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

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"The Emakoko review"

White Rhino
3 sightings
"The Emakoko review"

Buffalo
4 sightings

Giraffe
3 sightings

Spotted Hyena
4 sightings

White Rhino
5 sightings

Wildebeest
6 sightings

Zebra
8 sightings
"The Emakoko review"
After a long flight and a late arrival, we found ourselves in a magical place having a wonderful dinner. The lodge is beautiful, the staff attentive, the food great.
The visit to the elephant orphanage and the afternoon game drive were also really exciting activities." See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya

Black Rhino
Multiple sightings

Cheetah
Multiple sightings

White Rhino
Multiple sightings
"The Emakoko review"

Black Rhino
Multiple sightings

Buffalo
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

White Rhino
Multiple sightings

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"The Emakoko review"
rooms and lobby. luxury !!!!!" See all these reviews: 14n in Kenya

White Rhino
1 sighting
"The Emakoko review"
My one complaint would be the way I was dropped off at the airport. Peter was not able to stop close to our terminal and did not help us in retrieving a cart to carry our luggage. He unloaded the luggage and left us to find our way. After the excellent way I was greeted when I arrived in Nairobi, I was expecting better." See all these reviews: 11n in Kenya

Buffalo
10 sightings

Giraffe
4 sightings

Lion
6 sightings

White Rhino
4 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"The Emakoko review"
The food was a little bizarre - there were a couple of dishes none of us could eat. Maybe focusing so hard on gourmet that it took away from just good food. The gentleman who took us around Nairobi shopping was wonderful. The gentleman who took us to the airport, just dropped us, didn't even offer to help with our bags or offer any advice on where to go or seem to care at all - just awful. Jane wasn't even dropped at the right terminal.
The rest of the complete, horrible chaos at the airport - 4 hours of lines for luggage drop off and passport control and only making the flight because they held it - were the fault of the airport, not the gentleman from the Emakoko. Regarding the wildlife sightings below, we declined a game drive on our arrival and just wanted to see whatever wildlife we saw on the way out shopping. Nairobi National Park was pretty dismal and depressing after the beautiful Masai Mara, mostly due to the lack of rain, I'm sure." See all these reviews: 11n in Kenya

Black Rhino
1 sighting

Giraffe
1 sighting

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Striped Hyena
1 sighting

White Rhino
1 sighting

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"The Emakoko review"
"The Emakoko review"
It is a really good place to see white and black rhino." See all these reviews: 13n in Kenya

Black Rhino
6 sightings

Buffalo
3 sightings

Eland
3 sightings

Giraffe
6 sightings

Lion
3 sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

White Rhino
6 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"The Emakoko review"
Rooms feature large balconies overlooking Nairobi National Park, which are shared amongst the many resident Hyrax and Sykes Monkey! Dinner was equally superb; the only complaint here was having to depart for Jomo Kenyatta and the long voyage home!
Note that we did not opt to partake in a game drive.. as a result of the current drought, the conditions in the park were arid; we spotted a few impala on the way to the Emakoko but other than that, the wildlife was less abundant than our previous experience and we chose to take advantage of some needed downtime at the resort." See all these reviews: 14n in Kenya
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