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User Reviews of Masai Mara National Reserve (488 Reviews)

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Avatar icon Brandon Rosenblum United States flag US       Visited: February 2011 Reviewed: Apr 3, 2013

An amazing place to get close to wildlife

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Of all the parks we visited in a two week safari in Kenya and Tanzania, we saw the most Lions in Maasai Mara, many that were very close to our vehicle. You can go off the roads to get closer to the animals, which you can't do at other parks, making this a must-see destination.

Male avatar icon EnergyRouter United States flag US       Visited: June 2011 Reviewed: Mar 29, 2013

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

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Maasai Mara is the epitome of an African Safari. You have every typical African grassland animal you could want to see, a vast expanse of land protected land, and indigenous tribes of people who still live in their traditional way. We went to meet some of them and see their village, which can be seen here: http://youtu.be/p8wUKAiRai4
Maasai Mara has it all. Hands down.

Female avatar icon JerseyMolly United States flag US       Visited: August 2012 Reviewed: Aug 26, 2012

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

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As our driver said: this is the real safari! We were there for the migration, so there were zebra and wildebeest as far as the eye could see. Tough to get to, but well worth the trip.

Male avatar icon Mark Hancock United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: July 2011 Reviewed: Aug 13, 2012

Email Mark Hancock  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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What else is there to say? The 'daddy' of safari destinations with lots and lots of wildilfe spolit only slightly but quite a lot of safari vehicles, which is understandble.

Male avatar icon LimeWave Sweden flag SE       Visited: February 2011 Reviewed: Aug 7, 2012

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

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This is the park with the most wildlife in Kenya. It's a huge area and that makes it a more "wild experience" without any fences in sight. Although it get's lots of visitors, you rarely feel disturbed by other tour groups. We got to see all the big five as well as lots of other wildlife. We came close up to a huge group of elephants, got to see several lions with cubs, cheetas hunting, Masai Giraffe, Pumbaas, Hyenas, Gazelles etc etc. The landscape is mostly Savanna with an Acacia tree every now and then.

Female avatar icon TheMrskoko United States flag US       Visited: August 2010 Reviewed: Aug 4, 2012

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

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We were there for the migration saw great amounts of animals - all the big five minus the rino. It was a bit more croweded than the other parks we went too. Had a cheetah jump on the hood of our safari truck. Overall great experience! Must see and do!

Female avatar icon Lisa Lewis Koster United States flag US       Visited: June 2012 Reviewed: Jul 30, 2012

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

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More animals than at Amboseli, perhaps due to the fact that the drivers could go off-road to find them.

Female avatar icon seltzca United States flag US       Visited: August 2002 Reviewed: Jul 4, 2012

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

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If you want to see classic African savannah with the big 5, this is an excellent choice. Just be prepared to also see lots of tourists.

Male avatar icon Carlos Oliveira Mauritania flag MR       Visited: November 2006 Reviewed: Jun 6, 2012

Email Carlos Oliveira  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Discovering a high value safari in a wonderful place

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A special Kenyan site where you have a good change to see a lot of wildlife. The Reserve has good activities and an adequate format of accommodations. The scenery is gorgeous, with such a wide variety of landscapes.

Male avatar icon Berend Netherlands flag NL       Visited: September 2011 Reviewed: May 2, 2012

65+ years of age

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Too much tourists, but very nice to be in