Mara Engai Wilderness Lodge

My stay at Mara Engai Wilderness Lodge was nothing short of amazing. The staff, guides, food and accommodations were all top notch. I would not hesitate to recommend this lodge to anyone seeking a beautiful safari experience in the Masai Mara. Every meal was amazing thought out by the chef utilizing the produce from the organic garden on site. My only wish is that they utilized PayPal so that it was easier to tip the staff and guides.

We stayed at the Mara Engai as the final camp on our fantastic Kenyan family safari and we were not disappointed. After transferring across the Mara by road from another lodge, we stopped at the bottom of the 1000m long windy road to Engai, were we were greeted and driven up to the lodge, by the wonderful Dickson or (DD as he is known to his friends). The climb up the hill and the views across the Mara of the many, many wildebeest was totally breathtaking as we made our way up to what was to be our home for the next two nights. Upon arrival we were greeted by the very friendly and charming staff of the Mara Engai. We were made to feel very welcome with a drink in the main restaurant, where the views of the Mara across to the Serengeti can only truly be appreciated from being this high up. We checked into our fantastic and extremely spacious accommodation. The tent was so big we had three large beds, a lounge area and a huge private and discrete dressing room and bathroom area. With three adults in one tent we never once felt that we were cramped or that we were falling over each other. The complex also has the most wonderful infinity pool where you can just relax and take in the most amazing views for miles and miles across the savannah. This was to be our last few days of our Kenyan dream holiday and Dickson was to be our driver and guide for our stay. To say that we couldn’t have been happier would have been an understatement. What DD didn’t know about the Mara really wasn’t worth knowing. He enthralled us with tales of his home and the Mara where he grew up. He showed us some of the most beautiful and wonderful parts of the Mara that we had not seen or visited during our first few days here. We saw some amazing animals: lions, elephants, rhinos, hippos, cheetah, huge crocs and the awesome wildebeest migration. DD looked after us so well throughout our stay. Not only did he arrange for us to have a picnic lunch in a most wonderful spot on our first day but on our last day we got up early, and on our way back to the airstrip, he arranged for us to have a picnic breakfast overlooking the Mara River with hippos as our guests. We truly had the most awe inspiring stay at the Mara Engai and could not recommend it enough. In our opinion and without doubt our stay at the Mara Engai was made complete by having DD as our guide and now our new friend. If you ever find your self staying at this wonderful place ask for Dickson. We guarantee you will not be disappointed. ⭐️Mara Engai is Breathtaking, Beautiful, Amazing, and Inspiring⭐️ We will be back for sure as we all left a little piece of our hearts in Kenya. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The staff at Mara Engai were absolutely incredible. The waiters, drivers and chefs make you feel right at home. Celebrated my 50th birthday at this gem and loved the food, the sundowner setup was epic and had an amazing bush dinner experience. We had a game drive with one of the best drivers.