Reviews of safaris to Maasai Mara Conservancies
416 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include Mara Conservancies.
"My Aug 2018 trip"
Excellent organisation from Expert Africa.
Thank you for all your help.we felt safe in all the camps as there are short wave radios in the rooms with guards on at night.
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Warn people it can be very cold even though it’s on the equator! Woolly hat would have been good!
The standard of hygiene was very good in all the camps. Drinking water provided ." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Kenya safari
"Kenya safari 2018 "
Only reservation, final camp would have been better if they told me what the routine re securing tents in the evening was - on first night escorted to camp by guard but it was pitch dark and on my one felt a little scared. However they did sort it out for the other nights making sure that the blinds were all down and the lights were left on.
Generally felt very safe despite being on my own." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Kenya safari
"My Aug 2018 trip"
Combining Kicheche Laikipia and Kicheche Mara provided variety and also continuity in their shared ethos of commitment to the animals, environment, local community and to their guests being cared for and to providing the best possible guiding experience. Both conservancies offer lovely landscape and a great variety and number of animals.
Expert Africa (Richard!) organized the trip so well and thoroughly that, travelling alone, I felt continually looked after." Read full review: 8 nights in Africa; 7 on a Kenya safari
"My Aug 2018 trip"
We were really happy with the places he recommend and with the final trip schedule. He gave us good advice about not paying extra to have a freight seat on the planes. We were a little over the max bag weight but we were not asked to pay anything.
We were grateful that he let everywhere know about Sarah's leg injury in advance as it meant all the camps were prepared for us.
We had an amazing holiday and would love to travel with Expert Africa to Kenya again." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 15 on a Kenya safari
"First Family Trip to Africa"
I cannot recommend Kicheche Mara and Pongwe Beach enough - we were so sad to leave! This has been our best family holiday to date - I'm not sure how we can top it!
Thank you.
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Perhaps warn travellers about Nairobi airport!
We were inundated with mosquitos there (had packed repellent) and both my husband and daughter got food poisoning from the food court!" Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zanzibar holiday
"The gorilla holiday"
"Overall well organised"
We use Expert Africa regularly - it is always a good service." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 9 on a Kenya safari
"Holiday of a lifetime"
All the arrangements went incredibly smoothly and although we weren’t carrying countless vouchers ( the only 1 was for Safarilink) we didn’t need them as everyone on our itinerary had been clearly informed of our plans and were there on time to make it happen. Prior to travelling I had a number of useful conversations with firstly James and the Richard at Expert Africa to help clarify the itinerary. Richard in particular helped us immensely by getting an early entry to Giraffe Manor as well as a late departure from Mahali Mzuri, which really put the icing on the cake.
Going to Little Governors before Mahali Mzuri proved to be a very wise decision. At Little Governors we were close enough and lucky enough to see the Wildebeest cross the Mara river so it took the pressure off when we were at Mahali Mzuri. People staying there and wanting to see the crossing had about a 3 hour drive each way!
Planning a trip involving several stopovers, it is very useful to have the expertise of a knowledgeable safari operator to call on to make sure you get it right and clearly the author of the Rough Guide to Kenya is just that! A big thank you to Expert Africa for helping our planned trip of a lifetime come to fruition.
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I really think that what you offer is an excellent service.
I lost count of how many hours I spent looking at the very detailed information on your website, which is a fantastic planning tool and well supported by the Rough Guide which I delved into on numerous occasions." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 9 on a Kenya safari
"My Aug 2018 trip"
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none" Read full review: 3 nights in Africa; 3 on a Kenya safari
"McCurdie trip July 18"

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