MDONYA OLD RIVER GUEST  COMMENTS

GUEST COMMENTS JUNE - JULY 2010

We had the best time in this camp. It was very
beautiful and we will definitely be back in the
future because of the wedding proposal during
your well managed private dinner. Thank you for a
great time. Marcel + Jona (The Netherlands)

Ralph and Rosalie give you congratulations for
being nice with us on our first time in Africa
and on our honeymoon !! Thank you very much !

This was a truly fantastic time. It was my first
safari and quite some introduction ! Fantastic
animals and a fantastic time in the camp. Cheers ! Torben (Copenhagen, Sweden)

This is a place to come back again and again. I
will come back ! Many thanks for making our stay
so enjoyable. Janet (Zurich, Switzerland)

A truly wild experience with fantastic food,
staff and guiding. My first visit to Ruaha but
certainly not my last. Thank you everyone. Ted Archdale (London UK).

A truly magical discovery – our 10 days in Ruaha
were the best safari experiences in this time in
Tanzania. Many thanks to staff for their high
standard of taking care of us. Greatly
appreciated. Will be back. Imeldo + Fergus (Victoria, BC, Canada)
We really appreciated this stop in Ruaha park and
the hospitality of this camp. Place is peaceful
and staff are very helpful. We will not hesitate
to recommend this place – thanks a lot for
yesterdays special event you made just for us.
Sylvie and Thierry (Beaulais, France).

Thank you so much for your bush hospitality !
What an amazing place and what an experience.
Thank you for treating us so we. My expectations
were far exceeded ! Maybe see you again…Amelia and Jim Twine (England)

You made our stay an unforgettable experience.
The well guided game drives, the superb veggie
food, the interesting ‘night disturbances’ and
your caring staff. Thanks for making us feel so good ¬ Evelyn (Switzerland)


Our stay was absolutely amazing down to every
little detail. All the staff were very helpful
and welcoming. The efforts displayed to take care
of the guests, the quality of the safari
experience and the atmosphere in the camp all
exceeded our expectations. Special thanks to
Naiti and Jeremy ! Veronique + Jean-Francois (Vancouver, Canada).

In this wild, remote and beautiful country we
found a place in which we feel at home…..see you soon. Alexander

Thanks for those days in the wild life of Africa
! Unforgettable moments for our honeymoon. We
will remember you in our hearts. See you soon !
Vilamoro (Barcelona, Spain)

Mdonya River Camp and staff rock !! The Rakow party (USA)


.A great camp in a superb location ! food is
superb and plentiful. The guides were fantastic
and they helped us to see a leopard ! We’ve had a
brilliant time here + will definitely recommend.
Out thanks to Micol and her team.
The Jebbetts (England).

Thank you again for yet another wonderful stay
with you all. We thank every ome of you for
making our stay so memorable, so comfortable, and
so enjoyable – for us it is like ‘coming home’
when we return to Mdonya. Mdonya Camp is unique,
here is the real Africa, please keep it that way
for everyone who is lucky enough to stay with you
including us. Now we dream of our next trip to you next year !
Jan + Roger (Dartmoor, England)

Bonjourno ! Asante sana for EVERYTHING ¬ The
tents were so comfy, the staff so friendly and
the guides and drivers fantastic ! Seeing the
cheetah was the best leaving present ever. The
evenings around the campfire and table will stay
with us forever. You should make all your guests
sing ! This is a very unique place. A short but very very sweet trip. Ciao.
The Munro-Lott family (Cornwall, England)

This was an overall GREAT experience ! Woken up
by elephant in the middle of the night not even a
metre away from the tent, millions of stars above
you while eating or showering, all the animals
that we saw. Everything is so much in balance
here it’s (almost) healing ! Thank you, thank you, thank you !!!
Lenny Hoogstarten en Simon Barral (Netherlands)

GUEST COMMENTS FEBRUARY 2010

6 th Feb 2010

What a wonderful location just right for us all. The drives have been superb we steel have to see the cheetah. Thank you to all the staff you have looked after us very well on compliment to the cook.

Now we move to the selous lets hope it is all as good

Pete and Yvonne

 

10 th Feb 2010

A wonderful 10 days stay in a remote and marvelous park. Mdonya Old River Camp is really relaxing and magic place. We feel the wild bush surrounding us all time.

We will never forget those 10 days.

Thanks for all and see you soon in the wild bush.

 

11 th Feb 2010

Thank you for a nice stay.

Mark ( UK)

 

A wonderful return to Ruaha we will be back

Mark( Zanzibar)

 

12 th Feb 2010

The beauty of Ruaha will be with us forever. We will never forget this incredible place.

Many thanks

Doug Weis (Canada)

 

15 th Feb 2010

My first safari and without doubt, not my last 3 wonderful days with fantastic people seeing amazing sights. Thank you so much.

Bills says thanks especially to the cheetah king..

 

16 Feb 2010

We enjoyed our stay. We didn’t see all of the wonderful animals so we have a good reason to come back soon..

Thank you Naiti, Micol and all staffs

Joy Butcher

 

17 th Feb 2010

It was very nice to stay here. We enjoyed very much. Thanks to the staff for everything

Bron and Ria ( Holland

 

18 th Feb 2010

You all formed a wonderful place please hold it in that line. Ecological friendly, sustainable

We have had 3 good days.

Wander

 

19 th Feb 2010

Ruaha is such a beautiful park in the wet season. We have now seen it ``brown + script`` with plentiful animals +wet + green with a tsetse migration. The camp is friendly, relaxed, Micol mages it well. Thank you for 4 days.

Paul and Sylora Shilliam

Plz we will write up our experiences on www.photossnapsshot.co.uk

 

20 th Feb 2010

Thank you for a lovely stay,too short for us, but a very released feeling here

All the best

Josh and Katherine

 

21 st Feb 2010

It was a very pleasant stay at the camp. The landscape is beautiful in this time of the year, we will come back in the dry season to see more lions, cheetahs and leopards.

Staff and Micol do a wonderful job, everyone is friendly and helpful. It was great.

Thank you very much, we will come back that is for sure.

Betty and Paul Van Corp

 

25 th Feb 2010

Thank you all for the memorable trip, in the most memorable natural setting. I appreciate the naturalness of this wonderful camp and the hard work that goes into keeping it in this way. Great place, people and most of all the creatures.

We promise to tell our friends.

Thank you

Loma and Richard

 

27 th Feb 2010

Wild beautiful and adventure in everyway

 

27 th Feb 2010

A loudy camp, very wild and worthwhile experience

Rita Cook

 

27 th Feb 2010

An experience with nature. You are so close to nature as to be part of it

 

GUEST COMMENTS JANUARY 2010

3 Jan 2010

We had the most wonderful stay. Everyone has been so helpful and friendly, nothing ha s been too much trouble. Richard especially has been a brilliant driver and first class guide.

Thank you so much everyone.

Best wishes for 2010

John B Royce

 

7 th Jan 2010

We have seen Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngororongoro and Selous in the last 3 weeks. Ruaha is the best I think of all these places. I do not know how you could improve on the experience it was marvelous.

Thank you

Dean La Tray

 

9 th Jan 2010

Thank you to everyone for a wonderful stay. It has been truly amazing to stay so close to the animals. The food has been so lovely and we especially enjoyed sampling the Tanzania traditional food

Thanks again

Dan and steven

 

11 th Jan 2010

Thank you for a great stay! We found the staff and service excellent. We had two really enjoyable game drives. The guides were very knowledgeable

Richard.

 

11 th Jan 2010

What an incredible experience! We have fallen in love with Ruaha. We had such a great time here at mdonya. The atmosphere at the camp was so warm and friendly and our game drives were perfect.

Thank you so much

Victoria UK

 

12 th Jan 2010

Tuliwasili adhuhuri na kupokelewa vyema. Nikambi nzuri iliyoowana vyema na mazingira ya asili ya eneo la Mdonya. Hongera kwa kutoa huduma nzuri kwa wageni. Safari ya kuangalia wanyama na mandhari ya eneo hili ilikuwa ya kuridhisha sana.

Ahsanteni n anawatakia heri na fanaka za mwaka mpya.

Lota Melamari

 

12 th Jan 2010

Nimefurahi sana ugeni wangu kufika katika camp ya Mdonya Old River. Uongozi mzuri wa kirafiki na wafanyakazi wenye bidiii na wema kwa wageni. Nimefurahi pia safari yangu katika ndege yenu.

Nawatakia heri na baraka nyingi sana kwa kazi yeny nzuri.

Scolastica B. Ponera

 

15 th Jan 2010

Good days in the garden of Eden …..and staff, food, guides and drivers were just perfect.

Ettiene and Gelnadine (France)

 

20 th Jan 2010

A fantastic experience with comfortable tents and very friendly helpful staff. The safaris were tremendous.

 

21 st Jan 2010

A beautiful and relaxed place . Very nice staff and a perfect lead of Micol. We vhope to come here again.

French and Eriche- Switzerland

21 st Jan 2010

Great experience everything was fine. Great safaris and great team

Braux (France)

 

A most excellent experience, the camp its management and staff were same of the best we have experienced in our trips to Africa. Keep it up the great work

ASANTE SANA

 

My first safari, so beautiful to stay here, perfect and wild. will do it in dry season.

Greetings from Benji ( Germany)

GUEST COMMENTS DECEMBER 2009

1st Dec 2009
Amazing place. Had a wonderful time, thank you very much for the all good care.
ELKE

4th Dec 2009
Thank you Micol and all the other staff for an amazing three days. Your attention to detail this camp sets it apart from the rest
Jennifer & Richard Gann USA

5th Dec 2009
Had a fantastic stay for 3 nights –peaceful and fantastic service. Thank you for the leopard sighting
Good luck
Paula and Thom UK

9th Dec 2009
We had a lovely evening with excellent dinner only. Next morning we are sad to leave this beautiful spot on earth. Thanks for saving the camp in middle of the African nature in the very best way. We strongly recommend the place to friends and family in Norway.
KAI

9th Dec 2009
What a brandy, Micol ! The camp too!!
This place gives serenity and composure a new meaning …….
I wish we stayed here a few extra days not just one night. Treated like royalty by the staff needs getting used to…..
Great food
I will be back Nature willing
Adiel

15th Dec 2009
Such a wonderful place. Thank you so much
Arist. UK

24 Dec 2009
The remote camp in a most remote and beautiful park has been inspirational and allowed body, sound plus legs 9with walking safari) to fly
Thanks to all

26 Dec 2009
We certainly enjoyed to stay at a beautiful place on earth, the excellent food and the kind staff.
Rudolf Meier

29 Dec 2009
Thank you for this wonderful stay. the staff, guides, and drivers thank you. We will never forget that we saw the leopard the first night.
Best wishes.
Piet& Eva

30 Dec 2009
It was a beautiful place. I want to come back again.
Hisamu.

31 Dec 2009
It was a good place and I want to come again. I love Ruaha.
Kayoko.

31 Dec 2009
A very enjoyable visit thank you for sharing your little piece of heaven on Earth with us
Fred Elizabeth Hodgson

NOVEMBER 2009

5/11/09
Well first we have to say thank you for a pleasant stay and great service and the staff were great. Everything was more than we expected.
THANKS AGAIN
jenny.ahlsen@gmail.com
Brigitta from Stockholm-Sweeden

03/11/09
Had a wonderful experience in Mdonya, The staff made us very comfortable and enjoy our experience even more.
Nice big elephant by our tent last night along with a hyena and wild pig (not a warthog!)
Thanks for everything we will see you again son
Starling+Joslin

5 Nov 2009
Well! First we have to say thank you for a pleasant stay and great service and of course the excellent food. The staffs were great
Everything was more than we expected
THANK AGAIN jenny@ahlsen@gmail.com
Birgitta

14 Nov 2009
This has been an exceptional experience, the superlatives dry up even so to summaries-professionalism, skills, knowledge, hospitality and the warmth of welcome prevail. I an all too short stay we have seen so much including a leopard (the 14th November will always remain an ``L`` day for us. we will remember this special place (Ruaha)
Thank you so much
Youne, Margareth, Dicko, Aundy

15 Nov 2009
Thank you very much for all it is a wonderful place, peaceful and great
Maria Glasting

16 Nov 2009
A great experience in two days –good service and god food. I hope to come back my next vacation

22 Nov 2009
What a fabulous, relaxing + endlessly interesting time we had. ayoub and Giovanni job were wonderful excellent we spent many enjoyable days with them.
Everyone took excellent care of us and Sarah is an excellent host
Asante sana
Kathlyn + Arsenault/Cox

23 Nov 2009
Mdonya Old River Camp was excellent in terms of all services provident. The staff was great and helpful. The driving safaris were a great source of nature and excitement. The showers overlooking the stars at night was the height of this trip

OCTOBER 2009

7 Oct 2009
We have had a fantastic stay, safaris were great. Very knowledgeable and friendly guides/drivers. Beatiful setting at the camp. We would have wished to stay longer.
we cant wait to come back.
Anderw and Alison

8 Oct 2009
We had a great time here, you can beat five leopards in 24 hours! Excellent food and well organized camp. We also loved the genet cat.
Andy and Jane
London

10 Oct 2009
We had an amazing time more animals than we ever dreamed of seeing! Camp was great! Great food! Jeremy, Richard and Rowland are very knowledgeable about Ruaha, people here are so friendly. Hope to come back.

11 Oct 2009
Had a wonderful time –great camp-great staff we do not want to leave. Many thanks to everyone
Gill, Paul and Gemma

11 Oct 2009
Thank you to everyone for making our time here so special! We have had a magical time and really don’t want to leave. It will be strange in Zanzibar not to have an elephant, Giraffe or baboon walking past our room.
We hope to be back as soon as possible.
Many thanks.
Jane and Nick

12 Oct 2009
We had a wonderful time, Thank you we will miss having our evening drinks by the camp fire and the lovely candlelit diners with the sounds of animals in the background. Giovan was great on the game drives and all the other staff so friendly and helpful. Many happy memories to take home with us.
Jeremy.

we had a great time in a wonderful place. Hope to be back some day
Thanks for everything
Tahi and Clara

Thank you for the nice stay here. We like the track lessons from the Maasai
Thanks
Dirah
Germany.

17 Oct 2009
Thank you all very much for a lovely stay
Mike and Jane

19 Oct 2009
thank you for brilliant safari. a special thanks to Emmanuel and Naiti they were so good and we enjoyed their company.
All the best for the years to come.
Kathy and Scotty

We enjoyed it very well. It was really amazing
Thanks for all.
Peter

Lions, Cheetah with cubs and even a leopard. Everything we ordered great food excellent guides Richad`s stories were almost as interesting as the animals.
Thanks for everything, see you near time.
Thom and Jenifer

25 Oct 2009
Our first experience safari it will not be our last Very enjoyable, much enjoyed everything about it. Good company and food a memory for the cold winters nights a head back home.
Thanks to you all

25 Oct 2009
My first trip to Africa could I have dreamt of a more magical place to spend than here at Mdonya. It is a beautiful natural and authentic camp. Our stay has been 100% enjoyable. Our guide Emmanuel and Driver Ayubu were the business we were extremely

29/10/2009
A beatiful camp run by wonderful, helpful people. My first safari was a fabulous experience. Can’t wait to come back with my family. Thank you
Kathleen Penney.

29/10/09
A memorable stay in an amazing location. The attention of all staff is so good. We have seen so much of the local anima life and scenery.
Very best wishes and thanks

27/10/2209
Ahasante sana totto ottimo ,relax pace e tempuilita l`emozione

1 Sept 2009
A very nice time, we are left with great memories. Staff, management everyone helpful We will miss the elephants and lions near our tent
Bob

1 Sept 2009
We had a great visit, the baobab and beautiful scenery
All the lions and the cheetah and cubs are memories we will always keep the staff has been wonderful and excellent
Ketie

1 Sept 2009
Overall we enjoyed our visit one of the highlights is the camp itself. Wild life around the tents is great! Well organized + helpful staff, Great staff. Great food + pleasant evening around the fire
Glenn+Rennin
Canada

1 Sept 2009
Thanks Asante sana to everyone. Great stay wonderful wild life, scenery and campsite
Safari njema. Phil

1 Sept 2009
To micol and team
Thank you for the memorable experience. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. We saw everything we wanted to see including a leopard and cheetah. The safari were excellent and a special thanks to Zacharia and Rowland who made it very special for us
We hope to visit you again soon
Kind regards
Peter + Sophie

2 Sept 2009
Thank you very much micol and team. It has been a very exciting stay here at your camp. We learned many things, one of the reasons we were here . Byebye and se you back soon.
Kind regards
Joan and Isabel Bonny

3 Sept 2009
Thank you for a mind blowing adventure in your wonderful camp incredibly beautiful park. The camp with out fences, the animals passing through the endless beauty of the park the facilities of the camp (the cozy beds, hot shower, delicious meals. The patience and kindness of the staff. Giovanni with seeming endless knowledge about topic-politics history, the park, animals, vegetation, his kind personality, dignity, humor, going out of his way to show us his beautiful world I close co-work with experienced drivers. We will recommend this outstanding place before anywhere else.
In heart felt gratitude
Lotte Bricks

9 Sept 2009
A wonderful stay thank you. Driver and guide particularly skilled, capable and friendly.
We also had a great time and were well looked after and saw lots of interesting animals and birds.
Diana Wingfeld

12 Sept 2009
Our third visit to Tanzania and best yet. The camp is located in a wonderful game area and very well organized and managed. Food is excellent and the fireside and dinner table conversation stimulating
Well done and thank you all
Janice and Daniel

12 Sept 20009
This past month has been one of the most special experiences of my life and I feel so privileged to have spent it here. It is hard to know how to describe it and give it justice but it has been a period that I feel perhaps changed my way of thinking and possibly my life
To everyone who worked here and helped make this such a memorable experience thank you. I cant stress enough how incredible its has been here.
Zauric
Oxford Enland

13 Sept 2009
For Giovanni fantastic!
Kwa heri
Leo

15 Sept 2009
Beautiful setting and a great place to test have some quite and peaceful time
Thanks

16 Sept 2009
Great Camp beautiful surrounding and super hospitality
Thanks to the staff

16 Sept 2009
We have been traveling since 14 days all over Tanzania. Here in Mdonya camp we have to say that the three nights and days we spent here were wonderful. We enjoyed the food service the good meal and the beautiful landscape. We saw many animals. An a bit suffered a bit of flies attacks
Thank you for your hospitality
Uwe+Villi Dreber
18 Sept 2009
Very nice camp very peaceful lots of animals our fifth visit to Ruaha the park gets better and better every time.

18 Sept 2009
Absolutely fantastic Zacharia is a great guide+all the staff are absolutely friendly
Thank you
.
18 Sept 2009
A wonderful place to stay we felt looked after so well. Everybody was so friendly and attractive.
Susan

19 Sept 2009
Thanks you so much for a wonderful trip. The camp is special place the staff have been excellent and we only hope we can return and maybe see the cheetah.

21 Sept 2009
Many thanks for all your service. We were very happy to have been there with you. I hope to see you soon as possible. Lourdes

21 Sept 2009
What a wonderful place! Thank you for looking after us so well. We much enjoyed everything about our stay
Colvil

21 Sept 2009
Thank you very much. Wonderful place, atmosphere, staff and food
Luce

21 Sept 2009
A truly fabulous place our stay has been perfect and so a very big thanks you. Everyone takes such effort to make it truly fabulous experience.
Nikki and Ben Ryan
England

21 Sept 2009
Thank for a great safari! We saw all the animals we wanted to see. Thanks for the great meals and hospitality.
Carteri

Thank you for the wonderful days it has been great
Marga and Javier

We had a wonderful four days we loved the camp and seeing all the wildlife. Thank you very for your care for us
Howard

We had a wonderful stay. Thank you all for outstanding food service, atmosphere . the game drives were great. We saw plenty of leopards thanks to our great guides.
Thomas

25 Sept 2009
What an amazing place to start our honeymoon. Beautiful setting a really wild place we love it. Everybody is so friendly and helpful.
What a bonus seeing honeymooner lions
Phil and Kim Jenkison

We really enjoyed our stay here very friendly staff and the guides .
Thank you.
Sophie and Robin

30 Sept 2009
Dear Mdonya camp
Thank you very much for a great time. You are such a nice camp
All the best for the baby lions.
Peter

31 Sept 2009
You have looked after us brilliant what a fantastic way to end our safari honey moon
Your staff are real credit to you friendly and caring and extremely knowledgeable and the camp is lovely. We hope to be back one day.
Thanks for everything
James
Great food too

4 Oct 2009
We enjoyed our stay very much everything was well organized and the food was excellent. Thanks for everything and we hope to join again
Overmeer

6 Oct 2009
Fantastic stay –brilliant guides-lovely food. Exciting animals an excellent camp

6 Sept 2009
Great camp, wonderful food, so wild in camp many interactions, leopard for breakfast, genet cat and hyenas + jackals for diner

05 August 2009
Thank you for a very pleasant stay here in Ruaha. The park is very beatifull and we saw many interesting animals including two lions hunts. Thanks to the staff I the camp who made us feel so much welcome and to Kahimba and Naiti for making the game drive fantastic.
Hope to vit agai
Thomas and Marianne
Denmark

05 August 2009
We spent three wonderful days in old Mdonya river Lodge? We were lucky to see a wide range of animals from tsetse flies to elephants. Thanks very much to Kahimba our driver + Micol for the friendliness and for fulfilling all our wishes
Sara
Switzerland

8 August 2009
Thank you so much for the wonderful start to our honeymoon Mdonya is everything we possibly wanted. We will take many fantastic memories with us. The staff and service are great and we will be recommending you to all of our friends.
Much love
Carol and Philip carolm78@hotmail.com

8 August 2009
Visiting Mdonya was our first time in Africa this trip has been better than anything we could have imagined! Our father-daughter bonding experience has gotten off to a wonderful start and its hard to imagine it could get better than the sights and sounds of Ruaha. The staff here have made us feel like we were part of a family and not just guests at the camp. Our guide and driver did everything they could to make our game drives extra ordinary
Thank you for a beautiful experience here in Ruaha National Park
Mona and Mark
mcavalcoli@gmail.com

8 August 2009
Thanks for fantastic stay here at Mdonya camp. The services was absolutely fantastic and
The food equally so. abundance of wildlife is excellent allowing some amazing experience. we managed to see the big 4 there included a leopard which under normal circumstances is very hard to find .thanks to all staff in Mdonya .

perculle and jasper Denmark

08 August2009
Based on our stay at lake manze we knew this would be great. But its truly amazing how great it really is!!! It has been wonderful to see a completely different part of Tanzania, but also to see animals in different environment. as we knew they would be the guides and staff have been more than helpful and really made our stay exceptional –Thank you!
my wife has summed this up excellent also due to my wife not feeling well we missed the fly camp but micol and her team went out of the way and surprised us on the last night with romantic dinner for two. to find a guest experience was guest but the service with people who really cave about you having the hest time is truly unique.
My thanks to the team and camp.
Matt and samy young
London

10 August2009
Three days of heaven. This is a very special place both due to it. Wonderful location but especially because of micol and the wonderful staff .we were blame with three days. Of spectacular game viewing
David Lebus
London Uk

10 August 2009
Nice place nice, people, fantastic animals over there Micol and all the crew are very kind and friendly specially Jeremia and the man who always see all the animals no matter they are hidden or far The Great Moses.
From Barcelona, Catalonia
Sergi and Maria

Lyngoer, Norway 2009.08.13
Hello!
We 4 stayed at your Selous Impala Camp and then Mdonya Old River and were extremely pleased with our stays; we had not though that we get so close to the animals - and still feel comfortable. Naturally this was due to the expertise of the guides/drivers.
The best compliment we can give is that they became our "FRIENDS"!
We longed to meet them again each day, and then hear what they had in store for us.
I asked A LOT OF QUESTIONS - and all were answered - I am amazed at the wealth of knowledge they had - Giovanni is best described as a walking "encyclopedia"!!!
If anyone in our circle of friends are looking to go on safari - you can be sure I will steer them in your direction.
Best wishes from Helene, Nora Elise, Nora Wenche and Anders.

15 August 2009
Hope to see you all again may be next year we will see
SALUT
Ahsante sana

15 August 2009
Its really a fantastic place we enjoyed the nature and felt happy with your familiar staff
Thank you and maybe goodbye
Dand K Horni

18 August 2009
Had an incredible time here. The camp is Fantastic well organized and filled with wild animals. The game drives has give experiences that always will be in my heart.I hope I can come back one day. Thanks to all the staff for the service.
Jan Ore Larson

Thanks for a fantastic stay here at Mdonya camp, the service was absolutely fantastic and the food equally so.
The abundance of wildlife is excellent allowing some amazing experiences. We managed to see the big 4 there included a leopard,which under normal circumstances is very hard to find.
Thanks to all staff I Mdonya
Pernlle and Jesper Dernmark

20 August 2009
What wonderful surrounding, fantastic animals and such kind helpful people. we don’t want to leave.
Nail,Sue and James

22 August 2009
Dear team really wonderful nice camp nice team but too much animals no, no just a joke
We will come back
Jorg and Anna from Zanzibar

23 August 20009
This is my second camp to stay after Impala. I felt already home being here. Very cozy place so close to elephants I really enjoy this and staying here. Although my condition was not very best. I became healthy again with you care and after some rest in the tent. I will definitely come back with family and clients from Japan as soon as possible.
Now off to Ngorongoro via Arusha
Yoko Wastholm

25 August 2009
Outstanding, exceptional far beyond my expectations. All the little touches make a big difference and the staffs are wonderful. A special thank to Emmanuel and our driver for finding so many beautiful animals. Unforgettable. I hope to come again
Hammal Smith

31 August 2009
Thanks for a great time. We even had buffaloes visiting for breakfast
Bob and Warvercy

31 August 2009
Lovely to be at Mdonya again
Sue Stolberger and Rob

1 July 2009
I have to official remark that Mdonya is a Class Act. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and we could not have asked for a better experience. Some would say that this is a once in a life time event, but due to the excellent of the Mdonya staff a return visit is inevitable.
Christopher walker
mwuagi@hotmail.com

4 July 2009
Amazing place with amazing team. Thank you so much for a memorable four days. Zacharia and Athman were eagle eye sharp in spotting. Zacharia knowledge in birds was most appreciated. Micol thanks for the jacket keeping me warm I the morning.
Thank you all can’t wait to return.
Inayal and Conrad

4 July 2009
Thank you all so much for a fantastic four nights – an amazing experience. Wonderful scenery and wild life. We only left foot prints but will have a life time of memories
Carlve and David Chapman

4 July 209
Many many thanks to Micol, all the staff for yet another wonderful stay at Mdonya. We think at you and Mdonya and often when we are back home and dream of our next visit to Ruaha
Jan and Roger

4 July 2009
Many thanks indeed for a truly wonderful stay at Old Mdonya River . You have all been so welcoming+ Zacharia our expert guide showed us some wonderful sights we hope to return one day
Richard Chapman and Sophia

4 July 2009
What a special place this is ! Our first safari experience has been unforgettable and has surpassed all our expectations. Micol and her staff have been great- nothing is too much trouble
Thank you so much.
Caroline and Vickie

7 July 2009
We have had a wonderful time. Back to nature in a very special place. Peace and quite and lovely and people. Wonderful game viewing, excellent food and company
Thanks so much Jones

8 July 2009
What a lovely place this is. Have thoroughly enjoyed the safari experience had a good night sleep

8 July 2009
A wonderful camp. So friendly, so nice

9 July 2009
What a game –best park in Africa

10 July 2009
A fantastic, fantastic place. This was our first African trip and Mdonya we will always remember.
look forward to coming back.
wonderful
will and kate

10 July 2009
All the staff of Old Mdonya River Camp thank you for making our stay here a most memorable experience. The game drive were brilliant we saw and learned a great deal thanks to the guides who are very knowledgeable Especially the walking safari.
We have never been to a vacation to such a special place. The people of Tanzania are a credit the world and have made our honeymoon more than we expected. We will be back and will hopefully see you all gain.
Thank you so much all
You are all very, very special
Stephen and Veryan Smith

11 July 2009
What a lovely place! Micol your passion for the wildlife is very inspiring. Giovanni was a wonderful guide and all the staff was fantastic. We always felt very welcome. Such a memeorable 3 days and night even found a leopard for us.
NATASHA
Sydney

12 July 2009
We all had an amazing time here at Old Mdonya River camp. Seeing the cheetah our first day and ending with a really sweet lion kill. We had a really amazing experience. I was so cool to see the genet again! Thanks an amazing time
The Evans Family Miami Florida

12 July 2009
Had a great time very relaxing and wildlife was all that was expected. Leopard great
Janet

14 July 2009
Thanks for a very nice stay. This is truly one of the most peaceful places I have seen in the world.
Anders Findsen

17 July 2009
This experience was better than anything I was hoping for the wildlife was incredible, scenery spectacular, all the staff have been very polite and helpful. I enjoyed the company. My only regret apart from my broken camera was not finding more time to relax and soak up the ambience of the camp and the savannah but then there are so many hours in the day and a lot ground to cover. I have no hesitation recommending this experience to all my friends
Many thanks
Nick
Canada

22 July 2009
Leaving Africa is always painful, only one thing cheers 0ne up the fact that this Godforsaken continent will always be here.
TIA Danny This is Africa Probably the last good place on earth and this is where we belong from the movie Blood diamond
Micol well done, thank you all and keep up the good work
MAX

24 July 2009
Dear Micol and Staff
Thank you very much for everything!! It was perfect to stay here and we enjoyed every minute of it
Warmest regard
Hans Andre

25 July 2009
Thank you everyone for a wonderful stay everything was perfect a magical place to start our honeymoon. We couldn’t have asked anything more

25 July 2009
Thank for a lovely stay in the Ruaha. Lovely hospitality. Thanks

27 July 2009
Our stay in Mdonya( Ruaha) has been exceptional. Landscape is so beautiful I will be back again sometime
Thanks
Elizabeth

29 July 2009
Great experience! our first safari and a very good one. We were very lucky to see the cheetah, lion and all the other usual animals. Good guide and drivers very friendly staff. Thanks to Zacharia The Ruaha Park and the Mdonya Old River camp are very beautiful.
Jackob and Nienke
Netherlands

30 July 2009
Thanks for a very nice and friendly stay with fantastic safari (good guides ) calm atmosphere and nice food. You have a beautiful place here that gives quite a different nature and experience. Keep it this way
Henry, Iris, Noah, Olivia, Dorthe and Kristian

30 July 2009
Yet another incredible stay at Mdonya They just keep getting better. Thanks again for rally special few days. Hopefully see you all again
Luke and Michie

4th June 2009
Absolutely the best experience of a lifetime.
Staff, food, accommodation ere perfect!!
e especially enjoyed the lions at night!
Tami kauradar
Alabama usa

4thjune 2009
this is a wonderful place to visit and enjoy nature it very best .
staff was excellent
John lee borom and fair hope
alabama usa

The trip of lifetime, seeing the big (5) you made it perfect, everything was delightful!
Elianos Rose
ptclear ala usa

what a wonderful experience !thank you all for making it so great .lion, roaring outside our tent
deorganna sin usa

6 June 2009
Thank you for this wonderful experience such wonderful nature and surroundings and great staff and food too this is Africa as in your dreams.
Thank you
Dorothea and Signe
Denmark

11 June 2009
Thank you for an experience I ill never forget. The friendly faces and the excellent services made our stay memorable. Special thanks to Roland and Emmanuel guide and driver. One of the most beautiful places I have ever seen
Quentin+bluce

14 June 2009
Dear Micol and Nick thank you so much for such a lovely for such a lovely time with you. I have loved being here and you have both been kind. I really hope to see you or may be work with you, another time soon Nick good luck with the construction job may in touch with coastal. And Micol soon.
Lots of love and thank yous kalecolsedge@hotmail.com

15 June 2009
Dear Micol and Nick
What a wonderful experience we have had, you have everything planned at the night level for us. Perfect. The care you all take is superb. Our fantastic guide and driver enabled us to see some exciting near death experience. When will become bigger stones as me near home
Such memories
Thank you
Stewart

16 June 2009
Thank you for looking after us very well. We had a lovely time here.
Bob Annete Daya

18 June 2009
I had an amazing four days here. The atmosphere in this camp is second to none. Zacharia was an excellent guide and the whole staffs were incredible friendly. The food was very good as well and the game drives were really rewarding.
Thank you
Logan Esau
Meadow lake SK Canada

18 June 2009
We were very happy to have stayed at the camp here. It was the best safari camp I have ever done. The staffs were excellent and really contributed to the experience.
We would very much like to return
Vincent Dasilva and Aleish Irving Australia

19 June 2009
It has been an amazing two days stay at Ruaha. Game drives were incredible saw plenty of lions feeding on two buffaloes and had a close encounter with a male lion. The camp the management and the service, perfect. Micol even gave us a free class on Astronomy. We will come back to enjoy the variety of this incredible park
Best Regards
Juan Jorge

19 June 2009
This is an absolute amazing park. It seems to be paradise. Thank you so much for the nice attention, the great guiding/driving/cooking and cleaning
Hope to see you and Ruaha again

22 June 2009
Excellent for night stay. Great hospitality, good guide and driver who worked hard to find the game. Dinner under the stars each evening magical
A very respected birthday cake and bonus
Nite and Judy England

22 June 2009
We loved setting for the camp. It felt very open and friendly. Good food , very hard working guide and drivers.
Thanks
Monica England

23 June 2009
It as a short but perfect stay. Enjoyed every minute.
Good luck to you all
Rosa and Edwin

24 June 2009
Perfect! Perfect! Perfect! We had a brilliant time thank you so much. Staffs are so attentive. Food amazing and the animals were fantastic to see. Hopefully we can come back very soon
Thanks again
Anita and David Edwards-London

27 June 2009
As usual I spend a really nice week here in Mdonya thanks to Nick and Micol. Thanks to Emmanuel for his special job, he became a really good guide. All the staff here are special.
Thanks and se you on February I hope
anndecap1@gmail.com

27 June 2009
David and I had a fabulous 4 nights here the animals and birds were wonderful, almost as the friendly, attentive staff.
With Thanks
Edith Smith

28 June 2009
Never been so close to all staff and animals. Many thanks for this wonderful safari
Issabelle

30 June 2009
Amazing place. All the compliments for the staff in their serve. hoping all the best for the richest Tanzanian wild life.

30 June 2009
Great camp Great staff Fantastic animals sightings !! A peaceful sanctuary paradise
Marks and Barns
Conservation safaris

9 March 2009

“Ottimo servizio, ci fermeremmo volentieri per qualche altro girono. Grazie per la bellissima esperienza!!! Davvero indimenticabile.”

Jacopo e Famiglia

 

11march09

“A perfect place and company to celebrate my 50th birthday! A lovely camp and everyone is friendly and efficient. Thank to micol and all staff.”

Linda and Mike Whatmore

 

12 march 2009

Per gli amanti della natura un vero angolo di paradiso!! Speriamo di tornare in stagione secca.”

Silvia, Ilaria, Paolo, Rudy

 

12 march 2009

“...Un luogo unico! Ottimo il servizio, e’ stata una gran bella esperienza che rimarra’ dentro di noi a lungo. Ciao!”

Filippo, Barbara, Fiorella, Michele

08 february 2009

“Spent a most memorable long weekend here and enjoyed very much.

Very well run camp, with perfect setting and warm hospitality

Will be back!”

Andrian Marie. Louser Vailapfer

  

01february2009

“We have had a wonderful stay here comfortable tent, good food, & excellent hosts

Thank you”

Janet and Rodney Williams

 

“Remote wilderness + rarely friendliness = Old Mdonya River Camp, 1000 Thanks.”

Gerhard and Irene Lechner

 

01 february2009

“Another contrasting camp from others visited-unique, extremely hospitable,

Wonderful location.

Our guide Zechariah and driver Boniface were excellent, as was food.

We have really enjoyed our stay.

Thank you so much.”

Graham and Felicity Hey

 

February2009

?A perfectly pitched bush experience with great personal services.”

James, Christina and Asgar

 

Febryary 2009

“In questo splendido posto ad osservare wildlife un solo pensiero: “mai tornare indietro, nemmeno per prendere la rincorsa”

 

12 Febbario 2009

“Siamo stati due giorni, bellissimi, speriamo di tornarci e di trovare tutto uguale.”

Maria e Mizio

 

14 february 2009

“A wonderful bush experience

Thank you for such personal attention, a joy.”

Mary Kingsbery

 

15 February 2009

“Un sogno che si realizza al pari delle aspettative. Che spettacolo della natura! A presto! “Mascia

 

16 Febuary 2009

“E’ stata un’esperienza bellissima. Micol ringrazio te e il tuo staff per la gentilezza, la disponibilita’ per avermi fatto trascorrere 2 giorni che rimarranno impressi nella mia mente…

Grazie di cuore,”

Gino

 

19 february 2009

“Thank you all for a wonderful stay at your camp, we relaxed and enjoyed every minute of it. Congratulation for the cure of all the details.

Asanteni na tuta onana”

Marianne+ Giovanni cagnoli

 

20 Febbraio 2009

“Semplicemente meraviglioso, non si possono esprimere altre parole. L’ospitalita’ e la cordialita’ di tutto lo staff sono state ottime. Il luogo non si discute, sperando un giorno io possa aggiungere un altro pensiero.”

Ruggero

 

21Febbario 2009

“Tutto grande e straordinario come le iene attorno alla tenda di questa notte. Un grazie al direttore presente e discreto, a tutto il personale gentilissimo, a Salvatore in particolare per l’ottima consulenza ITALIANA. Siamo molto contenti di essere stati qui.”

Ponzio

 

23 Febbraio 2009

“Mooolto bello. Il pensiero dei leoni che passeggiano tra le tende e’ emozionante. Esperienza meravigliosa. Staff fantastico.”

Valentina e Alberto

 

23february 09

One of my life most outstanding experience

Magelin

 

26 february 09

“This has been a wonderful experience ! fantastic staff and food we have leaned so much in our short stay!

We will come back and stay longer next time

Thank you “

Judith and terry McCabe

 

02 march 2009

“Wonderful, people ,food, place, everything we come here thinking that we adapt our self

to bed condition.

But no ….words, no 1 word: is perfect

I will bring this experience in my heart for lifetime.

And it will be just the first of a long experience in Africa……mdonya never forget I’m not a simple tourist: 11 years around the word for work but this year….

God bless you “

Amina

 

02 March 2009

“Many thanks for a fantastic four days ina wonderful camp. The guides, the game, the food, the company made it a truly memorable experience. Many thanks to you all.”

David, Andy and Anry

 

05march09

“Thank you every one for making our stay, so enjoyable we hare been very well looked after and had a wonderful time both in camp and in the bush.”

Heather and Roger Perin

 

6 March 2009

“Ritorniamo sempre voelntieri in questi splendidi luoghi e tutte le volte ci lasciano qualcosa di diverso e magico. Asante sana,”

Simona e Gianni

 

6 March 2009

“E’ stata un’esperienza meravigliosa, abbiamo visto cose stupende,”

Tino e Anna

4th Feb 09

“First time back in Africa for 8 years and it has lost none of its magic! The busy animal traffic outside the tent all night is quite exhilarating. Our guide and driver were superb and worked very hard and you have been very welcoming. Thank you all very much! Christopher and Sarah

1st Feb 09

“Lavoriamo in ospedale... ma finalmente abbiamo fatto una grande scoperta… come quale?! La malattia che auguriamo a tutti di prendere almeno una volta nelle vita... ancora non avete capito di cosa stiamo parlando?! Dai ceh ci arrivi... vabeh ve lo diciamo noi: il mal d’Africa. Grazie di tutto, a presto!” Gianna e Carlotta

25th Jan 09

“What a great place to get away from civilisation! Fantastic wildlife, accomodation and service. Zacharia and Moses have been wonderful helpful guides. Thanks for making our stay so memorable.”

6th Jan 09

“It has been a tremendous pleasure to spend three night here. We have thoroughly enjoyed the relaxed and thoroughly atmosphere. Our guide and driver Vince nt and Rowland have been great company. We’ll remember the hyena that ate my Parisian sandals” Fiona and Francesca
Gail and Jhon

1st Jan 09

“Beautiful place, great hospitality and cozy, homely atmosphere. We really has a great time. We shall hopefully return to enjoy the cool night breeze from hot Dar es Salaam, Grazie”

8th Dec 08

“Nimefurahi sana kutembelea mbuga hizi za Ruaha, nimependelezwa vizuri sana na hoteli yenu, nimeweza kupumzika vizuri sana, chakula chenu pia ni kizuri sanakwa kweli tumependezwa sana na huduma zenu, tutarudi tena hapa Mdonya Camp mwaka kesho. M,erry Christams and Hamppy New Year.” Heol and Peter
Guido e Naima

7th Dec 08

“Siamo partiti per questa avventura senza sapere cosa aspettarci… abbiamo trovato un paradiso dal quale e’ difficile andarsene, ma possiamo sempre tornare no? Grazie per l’accoglienza e per la pizza! P.s. vedere i leoni e’ stato... non ci sono parole.” Elena e Michele.

28th Nov 08

“It is interesting as a visitor from Kenya to see the different style in which camps in Tanzania are set up as opposed to camps in Kenya. The simple setting of your camp reminds me of camps I stayed at in Kenya 30 years ago. It is pleasant to enjoy the old style of camping once again. Thanks for a very enjoyable stay. Good food, good hospitality.” P. Ransley

15th Nov 08

“Nick, Micol, -Mr. Chui- Emmanuel, Rowland, thank you so much for an other relaxing and exciting stay at my favorite Bush Camp!!! I hope to see you again very soon! Thank you to all member of the staff for making this stay so wonderful.” Cornelia Feiber-Moosbaoer

2nd Nov 08

“Thank you for showing the leopard for the first time! Wonderful stay.” Eva Manebert

5th Oct 08

“what a fantastic time we have had in a stunning location, completely unspoilt. We couldn’t fault a thing. Excellent game drives with our knowledgeable guides. Fantastic all round hospitality. Absolutely perfect, we will definitely be back” Maria&David

18th Sept 08

“I had a special specter yesterday on our day trip: we saw 5 female lions resting under a tree +were able to park within 5 yards to observe them. Then we were able to so the same with a cheetah. Enjoyed a great box lunch + dinner here!!” Babu

31st Aug 08

“A huge thank you all the staff at Old Mdonya River Camp. A wonderful rustic and relaxed camp. We love the animals around the tents (elephants). Great Game drives – our first leopard and cheet! Thank you! Lovely informal meals also- whether in camp or out in the bush. It’s been a wonderful safari experience +have fully enjoyed every minute! Beth and Laurence Barret.

20th Aug 08

“Thank you for a great stay. We really enjoy the safari-saw loads! And were made to feel so welcome and confortable. Even saw leopard twice!” Roger, Joanne, Lucy and Jack Hawes

18th Aug 08

“Per noi e’ stata la prima esperienza di safari davvero indimenticabile e nel campo il safari e l’avventura continuano. Qui si percepisce uno dei veri sapori dell’africa. Il campo e’ curatissimo e i letti comodi, il servizio e la cucina perfetti.” Stefania e Giuseppe.

27th July 08

“I’m asking myself a question: am I going back to civilized world and am I leaving here the Wild World? In my opinion civilized world is where new technology helps you to live better without damage the environment, so I’m sure I’m learning here, in this camp in Ruaha, a civilized world, but I don’t know where I\m going back.” Graziano Giacometti

21st July 08

“Merci beaucoup pour votre accueil. Cette experience ef Afrique ainsi que le safaris ont depasse’ tout ce que nous attendions. Paysage magnifique, beaucoup d’animaux, contact chaleureause. Zakaria et Boniface font une formidable equipe.” Martine Romain Freder.

15th July 08

“Thank you so much for a wonderful 4 nights. Everyone made us fell so welcome. Highlights were pride of lions with lots of cubs and elephants so close to our tent on the last night really got the heart racing! I hope we can return someday.” Sue and Berry.

12th July 08

Another fantastic stay at Mdonya! Many thanks to all the staff for looking after us so well, as usual. We have enjoyed every minute of our stay of 3 weeks, but it’s still not enough time for us. We wish we could live here in tent n.10 for ever. Now we look forward to our return next year for an other 3 or 4 weeks at our “second home”. Please say hallo to wild dogs when you see them and please ask them to come see us in Mdonya next time we are here. Many many thanks to you all” Jan and Roger

12th July 08

“Thank you so much for such a wonderful time. We have seen so many animals and had quite a few shocks (elephants outside the tent while having a shower) We now have some unforgettable memories of Tanzania. Thank you again.” The Sheldricks

4th June 08

“An amazing adventure- sitting up in bed watching zebra, giraffe and impala grazing outside has been an experience. I’ll never forget. The safari have been brilliant and the camp iseasy –didn’t realize tents could be so luxurious. And the meals have been absolutely marvelous, and the stuff so friendly. Highly recommended.” Sue

15th Feb 08

“I had a wonderful time here. This is definitely the only way to camp. The service and ddrivers and guides were excellent and I look forward to coming back in the future (maybe in the dry season next time!)” Wrisley.

20th Jan 08

“Stare qui e’ stato per noi superare acluni nostri limiti e ritrovare una parte di noi ceh avevamo perso: emozione.” Le Romane

1st Jan 08

“Hemos vivido sensaciones, experiencias fantasticas. El contacto con la naturaleza, los animalos. Feliz 2008!!” Familia Garcia-Munte’

20th Dec 07

“Thank you for a brilliant time in your camp-we loved it. Ruaha is spectacular in all aspects, wildlife and scenery. The kids especially loved the water falls. Thank you for looking afterus so well and compliments to the chef.” The Tubbs

30th Nov 07

“Thank you so much for the wonderful experience and impeccable service!! We will never forget out three days in Ruaha and will highly recommend the camp to everyone we meet!, Asante sana.” Matt + Lori Makowski

15th Nov 07

“Thank you for an impressive stay.
Thank you for the perfect service.
Thank you for the wonderful safari.
Thank you for the lion nearby this night!” Jacken Milnis

“Wonderful spot + great guides. The animals were pretty spectacular as well. 1 leopard and 48 lions in two days. Service was competent + perfect.” M. Guy.

13th Nov 07

“We have had a wonderful few days here, you really get a feel for what Africa is really like. We have seen plenty of animals and have some brilliant views across the landscape. This is definitely a trip to remember. “ Micheal Bond

November 2007

Hello, this is Conny from Austria,
I was very happy to hear from "my " favourite
lions. I was guest in your wonderful camp one
year ago at the same time. I had the great
fortune to see the lions inside the camp twice
in two weeks. They killed two buffalos, it was
the best experience that I ever had in my trips
in Africa ( and I have done a lot!!!).
Dinner and breakfast with lions, one breakfast
with a leopard, one lunch with a
cheetah.............. what else can you expect ?????

Best regards and hope to see you (and the lions) again next year.
Conny

July 2007

By the time we were heading off to Mdonya, in Ruaha, we had become more confident at being in the bush. This was a bonus as Mdonya camp is the epitome of a true bush safari experience, in our opinion. We loved it! We realised very quickly that Selous had been our luxury experience and this would be quite different. We were glad of your advice to do Selous before Ruaha as Selous had 'broken us in' gently. In reverse, neither of us would have slept a wink for fear of what animals might be outside the tent. The service and standards at Mdonya were remarkable in view of its remote location. In particular, Alex and Emmanuel, our driver and guide were fabulous as was Edwin, the park ranger who accompanied us on our walking safari. This was the highlight of our trip as we were within 6ft of huge nile crocodiles. We would also like to thank Nick, camp manager for his attention and welcome. We recommend this camp unreservedly.

Julie Martin

December 8th 2006

Words cannot express how much we enjoyed the trip to Ruaha. Everything was perfect - the flight, the accommodation, the drives, the food, the team at Ruaha, and most importantly the special care and attention to details. On the first night, Nick and Daphne organised our dinner to be served at our tent and had the whole pathway leading to the tent lit with candles. It was almost magical. Also, of all the game drives I have done in Tz (and I have done so many), your team was the only one that organised to set up a lunch table and chairs under a tree by the Ruaha river. Everywhere else, I was given a lunch box and expected to eat in the car. These extra personal touches made it a very special experience and a very memorable one.
Thanks a million.
 
Best regards,
Munirah and Masood Kheraluwala
East African Movies

November 10th 2006

January 2005
Absolutely fantastic
Wonderful camp + great people
Thanks for your warm charming hospitality
Couldn't be better
The wildest
Unforgettable
Best game viewing yet!
fantastic experience
Love it, love the shower!
Woooowwwww
Enjoyed everything tremendously
Excellent food, company, shower and hospitality
I'll be back soon!
We don't want to leave

February 2005
Dear Adventure Camps,
We have had the most fantastic five days and I will start with the best and work backwards. It will be no suprise to you that Gary and I found Ruaha to be the most wonderful of all the parks we have ever visited. Its the most wild, the most promising and the most challenging place we have been to.
At first I was taken aback by the simplicity of the camp but it did not take me long to understand and appreciate the ethic and atmosphere that Malcolm has tried, successfully, to create.
Ruaha is a park for those who have a genuine love and interest in the bush, and the camp mirrors that exactly. Only too often the camp and not the environment and its inhabitants are the main feature of a safari. But as Mdonya is so uncomplicated and unobtrusive the emphasis is exactly where it should be: on the experience out of the camp rather than in it. However, this does not mean that the experience within the camp is not a good one - far from it. The staff are nice, the food very good and the tents incredibly comfortable. I loved the fact that it was all candle lit and though I was concerned we would be hot - its was a very comfortable temperature at night. Nothing was missing in the tent and it was very comfortable - I loved the basin, and I would dearly love my shower at home to be under the stars, moon and sun.
Mdonya is simple and authentic,creating an honest product which has a clear and definite market. I am sure you will come under some pressure to change but there are so many camps doing the opposite and as far as I am aware very few who offer what Mdonya does. (In fact I can only think of one other but I have not been there myself.) The camp is very masculine in nature and while much is made of the feminine touch - I really believe any effort to bring about those touches to the camp will change the feel of it and throw the atmosphere of the camp off balance. (This coming from me who loves swags and drapes, and colours and provides my guests with any number of little touches and toys.)
We were all very happy that we had made the effort to drive in and very very happy we had decided to fly out. I don't think I have ever flown with Vincent before - he made an effort to be friendly and warm and pointed out things en route. My one and only suggestion would be that each safari vehicle have a small medical aid kit with bandaids, bandages, antiseptic spray, pain killers, antihistamines and the like - I realise it gets very hot in the car but perhaps kept in a small cooler box would provide the necessary insulation. We loved the camp, cannot wait to return to it in the dry season and will spread the word as much as we possibly can.
We have had many wonderful trips away, been to some incredible places but I know I have never been this disenchanted to leave a place.
Many many thanks,
Gail, Gary, Sunny and Matt
of “ One Ocean”, Zanzibar

Saturday 19th March 2005
News from Denmark

Hello Malcolm and the rest of the staff...
Here in Denmark everything is going just fine. My son is about 9 months, so in 1-2 years he should be ready to go to Africa. In the meantime Helle and I will be saving up some money!! *S*
I just write you to comment on the new website... It is great!! I have missed one for a long time. Watching the website brings a lot of memories back. I really enjoy all the photos and just keep on writing that diary!! It brings me a lot joy to read about all the action.... So thumbs up for the website!! And finally I can tell and show my friends which place they should visit, if they want a piece of Africa as it used to be.... The only thing that the websites lacks (that is just my opinion) is some info about prices..... And if there are any special deals available!! Just to be curious, do you still have the last minutes deals??
Is there a big difference between the camp in Selous and Ruaha? The pictures from Selous looked great and I would just die for a boat ride on the Rujifi... Did you by the way ever get a chance to do the long trip along the Rufiji you talked about when we were in Mdonya in 2003.
It seemed like an excellent idea with a lot of tourist potential.....

Hope to hear from you soon
Best regards
Jes Ronnest

PS: for the first time in over a month it is not freezing in Denmark.
That is so nice.

The pilot turned and shouted above the noise of the engine:
"If those animals start to cross the runway, we'll need to abort the landing".
My husband Ludo and I could only agree - "the animals" were bigger than our tiny plane.
This was our introduction to Ruaha, a little-known national park in southern Tanzania. Those who know it rave, not just about the beauty of its landscapes but about the variety and sheer number of animals that live in and wander though this pristine, unfenced wilderness.

We landed on the dirt airstrip, coasting past the herd of feeding elephants. Ruaha, normally bone dry, had received its annual rainfall in just a month, and was lush and verdant. The drive to camp turned into a game drive. Male kudu with corkscrew horns and masked faces peered out at us. A herd of buffalo snorted and stamped. A lone lioness, the remains of a young giraffe beside her, rolled and stretched blissfully in the grass.
Mdonya Old River Camp is just that. Camouflage green tents are set along the banks of what was once the Mdonya River, and a larger tent serves as a dining room. The whole lot could be dismantled in 24 hours, leaving few signs it ever existed.

The manager, Nick, showed us to our tent and warned:
"Don't leave anything outside after dark; we're having a bit of a problem with a hyena. She'll eat anything. Last night she had a go at one of the kerosene lanterns."
And that really is the beauty of this camp. It doesn't shut out the wildlife - quite the opposite.
A month before, a pride of lions killed a buffalo outside one of the tents.
"We didn't have any guests in that tent at the time," Nick said.
"We just put people in the tents farthest away and left the lions to it. They stayed around for a few days. The guests loved it."

The rain had brought new life to the bush - newborn impala, baby giraffe and tiny vervet monkeys clinging to their mothers. But it also meant that, with food and water everywhere, the game had dispersed. We were at the mercy of chance and every sighting was a treat. Travelling was challenging: vehicles became stuck in treacly mud, and airstrips became unusable.
We flew out of Ruaha, dodging rain clouds, heading west….

This article was printed in the Times on Saturday June 16th 2007