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Ricardo Guler
Visited:
July 2007
Reviewed: Aug 22, 2011
The place you must visit
simbambili
IT
Visited:
November 2011
Reviewed: Apr 7, 2012
35-50 years of age
Although the "great migration" is one of most beautiful things you can experience, the park is overcrowded by tourist, if you want to see a lion you just have to check how many minivans are concentrated in one place - That's not Africa!!!!
WW
US
Visited:
October 2008
Reviewed: May 25, 2012
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Have been both during and after the "great herd migration". Wonderful for both wildlife (all the big 5 plus cheetahs, hippos, and more) and local Masaai village visits. The accommodations were lovely. Don't remember where we stayed the 1st time, but the 2nd was associated with the Fairmont hotels.
Ok game viewing but pale in comparison with Serengeti
The best part - migration and crossing of the Masai River
The less desired part - cars driving off road and very close to animals to the extent impacting their hunting.
No Rhino sighting in 2 days - sad to not have a complete big 5 viewing
Emma
FR
Visited:
July 2018
Reviewed: Aug 16, 2018
Email Emma | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
see previous comment
Jamie Foley
US
Visited:
July 2018
Reviewed: Aug 26, 2018
Email Jamie Foley | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Was expecting to see the wildebeast migration, but they were very late. Without that volume of animals it was actually very empty. I've just seen better wildlife in other parks.
Rajiva Wijesinha
LK
Visited:
August 2018
Reviewed: Sep 14, 2018
Email Rajiva Wijesinha | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fascinating to be there and the animals were all present, but not so easy to see given the size and also the sad state of our vehicle. The driver was young and followed the herds, so we missed out on cheetahs and rhinos, but still we did see a great deal in the short time we had.
Nicholas You
KE
Visited:
February 2019
Reviewed: Feb 9, 2019
Email Nicholas You | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Too many vehicles chasing the same animals - almost quasi chaos
Rick
GB
Visited:
September 2019
Reviewed: Sep 20, 2019
Email Rick | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Use to be fantastic for wildlife, now saturated with noisy disrespectful tourists vehicles
Parts of the reserve now seem devoid of wildlife, Rhino Ridge, Paradise Plains, Talek river, this was strange to us as these areas have always been good for wildlife. This could be seasonal but our guide, very experienced and many years in the Mara as a guide, indicated that it was rare to bother going over to these areas now unless a migration crossing was happening. So it sounds liked
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something else is happening to the wildlife. He indicated that a lot of resident wildlife is heading to the surrounding conservancies for a more peaceful life.The lion population is still very good. Lions being lions spend most of the time sleeping so easier to find, although again if they had cubs they tended to hide much deeper in the bush.
The landscape is still beautiful and with the right timing you can get a vista without the ubiquitous white top safari van marring the view (why can't these trucks be in muted colors that blend?)
One of most my most loved parts of Africa seems to have become a victim of its own success, hopefully more controlled access and a cap on new developments will be implemented soon.
Halee
ZW
Visited:
September 2022
Reviewed: Nov 1, 2022
Email Halee | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Being a popular tourist destination it’s hard to enjoy the sightings as there are marred by the dozens of other vehicles maneuvering for the best shot. This takes away from the wild element unless you’re the first vehicle to spot the animal. But the changing landscapes are breathtaking, especially for sundowners or morning coffee in the bush.