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User Reviews of Masai Mara National Reserve (501 Reviews)

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Avatar icon Sue Visited: January 2015 Reviewed: Mar 24, 2015

My safari to the Masai Mara was the best ever for wildlife viewing and photography.

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I have been to Africa several times, and my trip to the Masai Mara National Reserve in January was the best safari I have ever been on. I loved the fact that there were less tourists than during the months of September and October when I went there before, and the reserve abounded with youngsters of all kinds of animals. The weather was very good with little rain and typical for the season. I stayed at the Mara Intrepids, and the staff and tented rooms were marvelous and the food exceeded my expectations. Our guides were extremely knowledgeable and very, very helpful. One of the highlights of the trip was seeing Malaika, a female cheetah climb on to the top of a jeep, which I learned was a normal thing for her to do. All in all, I would visit there again in a heartbeat.

Female avatar icon Nazan Kiziltan Suzer Turkey flag TR       Visited: January 2015 Reviewed: Feb 5, 2015

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

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I witnessed a lion kill! The real one!

Avatar icon Carmen Visited: August 2014 Reviewed: Feb 1, 2015

A wilderness dream - MUST DO

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The Mara is everything you always dreamed of! You will see so many wild animals: lions, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, antelopes, zebras, wildebeest, vultures, even rhinos and leopards if you're lucky... Definitely try to time it right to catch the Great Migration, but don't get frustrated if you don't. The place is gorgeous, plus there are a ton of tracks, not just a main one, do you will be alone surrounded by nature most of the time. Check out my blog to get an idea of how it's like and compare it to other parks:
https://bonatravels.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/maasai-mara-a-wilderness-dream/

Male avatar icon pallab gohain India flag IN       Visited: December 2014 Reviewed: Dec 29, 2014

20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

dream come true

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This Masai Mara experience was so awesome that if I could have added few more stars in my review then I surely would have. It was really a dream come true and I'm simply dumbstruck. Nothing like Masai Mara.

Male avatar icon Madhu Narayanan India flag IN       Visited: December 2014 Reviewed: Dec 15, 2014

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

Nature at its best............Hakuna Matataaaa

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Cannot ask for anything more. Awesome wildlife experience. A creditable praise to the wildlife conservators and govt of Kenya for the maintenance and protection of the animals. A matchless experience.

Avatar icon isiah koech Visited: October 2014 Reviewed: Dec 2, 2014

It was amazing to me and nice ,wish to be back soon.

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Wildlife was excellent we found many migration.it was a little rain and sunny which was good .accommodation was good to sleep in the tent inside the bush.transport was excellent by mwema safaris they gave us a good land cruiser with tour guide we visited everywhere in massai mara we thank for that.

Avatar icon Sarah Price Visited: October 2014 Reviewed: Nov 6, 2014

Most beautiful place i've seen in my life

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The Masai mara is the real Safari experience. After more than 60 countries visited, the Masai Mara must be the location that impressed me the most. It is so full of wildlife and it is so authentic and unspoiled. Beautiful.

Avatar icon Larry Visited: September 2014 Reviewed: Oct 6, 2014

What you expect and what you get is a gift from g-d

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It was breathtaking and full of suprises. It was a trip of a lifetime.

Avatar icon florette kingston Visited: February 2009 Reviewed: May 24, 2014

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We stayed at Governors' camp on two occasions.This is a true wild life experience that would be hard to better. We would return here tomorrow with no hesitation
The Maasai Mara National Reserve is a large game reserve in Narok County

Avatar icon maureen Visited: December 2013 Reviewed: Mar 3, 2014

Amazing

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I am a Kenyan, born and raised in Nairobi and hadn't yet visited Masai Mara until Last year December(2013). My family and I were hesitant because of the rains and Mara is known to be impassible during the rainy season but we decided to go ahead and not cancel our booking. Aren't we glad we went to the Mara. By road, its almost a 5hr drive on tarmac road until you reach Narok town where the tarmac just starts reducing until there is none as you get near the park. I have been to some Parks and Reserves in Kenya but Mara was the best. We saw a lot of lions(which isn't easy), leopards playing around and some of the prettiest tallest giraffes I have ever seen, among other wildlife. Now we know what the fuss is all about and cannot wait to back during the migration period. We booked directly through Sarova group and stayed at Sarova Mara and it was fantastic, best customer service ever. Our tour driver/guide was from Somak Safaris and he knew his wildlife.

P.s if
Read more you can, splurge more on hiring a land cruiser than a tour van when planning to tour Masai Mara. once you get to the rough roads, that's when you really appreciate the 4wd.