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Reviews of Mara Intrepids Tented Camp 4 stars

Ol kiombo, Maasai Mara National Reserve, 00200 Talek, Kenya

#1 of 19 hotels in Talek

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Review score

Based on 167 hotel reviews

9.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.7

  • Comfort

    9.6

  • Location

    9.7

  • Facilities

    9.5

  • Staff

    9.8

  • Value for money

    8.9

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 12 July 2025

    10
    Fantastic people, location and ambiance. A gem in the Mara.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Absolutely wonderful place. All the staff are fantastic. The rooms and facilities are great and far better than the photos online. Definitely recommend.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 July 2025

    10
    Place created by kindest people.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Everything was just perfect, better than we expected. This place is created by kindest people, who took care of us from the very beginning to the very end - Alex (intern who accompanied us during the game drives), Daisy, Joshua, Sylvester, Geoffrey, Melody, Mark, Paul, Brian, John and all others. Our special thanks go to Sakut, our Masai tour guide who is doing amazing job. During our Game drives we saw hippos, many, many lions, leopard (3 times!), cheetah, antelopes, gnus, pumbas, gazelles, topis, impalas, black buffalo’s, giraffes, elephants, crocodiles, and many others. He knows everything about animals, and told us a lot about Masai culture. If you decide to stay at Mara Intrepids, ask for Sakut, he’ll make sure your stay will be unforgettable like ours. We will definitely come back for a great migration.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 June 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Housekeeping did not take our laundry the first day despite it being in the basket. They also did not bring clean towels and we had to walk to the front desk on both occasions to get these taken care of. The laundry service was not included. Also, the only drinks that were included were tea or coffee. Had to pay for water at meals.

    The room was fantastic and very comfortable. The food was good and the staff were very kind. Our game driver was great as well.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 May 2025

    10
    Beautiful camp, perfect location, incredible staff!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Nothing

    I don't think a 10/10 review could do this place justice. The staff were on point and every need was catered for. The location was incredible with wildlife literally on your doorstep, or in the case of the monkeys, inside the camp! The guides were fantastic. All of the food was beautifully prepared and nothing went unnoticed. We had an amazing stay here and our only regret was not staying longer.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 April 2025

    10
    Fantastic stay to celebrate adequately our birthday!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing!

    It’s a fantastic place in an excellent location. Staff are great, the most outstanding was Sakut, our Masai guide, who helped us finding our way in the savanna and showed great experience in spotting animals.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2025

    10
    Amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing!!

    Location. Staff. Food! Driver for the game drive. Everything!!

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 April 2025

    10
    A great stay, will return again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Excellent facilities, staff were great, clean and very well organised.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2025

    10
    An Unforgettable Experience – A Dream Come True in the Heart of Maasai Mara
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 4 nights

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    **An Unforgettable Experience – A Dream Come True in the Heart of Maasai Mara** From the moment we arrived at this incredible tented camp, my wife and I knew we were about to experience something truly special — and it exceeded every expectation. For four unforgettable nights, we were immersed in the heart of Kenya’s Maasai Mara, surrounded by breathtaking landscapes, wildlife beyond imagination, and the kind of peace you only find in nature. But what truly made this stay extraordinary was the warmth and hospitality of the people who made us feel like family from the very beginning. The tented camp was pure magic — luxurious yet beautifully connected to its wild surroundings. Falling asleep to the sounds of lions in the distance and waking to the songs of birds as the sun rose over the savannah is something we will never forget. The attention to detail, the comfort, the warmth of the campfire under the stars — it was like stepping into a dream. Every game drive was a new adventure, and our guide’s deep knowledge, respect for the land, and ability to track wildlife left us in awe. We witnessed the Big Five, playful cheetah cubs, herds of elephants, and even a leopard lounging in a tree — moments that made us feel truly alive and connected to something greater. But it was the people who made our stay exceptional. The staff treated us not as guests, but as dear friends. Their kindness, stories, laughter, and care touched our hearts deeply. We came for the wildlife, but we left with full hearts, beautiful memories, and lifelong connections. Thank you to everyone at the camp for giving us one of the most meaningful experiences of our lives. This was not just a vacation — it was a journey of the soul. We left a piece of our hearts in the Mara, and we can’t wait to return.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2025

    9.0
    Lovely camp on the banks of the Talek with amazing staff and great safari guides, highly recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lovely camp right next to the airstrip so very easy and accessible. We had amazing games drives, our driver Silas was knowledgeable, friendly, and spotted many animals for us during our game drives. Our waitress Anastasia and waiter Sylvester were always in amazing spirit, friendly and attentive. We enjoyed having a menu to order from each day and the food was always very good. Our tented room was clean, spacious and very comfortable. While other guests were in the camp we had moments where we had spaces to ourselves and even on our game drives at times we were alone with amazing sitings. Perhaps this is the benefit of the low season as I was concerned things would feel overcrowded. I would definitely recommend the camp to others, I’ve been on many safaris before in other countries and this felt on par.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2025

    8.0
    Amazing location of the camp, with close connection to the nature. We had great guide for game drives and we have seen m
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Humidity and smell of the towels and bed sheet. No preparation for the havy rain during game drives - we were completely wet…

    Location, proximity to airstrip, customer service, quality of tents, game drives

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 February 2025

    10
    The perfect place to get to know Masai Mara
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing! Everything was perfect.

    Since we arrived at Mara Intrepids, they welcomed us like royalty. Our assigned driver was Paul who took care of all our Safaris, every day and every daily route was geared towards showing us the best of Masai Mara, he is definitely responsible for half of all our amazing experiences. He was in charge of contacting us with the Ballon Safari, an experience that I recommend not to be missed and take us to visit the Masai Mara Village. Upon arriving at the Camps, Debbie, Queen and Daysi welcomed us, with exquisite hot towels for our hands and an exquisite juice, offering and demonstrating to us in spades during our stay that they would be there for everything we needed and that was the case. Our room was taken care of by Leah, who every day dedicatedly prepared our room, closed our musketeers, set out hot water bottles and brought hot chocolate or coffee for us before our first daily game drive around 6 am. After returning from our Safaris, delicious food awaited us in the restaurant where Shillaw and Masila were in charge of serving us, knowing our tastes and often anticipating our requirements, they consented our son with all his tastes. I just want to say, if you want to know Masai Mara, the place is Mara Intrepids. It is worth every penny and despite being as generous as we could with our tips, it will never be enough to compensate for the attention. Asanté!!

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 February 2025

    8.0
    As soon as we got to the lodge, the stay was great but the stress to arrive was terrible.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 3 nights

    We arrived a Saturday afternoon by normal car and were stopped at the entrance of Masai Mara because we were not travelling with 4 wheel drive (this was not indicated on Booking.com). We tried to contact the lodge to come and pîck up us at the entrance but nobody replied (we tried 3 different numbers) while we had confirmed that same morning of our late arrival. Finally we had to hire a Masai to drive us to the lodge. It costed us 8000 ksh and we were feeling very unsecured because we did not know the driver and it was getting dark. Fortunately, we arrived safely. At the reception, we were told that the numbers available on Booking.com were from Nairobi office, which is closed on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. We found this explanation unacceptable as the minimum would have been to provide the number of the lodge when the central office is closed. As compensation, we got reimbursed of some of our drinks but not of the full amount of the taxi and not for the inconvenience created. Pity for such a nice place !

    We very much enjoyed the site, the staff and the safaris' guide.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 February 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Fabulous safari camp amazing views great food outstanding staff fantastic game drives

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 February 2025

    10
    A fantastic safari trip.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A breathtaking experience. The resort is beautiful, the staff fantastic and the safari drives were astonishing. Our guide Joab was the best. We saw all that the Mara had to offer, extraordinary close ups with leopards, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants and countless others. Highly recommended.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 February 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful staff. Informative 7 pm talks around the fire pit about culture, birds and traditions
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The staff are welcoming. The facilities are beautiful and well maintained. Our guide was knowledgeable and we saw an incredible range of wildlife. The tents are very comfortable and all meals were lovely. Although it is nice to take the breakfast and eat while on safari, eating breakfast at the camp is nicer.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 February 2025

    10
    An excellent way to experience the Masai Mara and all its wildlife.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing, I wouldn’t change a thing!

    This is a well sited a superbly maintained safari camp close to the airstrip and beside a river. The tented facilities are comfortable and spacious and sufficiently dispersed to ensure privacy. The staff are, without exception, polite efficient and very helpful and the safari drives were extremely interesting and fruitful guided as they were by excellent drivers who know the area like the back of their hand. I must also commend the catering which was superb. To produce a delicious 5 course lunch and 6 course dinner in the middle of the Masai Mara takes exceptional skill!

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 February 2025

    9.0
    An absolutely amazing place
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The food was well prepared but there was no Kenyan food on the menu which was disappointing. Also the price of drinks is very high

    Access to national park and guide/driver. Sakut (aka John) was the best guide we have had in all our travels. We had hours of safari every day. He was knowledgeable and an excellent tracker. We saw more animals than we ever imagined possible. One of the servers Pomba (aka Metrine) organized an African dinner which was fantastic. Also we required a battery and inverter system to run a CPAP machine overnight when the electricity to the camp is turned off. Duncan organized this in a very efficient and stress free way and without it our trip would have been much less enjoyable.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 February 2025

    9.0
    Incredible safari lodge in the Mara- everything was amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing.

    The whole camp is amazing, the tents are very substantial with all luxuries you will need (proper shower and toilet) and get a hot water bottle each night which was lovely. Food is incredible and safari drives and drivers were exceptional! All in all an incredible trip and can't fault it.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 January 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Excellent service, best we have had in Africa. The whole team were great.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 January 2025

    9.0
    Joab the guide who drove us around along with mark and all the chefs in the kitchen and f and b team were superb so poli
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hot water could be improved but decent during afternoon

    Location and people

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 December 2024

    10
    Perfect in every way
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Magical place and people - we would recommend it to anyone. A special shout out is sent to John and Nixon for wonderful game drives and making sure the ROAR of Mufassa was heard!

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 December 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Samson Oramat was a spectacular guide for our game drives and a very hard working, nature loving individual. Masila and shila in the restaurant were extremely kind as well and made us want to stay so much longer!

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 December 2024

    10
    Exceptional in every way.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Food was outstanding, amenities were excellent. Safari was exceptional. Location was perfection. Everything WAY surpassed expectations. Staff were absolutely incredible. Cant rate it highly enough.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 November 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Luxury Tent
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing at all

    Hospitality at its best

    Stayed in November 2024

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