Masai Mara National Reserve

Great place - we were in Ashnil Mara Camp by the Mara river - with resident hippos and crocs. Heard a lion roaring in the middle of the night. Sighted lions, antelopes, cheetah, baboons, elephants, hippos, crocs, etc

Great wildlife, birds, and scenery. Stayed just outside the park and drove in.

Best premier safari experience of all the Park

When it comes to East Africa safari, there is no other like a Maasai Mara experience. With the vast wild animals in millions in the natural habitat and the beautiful landscapes not to forget the highlight - the african sunset!
We were able to see all the Big 5 in our 3 days safari including the Black Rhino which is very rare to spot, the huge hippos and crocodiles in Mara River and the flora and fauna were all incredible. The park is very huge and the adventure while doing a game drive through the park is unmatched!

The Great Migration in the Masai Mara

A friend and I went to the Masai Mara for two days during the Great Migration. We booked a tour with Ket Safaris out of Nairobi. Our driver, Henry, picked us up at our hotel in Nairobi and drove us to our accommodation, which was a luxury tented camp. We saw plenty of wildlife, particularly wildebeest and zebra. All our guides were excellent. Definitely go during Migration if at all possible. Also, we booked a van instead of paying a little extra for a 4X4. If cost is not a significant issue for you, I highly suggest a 4X4 because the vans they use in the area don't have air con, and you are on very rough, dirt roads for the last two hours into the Mara. It can get quite uncomfortable.

Simply amazing and a lifetime experience of been closer to nature.

We visited Masai Mara National Reserve with a skepticism of how the experience will be then what we all watch on TV. I was impressed by the scenery, weather and the people around us. At the same time thank full to our guides who took in extra efforts to find us every wildlife that one wish for watching in wild.

My favourite out of seven

We have had two safaris in Kenya and the Mara reserve is by far the best. The reason is that you are not totally restricted to roads as in other parks in Kenya and Tanzania. Being able to drive further into the bush, you are more likely to be able to spot and photograph the animals at a closer range. On almost every drive there were so many animals to see and the rangers keep each other informed. On occasions there may be several vans grouping round a kill or an unusual animal such as a leopard but more often than not we got to view one completely on our own. One day we observed a cheetah for an hour and a half and there were no other vehicles. She eventually got up, chased and killed a young Thomson gazelle. Unfortunate for the gazelle but great for our video. We stayed at the Ashnil Mara which was superb. The tented accommodations are unbelievably good and so was the food. Our guide was from Kenya Espresso Safaris based in Niarobi and I would highly recommend them. We had three guides in all as we travelled to Tanzania and then back and they were all good.

The hundreds of thousands of Wildebeast keep the cat population well fed!

We saw 4 out of the Big five. The scenery was enjoyable. The weather was pleasant. The accommodations were much nicer than my own home. The menu alone had me salivating long before our meals arrived. Transportation was a standard Landrover set up. Our guide had learned from his father so, there were very few stones left unturned. Many, many Lions feasting on Wildebeast!

Magnificent, incredible landscape and an unbundance of wildlife

We absolutely loved the Masai Mara due to the vast and picturesque landscape and the diversity and abundance of wildlife. We stayed in a tented camp which was fantastic and extremely comfortable it was exhilarating being woken in the middle of the night by the sounds of lions, hyenas and grazing hippos right next to our tent, what a fantastic experience. Our personal guide was a Masai who knew everything about the Mara from the plants to the fabulous creatures who inhabit this wonderful place, we were generally the first to spot wildlife either in the savannah or in trees, we were very fortunate enough to see fresh kills, water crossing and 4 of the Big 5, no Rhino sighting however we did get to see a Rhino in the Serengeti. This is definitely a part of Africa that I will be coming back to.

Lots of varied landscapes in the Mara. Wildlife exceptional. Again excellent accommodation and welcome

truly the adventure of a lifetime wonderful reception wherever we visited very friendly country

Our guide really went the extra mile to make it so special very impressed with accomodation and quality of food...highlight was the balloon trip at the break of dawn....fantastic variety of wildlife at every turn...