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Porini Lion Camp
Porini Lion Camp
Porini Lion Camp
Porini Lion Camp
Porini Lion Camp
Porini Lion Camp
Porini Lion Camp
Porini Lion Camp
Porini Lion Camp

Reviews of Porini Lion Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

8 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Porini Lion 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 Aug-2019, 1 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Porini Lion Camp.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

100% success

Cheetah

100% success

Wild dog

0% success

Buffalo

100% success

Eland

100% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Spotted Hyena

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Aardvark

0% success

Black Rhino

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Striped Hyena

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Scotland

"Porini Lion Camp Lived up to its name"

3 nights Arrived 16 Aug 2019
"Porini Lion Camp lived up to its name both in terms of feeling like a proper camp (rather than a "lodge") and in view of the number of lions and other big cats we encountered, at surprisingly close quarters, during our stay.

Whilst the tents were perfectly comfortable, this is perhaps not a camp for those looking for somewhere merely to hang out and be pampered all day. The point of this place is to get out there and track down the animals and this we did at length and with some success. The camp staff were attentive and friendly and our driver (Bill) and guide (Little John) proved to be fountains of knowledge and information and very good company.

There is also now a very good "media tent", with ample charging facilities and internet access." See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Buffalo

2 sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Eland

2 sightings

Elephant

5 sightings

Giraffe

5 sightings

Hippo

3 sightings

Leopard

3 sightings

Lion

4 sightings

Spotted Hyena

3 sightings

Wildebeest

5 sightings

Zebra

5 sightings

Mr Dario
Richmond

"It's called Lion camp for a reason !"

4 nights Arrived 14 Aug 2017
"We stayed at Porini Lion Camp for our last 2 days in the Mara, having been at Ol Kinyei the previous 2 days. I am happy we decided to see another camp and another area as the landscapes and animals were different enough.

The number of lions and cats in general that we saw there in those 2 days beggars believe. On the 2nd day our tally indicated we'd already seen 22 lions since we set off at 6.15 and it wasn't 8 am yet!

We also got to see the great migration which was a spectacle, even though you can't avoid feeling that something is not right when you are part of a huge number of vehicles parked by the side of the river stalking the poor wildebeest that are trying to make up their minds on whether and when to cross. Just too many people, too many of us tourists. In the end I enjoyed a lot more our drives in the conservancy with our maasai guides and also the visit to a proper Maasai village not too far from the camp. I definitely recommend that, if you get a chance." See all these reviews: 17n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs Q
Berks

"Porini Lion camp game drives Brilliant"

3 nights Arrived 3 Aug 2015
"Food excellent particularly the soups and service by all staff excellent.

William and Josephat our driver/guides very knowledgeable about all game and very enthusiastic with great sense of humour.

A very well run camp." See all these reviews: 10n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs J
Surrey

"An interesting experience of life in the bush"

3 nights Arrived 27 Jul 2014
"Perhaps we were setting the standard too high having just spent three wonderful days at Kicheche, but Porini Lion Camp did not quite live up to expectations. The Masai staff, Guides and Drivers were excellent and worked hard to make sure we could do everything we wanted , including night drives and a whole day trip into the Mara Reserve. We also had an amazing twenty minute send off when we left with all the staff traditionally dressed and full of energy and fun

Although our rooms (number 5 in our case) were clean and comfortable there were one or two issues which had to be pointed out - lack of hand towel, light bulb needing replacement and a chest of drawers with a faulty top which collapsed under the slightest pressure making it impossible to open the drawers, and just 4 coat hangers. The wind up torch in the room was useless, despite a great deal of winding when ever we had a spare moment! Fortunately we had taken our own head torches - a must for this camp!

The communal dining area was very dimly lit and although we had candles on the table for one meal, which greatly improved things, they were normally left unlit on a side table, also several of the dining chair cushions had lost their ties and could not be fixed in place. The food was tasty and adequate in most cases, but at lunch on the first day the very small salad bowl was not sufficient for 12 people and was only replenished at the end of the main course when most people had finished everything else on the plate. We were very surprised not to be offered a hot drink at the end of lunch, or the evening meal - especially as obviously there are no drink making facilities in the rooms. However, when asked, the manager did agree to provide tea or coffee on subsequent occasions. The beef stew, mashed potato and mixed veg on the last evening meal was, I fear, rather reminiscent of a school dinner but the soups were excellent." See all these reviews: 7n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Mrs AS
Herts

"A disappointment after the first camp"

3 nights Arrived 27 Jul 2014
"Although OUR tent had a good outlook I felt that on the whole they were too close together. Mess tent was small, and really not enough seating when having pre-dinner drinks, although round the camp fire it was OK.

I felt the wildlife was slightly better here - we saw leopard and I liked the fact that hippos were around us a night! I did feel the Manager did not always have his finger on the pulse, but the staff were very friendly. Guides were very good." See all these reviews: 7n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Average
Service:
Average
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Miss S & Mr P
Suffolk

"Porini Lion Camp"

3 nights Arrived 27 Jul 2014
"We had been told before we arrived that Porini would be different to Kicheche, and it was. The only way I can describe the feeling that I had when we arrived was that I had left home and had arrived back at boarding school! My heart sank.

As this is my first experience of a safari I can only compare the two camps. Everything seemed a little tired at Porini. On the approach to Porini there was an area of waste ground with a large piece of broken concrete pipe lying there.

Our Tent (No 4) was very dark with no outlook due to scrub growing up close to the tent. Just a small amount of clearing would have given more light and a view over the river and beyond. Otherwise we had no outlook from "our veranda". Beyond the scrub were discarded items including a mop & mop head, this just showed maybe the lack of attention to detail that separated Porini from Kicheche.

The Mess Tent was very dark, on the first night two of our party wore head torches to eat their dinner by. There were lovely substantial candles which were on the sideboard unlit. (Although they were used on the second night.)

We have put good for food except the beef (?) casserole which was largely fat and gristle.

By Activities I assume this means the Game Drives and these were excellent, as were our guides and as indeed were all the staff who looked after us extremely well.

Despite our comments we grew quite fond of Porini and would return. However we would go to Porini first and then on to Kicheche.

The difference between excellent for Kicheche and good for Porini does not really show how much more superior Kicheche was but it would be churlish to give Porini anything less than good as we felt they were trying and perhaps more leadership from the management would have dealt with the problems before they arose." See all these reviews: 7n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs S
Dorset

"Excellent 3 days at Porini"

3 nights Arrived 26 Jul 2014
"Our tent was situated just above the river and had less of a view than Kicheche but the birds were much more numerous which made up for it.
The drives into the Mara were really exciting and our drivers were again friendly, informative and competent.

We missed two of our drives at the end of the trip because we were unwell but have no idea what caused it. The first time in all our many travels abroad so maybe we were a bit blasé and were not careful enough." See all these reviews: 7n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs B
Colchester

"Porini Lion Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 26 Jul 2014
"We also much enjoyed this stay. The Maasai, again without exception, were first class in every way. Again they were well informed, eager to help, and delightful companions, whether discussing game, or any topic under the sun.

We were the only couple to go a walk. We passed a lioness at about 40 metres. She did nothing save keep her watchful eye on our every step. We felt confident that that had she taken more interest in us our armed guard and our instructing escort would have known what to do. It was a feature of this visit that Lion prowled and roared just outside our tent - a lasting memory! Again the Maasai staff's timekeeping was such that I was tempted to use the arrival of tea to fix my watch!

The send-off party and farewell were remarkable - we did not want to leave!" See all these reviews: 10n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
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