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Basecamp Maasai Mara
Basecamp Maasai Mara
Basecamp Maasai Mara
Basecamp Maasai Mara
Basecamp Maasai Mara

Basecamp Maasai Mara


1°27’16.1"S 35°12’55.4"E

Reviews of Basecamp Maasai Mara

Wildlife sightings and reviews

2 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Basecamp Maasai 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 Dec-2018, 1 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Basecamp Maasai Mara.
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

0% success

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Kyle & Emily
USA

"Basecamp Maasai Mara review"

4 nights Arrived 4 Dec 2018
"The lodge was fantastic with excellent service. Our room was quite nice with an indoor and outdoor shower, toilet facilities, and a queen and twin bed. The tent around the room does a great job keeping bugs and monkeys out. The food was excellent, they offer packed breakfasts if you choose to stay out on a game drive.

The water pressure can be lacking at some points during the day when multiple people are utilizing the water. They have wifi in the reception building only. The rooms have an outlet strip to plug electronics into. The drive to and from the lodge is a bit longer than expected due to the routing through the village so it would be nice to get a bridge into the park back towards the restaurant.

Our guide's name was Steve. He was very knowledgeable not only on the animals but their behavior as well. He predicted the path of the animals quite well which allowed us to position ourselves for some great photographs. The truck was very comfortable with individual captain's seats which helped with a lot of the bouncing. He always had a cooler full of water for us in case we were thirsty." See all these reviews: 7n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

7 sightings

Cheetah

4 sightings

Eland

2 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

2 sightings

Leopard

4 sightings

Lion

6 sightings

Spotted Hyena

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr P & Ms F
London

"past its best-if it ever had one"

1 night Arrived 19 Jul 2014
"A big let down after Eagle View.The camp itself is not bad but a bit tired.
Staff seemed uninterested,and gift shop expensive.
Food was ok .
Felt as if it was part of a frontier town" See all these reviews: 7n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor

Location:
Average
Service:
Poor
Activities:
Good
Food:
Average
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