Hammerkop Migration Camp

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• RMRebecca M.Google review · 13 Sep 2024

  This was a very nice camp with everything we were looking for. However, I must start with a strong word of CAUTION, as we had a very unfortunate "welcoming" to the camp that tainted our initial experience. When we arrived to the camp, the manager Morris took a call on speaker phone from his director. We could easily overhear his director state very rudely that they had not received payment from our travel agency, and that we would not be welcome to stay there if we did not provide payment in full. Keep in mind, we had already paid a large sum of money for this camp and we were not informed there was an issue with the payment until we are actually at the camp in the middle of the Masai Mara. We were essentially their hostages and felt like we were being shaken down for thousands of dollars. Why would payment not be confirmed prior to our arrival, so this could be addressed ahead of time? We became upset and reached out to our tour group (Natural World Kenya Safari), who was able to help sort this out within an hour. The way it was handled gave us the impression they were trying to scam us. They claimed they have had issues with our tour group paying them in the past. If that is the case, why would they wait until we are stranded at their camp with no where to go to confirm the payment had gone through, and tell us we would need to make another payment directly to them or find somewhere else to go? This all happened within the first 5 minutes of us arriving to the camp. After the unfortunate start to our trip was sorted out, and we were allowed to stay there as planned - everything else that followed was wonderful. We were treated with nothing but kindness once they told us they were able to confirm our payment. The tents were comfortable, clean and well maintained. The food was fantastic. The location was perfect, with our tent overlooking the river were we would see hippos, crocodiles, and baboons from our front porch. We had a fantastic experience overall, but I would be weary to stay there again due to how we were initially treated.

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• SPSusanne P.Google review · 8 Jan 2023

  It was a pleasure to be there.. the tents are in a perfect quality, the food was excellent. The toilets are seperated from the sleepung room. There was enough space for us four people. Jopseh and Massai are very friendly guys. We have been very close to the mara river so the game drive starts immediately by leaving the Camp... short distances guaranteed... we had a great Trip in the Mara!!!! We will come back!!!

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• MRMartin R.Google review · 10 Sep 2018

  Amazing camp on Mara River. Only accessible by 4x4 but quite an experience to stay here for a few nights with safari drives in the day. Carmen very welcoming and enthusiastic; her hospitality together with our driver, Jonathan's ability to find lions in the long grass made this a most memorable part of our Kenya holiday.

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• RBRobert B.Google review · 4 Mar 2018

  Hammerkop Migration Camp is such a great place to stay. It's a small intimate camp right on the banks of the Mara River on Musiara area of Masai Mara Game Reserve. The Manager - Carmen, she's so jovial and engaging hovering over over the guest just to ensure that everything about your stay is perfect and fulfilling. The staff are always ready and at hand to server your every need. What I like most about the camp is that the game comes to you before you go for the game-drive. You watch animals right from the vision of your bed inside your tent.

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• MTMichael T.Google review · 13 May 2017

  Stayed here for a few days in February 2017. We were the only guests and were treated very well. A neat experience to sleep in a fancy tent and listen to the wild animals at night as they moved through the camp. Masai guards keep you safe. The food was great and we had an excellent time seeing the animals along the Mara and out on the plain. This is a camp, not a hotel nor a lodge that's fenced in. So it's not safe to wander outside at night. The tents have running water, showers, and toilets, and solar-powered lights and USB charging for phones and tablets. They also provide a higher-capacity 220v solar charger for charging camera batteries at the dining tent. But there's no wifi, no TV. Just you and the hippos. There is good cell coverage in the area, however. The tents were clean and the beds were decent.

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