Thanks for organising our fly-fishing trip to the Zambezi. The organisation was like clockwork and the vehicles worked flawlessly. We will be back.

We had an incredible month in Zimbabwe and feel so lucky we found manapools.com & selfdrivezim.com. Ant Bown and his team organised everything for us, but it still felt like it was our own adventure. Right from the beginning, Ant was great and when we started our planning he was always on hand to answer any stupid questions we had. They did all our national parks bookings for us (which made life SO much easier), as well as booked ferries and advised on all the best places to go, on safety and much much more. Then when we arrived in Harare we stayed at the wonderful Sunbird guest house which catered for all our needs. The 4x4 was great and had been kitted out with literally everything we needed to be self-sufficient and comfortable for the month. Zimbabwe is such an extraordinary place, Mana Pools and Chitake Springs especially, but the whole country is so diverse and ready-made for these trips. Everyone we met was so friendly and the scenery and wildlife are magnificent. Not once did we feel like just another random client, we felt they really wanted us to have a great time. We were always reassured they had things covered and so I cannot recommend this company enough, not only in terms of their knowledge of the country and self-drive safaris but also their passion and enthusiasm.

We were searching one night for holiday possibilities in various countries and I shot Ant an enquiry email - I was very surprised to get a reply within the hour and a follow-up Skype call the next evening. We really value quick feedback and service, something Ant was able to do the entire trip when we needed it. We were their first guests to hire a 4x4 and, apart from missing a braai grid (which gave us an excuse to meet our neighbours), everything was beautifully kitted out. Not easy to get right the first time but they really did think of everything. We loved the personal tips Ant gave us too and the overnight ferry across Lake Kariba was a definite highlight for our kids. We were so pleased to have chosen Mana Pools as our primary destination. All in all, a very reliable and well-run outfit, would definitely recommend and use them again!