The beauty of the Mara

Advantages: learning about an amazing culture/stunning scenery/up close with the animals
Disadvantages: food and drink where we were staying was not inclusive so rather expensive

...I travelled to the Mara as a part of a seven day safari. I stayed at the Serena lodge for one night and spent two fantastic days here. The beauty of the Maasai Mara is the abundance of wildlife, we went on four game drives and were not disappointed once. Here in the space of two days we marvelled at lions, lion cubs and lionesses (one would have been enough for me - I was thrilled!) we watched them view "their" territory early in the morning and sleep side by side at night. We also saw many other wonderful animals such as a cheetah and her cubs,a leopard, meercats,hyenas, zebras, wilderbeast and many many more. The photographic opportunities were surreal, really stunning shots! We saw the sun set over the Acacia trees as we finished our game drives - a truly african experience. We were taken to the mara river where we saw...

Sophie-Kaia 20.01.2008 · Read review
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Marvel at the Magnificent Maasai Mara

Advantages: Once in a life time experince. Magic destination. Luxury accomodaton
Disadvantages: Cost,

...Key points Medical Issues:- It is strongly recommended to see you GP at least 4 weeks before travel. ( 2 weeks at a push). You will have to be immunised against Yellow Fever ( around £45), along with all the standard immunisations (Hepatitis A, Typhoid, etc) Anti malarial should be taken at all time. The best ones on the market at the moment are called Malarone. They happen to be the most expensive (around £70 for a 2 week holiday) but there the most effective (95%- 100%). Weather:- Most travellers travel at peak time in our summer time. In kenya however it is their winter and the coldest time of thew year. It is still very warm during the day. In the Mara however besure to take warm clothes as in the early mornings and at night, it can get very cold. What to expect:- You can plausibly say that after a few days in the Mara...

sknipe 22.09.2007 · Read review
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Mara Simba Lodge

Advantages: An experience of a life time
Disadvantages: Long times spent bumping on unmade roads, getting covered in dust, so be prepared

...As part of a recent Safari holiday in Kenya, six of us travelled with Somak Holidays for two and a half days at The Mara Simba Lodge. Its well bumping down all those Kenyan dirt tracks for hours to get to the Mara. The Simba Lodge is a recently built lodge on the edge of The Mara, it sits in among the trees created from local materials along the edge of the river bank. The communal areas are all open sided and overlook the river where crocodile baiting takes place at sunset. A log fire buns in the bar each night with a couple of musicians playing. Rooms were great, very clean and spacious, food, wine and service were also to be recommended. We went on two game drives each day, and our wonderful driver found us all the Big Five managing to jostle us in to good positions for wonderful photos. The most exciting time we had was...

Fionabailey 31.07.2000 · Read review
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MARA'S MANIC MOMENTS

Advantages: Erm
Disadvantages: Dunno

...and bid you farewell. Maybe we can chat again, sometime? Erm...thanks for reading? Mara :O) **Disclaimer** The Police do a great job and the term "plod" is purely colloquial (He he) Locals from Somerset way do not just play dominos and any inference of typecasting is in the vein hope of making this funny.....Phew.......

Marandina 24.04.2003 · Read review
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Mara, the Empire needs You!

Advantages: Second book in a fantastic trilogy
Disadvantages: paperback is hard to read without damaging - it's a big book!

...with the first in this series, Daughter of the Empire, the story revolves around Mara, plucked from the Temple moments before taking her holy vows, to become head of her House on the death of her father and brother in a war, orchestrated by the head of a rival House, her deadly enemies the Minwanabi. Daughter concludes with Mara having taken her House from its weakened state, a shadow of its former glory, to a position of relative strength. She uses her innate intelligence and cunning to win herself a vassal, providing money through his control of the lucrative choca-la market, a delicacy on her home world of Kelewan. She allies herself with a Cho-Ja hive, insectoid warriors who fill out her ranks. The book concludes with the fall of her sworn enemy, the man that caused the death of her father and brother, orchestrated by her cunning in turning a trap...

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Safari So Good

Advantages: see opinion
Disadvantages: see opinion

...Guess who won a 5 day trip to the Masai Mara National Park? This was something I was truly looking forward to. I've never been much of a beach to hotel and back again type tourist, so this would be real adventure in a place I'd never been to, and I was horribly excited. First and foremost, though, was the safety aspect. I went off to the doctor who consulted the map and told me to have the Yellow Fever jab, and to take anti-malaria tablets. The side effects of both of them could be pretty nasty, but I had to remember that they wouldn't be half as bad as the full blown illnesses. Plus, the Yellow Fever jab would last for 10 years so at least there was some milage in that pain. The malaria pills, Paludrine, had to be taken for a few weeks before leaving then for 4 weeks after our return. They were likely to cause headaches, stomach...

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Masia Mantastic!

Advantages: Weather, wildlife, adventure, experience, mad
Disadvantages: not long enough!

...Went to the Masia Mara on safari over the summer and have to say it was the most brilliant experience you'll ever encounter. I was only there for 3 days but boy where they a mighty 3 days. I was based around Lake Navisha on my Kenya trip, and traveled to the Masia Mara by rented Landys. This trip was long enough, the roads where fine until me just past Nakuru where we where of the beaten track on our way to the Masia Mara (the roads just not so good!). When we arrived at our safari accomodation in the middle of nowhere we recieved complimentry pineapple drinks, and where then shown to our tents. Now these where luxury with warm showers, flushing toilets and comfy beds. The food was amazing, morning, day and night. To top this all off the safari was magnificent. Our guide was a local Masia Warrior who just directed our convoy...

nuttynelly 20.08.2005 · Read review
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Kenya once in a lifetime

Advantages: Stunning scenery, amazing wildlife, holiday of a lifetime
Disadvantages: cold mornings and evenings, very early mornings, unsafe food and water

...My family and I travelled to Kenya for a 10 day safari with British Airways Holidays. I honestly can't praise the experience enough, and if you can raise the cash it is a definite holiday to remember. The highlight of our trip was a the Masai Mara national park. We rose early every morning (you are must likely to see animals at dusk and sunrise)and set out in our safari van. Our guide was friendly, cheerful and extremely informative. He knew where to go to find the best wildlife and also knew how close we could get - one time he had to make a quick get-a-way from a herd of angry male elephant. It is so crucial that you feel 100% secure when you are out there, so a personal guide is a must. Take your camera, video camera or even tape recorder to secure that the stunning scenery, wildlife and sounds are captured indelibly. Another tip is...

lec299 06.12.2000 · Read review
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Watch that Cheetah Chomping

Advantages: Once in a lifetime
Disadvantages: No hot water !

...helpful and gave us all the information that we required and offered us the right safari for our budget. Now this is where things start to get vague, it was around $300, remember this was back in 1998 so this may have increased considerably for a 7 day safari in the Masi Mara, all transport, camping and food included. Camping you say, well we were on a budget. We came back the next day to meet out tour guide called Paul who spoke good English and had a friendly face. We all piled into a mini bus, me, Kiwi girlfriend, three young blokes from Oz and a French couple. It was a bit crowded but you had to become friends quickly, luckily enough we seemed to hit it off straight away. It is a long trek from Nairobi to the Masi Mara by road, but you see so much more of the local villages and their way of living, that it makes it so much more...

Porky2005 23.02.2005 · Read review
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They're Stupider Than You Think

Advantages: A collection of very amusing tales
Disadvantages: Some of the stories aren't funny!

..."It is a truth universally acknowledged that, left to there own devices, many men display the intellectual capability of one of the dimmer dinosaurs. Stupid things Men Do is a light-hearted look at the wilder reaches of male stupidity."...Is the summing up paragraph on the back cover of this little 128 page Michael O’Mara Humour book on, you guessed it, stupid things men do. I purchased a copy of the book in one of those little shops you occasionally find which seemingly have no theme or purpose and are quite simply filled with a most random array of stuff! The book has a yellow cover and depicts some old bloke cracking open a can of beer…at his face! Across the front of the book in blue writing is written ‘Man and Mind in Perfect Harmony’. Turn to the back of the book and your eyes will be drawn to a few short...

Sarah01 08.08.2002 · Read review
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