Kenya

[Anonymous]

We have about 10 days and are deciding among:
Masaii Mara (must do, I think)
Amboseli
Sambura
Nakuru
Mombasa (have heard mixed reviews)

Sambura is quite far but we have heard it is very different from Masaii Mara and Amboseli.
Would like to see classic flamingos at Nakuru but have also heard mixed things about whether the park is worth visiting

Any advice from those who have been? Suspect we only have time for about 3 of these.

[Anonymous]

I was there a few months ago. For the Kenya part of our trip, we did Amboseli, Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha.

I loved Lake Nakuru but seeing the flamingos was very high on my list, so it was a must do and did not disappoint. You also can see a ton of pelicans here and can see rhinos. It’s a very small park though.

Amboseli was a must for me because I wanted that iconic view of animals in front of Kilimanjaro…which I got! That was my reason for going and it didn’t disappoint, but you cannot guarantee the mountain will be visible.

Masaai Mara was just ok. It’s a huge place and we would go for quite some time before seeing animals, whereas in Amboseli, everywhere you look, there were animals. I preferred Serengeti to the Mara, but that was my experience.

Did not go to Sambura.

Didn’t go to Mombasa but thought about it. Decided against it and went to Zanzibar instead and was happy. Too many negative things about Mombasa steered me away from it, especially because I didn’t want to deal with aggressive hawkers.

One thing though, don’t do too much safari…it gets old after a few days. The roads are horrendous and you will get tired of being bounced around in the vehicle on bumpy roads day after day - and bumpy is an understatement! We did 10 days safari and that was way too much.