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Karen Blixen Camp Mara North Conservancy, Masai Mara

Google rating 4.6 (196 reviews)
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Wake up to hippos outside your tent on the Mara River, with Florence, Simon, Jack, and the crew treating you like family. The outdoor showers are unforgettable, the food's amazing, and Jack's driving will get you every animal you want to see — multiple reviewers call this the best safari experience in Africa, better than South Africa, hands down.

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  • Wheelchair accessible

Google reviews

4.6196 Google reviews
  • Rebecca B.Google review · 1 Nov 2025

    Amazing experience all around, highly recommend this camp. Good food, great location with animals coming to the River across from camp. Great service & safari guides.

  • Wayne M.Google review · 8 Oct 2025

    We had a lovely time at the Karen Blixen Camp, we saw every animal we wanted to see. Jack was an amazing driver and Job was a patient server. Their location along the Mara river was simply amazing,, and our dual family tent with a shared wooden deck worked out great for our family of 5. Overall it was an amazing experience and I would love to go do it all again with them.

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  • Stacey L.Google review · 27 Sep 2025

    Karen Blixen Cottages is my favorite place in the Mara! The staff—Florence, Simon, Lillian, Job, Jack, Dennis, Francis, and more—treat you like family. The cottages are spotless, the food is amazing, and the service is top-notch. I loved the outdoor showers, and waking up to hippos burping and passing gas in the Mara River right outside the new French doors of my tent was unforgettable. The location is absolutely unreal. Don’t waste your time and money in South Africa—this is the safari experience you’re dreaming of. PS, I have been here 3 times.

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  • Gideon O.Google review · 23 Apr 2025

    Offers quality services and meals in a serene ambience. But the prices are for people who appreciate serious people snd prepared people. Excellent when meeting a distinguished person or when treating your family to unique Lunch or Dinner experience.

  • Melanie G.Google review · 1 Nov 2024

    We came by without a tour guide or such and turns out you cannot get tickets at the entrance without internet access (and there, it would have taken a tricky/buggy e-citizen registration - as I tried out later). Which tourists do not have. Which they also don't provide. Which not even the staff offered to tether. So we left not seeing it. (The small cafe next to it, where we had a delicious recharge before failing at the museum, was really nice, though.)

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Karen Rd, Nairobi, Kenya

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Frequently Asked Questions

Karen Blixen Camp Mara North Conservancy, Masai Mara is located at Karen Rd, Nairobi.
Call +254 711 579001 or visit karenblixencamp.com.

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