombo team is as attentive, kind, and thorough as always, and the camp has a lovely, rustic yet luxurious feel. I hope to follow this camp wherever it goes if I have the good fortune to return to Africa....

Thank you BB and his amazing Team for the most amazing hospitality. Moses, you the best wildlife guide in the world. Looking forward to visiting again. PS. When your guide warns you about (hungry) wildlife around the camp at night - believe him - that's another story for around...