Testimonials
You can never fully bring to life someone else's experience. However, we all like to know if we can trust a service, especially when you're hoping for the best, and so over the years Lloyd has gathered the words of those who've walked alongside him, so you can get a sense of what your words might be, when you return home.
Ben Forbes
2018
Lloyd has taken a lifelong fascination with teaching and African wildlife and turned it into a career. From guiding and camp management with Wilderness Safaris, Lloyd went on to create the guide training department at Wilderness Namibia. There are few guides in that country who haven’t been trained by him or the successful programme he devised. He is now one of a small number of specialist guides who can stick a pin at random in the map of Africa and proceed to design the best possible itinerary. Deserts, jungles, mountains and swamps are environments in which he has led unforgettable journeys with demanding international clients.
Over the last 22 years that we have known him, Lloyd has very often been the solution to both guiding and guide training problems we have needed to resolve. He is our first call when we know that a safari just has to run perfectly. In a business where reputation is everything, we trust Lloyd implicitly.
Ben Forbes
Northern Exposure UK Ltd
Michael Browner, Florida
Lloyd guided our family group of ten on a two week long safari a few years ago. Our group consisted of 6 adults and 4 children. The kids ranged in age from 6 1⁄2 - 10. We went to three different camps in South Africa and one in Zimbabwe.
My wife and I had been to Africa before but this was the first trip for the rest of our family. We were excited but a bit nervous about how the kids would handle the encounters with the wonderful African animals. Would they be excited? Afraid? Would they follow the various safety rules so they could enjoy the trip and not be a danger to themselves or the rest of us.
Lloyd proved to be the answer to all concerns!
He explained “the rules” to the kids and he reinforced them during our game drives. He won their trust and there was NEVER an issue. They literally loved him.
As for the rest of his work for us...he was absolutely terrific there too.
First, he took care of all of the logistics of the trip. He kept us on schedule...with flexibility when needed. He made excellent suggestions re game viewing opportunities at the different camps while, at the same time, working in a totally collaborative and positive way with each camp’s local rangers. He knew most of them from having worked with them before and they all seemed to like and respect him.
Second, he became a real friend. He was a cross between a first class ranger and another member of our family group. In fact, a year or so later, he and his wife came to New Jersey and had dinner with my daughter and her family along with my wife and me. We’ve met several other perfectly competent African guides but never socialized with any of them back in the States.
Lloyd is a terrific resource for anyone making their first or their tenth trip to Africa. In fact, when my wife and I returned to Africa...just the two of us this time...a year after our family trip we again hired Lloyd to go along with us. He added tremendously to our enjoyment and comfort on that trip too.
I highly recommend Lloyd to anyone looking to enjoy a fantastic African experience. We’re planning to go again in 2019 and will definitely have Lloyd with us again.
Michael Browner, Florida
Bill & Myra Bucher
My wife and I recently returned from an 18 day trip through South Africa, guided by Lloyd. We hadn't been before and asked Lloyd to come up with as varied an itinerary as possible. It was a marvellous trip and far exceeded our hopes and expectations. We toured, predominantly by car, on a meandering route from Pietermaritzburg to Cape Town. During the trip, we took in mountain hikes, two different game reserves, spectacular rocky coastlines, interesting, (very safe ) old towns, and the most beautiful scenery. We also stayed on a wine estate and ended our trip with three days at a surfing village just outside Cape Town. Accommodation was a mixture of guest houses, thatched lodges, B&B, log cabins, and 5 star luxury at Nambiti game reserve.
The game reserves were undoubtedly the highlight but it was impossible to find fault with a single part of our holiday. It was probably much less adventurous than the majority of Lloyd's African trips, but for older travellers looking for an all round South African experience, it was just perfect. Lloyd was great company, vastly knowledgable, particularly with animals, trees and plants. But most importantly, he clearly loves Africa and that's really what made him such an excellent guide and our holiday so memorable.
Bill Bucher, Brighton, England April 2018
Bill Clossey
Lloyd Camp is the real deal. Raised in South Africa and with a lifelong passion for natural history and the outdoors, his enthusiasm for African wildlife is infectious. We had the pleasure of meeting Lloyd through mutual friends on one of his trips to the States. Having shared a few dinners with him we were entranced with his stories and experiences. We had made several safaris in Eastern and Southern Africa and could relate very well to the subject matter.
On our bucket list was to trek with the great silver-back gorillas in Rwanda. Of course, Lloyd had extensive experience with the gorillas and offered to plan a trip for us. Our trip took place in the Fall of 2016. Lloyd developed an itinerary for us that included a week in Tanzania, two nights at the Hotel Rwanda in Kigali and two visits with the gorillas on consecutive days in Volcanoes National Park in the mountains of Rwanda. The gorilla encounters were a never-to-be-forgotten treasures.
We could not have been more pleased with the experience. Lloyd took care of all the arrangements and reservations for us including stays at fabulous properties in the bush, two nights in a delightful stone bungalow adjacent to the National Park; and all transportation between and among the properties in aircraft, sedans and safari vehicles. Every connection went off like clockwork. His personal attention to every detail was most appreciated. And his personal relationships with the various camp personnel were obvious.
I would, without reservation, recommend Lloyd for an unforgettable African experience. Our only regret is that schedule conflicts did not permit him to join us on the trip.
Bill Clossey
New Jersey, USA
