Mombo, the Place of Plenty. The name is certainly apt as there is plenty game, luxury and food.
We travelled to Mombo Trails last year while the new camp was being built and had an extraordinarily good time, despite the temporary camp being a 'rustic' experience, compared to the new Mombo; so were very keen to come back and experience the new camp during our 4 day visit.
Our game viewing was off the charts. We saw: 2 male lions fighting over the rights to a red lechwe they had killed earlier on in the day, spent some quality time with a young leopard who was rested in a tree with perfect light for taking pictures who then came down the tree and attempted to kill a squirrel, a herd of a 1000+ cape buffaloes who went barrelling off around us, spooked by the presence of lions earlier, a pride of 10 lions killing a warthog and our best game viewing to date; the leopard cub of the legendary late Pula, now a year old, sprinting after some warthog piglets in the company of their mother, only for the mother to pull up, allowing the leopard to pass and then proceeded to chase the leopard up a tree and protect her offspring. General game viewing was great too with large herds of red lechwe, impala, giraffe, baboons. One of the great things as that all the sightings, we were usually the only car at the sighting and hardly saw anyone else whilst on game drives, which really lives up to the wilderness experience. None of our game viewing would have been possible were it not for our guide OB, who was excellent.
We stayed at Little Mombo and loved the intimacy of the smaller camp. The camp is exquisite and has a great deck where meals are served under the shade of large trees with entertainment provided by the resident squirrels and varied birds going about their business. The dining and lounge areas are beautifully furnished and there is always a staff member to attend to your every need. All the staff that looked after us were fantastic and nothing was too much trouble. Peter, Faith, Pelo, Arone and Setshaba, truly contributed to our Wow experience.
The food was fantastic with lots of choices for all meals. On leaving we were presented with the menus of the meals we had enjoyed over our visit. The wine and drink choices were equally varied, with 10+ gins to try out during our stay, the quintessential bush experience drink of choice.
Our room was beautifully appointed with everything you could ever want or need. We have never stayed in such a luxurious room ever and certainly sets a new benchmark in luxury and all of this in the middle of a wilderness. We enjoyed the plunge pool in the afternoon, which was a good way to keep cool during the warmest part of the day. If there were a negative, it could be argued that it is too much luxury for those looking for a bush experience, however it does contribute to the overall experience when matched up the game viewing, service and dining.
Overall, a wonderful trip and a big thank you to everyone at Little Mombo who made both our stay and visit so truly memorable.
