5 independent reviews for Ghana, Togo and Benin holiday
Reviews for Ghana, Togo and Benin holiday
Lloyd Martin review 28 Jan 2023
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Most memorable part of the trip was the incompetence of the tour leader/guide and the transportation breaking down 4 times. The tour leader was lacking knowledge of places we visited ... sometimes did not even know the addresses of where we were going and had to stop multiple times to ask locals directions or rely on me or another pax to use our data packages on our mobile devices. He lied on multiple occasions about being lost or giving us the wrong information. He was inexperienced - having been only an assistant tour leader prior to the pandemic and not having worked since 2019 because of the pandemic. In addition it was the 'large group' travel aspect of the trip with TransAfrica operating several trips in partnership with different tour companies and often travelling at the same time as each other - like a cattle market in hotels trying to get rooms and food.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Avoid TransAfrica as a tour company3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
No, the tour leader encouraged buying sweets for children in the villages and on occasion threw the carrier bags of waste from the bus on to the side of the road.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Very disappointing and not worth the moneyRead the operator's response here:
We are sorry that we failed to meet your expectations and that on this occasion the tour did not operate to the usual high standard that our many repeat travellers are accustomed to. Measures have already been put in place to avoid a repeat of the issues raised.
We have sent you a detailed written response to your feedback and a refund has been applied of £250.00. In addition, we will be pleased to offer a discount on another trip should you choose to travel with us in the future.
Mike Power review 22 Jan 2020
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Voodoo fest fire eaters and some excellent hotels and visiting remote tribes. Also we ad our own chef who prepared some excellent lunches.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Be prepared for Lots of travelling on bad roads. But many stops3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Possibly helped some local people by our purchases, not sure about reduced evioronmental impacts or conservation4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
An Excellent guide made a very good holiday even more enjoyable for meDawn Taylor review 21 Jan 2018
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Following the slave trails.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Make sure you wash your hands regularly. Make sure to ask if you can take a person photo and share the photo. Smile and be friendly. Understand that things move slower and don't get upset.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes we met people and shook hands smiled and sharing their festivities. We also added some to the economy. I have a better understanding of the people of that part of the world.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Our group was not a group of 12 but of 24 and at times 26. The local company thought out much of the time combined the groups and it really took away from the experience.Nigel Hunt review 21 Jan 2018
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Aspects relating to the slave trade2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Be prepared for long days in the minibus3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
No4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
This is individual, but many people on my trip had read no background information about places to be visited ...to my mind that is essential.Kate Rogers review 19 Jan 2018
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Visit to slave town/fort, attending a traditional funeral, voodoo festival.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Extremely long days - much longer than those approximated on the itinerary (basically double it for everyday).3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Definitely benefited local people and supported local enterprise etc4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Good - days were lengthy, hotels often had basic issues such as no hot water/no flushing toilet/weak or poor wifi/towels small - poor quality, may need to request one as only one in room for 2 people etc/no toilet paper etc even though the guide would phone ahead! - need to be patient. Food in hotels was poor and unorganised, and often late. The trip was advertised as a max group of 12 and this didn't happen for the majority of the trip - the guide was put under pressure to double up with another group and occasionally 2 other people came which spoilt the feel of the group/difficlult when walking around villages/forest walk etcHoliday Reviews
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