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Offbeat Ndoto
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Offbeat Ndoto

Reviews of Offbeat Ndoto

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Nov-2021, 6 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Offbeat Ndoto.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

100% success

Cheetah

83% success

Wild dog

0% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Spotted Hyena

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Buffalo

83% success

Eland

83% success

Pangolin

17% success

Aardvark

0% success

Black Rhino

0% success

Striped Hyena

0% success

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Mr & Ms JP
Cheshire

"Offbeat Ndoto review"

4 nights Arrived 1 Nov 2024
"Fantastic! Lovely team and facilities were great. Made us feel very special from the outset and shed a tear on departure due to the experience we encountered.

Only very minor point was the shower pressure wasn’t great in our tent which was tent 3" See all these reviews: 12n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

10 sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Eland

6 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Nicola
London, UK

"Offbeat Ndoto review"

3 nights Arrived 17 Aug 2024
"Absolutely outstanding experience. By far the best of the 5+ safari camps I've visited so far in my African trips.

Excellent staff, consistently outstanding food, great rooms and facilities (for those who have been to other camps in Africa: I mean solid WiFi throughout the whole camp, charging ports everywhere including in your room, hot water all day long and traditional shower vs. a bucket one).

In addition their choice of spirits was the best I've ever seen in a safari camp, with multiple premium choices available. They even prepared cocktails in the afternoon and iced tea in the afternoon!

Every lunch and every dinner were impeccable, we also had some vegan guests staying with us and the staff went above and beyond to comply and offer them the same level of outstanding cuisine.

The manager - Thomas - was just a class act, but the whole staff was attentive and always smiling and friendly. Definitely highly recommended to everyone." 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

10 sightings

Cheetah

2 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

8 sightings

Hippo

3 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

5 sightings

Spotted Hyena

4 sightings

Wildebeest

6 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs R.
Chicago

"Offbeat Ndoto review"

4 nights Arrived 27 Oct 2023
"Offbeat Ndoto was a wonderful camp - open and airy.

The staff was amazing, offering very friendly and professional service. The food was delicious, whether served outside on premise, in the lovely dining area or in the bush. The tented rooms were roomy and pleasant. We even slept with the outer flaps open to enjoy the lovely breeze and sound of the wildlife that would visit at night.

Since the camp is unfenced, we had fun visitors in plain sight including Zebra and Hippos. The camp is ably run by the manager, Bob, who was always available to share information.

Our game driver/tracker, Peter, was incredible and provided a lifetime of memories. Using his expertise and knowledge, he was able to show us some very special wildlife sightings including cheetahs and their cubs, lions reuniting with the younger lions at dusk, a beautiful leopard (which I understand was pretty rare), a cheetah and her cubs, baby hyena peeking out of their den, and so much more.

We would return to this camp without hesitation and highly recommend to any traveler thinking about going to Mara." See all these reviews: 10n 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

8 sightings

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

10 sightings

Pangolin

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mrs C
Devon

"Offbeat Ndoto review"

4 nights Arrived 9 Nov 2022
"Very smart camp in pretty setting with animals roaming freely throughout.

I stayed for 4 nights and Simon was my guide. Had some wonderful sightings the highlight being a mother leopard with her cub which I saw every day.

My tent was very spacious and comfortable and quite up market.

Food was very good. Lunch, whilst I was there, was served in a little grove of trees about 20 yards from the main reception area whilst dinner was indoors.

All the staff were very helpful especially Bob, the manager." See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Dr N
Edinburgh

"Offbeat Ndoto review"

4 nights Arrived 17 Sep 2022
"Small, simple but upmarket, camp in a lovely setting.

Excellent guiding from Mooli and excellent/delighful . Vegetarian food needs some improving (but to be fair that is common in many but not all safari camps) but lovely settings for meals - lunch in a grassy tree surrounded area and boma for one evening.

Rich in game and off-road driving gives optimum sightings - and not too many other vehicles.

Highly recommended." See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Food:
Average
Rooms:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

7 sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Eland

4 sightings

Elephant

5 sightings

Giraffe

7 sightings

Hippo

1 sighting

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

5 sightings

Spotted Hyena

5 sightings

Wildebeest

7 sightings

Zebra

9 sightings

Mr & Mrs H.
Bucks

"Offbeat Ndoto review"

4 nights Arrived 14 Jan 2022
"Small, intimate and very welcoming, Offbeat Ndoto was everything we had hoped for. Set in a tranquil location within the Mara North Conservancy, it felt wonderfully private, yet with open views across the valley. Lying in bed, the huge mesh 'windows' of our tent deliberately left uncovered, it sounded as though lion and hyena were very close - as was the buffalo that we watched grazing in the moonlight.

Our Maasai guide was very good, with huge knowledge of the mammals and the environment, if not so interested in birds. We enjoyed a leisurely walk across an open plateau near camp, and a night drive after dinner, too. Even unseasonal rain didn't stop play, with cheetah continuing to hunt, though hyenas bolted for cover when hit by a particularly torrential downpour!

Meals at Ndoto were a further highlight, from dinner in a quiet glade to bush breakfasts in scenic locations such as a shallow river crossing or alongside the Mara River itself." 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

5 sightings

Cheetah

3 sightings

Eland

5 sightings

Elephant

8 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

7 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

9 sightings

Spotted Hyena

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr B
London

"Offbeat Ndoto review"

1 night Arrived 21 Nov 2021
"A very friendly new camp with really dynamic staff and just four tents. We arrived for lunch set beautifully in the bend of the river right by camp. Together with an ice cold beer it was perfect!

The tents are new, spacious and spotless! It has a lovely location, but would benefit from the vegetation growing up a little bit to give the tents a bit more privacy. We were in tent four on the end, furthest from the main area which was lovely. We were quite surpsied for a brand new camp that they were not making more use of solar (eg for heating showers), there is certainly a lot of sunshine!

Food was family-style dining - hearty and filling and we enjoyed dinner conversations with other guests.

The game drives here have a guide and a spotter, which must help maximise the chances of seeing wildlife. Ours were fantastic, they found several leopard and lions as well as fantastic birds too. A highlight was being among a group of 20+ hyena all whooping and cackling! This part of Mara North is really beautiful!" 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

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

1 sighting

Giraffe

1 sighting

Hippo

1 sighting

Leopard

3 sightings

Lion

4 sightings

Spotted Hyena

6 sightings

Wildebeest

5 sightings

Zebra

3 sightings

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