3/5 shelley m. 8 years ago on Google
The
lunch
that
was
prepared
and
served
after
long
drives
by
the
guide
was
either
raw
uncooked
hot
dogs
(I
watched
him
take
them
from
the
package
and
drop
into
a
bowl,
not
boiling
or
grilling
and
we
had
the
resources
to
do
both),
spam
and
bologna
along
with
a
token
bunch
of
lettuce
some
cucumbers
and
tomatoes.
No
one
was
expecting
processed
food
for
lunch
day
in
and
day
out
for
two
and
a
half
weeks.
When
I
could,
I
paid
for
my
own
lunch
or
dinner
wherever
it
said
“food
prepared
by
the
guide”.
To
say
this
was
a
major
disappointment
on
this
tour
would
be
an
understatement.
In
addition,
when
the
food
was
prepared
on
the
truck,
no
water
appeared
to
be
used
to
clean
and
no
hands
were
washed
by
the
guides.
On
a
following
day
at
lunch
in
a
restaurant,
hot
dogs
were
ordered
for
everyone
without
even
asking.
Some
of
us
didn’t
eat
as
we
don’t
like
hot
dogs,
and
we
told
him
so.
The
very
next
day,
guess
what
we
had
for
lunch..
After
a
very
long
drive
through
the
Namibian
desert,
everyone
was
looking
forward
to
some
seafood
at
the
local
restaurant
which
specializes
in
fish.
Once
we
arrived,
our
guide
Pine
told
us
they
were
out
of
fish
and
chips
and
instead
took
it
upon
himself
to
order
everyone
grilled
cheese
sandwiches
and
French
fries
(for
the
6th
time
on
the
trip).
I
asked
the
waitress
if
there
was
fish
and
chips
on
the
menu,
she
said
“of
course”
so
I
assume
to
save
money,
our
guide
ordered
the
cheapest
thing
on
the
menu.
Once
we
arrived
in
Swakopmund,
there
was
another
chance
to
have
fish
and
chips
and
the
guide
assured
us
he
would
make
reservations,
he
never
did
so
we
couldn’t
get
in.
We
stayed
two
nights
in
the
Goma
Lodge
which
really
wasn’t
necessary
as
there
was
nothing
to
do,
instead
we
should
have
added
one
of
those
nights
to
our
first
hotel
in
Etosha
which
was
great.
Camp
Kwando
is
in
need
of
a
major
face
lift,
it
was
acceptable
and
a
pretty
cool
place
all
in
all.
know.
A
small
but
added
touch
would
have
been
to
have
plenty
of
drinking
water
on
the
truck
since
a
fridge
was
on
board,
instead
we
made
multiple
stops
to
get
water.
It
seemed
like
no
major
attempt
was
made
to
find
Cheetah‘s.
The
focus
was
more
on
getting
to
the
next
hotel
so
that
a
rugby
game
could
be
watched
or
time
to
drink
and
smoke
cigarettes.
I
have
to
wonder
if
either
guide
had
ever
actually
been
guides
before.
They
were
very
unorganized
and
I
know
the
feeling
is
shared
by
most
of
the
group
if
not
all.
We
told
our
guide
several
times
that
we
could
not
hear
him
on
the
speaker
while
we
were
in
the
truck
when
he
occasionally
had
something
to
say,
this
was
never
corrected.
We
also
asked
him
to
please
gather
email
address
of
everyone
in
our
tour
group
so
that
we
could
correspond
in
the
future,
we
were
told
by
both
guides
as
least
5-6
times
that
they
would
get
this
list
together,
they
never
did.
We
also
were
not
provided
much
detail/information
while
on
the
tour.
And
finally,
on
several
occasions
where
there
would
extra
activities
available
once
we
arrived
to
our
hotel,
(visit
a
village,
museum,
etc.,)
The
guide
said
he
would
arrange
something
for
everyone
once
we
arrived,
this
never
happened.
Instead,
he
watched
a
rugby
game.
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