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Avatar icon Bill Lateu Visited: March 1998 Reviewed: Apr 7, 2012

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This was the ultimate experience at the Masai Mara Sopa Lodge. Excellent accommodation. Saw the big five and more plus a ride in a hot air balloon.

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Male avatar icon navrajghataura Visited: March 2008 Reviewed: Apr 2, 2012

35-50 years of age

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One of Kenya's best parks & perhaps one the best known destinations on the planet. Love it every time I visit. Lots of lodges to choose from - excellent wildlife & you get to see it all.

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Male avatar icon jhazevoet Netherlands flag NL       Visited: January 2011 Reviewed: Apr 2, 2012

35-50 years of age

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Without match. If this is the one park you can visit for a safari, make it the Masai Mara.

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Female avatar icon ~lustedtowander~ United States flag US       Visited: August 2011 Reviewed: Feb 7, 2012

Email ~lustedtowander~  |  35-50 years of age

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The Mara is large enough that you can wander away from the endless stream of safari vehicles. And it is oh, so worth it! To witness the Great Migration in all it's dust and sound and smell and life. Do not miss it.

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Avatar icon John Carthy United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: September 2009 Reviewed: Jan 25, 2012

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Fantastic on an organised safari, hard work on self drive. Lots of relatively cheap tented accommodation on the outside of the park near the gates. Otherwise very expensive. Compared to comparably sized southern African parks the Mara is hard to find your way around. Otherwise, it is amazing. Birds are great. We missed the migration but still saw loads of lion, cheetah, hyena (including one striped), rhino, elephant, and loads of other good stuff. Won't let you down. If you've got the money, stay at one of the swank lodges in the middle of the park and go on a hot air balloon.

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Avatar icon Claus Hjoernet Visited: August 2011 Reviewed: Jan 9, 2012

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Scenery can not match Samburu / Shaba, a bit crowded

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Male avatar icon Yukon Travellor Canada flag CA       Visited: April 2011 Reviewed: Dec 26, 2011

Email Yukon Travellor  |  50-65 years of age

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What can I say. We've been through the Mara on three different occasions at three different times of the year at three different lodges. Spectacular animal viewing, excellent lodges or camps to stay at. A MUST SEE !!

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Male avatar icon Wanderlust United States flag US       Visited: June 2005 Reviewed: Dec 23, 2011

Email Wanderlust  |  35-50 years of age

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For me this is the best wildlife park in the world. We were here for three weeks during the migration and saw something new and amazing each day. The Masai people at Riverside Camp were very hospitable and kind. Loved every moment.

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Male avatar icon Robert Pielmalm Sweden flag SE       Visited: July 2011 Reviewed: Oct 7, 2011

Email Robert Pielmalm  |  20-35 years of age

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I could experinces so much within only two days.

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Female avatar icon kim United States flag US       Visited: August 2008 Reviewed: Sep 17, 2011

Email kim  |  20-35 years of age

I would do it again

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Wildlife, scenery, weather, accommodations, food, transport, our guide - all amazing. The guides knew where all the animals like to hang out. I was only here for 4 days, so I only saw a small portion of this reserve, and I would love to go back and spend more time on my own. I worry about the noise and pollution impact of so many diesel engines, the high number of tourists in the area, the seemingly high number of dirt roads, and water consumption due to tourism in a savanna setting that seems quite arid. The hotel we stayed at was very well maintained, the staff were wonderful, and the food was tasty. I loved the architecture, and thought it contributed to the "bush feel". I appreciated the commitment to electricity conservation and the fact that solar water heating was used. It was unfortunate that our drives happened in the mid-day when lighting is not very conducive to photography. I generally do not like being on organized tours - I prefer the freedom that going alone provides
Read more - but it was worth it to have a guide here since I wasn't well educated about the wildlife and it was my first time to Africa. I hope to visit this reserve again, as well as others in the region, and would like to do a walking safari. Our group's focus was on The Big Five and other large mammals so I didn't feel comfortable rating birding. I did see a number of pretty cool birds just by chance! Four days wasn't enough...I want to spend 4 months out here!
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