Mara Bushtops Luxury Camp

Jambo! Motinda, Javam, Sam, Fredrick, Laban and David, Asante sana, kwa ukarimu wako mzuri na ukaaji mzuri sana. Why Mara Bushtops: We came on honeymoon to Mara Bushtops in 2008 and came back with our children, now 15 and 16 for a family holiday of a lifetime. Travelling: This was relatively easy - Heathrow to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International. Overnight at Ole Serena in Nairobi and a transfer from Nairobi Wilson airport to Keekarok Airstrip the following morning, the game drive starts as soon as you leave the bush airstrip. Mara Bushtops has it's own airstrip in the conservancy - Mara Siana which we used for departure and which includes a seating area and bathroom. 10 Star tents: First things first. Thank you Fredrick for looking after our family with such care and attention for our entire stay. We travelled as a family of four, for four nights and five days. The family tent was not available the first night and we stayed in Fox and Elephant tents, which were the same style tent we had on honeymoon and were as amazing as we had remembered. The family tent. Wow - just wow. It is completely next level. We stayed in Rhino tent which is next to the Armani Spa. We had our own campfire in front of the tent, seating area and hot tub along the enormous veranda of the tent. Two beautiful bedrooms, with ensuite bathrooms with double vanities, a superbly appointed living area, dining on the veranda. The tents are furnished to the highest quality and the epitome of understated elegance and luxury. Great care and attention to detail has been given to making sure that you have everything you could possibly need, Fredrick looked after us beautifully, including bed turn down service with a hot water bottle for when you return from dinner. Spa and pool: We used the pool everyday and how special to be dipping in the pool and sunbathing as a dazzle of zebra's strolls by to the salt lick. We didn't get a chance to use the spa - when doing a couple of game drives a day and lunch the days are busy, but the facilities were excellent and the spa area looked superb. We would only be at the pool for a minute before someone appeared with towels asking if we would like drinks or refreshments. Game Drive: I am sure that everyone feels the same but we did have the best driver / guide and spotter. Enormous thanks to Javam and Sam. Such lovely guys and great company for the four days of game drives, they immediately felt part of the family and we thoroughly enjoyed our days together in the Maasai Mara. An especially huge thanks because this is the tricky part, they were so good at spotting that we managed to see the BIG FIVE during our stay. There must be an awful lot of pressure on the guides and spotters that their guests have a good visit, the animals that live in the Maasai Mara are wild and spotting them is not always possible, especially rhino and leopards. There is a huge element of luck, but it helps when you have guides with great talent. How Javam spotted a

Look no further - MARA BUSHTOPS LUXURY CAMP in Kenya is truly a fabulous 10 STAR family-run game lodge! Luxurious and authentic, the camps has extraordinary views of game regularly visiting the natural salt lick just 200m away! Caring expert game drives with Masaai Daniel and Sam, with delicious breakfasts under an African tree (no, these are not just staged Instagram shots!) offer the most desired, extraordinary game sitings. Warm-eyed staff touched our hearts and ensured our every desire. Oh, and the chef is superb! Food is so tasty and beautifully presented, that it was difficult not to AGAIN select the same tasty item... with wines from their excellent wine cellar! Whether you want to laze in the privacy of your luxury tent overlooking the salt lick, or swim in either of the pools (one with Led 'stars' reflecting stars above), soak in a spa treatment or to go on another game drive adventure, I promise your soul will be filled. Serengeti Bushtops and their unique Roving Bushtops (you follow migratory game with special 'roving' luxury tent) are also part of the group. Even out of migration season we saw SO much game and will never forget this experience! thank you Mara Bushtops - you will forever be in our hearts!

Where to even begin with Mara Bushtops? What a truly special place. From the second my wife and I stepped foot on the property, we were warmly greeted and treated like family for the duration of our stay. The property and views are beautiful, and each "room" is amazing. Think the most luxurious tent you've ever stayed in in your life (it's really a room given the tent is nailed down onto the platform) with a comfy bed, pillows, wonderful shower (and outdoor shower!), and then a deck overlooking animals everywhere with chairs, a table, and a hot tub. When we'd come back from our days out on safari, they'd prepare our hot tub with us with bubbles and rose petals and cocktails waiting. Talk about dreamy. Now onto the actual safari. Joseph was the best guide we had on our entire trip to Kenya and Tanzania. He was friendly, so knowledgable, easy to talk to, etc. The exact same can be said about our tracker Sam, who was similarly such a joy to spend our time with each day. He is a local to the area, and his insight into so many things was fascinating. They were both experts at finding the exact animals we told them we'd love to see. We saw two different leopards up close, we saw a cheetah and her four cubs hunting gazelle, we saw tons of lions, and every other animal you can imagine. We saw the Big 5 and then some. What's extra special is Mara Bushtops is the ONLY camp in the conservancy it's located in, meaning when you drive around that area or go on a night game drive there, there is literally no one else around. Back to the camp itself, the restaurant was another highlight. Every single meal was exquisite, and the wait staff of Steven, Laban, and Edward were all lovely to chat with each day and the restaurant looks out over a salt lick so there are animals at all times. Each room has its own butler and ours was Mercy, who was the MVP of our stay. She thought of everything to make our stay as memorable as possible, and we can't thank her enough. Matinda is the hotel manager and he made sure to check in on us every day while we were there. Again, the staff is just fantastic. There's a spa onsite and we both got massages and used the sauna/cold plunge there. Just top tier all around. If you're overwhelmed by the amount of places you can stay in the Maasai Mara, look no further: Mara Bushtops is where you want to stay!!!