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Lemala Mara-Ndutu
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Lemala Mara-Ndutu
Lemala Mara-Ndutu
Lemala Mara-Ndutu
Lemala Mara-Ndutu
Lemala Mara-Ndutu

Reviews of Lemala Mara-Ndutu

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Sep-2019, 4 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Lemala Mara-Ndutu.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

100% success

Cheetah

100% success

Wild dog

0% success

Giraffe

100% success

Spotted Hyena

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Buffalo

75% success

Eland

75% success

Elephant

75% success

Hippo

50% success

Aardvark

0% success

Black Rhino

0% success

Oryx

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Roan antelope

0% success

Striped Hyena

0% success

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Arrival date
Mr&Mrs I
Suffolk

"Lemala Mara-Ndutu review"

3 nights Arrived 17 Feb 2023
"Great camp and atmosphere, great tented accommodation really comfy beds much lighter inside the tents although the bathrooms lacked good lighting. Bruno our personal assistant looked after us exceptionally well.

Showering was great fun!!

Lots of wildlife in camp day and night which was fantastic.

Saw a honey badger on our last day which was a bonus" See all these reviews: 17n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

7 sightings

Eland

8 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

8 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mike & Janette
UK

"Lemala Mara-Ndutu review"

4 nights Arrived 26 Aug 2022
"The migration and the crossings are incredible, a very special sight to witness.

The camp is excellent. My only criticism is that it was a long drive down a very bumpy road to get to the game areas, maybe 40 minutes each way. Staff were really friendly and good.

Our van was near end of life and did breakdown on one occasion. Visibility wasn’t as good as we had hoped, it was a pop up van rather than the open sided that we had requested." See all these reviews: 15n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Prof & Ms M
MD

"Lemala Mara-Ndutu review"

3 nights Arrived 5 Mar 2022
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr J.
Atlantic Beach

"Lemala Mara-Ndutu review"

3 nights Arrived 25 Jul 2021
"Amazing camp and dining experience.

Felt like this was the highlight location of the trip where we were treated like royalty." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Chris
Germany

"Lemala Mara-Ndutu review"

3 nights Arrived 10 Mar 2021
"Lemala Ndutu Mobile Camp is very close to everything the Ndutu area has to offer during migration. For a mobile camp, Lemala Ndutu offers many amenities and the tents are sufficiently comfortable. The large public areas are also well equipped and provide a casual area to relax and overlooking the evening campfire.

This camp is the perfect base for viewing wildlife on their migration. Due to the proximity to the lake, many birds can also be seen. Miles of wildebeest and zebra herds, lion hunting, vultures and hyenas fighting for food, yes there is a lot to see...and more.

The staff was very helpful. As in the other Lemala camps, I just have to be there and everything else was done immediately. If you like this, you will not be disappointed.

My guide Robert has always tried to find the right place to photograph with the right light. In the sighting of lions and cheetahs hunting, he knew in advance where we had to go.

I was completely alone in the camp for one day (on other days, there were only two other guests). Nevertheless, the food was varied, plentiful (too much) and tasted very good to me.

For the Ndutu Area, I can recommend the Camp. For the Mara Area, I prefer a permanent camp." See all these reviews: 17n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sisters
London

"Great camp in the Serengeti"

4 nights Arrived 11 Sep 2019
"A fabulous camp in the heart of the Serengeti near to the Mara river crossings. All day and split day drives, provided some exciting encounters. Leopards, cheetah brothers, lioness and cub and a family group. A lion kill, a hyena kill, jackals and of course, the amazing wildebeest.

Seeing the sheer scale of the wildebeest numbers across the plain was incredible, and of course the terrifying excitement of seeing them cross the river, sadly not always managing to avoid the crocodiles.

The camp itself was great and the food, drinks and service top notch. Our driver guide Barnabas was really good too. The tent was fantastic, and we enjoyed the room service coffee with our early wake up call, and the 'talk to me' bucket showers!" See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Eland

4 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

6 sightings

Leopard

3 sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

6 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr A.
new york

"Busy busy. Veg food limited"

2 nights Arrived 10 Feb 2019
"Good camp and staff. We had poor food experience" See all these reviews: 6n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Poor
Facilities:
Excellent
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7 reviews of Lemala Mara-Ndutu by travellers since August 2007
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