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Kicheche Bush Camp
Kicheche Bush Camp
Kicheche Bush Camp
Kicheche Bush Camp
Kicheche Bush Camp
Kicheche Bush Camp
Kicheche Bush Camp
Kicheche Bush Camp
Kicheche Bush Camp
Kicheche Bush Camp

Reviews of Kicheche Bush Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

98 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Kicheche Bush Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Feb-2019, 67 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Kicheche Bush Camp.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

89% success

Cheetah

88% success

Wild dog

4% success

Buffalo

100% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Spotted Hyena

98% success

Wildebeest

97% success

Hippo

97% success

Eland

85% success

Striped Hyena

9% success

Black Rhino

4% success

Pangolin

2% success

Aardvark

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
Matt
Warrington

"Kicheche Bush Camp review"

7 nights Arrived 23 Mar 2024
"All aspects of Kicheche Camps are simply perfect from location, accomnodation, vehicles, guides and all staff, just wonderful and nothing is too much trouble." See all these reviews: 8n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Ms D.
Canada

"Kicheche Bush Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 12 Feb 2024
"The Bush Camp had amazing staff.

The staff at all the camps were wonderful but we found the Bush Camp staff led by Sharon the best.

Excellent guides and good accommodation." See all these reviews: 15n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Cheetah

2 sightings

Eland

5 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

8 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

5 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Ms M.
USA

"Kicheche Bush Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 3 Feb 2024
"Again, as with the Kicheche Mara Camp, the tents, lodge, guides, staff and food were wonderful." See all these reviews: 13n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Cheetah

3 sightings

Eland

10 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

3 sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

HLG
Manitoba

"Kicheche Bush Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 3 Feb 2024
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

5 sightings

Cheetah

6 sightings

Eland

5 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

5 sightings

Lion

6 sightings

Spotted Hyena

6 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

CB from Iowa
USA

"Kicheche Bush Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 3 Feb 2024
"Loved the Kicheche Bush Camp.

Beautiful faciities; the service was awesome, the food delicious!" See all these reviews: 13n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

John and Jill
Mass/NH

"Kicheche Bush Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 24 Jan 2024
"Great camp with fantastic staff. Very attentive to our needs and went the extra mile to ensure we were comfortable and enjoying our stay.

More convenient to game drives than the Serengetti with better roads and shorter grass throughout. The freedom to go off-road because it was a conservancy also significantly enhanced the accessibility of the animals.

The guide was great at finding fairly large groups of animals such as elephants and hippos. The experience of eating breakfast in a lush valley surrounded by 20+ elephants was magical.

We did get stuck twice but other cars were there in only a few minutes to rescue us." See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania; 7n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Tom & Lisa
Plymouth

"Kicheche Bush Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 20 Jan 2024
"Kicheche Bush offered spectacular hospitality under the management of Anne and Dido. We liked how the different meal arrangements allowed us to mingle with other guests at time while enjoying dinner at our table. We appreciated that the managers joined the group for shared meals.

There was a real attention to detail and everyone did a very good job coping with the unexpected rain, including flooding that limited some travel and required the camp to host people temporarily who were unable to get to their own destinations. They were excellent in responding to guest needs, managing water bottle, dealing with dietary needs, and arranging for terrific bush breakfasts and sundowners in addition to the regular buffet lunch and sitdown dinners at camp.

Our guide Benja was first rate, somewhat reserved but extremely capable, easy to understand, responsive to our interests, an excellent driver who had to cope with some pretty bad conditions, including becoming stuck in the mud at one point and having to arrange a tow from another vehicle sent out from the camp.

Benja was creative in finding ways to follow a family of cheetah that were having trouble finding a prey, finally succeeding on our last day. Thanks to Benja, we also had several encounters with a large group of lions, with a number of playful cubs. We saw a very wide variety of birds, a couple spring hares, and several different kinds of antelopes." See all these reviews: 13n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Cheetah

4 sightings

Eland

10 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Ms Susan
USA

"Kicheche Bush Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 20 Jan 2024
"It rained! A LOT! as people said: the Mara is a mess. It was.

And yet--boots in place, umbrellas at the ready, everyone carried on. It made it into an intense, beautiful, often exhausting experience.

Our guide deserves super kudos for driving us through super challenging conditions (and we'll never tell that he did get stuck one morning), all while spotting wildlife with ease. A real master." See all these reviews: 13n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

Multiple sightings

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

5 sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

N&C
Poole

"Kicheche Bush Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 10 Jan 2024
"We came here from Kicheche Mara; the transfer was a little convoluted because of the amount of rain (very unusual for January everyone kept telling us!) The transfer was expertly co-ordinated by the management of the two camps.

The Kicheche branding was visible in the fixtures and ethos of the camp.

Another excellent camp. Good staff. Good guiding.

Some exceptional sightings including the most prolonged leopard encounter we have had.
Also really big herds of elephant, zebra, topi. And lots of lions!" See all these reviews: 20n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Nick_H
Herts

"Kicheche Bush Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 31 Dec 2023
"Kicheche Bush Camp is located in a conservancy with an enviable reputation for Lion, Leopard and Cheetah sightings and opportunities did not disappoint.

The scenery is wonderful with some spectacular views of the Great Rift Valley.

The standard of the accommodation, guiding, hospitality and food were superb and I was made to feel at home. Every drive was a wonderful experience and expertly guided.

Kicheche properties are very welcoming for solo travelers." See all these reviews: 17n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Cheetah

4 sightings

Eland

6 sightings

Elephant

9 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

4 sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

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