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  • 5/5 Jaichand B. 10 months ago on Google
    One of the best places to be on a wildlife safari. Service was impeccable and staff very helpful. A place you would always go back to.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Keegan R. 2 years ago on Google
    My favorite place in the entire world! Nothing compares to the Mara Explorer camp. Where luxury meets adventure. Do not look anywhere else when choosing a place to stay for your Mara vacation. The food is absolutely delicious, the staff has become like family, the hospitality that you receive should be the golden standard around the world. Every single person who works at Mara Explorer camp is absolutely wonderful, knowledgeable, and most of all some of the most genuine human beings I have ever met. They go above and beyond to make your stay unforgettable. You will leave feeling like you gained 15 new family members. I cannot recommend staying here enough. If you have the opportunity to choose Mara Explored, run, don't walk to the nearest airport!!! Life-changing!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jay.S _. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful location. All rooms facing the talek river. Food is a 10/10. Services are also a 10/10.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Guy Roger T. 4 years ago on Google
    It is a very peaceful place on the edge of a small stream. Luxury tents with all the necessary amenities serve as bedrooms. All lost under a small forest. Hippos and crocodiles are the closest neighbors. The food is good. The staff is very kind.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Shalim m. 1 year ago on Google
    What a beautiful place, loved every second, good food, service
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Christine R. 6 years ago on Google
    Lovely intimate quiet camp. Spacious tents with bathtubs in the open overlooking hippo pools on the Talek River.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ed S. 1 year ago on Google
    Mara Explorer located over a striking river view with lots of hippo activity. The real plus is the cuisine produced under the direction of Chef Josephus. His menu choices and presentations were superb. No buffet stuff here. Staff is very attentive and accommodating.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Connie B. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a 5 Star facility. Amazing service, delectable food, daily menu, location on the Talek river is perfect. It’s a glamping tent, cement floors, full bath, waterfall shower, deck/balcony facing the river with coffee/tea and cookies to enjoy the morning. Best experience ever.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 carol m. 1 year ago on Google
    WOW! I tried to think about a single thing that wasn’t close to perfection and I couldn’t find any. Collins, Jeffrey, Paulina, Kaka, the Chef and the entire staff are just so nice and gentle and they make sure your experience is incredibly lovely. The location is just what you dream, the food is superb and I’ll advice anyone coming to the Mara to check this out. Asante sana!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 M K. 7 months ago on Google
    It was our 10th wedding anniversary and we wanted to do something special to celebrate it and that’s when we decided to go on our first African safari experience. We watched a lot of videos on Youtube and finally decided on the Mara Explorer Camp. We tried booking the dates on various travel booking websites, but couldn’t get the dates we wanted, so took a chance to write to Mara Explorer Camp. They were able to accommodate us for the dates we wanted in August and the whole booking experience was seamless. We spent 3 nights/4 days at the Mara Explorer Camp in August’23 and it was a wonderful experience (it’s an adult only camp and limited tents so gets booked quick). Right from our arrival till our last day we were made to feel special and were looked after very well. The team at the camp comprising of Joshua, Mary, Joseph, the Chef and our driver/guide, Simon were all so knowledgeable and caring. They took every effort to make our anniversary day special, right from a surprise sundowner to an anniversary cake to a Masai dance and decorating our tent on our anniversary! All our meals were very delicious during the entire course of our stay – including the bush dinner. The facilities were near flawless – laundry, security, food, preparing our beds & camp, game drives just about everything. I highly recommend this camp if you were planning to go to Masai Mara and yes, don’t forget to ask for Simon as your driver/guide. If we decide to go to Kenya again, we know where to book our stay – it’s a home away from home!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Raymond O. 1 year ago on Google
    Honeymoons well spelled. Unforgettable experience.

  • 5/5 Gaiti K. 11 months ago on Google
    The most romantic getaway in the world. Being in a tent with your love while the wildlife roams about and goes on with their business is mind blowing. Plus it's 100% safe!

  • 5/5 Kody S. 6 months ago on Google
    If you're looking for a perfect safari vacation, look no further than the Mara Explorer. While there are a lot of options out there in the Masai Mara, I can't imagine making a better chose than going with Mara Explorer. This was a perfect, luxurious boutique hotel in the middle of nowhere! From the very beginning, right until the end, everything was an absolutely stellar experience. The rooms were fantastic with such great touches, the food was amazing, and the service on both the game drives and the hotel was impeccable. The views of the river during your meals (often frequented by wildlife) was just a bonus! Working with Terry in the reservations department was a pleasure and she helped provide us all of the information that we needed for our visa. The game drivers with Paul were positively breathtaking. Paul went above and beyond to ensure that we saw an amazing array of animals, experienced great scenery and were educated on the Mara itself. The GM of the hotel, Joseph runs a very tight ship. His staff were nothing short of incredibly friendly and welcoming all with great senses of humour and and eye for service. Special thanks to Lawerence and Sylvester. With so many options, choosing one can be daunting, but choosing Mara for our safari was a top-tier decision.

  • 5/5 Sonia S. 7 months ago on Google
    We were absolutely blown away by the Mara Explorer Camp. It was such an incredible stay and the whole team made our time in the Mara unforgettable! Everyone was so welcoming, kind, knowledgable, and helpful to make sure our trip was excellent. We will be back soon and highly recommend!

  • 5/5 P C. 9 months ago on Google
    My wife and I went on our first safari for our honey moon and we were so lucky to go to Mara Explorer. From the moment we landed until the moment we left we had a magical experience. The service from Lawerence, Pauline and the manager Bonface was impeccable and it felt like family from the first moment. The tents were unbelievable and felt extremely safe even having a family of 30 hippos living 50m away from us. The food from the Cheff was incredible with 5 course meals for lunch and dinner. Our guide Silas was also very welcoming and taught us so much about the Mara. We also had the experience of visiting the local village of the Maasai's that I highly recommend. We also did a walking tour and were guided by Jonathan which was unforgettable as we got to walk alongside giraffes. It was a magical experience.

  • 5/5 PETER O. 5 years ago on Google
    The most luxurious camp in the whole maasai mara•

  • 5/5 Taenam K. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Expensive but in the best location (Original) 비싸지만 최고에 위치

  • 5/5 Ketan S. 6 years ago on Google
    Great place to see hippos in the camp. Excellent fine dining. Staff very friendly. Great game too!!

  • 5/5 Lawrence V. 7 months ago on Google
    This is the great place to visit currently in masai mara. The location is great, service is at its level best... Chef (Josephat and Shadrack) will wash away your hunger with their well cooked meals everyday. If you are looking for a small tent, where no kids below age 13 are allowed, then this is your destination...

  • 5/5 AkrepLucas 6 years ago on Google
    Food and services are so good

  • 5/5 Andrew W. 5 years ago on Google
    Awesome place for a getaway. Excellent staff and the food is exquisite. I highly recommend it.

  • 5/5 mathew k. 4 years ago on Google
    Exemplary scenery

  • 5/5 Stewart B. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent service excellent food and wonderful staff just the Best

  • 5/5 duncan m. 6 years ago on Google
    Camp is nested along Talek River all tents facing the River view is absolutely amazing. Food is so delicious. Camp is also located at the heart of game drive if you're lucky you may come eye to eye with big five

  • 5/5 Charles K. 4 years ago on Google
    Wonderful place to be.Small heaven on earth.

  • 5/5 Jeck Deng L. 5 years ago on Google
    Most enjoyable place to experience natural safari tour in Kenya.

  • 5/5 Priyavadan B. 5 years ago on Google
    Awesome camp, service second to none,top location for game especially big cats!

  • 5/5 Caren C. 4 years ago on Google
    Good view of hippos

  • 5/5 Karaba C. 6 years ago on Google
    Masai mara at its best

  • 5/5 Neelam M. 3 years ago on Google
    Fantastic food, service, luxury accommodation. Couldn't ask for anything more. Totally pampered and made to feel like royalty

  • 5/5 James R. 4 years ago on Google
    Been here many times, so let me just say to those considering for the first time...don’t hesitate for a second. If you know it works for your budget and your tempted to find a more “fancy” resort like MM or G’s, you are wasting time and money by not staying at Explorer. Time because no property in the mara beats Explorer and Intrepids in terms of location to sites, animals, landing strip, sunsets, etc. Money, well because time is money.

  • 5/5 Nadine n. 4 years ago on Google
    Perfect tents in the middlw of the bush with a perfect river mara view and lots of animals to see ❤️❤️ great staff and perfect food 👌 couldnt get any better

  • 5/5 Ahmed A. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing experience, we enjoyed every details and every moment, professional highly qualified staff and amazing chef you will eat fine dining in the middle of jungle. Highly recommend the place for any one seeking complete, luxurious and relaxing visit to Masai Mara.

  • 5/5 Mathews O. 5 years ago on Google
    Great

  • 5/5 Salim N. 5 years ago on Google
    Fantastic place to be

  • 5/5 Tatiane D. 6 years ago on Google
    Great experience! Paul was our driver and he was the BEST one we have ever had!


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