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Reviews of Angama Mara

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Jan-2023, 2 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Angama Mara.
Lion

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Leopard

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Cheetah

100% success

Wild dog

0% success

Black Rhino

100% success

Buffalo

100% success

Eland

100% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Spotted Hyena

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Striped Hyena

50% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

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Wildebeest

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Mr and Mrs O.
London

"Angama Mara review"

4 nights Arrived 9 Feb 2023
"Angama was really everything that the other reviews had said and more.

We have stayed in some great hotels in our time, but this really was one of the best.

From the amazing and thoughtful staff, to the fabulous food and views. We couldn’t fault it in any way." See all these reviews: 10n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Black Rhino

2 sightings

Buffalo

10 sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Eland

10 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

5 sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

7 sightings

Striped Hyena

3 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

E&J
East Sussex

"A simply gorgeous lodge and the undoubted highlight of our holiday."

4 nights Arrived 24 Jan 2023
"A simply gorgeous lodge and the undoubted highlight of our holiday.

There were a couple of negatives, since nothing is ever perfect: tents sited just a bit too close together, and a pool that was not as clean as one might have wished for.

However, the camp's positives far outweighed these minor niggles. We stayed at the South Camp, managed by James, who was absolutely exceptional, and went above and beyond to keep all his guests happy. The staff were all fabulous, no doubt taking their lead from James.

The camp's setting is just glorious. We appreciated the mod-cons in our tent, including a fridge, overhead fans and electric blankets, should we have needed them. The decanters of gin and whisky were also a great idea, as was the fresh lemon provided with them every day. The food was great and our butler had undertaken some training to become a sommelier, so was able to pair wine with food in a way that increased the pleasure of both, and which was a step up from other camps.

The biggest surprise though, given that Angama seems to be known more for its luxury than "getting close to nature", was the quality of our guide. We have been on safaris in Zimbabwe, Kenya previously, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Tanzania, but Jeremy, our guide at Angama, took game-viewing to a completely different level.

In our experience, Jeremy was absolutely in a league of his own: highly articulate, clearly passionate about wildlife, a keen photographer (who took the time to position our vehicle for the best shots), up to date with the latest academic research on different species and able to track a cheetah, sharing his insights about its likely targets for hunting and its likely movements, for several hours, keeping us captivated in the process.

I don't know if we were simply lucky in being allocated him, but if Angama's other guides are at the same level, then this camp is truly the very best there is. In any event, we thought its pricing was well justified and we would definitely go back." See all these reviews: 12n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Black Rhino

1 sighting

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

Zebra

Multiple sightings

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