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User Reviews of Masai Mara National Reserve (486 Reviews)

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Male avatar icon Justin Porter United States flag US       Visited: July 2017 Reviewed: Jul 27, 2017

Email Justin Porter  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The Masai Mara is a must see location in East Africa.

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The Masai Mara was absolutely amazing. The scenery was breathtaking and the wildlife incredible. I can't wait to go back!

Avatar icon Kristine W United States flag US       Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Aug 7, 2017

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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
Read more 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.
Female avatar icon Wendy and Cecilia United States flag US       Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Aug 27, 2017

Email Wendy and Cecilia  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Breathtaking!

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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.

Female avatar icon Isabella Ferrario Italy flag IT       Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Aug 28, 2017

Email Isabella Ferrario  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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very good for bi predators

Female avatar icon Katharina Germany flag DE       Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Aug 28, 2017

Email Katharina  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Massai Mara is how you expect a safari/park to be

Male avatar icon David Australia flag AU       Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Sep 2, 2017

Email David  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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The only place that has excited me a lot!

Female avatar icon Alice Bonaiti Italy flag IT       Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Sep 3, 2017

Email Alice Bonaiti  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Beautiful park, beautiful wildlife, awesome experience!

Avatar icon Emma Willium United States flag US       Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Sep 8, 2017

Email Emma Willium

Excellent park to visit

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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 .

Avatar icon Clio Italy flag IT       Visited: June 2017 Reviewed: Sep 15, 2017

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5 / 5 5 /5

the best park all over africa

Female avatar icon Gabrielle Wilson Australia flag AU       Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Sep 24, 2017

Email Gabrielle Wilson  |  under20 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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The Masai Mara was great as for reasons above.