Reviews of safaris to Maasai Mara Conservancies
390 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include Mara Conservancies.
Mrs K.
Gravesend
"My Oct 2022 trip"
I visited Kenya between 4 Oct 2022 and 16 Oct 2022
"Everything we hoped for and more ..all very well organised and seamless couldn’t have asked for any more …would have no hesitation in recommending Expert Africa …what was also nice is Expert Africa has a really good reputation with the camps and guides.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
No nothing comes to mind …very satisfied with everything" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Kenya safari
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
No nothing comes to mind …very satisfied with everything" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Kenya safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr R.
Cambridge
"My Sep 2022 trip"
I visited Kenya and 1 other country between 27 Sep 2022 and 16 Oct 2022
"Memorable in so many respects.
Quite often, we were the only people seeing the animals, and it felt incredibly intimate. So close. We could almost touch them.
Both drivers were excellent, enabling us to position ourselves and find the animals approaching us.
Every moment was an adventure.
Weird, how strangely comforting it was to have lions, rather than buffaloes roaming the Mara camp.
Fantastic to see so many babies in the flourishing conservancies.
We met other people, including a charming couple of American twins Paula and Sue who shared our view, that we were fortunate to have found you on the Internet." Read full review: 19 nights in Africa; 11 on a Kenya safari
Quite often, we were the only people seeing the animals, and it felt incredibly intimate. So close. We could almost touch them.
Both drivers were excellent, enabling us to position ourselves and find the animals approaching us.
Every moment was an adventure.
Weird, how strangely comforting it was to have lions, rather than buffaloes roaming the Mara camp.
Fantastic to see so many babies in the flourishing conservancies.
We met other people, including a charming couple of American twins Paula and Sue who shared our view, that we were fortunate to have found you on the Internet." Read full review: 19 nights in Africa; 11 on a Kenya safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mrs A.
S. Carolina
"My Sep 2022 trip"
I visited Rwanda and 2 other countries between 18 Sep 2022 and 3 Oct 2022
"Fabulous itinerary and trip.
Amazing sights, awesome game drives, wonderful people.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
We were only disappointed in the level of amenities at Serian.
Given the terrific high standards the rest of the trip, and the trip pricing, we had assumed all camps would be of equal value.
Quite disappointed just about this stay." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 5 on a Rwanda safari
Amazing sights, awesome game drives, wonderful people.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
We were only disappointed in the level of amenities at Serian.
Given the terrific high standards the rest of the trip, and the trip pricing, we had assumed all camps would be of equal value.
Quite disappointed just about this stay." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 5 on a Rwanda safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Dr N
Edinburgh
"Classic safari in the Masai Mara"
I visited Kenya between 14 Sep 2022 and 23 Sep 2022
"Overall an excellent trip that met - and sometimes exceeded - all our expectations even though they were quite high in the first place!
Although we had used Expert Africa a few times this was our first trip out of southern Africa. As ever, the organisation was flawless and Jessica's advice when planning was accurate and very helpful.
We particularly appreciate the way Expert Africa encourage (and make it easy) to contact them by phone to discuss what you are looking for in (patient) detail with someone who has personal experience of the are and lodges - yes their website is really excellent and the perfect starting point but nothing beats talking to someone who's been there and who can engage with your own individual preferences and expectations." Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 9 on a Kenya safari
Although we had used Expert Africa a few times this was our first trip out of southern Africa. As ever, the organisation was flawless and Jessica's advice when planning was accurate and very helpful.
We particularly appreciate the way Expert Africa encourage (and make it easy) to contact them by phone to discuss what you are looking for in (patient) detail with someone who has personal experience of the are and lodges - yes their website is really excellent and the perfect starting point but nothing beats talking to someone who's been there and who can engage with your own individual preferences and expectations." Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 9 on a Kenya safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr C
Hindhead
"My Sep 2022 trip to Meru, Samburu and Massai Mara"
I visited Kenya between 14 Sep 2022 and 25 Sep 2022
"Originally trip was booked for 2020. We were pleased the trip was rolled over fairly painlessly to 2021 and then 2022.
Jessica has been there over the past three years to provide us with a high level of service.
This is our seventh safari (fourth with Expert Africa) and probably our best although they are all difficult to compare.
The local agent to meet us on arriving at Nairobi airport, Isaac? and transfers to and from Nairobi Wilson were very good" Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 10 on a Kenya safari
Jessica has been there over the past three years to provide us with a high level of service.
This is our seventh safari (fourth with Expert Africa) and probably our best although they are all difficult to compare.
The local agent to meet us on arriving at Nairobi airport, Isaac? and transfers to and from Nairobi Wilson were very good" Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 10 on a Kenya safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr F
Exmoor Somerset
"My Sep 2022 trip"
I visited Kenya between 13 Sep 2022 and 25 Sep 2022
"Thank you as always to Richard for facilitating an amazing trip.
So happy with your recommendations again. Great experience!
Will be back!" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Kenya safari
So happy with your recommendations again. Great experience!
Will be back!" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Kenya safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Dr G & Dr E
UK
"My Sep 2022 trip"
I visited Kenya between 10 Sep 2022 and 25 Sep 2022
"We worked out while we were away that this was our 25th safari. It was by far our best and Kenya has become our new favourite safari destination.
The people are so welcoming, polite and friendly. The camps were all very well run with excellent food and facilities. The internal flights were well organised and efficient, albeit with lots of stops!
As we do quite a lot of self-guided, self-drive safaris, it was nice to go to camps with an emphasis on photography, so that they would position the vehicle as we would if we were driving and in a few instances, suggest angles that we hadn't thought of." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 14 on a Kenya safari
The people are so welcoming, polite and friendly. The camps were all very well run with excellent food and facilities. The internal flights were well organised and efficient, albeit with lots of stops!
As we do quite a lot of self-guided, self-drive safaris, it was nice to go to camps with an emphasis on photography, so that they would position the vehicle as we would if we were driving and in a few instances, suggest angles that we hadn't thought of." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 14 on a Kenya safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr P.
Cambridge
"Great Safari 2022"
I visited Kenya between 9 Sep 2022 and 20 Sep 2022
"Our trip was excellent, the camps were all wonderful , wildlife plentiful and we had great viewings with help from our super guides.
All the arrangements worked seamlessly, couldn’t have been better, just perfect, we loved every minute." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 10 on a Kenya safari
All the arrangements worked seamlessly, couldn’t have been better, just perfect, we loved every minute." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 10 on a Kenya safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Miss R.
United Kingdom
"My Sep 2022 trip"
I visited Kenya between 7 Sep 2022 and 17 Sep 2022
"Exceptional.
Everything we hoped for and more
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Nope, excellent service, thank you!
Have already recommend Expert Africa, and Jessica specifically, to family who are thinking about a safari trip." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 7 on a Kenya safari
Everything we hoped for and more
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Nope, excellent service, thank you!
Have already recommend Expert Africa, and Jessica specifically, to family who are thinking about a safari trip." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 7 on a Kenya safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Kim
London
"My Aug 2022 trip"
I visited Kenya between 22 Aug 2022 and 1 Sep 2022
"Great organisation by you guys. Hotel, transfers and camps all great. Appreciated that conservancies and camp staffing seemed to be ethical and not exploitative.
Bit of a nightmare journey home with KLM but that was nothing to do with you!
The handling of the unavoidable 2 year delay was well done by Expert Africa.
We had great personal treatment - most of the time it was just the 2 of us in the 4x4s - terrific for us, not so great for them. Hope for full recovery of tourism!" Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 8 on a Kenya safari
Bit of a nightmare journey home with KLM but that was nothing to do with you!
The handling of the unavoidable 2 year delay was well done by Expert Africa.
We had great personal treatment - most of the time it was just the 2 of us in the 4x4s - terrific for us, not so great for them. Hope for full recovery of tourism!" Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 8 on a Kenya safari
Overall trip
Excellent
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