Mara River Post

functional and unpretentious

Mara River Post is located in the Serengeti Central area of northern Tanzania.

This property is owned and operated by MKSC, a partly French-owned safari company which is actually the oldest of its type in Tanzania.

Set in a dramatic hilltop position above the Mara River, this camp is split in two halves, each centred on a pleasant open-sided mess, with comfortable lounge and dining areas, leading out to extensive terraces and a large swimming pool.

Rooms

Guest accommodation at Mara River Post is in a total of sixteen units, eight to each half of the lodge, each with an inside bathroom and a private verandah with views …

• Room : x14
• Family Room : x2 : with two bedrooms

Activities

Mara River Posts provides the following guided activities, not all of which are usually included in the price …

• Vehicle safari
• Walking safari : not always available
• Bush meals

Long season

Unlike the seasonal camps in the area, which tend to only be open for the four or five months of the main dry season, this lodge is open for most of the year, closing only during the main rains mid March to the end of May.

The Serengeti Mara area tends to feature in a very high proportion of trips, it is definitely worth considering at any time of year.

The usual stay duration is 3-4 nights.

Seasonality

The Serengeti region has to be one of the most seasonal locations in Africa.

Although there is literally no bad time to visit this part of the world, the annual cycle of weather, wildlife movements and visitor traffic flows combine to have an incredibly dramatic effect on trip planning during every single month of the year.

In this Serengeti Mara area, the most popular period to visit is the Jul-Oct dry season, when the best weather happens to coincide with the presence of the migration herds.

During the migration calving season, which takes place far off to the south during the Dec-Mar green season, the Serengeti Mara area becomes a wonderful peaceful backwater, although the weather can be less reliable.

The two low season periods of Nov-Dec and Mar-May may be much less dependable for weather, but they remain really strong for wildlife viewing and benefit from dramatically lower visitor numbers.

Getting there

The majority of people visiting Serengeti Mara do so as part of a guided overland safari, so they travel to their camp and around the area in their private vehicle.

A few people visit Serengeti Mara in isolation, flying in and out of the airstrip here. In this case they travel around the reserve with a vehicle and guide from their camp.

probably our favourite part of the Serengeti