Reviews of Little Governors'
Wildlife sightings and reviews
27 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Little Governors' and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

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"Little Governors' Camp review"
Food was good (but not on same level as Kicheche).
The main reason that made this experience not as good -
We were told that we would be met by our guide prior to going out and would be asked what we wanted to see ideally and what we wanted our focus to be. After 3 days at Kicheche, we wanted to focus on the migration at Little Govenors. We were put on a vehicle on our first day with people who were on the first day of their first safari and were happy to see zebras, giraffes, baboons. We felt as though we had wasted a day. We spoke to George the manager, who rectified the situation the following day and we were paired with another couple trying to track down the migration for the day.
The vehicle was also not as well equipped as others eg only 4 blankets for 6 passengers when it was cold." See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya

Buffalo
Multiple sightings

Cheetah
1 sighting

Eland
Multiple sightings

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Lion
Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Striped Hyena
1 sighting

Wild dog
1 sighting

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Little Governors' Camp review"
The location was wonderful to wildlife and balloon ride.
We loved watching the birds and elephant from our tent or the main camp.
The staff was great and the accommodations. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable on area." See all these reviews: 8n in Kenya

Black Rhino
3 sightings

Buffalo
10 sightings

Cheetah
3 sightings

Eland
Multiple sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Lion
10 sightings

Spotted Hyena
10 sightings

Wildebeest
2 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Little Governors' Camp review"
The camp manager, George, as well as all other staff we encountered were extremely helpful and courteous.
It is the ambience of the camp, as well as the location, which have not been surpassed in any other camps we have stayed in and we have stayed in many in Africa and South America." See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya

Black Rhino
1 sighting

Buffalo
8 sightings

Cheetah
2 sightings

Eland
3 sightings

Elephant
8 sightings

Giraffe
8 sightings

Hippo
5 sightings

Leopard
3 sightings

Lion
8 sightings

Spotted Hyena
6 sightings

Wildebeest
3 sightings

Zebra
8 sightings
"Little Governors' Camp review"
This is a matter that should be highlighted by Expert Africa at the time anyone is considering a booking at Little Governors." See all these reviews: 8n in Kenya

Buffalo
Multiple sightings

Cheetah
1 sighting

Eland
1 sighting

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Little Governors' Camp review"
Lunch was outside on the decking and tremendous, overseeing the various wildlife which entertained us in the water and out - especially the roaming warthogs and elephants who came through the camp, much to everyone's amusement. Dinner was inside the restaurant and a slight downer in that it felt that it could have been anywhere. I guess we were spoilt by lunch being outside with the view.
The staff are great, again, like our previous two stops, very attentive and friendly. They are happy to engage if guests are which is great.
One slight disappointment was that we had a clearly inexperienced guide, Johnson. He was taciturn and didn't explain where we were going and would spend long periods not saying anything. We kept having to ask him what the plan was and what we were looking for. We were clearly spoilt by Simon at Kicheche but I would at least expect to be given some information about animals proactively rather than keep having to ask and receive one or two word answers. He was clearly shy and only occasionally did he come out of himself and this questions whether he is in the right job. He did, like, Simon, have a superb eye for the animals and spotted things from great distances which we would have never seen ourselves.
We have scored this experience as Excellent across all areas as, in summary it was, but there are a couple of things which could have made it even more special. The picnic breakfasts are average and the sundowners caused an issue for us until we spoke to the Camp Manager but this should have been proactively sorted rather than us having to deal with it ourselves. Just a few issues to focus on but there is no doubt the camp is a fine experience." See all these reviews: 7n in Kenya

Black Rhino
Multiple sightings

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

Striped Hyena
Multiple sightings

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Little Governors' Camp review"
Excellent guiding (Collins) and friendly helpful staff. Good vegetarian food. Spectacular arrival across the Mara River.
Excellent sightings - big herds towards Mara river in south of reserve. Be aware there is no off road driving so can't always get so close - we would recommend combining Little Governor's with Mara North conservancy.
Camp appears relatively large on paper but does not seem that way when you're there.
Highly recommended." See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya

Black Rhino
1 sighting

Buffalo
2 sightings

Cheetah
1 sighting

Elephant
6 sightings

Giraffe
3 sightings

Hippo
4 sightings

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
5 sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Wildebeest
5 sightings

Zebra
5 sightings
"A wonderful location - hard to fault. "
Nice to be so close to the airstrip. Excellent food, the manager George is very present and friendly and staff very friendly and attentive.
A wonderful location - hard to fault." See all these reviews: 13n in Kenya
"Little Governors' Camp review"

Buffalo
10 sightings

Cheetah
1 sighting

Eland
3 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
8 sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Leopard
3 sightings

Lion
10 sightings

Spotted Hyena
3 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Another return to Little Governors"
There was a good choice on the menu at lunch and dinner. The food was well prepared and very good quality. We very much enjoyed all of our meals. We took breakfast out with us in the morning so that we could have extended game drives and only ate breakfast in camp on the last day. Both types of breakfast were very good. We had excellent service at mealtimes.
Our driver/guide was Oliver and we were very lucky to have the vehicle to ourselves for the whole time. Our first two game drive were in the Musiara area. The driving conditions in that section were very difficult due to recent rainfall. Our first pm drive was in good weather and very relaxed with a decent amount of game. The following morning was difficult for everyone... it rained most of the time and animals were hiding! The high grass made sighting even harder. Consequently we did our other game drives in the Mara Triangle. (The easy access to this is a big advantage of staying at Little Governors, as opposed to the other Governors Camps).
We had some good sightings and a couple of memorable 'road blocks'. The first was a male lion who decided that the road was a very warm and comfy place to lie down and have a nap! This happened just as we were going to head back to camp. There was no way round him so we, and several other vehicles simply had to wait for him to move. On another day a large tusker decided to monopolise the road in front of our vehicle. He seemed a bit grumpy so Oliver gave him space and we followed slowly at a distance. He eventually moved off into the grass. (One disadvantage of the Mara Triangle is that there is no off road driving allowed).
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Little Governors. However it is the first time that we have stayed there and not seen any cheetah." See all these reviews: 13n in Kenya

Black Rhino
2 sightings

Buffalo
10 sightings

Eland
2 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Leopard
3 sightings

Lion
3 sightings

Wildebeest
1 sighting

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Little Governors' Camp review"
Our guide, Isaac, who we have had several times was excellent. He was very empathetic to our requirement as we had our daughter and two granddaughters with us.
The manager, George, made sure that everything was in order for us asking regularly how our stay was going.
A really excellent location and first class camp which is run extremely well." See all these reviews: 8n in Kenya

Black Rhino
1 sighting

Buffalo
10 sightings

Cheetah
2 sightings

Eland
3 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Lion
10 sightings

Spotted Hyena
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
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