Travel reviews by Dr A.B from Rotherwick

"A perfect place to stay after a late night arrival.

Good suggestion to stay close to the airport. It took a while to check in, but the interconnecting rooms were ideal for a family."

"We absolutely loved the Emakoko. We were warmly welcomed on arrival by Anton, and were delighted with our upgrade to the private house with pool!

The children loved the remote controlled funicular to go up and down the hill to the house, and the pool was a big success despite being on the refreshing side. Food and drinks were absolutely excellent, we particularly liked the house special "Dawa" cocktail. The occasional monkey stealing bread off the breakfast table provided much amusement, as did the snake that Anton had captured and kept to show the children.

Our guide Peter was knowledgeable and the game drives in the National Park provided a perfect introduction to safari. We saw lionesses, rhino, giraffe, ostriches, a leopard tortoise, monkeys, mating hippos - and that was just on the drive to get to the lodge!

Highly recommend, a great first stop."

"Offbeat Mara is in an excellent location within Mara North Conservancy. With its own pride of lions on the doorstep (the "Offbeat Pride") plus a resident leopard mother and her two cubs, we saw fabulous game within minutes of every drive.

The team were welcoming, helpful and smiley, and the food delicious. The camp has a relaxed rustic atmosphere, it is unpretentious, small and informal, but also provided fabulous Masai entertainment on New Year's day and an exceptional private candlelit dinner in the bush for my birthday.

Best of all was our Masai guide David who was extremely experienced and knowledgeable. Within 10 minutes of collecting us from the air strip he had found a cheetah and her cub, who we then watched stalk and hunt an impala. He was incredible with the children - making them Masai spears and bows and arrows - and also found the best spots for bush breakfasts and sundowners, always surrounded by wonderful game and spectacular views.

We didn't undertake the trip to the Mara National Park as there was so much to see within Mara North - we weren't missing anything!"

"Lovely hotel with great rooms and a good beach bar/restaurant.

The pool was perfect for the kids with the extra deep end, plus being partially shaded. We went for the B&B option in order to enjoy dinner in some different locations, but unfortunately everywhere else we wanted to go was fully booked every night of our stay - so I advise booking additional restaurants in advance of your trip.

The service was slow at times and information about boat trips and tide times not always accurate, but staff were helpful with organising on-site covid testing prior to our journey home."