Just returned from a rainy-season visit to Mara West over the weekend! I've worked in Kenya for a while now and "been around the block" when it comes to accommodation and getaways out here. I was bringing an old friend to Masai Mara during her 10 day visit to Kenya, and wanted to keep things at a reasonable price, while... More

Ok... this is a bit tricky.... I just read a bunch of the reviews posted for this lodge and I think I know why they are so consistently high despite some very serious flaws and despite the fact that I would not return. I'll let you come to your own conclusions. My family and I stayed here for 4 nights... More

The food and lodging at Mara West were amazing. The lookout points from the rooms and all sides of camp are fantastic, and safari services are excellent. My 11 year old son and I stayed as part of a Mission group. We were waited on hand and foot and felt so privileged to be able to stay at this camp... More

Spent a little over a week at Mara West in the mid-range tents. It was a fabulous stay. Mara West borders the Maasai Mara game park and does not have fences between facilities and the park, making the connection to the park that much greater. I enjoyed hearing the nightly sites and sounds of zebra eating grass right next to... More

Truely unbelievable. Clean and very nice "tents". They are really not what one might expect from a tent. Much nicer. The animals come right up to the tents (Zebras) although mostly at night. They have a terrace that looks over the mountain(you are on a mountain) and you can see the entire Mara west game reserve. Totally amazing. See the... More

We stayed at Mara West for the first 3 nights of our Safari in December and we couldnt have loved it more! From the moment our driver picked us up we felt welcome. We were able to do some game driving from the airstrip on our way to the camp which really got us excited for our trip. FYI -... More

We stayed for three nights in this sumptuous tented camp on the edge of the Masai Mara preserve. Arriving late afternoon after the long drive on terrible road in a downpour, we were greeted by Rose, who held a large umbrella to shelter the short walk to the main building. There aren't enough superlatives to adequately describe the camp, from... More

We were at Mara West for 3 days at the end of October. Words are inadequate for this wonderful place. I will try as this is a review...Let me get this out of the way from the first....fly from wherever you to the airstrip near Mara West. Please save yourself from the beautiful, but 'crazy rough' road that starts about... More

Spent three nights here in September of 2012 at the end of our safari- incredible experience. Sitting on the deck watching the sunrise and hot air balloons in the valley below each morning, a bit later , after a wonderful hot shower, standing on the deck in the incredibly comfy housecoat, brushing my teeth, watching the baboons giraffes, etc go... More