One of the most beautiful places on earth, full of wildlife
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Beautiful landscapes, and we saw the big 5 (lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, buffalo) plus everything else - cheetahs, giraffes, wildebeest, hyena, warthogs, hippos, crocs, etc. We waited a few hours at the end to see a herd of wildebeest cross the Mara River. July and August is the best time to go to the Mara to see the wildebeest migration and cats hunting. We saw lions, cheetahs, and leopards with fresh kills. It's the dry season so more animals are out and about at the watering holes. The Masai are graceful with their bright red cloaks and kind to the tourists. We didn't do the cultural visit to the Masai village because another guest told us that you have to pay extra to get in, and it was mostly uncomfortable situations of them pressuring you to buy souvenirs or donate more money. You can hang out with Masai at the camps anyways.
Lenchada camp was great - safari tents with comfortable beds on cots, bed nets, and a private bathroom with hot water attached to
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your tent. There are Masai workers at the camp that make a campfire at night who are nice and fun to talk to. Some other tourists even bought a goat from the Masai and roasted it over the fire. Just make sure you leave your tent zipped so the baboons don't get in at night. No locks on the tents. Dinner and breakfast buffets were hot and tasty, and also had fruit, tea, hot chocolate, and beer. Only the packed lunch they gave us for the safari day was rubbish - sandwich with dry bread and a few slices of tomato - come on. Inedible. Luckily I had taken some extra breakfast with me. The camp runs a generator for a few hours so you can have lights and charge your phone.
The only critique is that many of the dirt roads are absolutely horrible and I'm surprised our big safari van made it through most of them. Even the roads outside the park coming from Nairobi practically gave me a stroke from the vibration, bouncing, and noise. Also during the high season, there are a lot of safari vans swarming around the animals, which is a bit annoying, but understandable.
Wendy and Cecilia
US
Visited:
August 2017
Reviewed: Aug 27, 2017
The weather was lovely, a bit chilly in the mornings, but perfect all day. The scenery was gorgeous and varied throughout the park. We saw so many animals, even on the first evening game drive. The drivers knew the park well, and were considerate of one another. Gorgeous accommodations close to the park. We even got to see wildebeest running, although we missed some of the best views of that as we were a few weeks too late.
Isabella Ferrario
IT
Visited:
August 2017
Reviewed: Aug 28, 2017
This is my second time to visit kenya only this time i used Tervensolia Prime Safaris & Tours (K) masai mara i never visited on this time i was hearing about great migration of animals but this time round i had to see by my self and it's a very nice place to visit on july .