One of the singularly incredible experiences on the planet
The landscape alone gives you chills, acacia dotting broad plains, with colours and imagery that might be familiar from a nature documentary, but feels deeper, maybe stretching back to man's history in this place.
And then you see the animals. First a giraffe moving in the distance. Then families of elephants, herds of wildebeest and zebras, warthogs, birds. Prides of lions, solitary leopards, mothers and babies. It's all here, and in numbers that make your jaw drop. And what makes it that much more incredible is watching the animals interacting, mostly ignoring your presence and go about their activities in ways that can't be experienced or understood in a zoo. The vastness of this place can give you goosebumps the entire time.
Come ready for heat, for flies, and for bumpy game drives. This is the wild, and it truly is wild, and it's absolutely worth it.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Premier Safari Experience in the World
When it comes to African safari's, there is just no comparison to the Masai Mara/Serengeti. This region is home to one of the last remaining expansive wild frontiers with herds of game animals in the millions and a combined territory of thousands of km of untouched natural bush. The variety of game animals is unmatched, all the Big 5 can be viewed in a single day, birds, crocodiles, the annual migration... Furthermore, the cultural aspect of being in traditional Masai territory and being exposed to the Masai people and way of life adds another element of interest to the whole experience. This park is certainly not a secret, however due to the expansive size and the abundance of game life, it doesnt ever feel crowded or like a large zoo, how some smaller fenced in game parks can feel. The sense of adventure from driving across the expansive plains, through rivers and viewing unique animal interactions is unmatched.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Should be No.1 on any nature lover's bucket list
Returned to the Mara with my wife and four children after working in Kenya 21 yeara ago. We wanted to share our amazing experience all that time ago with our kids and the Mara certainly did not disappoint. Despite not seeing all of the Big 5 this time around we did get to see some fantastic animals up close. These included a mother with 3 baby cheetahs and 3 lion brothers stalking a herd of zebra. The undoubted highlight was a balloon safari over the savannah with Hot Air Safaris. This took off early so we could see the sun rise over Tanzania and Andrew the Captain managed to guide the balloon over a larg herd of startled elephants. Upon landing the 16 passengers were treated to the most amazing Champagne breakfast on the plain under the shade of a tree. We stayed at Ilkiliani Camp and were spoilt rotten by the staff there as the tourist numbers were down due to negative media reports regarding ebola and terrorism. Don't let this put you off going to this most wonderful place on earth which is far away from all the reported incidents. These are having an unnecessary detrimental impact on the wonderful people of this unmissable country.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Skeleton Coast National Park by Val Edlin
The beauty of the dunes and the Kunene River and the well adapted wildlife, as well as a superb camp at Serra Cafema
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Namib-Naukluft National Park by Val Edlin
The beauty of the desert and the dunes, and the well adapted wildlife as well as great guides
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Damaraland by Val Edlin
A spectacular setting to Mowani Camp and such interesting interaction with the Damara at their museum, as well as seeing the rock art at Twyfelfontein. The desert elephants were such a highlight
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A great variety of wildlife with good roads and tracks and expert guides
We stayed at Ongava Lodge just outside the park. This lodge has a floodlit waterhole where we saw white and black rhino, and the food and rooms and staff are top notch. In the concession we saw lions and rhino very close, and then with easy access to the main Etosha park, we saw most of the main mammals and birds on a couple of drives. Our guide Henock was so friendly knowledgeable and found us such a lot. The weather was perfect with cloudless skies and it was very hot.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing experience
Our 2 day safari was beyond our expectations. We knew that March was not the best time of the year for a safari but we were lucky with the weather and therefore saw all the wildlife. The scenery at Mikumi was outstanding. Our accommodation at Mikumi safari lodge was of a high standard and the staff could not do enough for us. Our guide Rama spoke good english and was a wizz at finding lions.
Review about Serengeti National Park by Justin
Fantastic, amazing wildlife everywhere. Really wild. Lots of jeeps at times but can strike out alone and we saw lion cubs playing and herds of wildebeest without any other cars around. Loved the camping in the bush.
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Justin
Good, but very crowded with other jeeps. Didn't feel as 'wild' as the serengeti. This park was nice but didn't quite live up to our expectations.