​User Reviews – Masai Mara NR

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Mike   –  
United States US
Visited: September 2023 Reviewed: Oct 10, 2023

Email Mike  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Mike and not that of SafariBookings.
Beatiful Park but watch out for corruption
Overall rating
3/5

We flew into Masai Mara and were held up for some time from entering the park as the agents said the network was down and they could not verify our pre-paid fees. When our guides refused to pay the bribe the network suddenly was back up and we were allowed entry. Almost immediately upon entry we were pulled over by a "ranger" who stated we had driven in an area where we should not have. Even though there were at least 7 other vehichles doing the same thing and one that was still stuck in mud, we were the only ones stopped. Our guide was threatened that we could lose our access to the park for the entire time we were to be there (2 days). In the end our guide paid the bribe and we were on our way. I stongly suspect that the officals at the airport contacted the ranger to extract our "Fee" since we hadn't paid the bribe at the airport.

We stayed in 3 other parks and never saw anything close to this corruption. It made us not feel safe in this park. While the park itself was amazing I would not go back to this park and would advise anyone wanting to visit Masai Mara to reconsider or just know that there will be "Fees" to pay.

Leonie Groom   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: September 2023 Reviewed: Oct 7, 2023

Email Leonie Groom  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Overall rating
5/5

Fascinating area, where you can see the Maasi people living their normal lives. The picnic under the Acacia trees was a real highlight and the wildlife you see in this vast open park is incredible.

Dr Mike   –  
United States US
Visited: September 2023 Reviewed: Oct 6, 2023

Email Dr Mike  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Overall rating
5/5

too many birds and animals to list

Jason Lycett   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: September 2023 Reviewed: Sep 25, 2023

Email Jason Lycett  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

Awesome landscapes and wildlife spotting

Gašper   –  
Slovenia SI
Visited: August 2023 Reviewed: Sep 22, 2023

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

Overall rating
5/5

No words can describe this experience! Just awesome! We felt in love with Masai Mara!

Billy   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2023 Reviewed: Sep 19, 2023

Email Billy  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Overall rating
5/5

We spent the majority of our safari time in the Masai Mara where we saw 4 of the Big 5.

Mees   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: August 2023 Reviewed: Sep 15, 2023

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

Overall rating
5/5

this is a park having unlimited possibilities and gave more feelings of freedom to go in the wild with on top the spot to see the migration, an unbelievable idea of the animals, in leadership and communication.

Donna Farber   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2023 Reviewed: Sep 8, 2023

Email Donna Farber  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

There was an abundance of wildlife. Wonderful people.

John Reeves   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: August 2023 Reviewed: Sep 6, 2023

Email John Reeves  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

I drop scenic beauty by one star solely because of the litter in certain places. Horrible to see two beautiful lions lying amongst paper and human waste. Washing and toilet facilities MUST be provided otherwise tourists will not visit if they are forced to go behind a bush to answer the call of nature.

Preston   –  
United States US
Visited: July 2023 Reviewed: Sep 4, 2023

Email Preston  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

Large numbers and range of wildlife made the site. 4x4 Traffic as it was high season lowered quality of experience somewhat.

Average User Rating

  • 4.8/5
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