Reviews of Rekero
Wildlife sightings and reviews
30 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Rekero and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Rekero review"
The camp is in a lovely position, next to the river. Our tent was very comfortable and had everything we needed including an outdoor washing line and pegs. (This was useful for drying underwear as other laundry was included). Meals were excellent and it was nice to be able to take both breakfast and lunch as picnics and thus have some longer drives. We enjoyed meeting up around the camp fire for pre dinner drinks and chats with other guests.
Our guide was Jackson, (not Looseyia). We were very spoilt and fortunate not to have to share our guide/vehicle with anyone else during our 4 night stay. Each day Jackson tried to give us a variety of experiences in different areas of the Mara and although not everything worked out as planned/hoped for this was not his fault ... e.g. elephants not crossing where they should/normally do! (clients the next day had a good sighting ...) He worked very hard one day for us to be able to see a sizeable number of wilderbeest and zebra at a river crossing (successfully).
We did have a number of good lion sightings, including both attempted and successful kills. We were impressed with his driving skills, particularly at river crossings." See all these reviews: 12n in Kenya
Buffalo
10 sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Eland
5 sightings
Elephant
6 sightings
Giraffe
6 sightings
Hippo
Multiple sightings
Lion
7 sightings
Spotted Hyena
10 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Rekero review"
My wife requires a wheelchair to get around the camp and Expert Africa arranged for one to be provided.
The were always plenty of staff available to assist her up steps and to walk in the restaurant area and to wheel her to and from the tent.
Despite the restriction whereby vehicles are not permitted to "off road" in the public areas of the Mara we found there were many more roads and tracks available to enable us to obtain good sightings than we have experienced in the Serengeti so in that respect we felt our chances of quality sightings were improved.
When you do find a significant sighting there is quite a fight to "gain position", but this, sadly, is a well known downside of animal watching in this part of the world and is not in any way controlled. For the record we had 40 vehicles at one leopard sighting and 20 at an earlier cheetah kill sighting." See all these reviews: 10n in Kenya
Buffalo
3 sightings
Cheetah
3 sightings
Eland
3 sightings
Elephant
5 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
4 sightings
Spotted Hyena
10 sightings
Wildebeest
2 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Introduction to the Bush"
Buffalo
Multiple sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Eland
Multiple sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
2 sightings
Lion
10 sightings
Spotted Hyena
10 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Rekero review"
Our safari guide Karia was amazing! He was so knowledgeable and eager to show us the marvels of the Mara - the best day of game drives in our entire 11-day safari was because of his enthusiasm and incredible spotting skills. He is a photographer, as I am, and he always knew the right angles and light to enhance our shots. We couldn't have asked for more.
The tent was lovely and comfortable; every meal was delicious and beautifully served; the camp is nicely located with great views.
We look forward to staying here again!" See all these reviews: 17n in Kenya
Buffalo
10 sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Eland
10 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
2 sightings
Lion
10 sightings
Spotted Hyena
10 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Incredible location"
The location of the camp is great along the river with a fabulous view from the dining deck. Tents are also amazing along the river. Our tent was next to the hippo pod which was fabulous (shame though about the fencing), very spacious and comfortable.
As I am gluten free and diary free I was a little bit worried but it was great how they catered and took care of me, the food was delicious and the desserts were amazing.
Our guide Francis was great, extremely friendly and managed to make us see a lot without having crowds around us. Very knowledgeable and a bird specialist as well." See all these reviews: 8n in Kenya
Buffalo
10 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Lion
10 sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Wow! Hope to return one day!"
Our guide Nick was absolutely one of the best guides we have ever had. What sets the Rekero guides apart is that they focus on using their skills and experience to find the wildlife themselves, rather than following other vehicles and ending up with the crowds around sightings. We were so lucky to have lion cubs just a few minutes from camp, all to ourselves!
The food was outstanding, and it really felt like nothing was too much trouble - just ask. We loved the bush breakfasts - one day we stopped on the open plains and ate under a lone acacia tree, while watching topi and wildebeest in the distance.
We also particularly enjoyed the fact that the wifi tent was set apart from the main dining area, which really makes sure everyone relaxes. The little tiny souvenir tent is was very reasonably priced.
In short, we can't recommend Rekero enough!" See all these reviews: 15n in Kenya
Buffalo
3 sightings
Eland
4 sightings
Elephant
3 sightings
Giraffe
4 sightings
Hippo
7 sightings
Lion
10 sightings
Spotted Hyena
4 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Rekero review"
They engaged with all the guests and encouraged conversation and mingling at the camp fire and tea time, and Becca and/or Lewis ate with me at meals and were interesting and entertaining company. Both of them have an obvious passion for safari and love to share it with their guests. They clearly can't wait to get back to communal dining and I'm sure this would make Rekero an even more enjoyable place to stay.
My guide, Francis, was excellent, clearly very experienced with great birding skills. It was good to see that he was keen to avoid some of the worse "circus like" sightings that you get in this part of the reserve, and to leave sightings when we felt the animal was being harrassed.
Not mentioned in your wildlife list so I will mention it here - we had some lovely sightings of serval with kittens." See all these reviews: 12n in Zambia; 10n in Kenya
Buffalo
Multiple sightings
Cheetah
Multiple sightings
Eland
Multiple sightings
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Hippo
Multiple sightings
Leopard
Multiple sightings
Lion
Multiple sightings
Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Rekero review"
I enjoyed being on the river and we saw the Wilderbeest crossing during lunch! Excellent guide." See all these reviews: 11n in Kenya
Buffalo
6 sightings
Cheetah
2 sightings
Elephant
7 sightings
Giraffe
6 sightings
Hippo
7 sightings
Lion
4 sightings
Spotted Hyena
4 sightings
Striped Hyena
Multiple sightings
Wildebeest
3 sightings
Zebra
5 sightings
"Great stay at Rekero"
Staff all very helpful and attentive.
Good food (not as good as Kicheche Bush Camp)
Excellent viewing platform overlooking Talek River
Usual camp managers were not in camp during our stay which may be the cause for late early morning calls and wrong drinks being delivered. This was not a major problem
Excellent guide (Francis)" See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya
Buffalo
10 sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Eland
2 sightings
Elephant
5 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
3 sightings
Spotted Hyena
3 sightings
Wildebeest
10 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"wonderful safari at Rekero"
Lunch, if you were not out with a picnic, was a buffet which meant you could have as little or as much as you wanted. Dinner was a 3 course meal and very good.
It being migration time everyone wanted to see a river crossing and my guide Francis seemed able to get us into a very good position at the Mara river in spite of there being at least 50 - 60 other vehicles present. One day we saw a crossing of around 20000 wildebeest and the next day 3000. As we had quite a long wait at the river the camp even brought us out our picnic lunch! Even saw a mini crossing of the Talek river with a lion kill whilst having a meal!
Great camp - nothing too much trouble for anyone." See all these reviews: 11n in Kenya
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