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User Reviews of Masai Mara National Reserve (488 Reviews)

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Average User Rating

4.8361 / 5 4.8 /5
4.9091 / 5 4.7580 / 5 4.5746 / 5 4.4256 / 5

Rating Breakdown

5 star 425 / 10 425
4 star 48 / 10 48
3 star 14 / 10 14
2 star 0 / 10 0
1 star 1 / 10 1
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Male avatar icon Ian Macfadyen United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: September 2010 Reviewed: Apr 30, 2012

50-65 years of age

5 / 5 5 /5
5 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5 3 / 5

The real African safari experience - rough journey, wonderful accomodation on arrival, all the Big Game, fabulous scenery, - day-to-day life & death to be seen on every game-drive. (I don't know what Tanzania could offer that the Masai Mara doesn't). If driving yourself, beware you are not permitted to go off track. The game-rangers are really strict.

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

65+ years of age

5 / 5 5 /5
5 / 5 3 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5

Too much tourists, but very nice to be in

Male avatar icon Wim Kenya flag KE       Visited: February 2009 Reviewed: May 7, 2012

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
5 / 5 5 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5

Famous.

Female avatar icon WW United States flag US       Visited: October 2008 Reviewed: May 25, 2012

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of WW and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
5 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5 / 5

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.

Male avatar icon Maciek Bit Poland flag PL       Visited: October 2006 Reviewed: Jun 4, 2012

Email Maciek Bit  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
4 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5

It would be great but there was too many people.

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

5 / 5 5 /5
5 / 5 3 / 5 5 / 5 3 / 5

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.

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

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

5 / 5 5 /5
5 / 5 4 / 5 5 / 5 / 5

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.

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

5 / 5 5 /5
5 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5 / 5

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

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

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

5 / 5 5 /5
5 / 5 3 / 5 5 / 5 / 5

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!

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

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

5 / 5 5 /5
5 / 5 4 / 5 3 / 5 / 5

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.