Masai Mara National Reserve

This member of the Hermès Retreats collection wows guests with its stunning setting and elegant, understated style. — Gayot

Situated beside a natural flowing spring, this lodge enjoys spectacular views of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Ocre-color guest rooms line paved walkways that weave through landscaped gardens. — Fodor's

Privacy is guaranteed at these 17 tents around a watering hole: the property is accessed by a hand-pulled river ferry. — Travel + Leisure

This eco-friendly camp is named after the olseki or sandpaper tree, which is a Maasai symbol of peace, harmony, and wealth. — Fodor's

This budget option on the banks of the Talek River overlooks the plains and its location on the northeastern boundary of the reserve gives it easy access to all the game areas. — Fodor's

Voted the No. 1 hotel in Travel + Leisure's 2021 World's Best Awards...handsome interiors that combine chocolate leather, striking artworks, clawfoot tubs, and plenty of outdoor spaces — Travel + Leisure

Quite possibly the best camp in all of the Mara area Naboisho Camp is in the 50,000-acre Naboisho Conservancy, which was established only a few years ago. — Fodor's

Two tented camps—one vintage-luxe style (Bateleur Camp), the other more rustic—on a private concession on the western border of the Masai Mara National Reserve. — Travel + Leisure

On a hillside near the Oloolaimutia Gate, this budget lodge (sopa means welcome in the Maasai language) is one of the most popular in the reserve. — Fodor's

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Beautifully situated on a river bank near the confluence of the Talek and Mara rivers. You'll sleep in one of only nine tents...and all with great views of the plains and the river. — Fodor's

If you want to turn back the clock and immerse yourself in the kind of original safari ambience that Ernest Hemingway enjoyed, this is the place to do it. — Fodor's