Drunken Elephant Mara

–Excellent location - show map
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Scored 9.1
Rated superb

Staff

9.8

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About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Drunken Elephant Mara in Masai Mara offers family rooms with private bathrooms, balconies, and garden views. Each room includes a work desk, wardrobe, and free toiletries. Exceptional Facilities: Guests enjoy a year-round outdoor swimming pool, terrace, and garden. The lodge features a restaurant, bar, and outdoor fireplace. Free WiFi is available throughout the property. Dining Experience: The family-friendly restaurant serves African, Indian, American, pizza, international, and barbecue grill cuisines. Breakfast includes continental, vegetarian, vegan, and halal options with pancakes and fruits. Convenient Location: Located 18 km from Keekorok Airport, the lodge is highly rated for its proximity to nature, deserts, and safaris. Guests appreciate the attentive staff and excellent service support.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.6 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular facilities

  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Free parking
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Restaurant
  • Room service
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Free WiFi
  • Bar
  • Breakfast

Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.7)

Breakfast info

Continental, Vegetarian, Vegan, Halal

Free parking available on-site

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Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 single bed
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1 large double bed
2 single beds
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1 double bed
2 single beds
and
1 sofa bed
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

Ni
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Highly recommend this property for their service, food, cleanliness and location ( near to the park gate). The staff were so caring and lovely! They went that extra mile and celebrated my birthday by surprising me with a cake and the masai...”
Sana
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
“The close proximity to masai mara. The staff were very helpful and sweet.”
Daniel
Australia Australia
“Beautiful location with lots of baboons around. Could hear the sounds of lions and hyenas due to very close proximity to maasai mara. Very friendly staff.”
Daniel
Australia Australia
“Very close to the park gate. Had a nice surprise visit from the Maasai Warriors who performed a welcome dance. Lots of baboons and vervet monkeys around the area and even hear hyenas at night. Food was mostly nice and packed lunches for safari...”
Anna
Spain Spain
“We truly enjoyed our stay at the drunken elephant. The location is great and it’s just a 5-6 min drive from the entrance to the national park. The staff was really polite and welcoming. The rooms are clean, spacious and nicely decorated. And the...”
Sandeep
India India
“the owner and staff where very helpful the people escorting us to the rooms back and forth were very alert”
Catalin
Romania Romania
“IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT KENYA IS THE CRADLE OF LIFE . DRUNKEN ELEPHANT IS LOCATED AT ONE OF THE GATES TO A MAGIC WORLD THAT IS MAASAI MARA. I AM VERRY HAPPY I WAS HERE. THE STAFF IS VERY KIND ,POLITE AND FRIENDLY. MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE...”
The
Philippines Philippines
“We really enjoyed our stay at The Drunken Elephant. It's value for money compared to what is available in Mara.”
Jure
Slovenia Slovenia
“The room is big, beds are comfortable, location is great and easily accesible, the road is not bed, only the last 2km is offroad. The food was good and not so expensive (15€ for main dish). The staff was really nice, we reccomend going for a...”
Dubov
Spain Spain
“Well decorated, well maintained, elegant lodge close to the park entrance. Highly recommended.”

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
Restaurant #1
  • Cuisine
    African • American • Indian • Pizza • International • Grill/BBQ
  • Open for
    Breakfast • Brunch • Lunch • Dinner • Cocktail hour
  • Ambiance
    Family friendly
  • Dietary options
    Halal • Vegetarian • Vegan

House rules

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Check-in
From 10:00 to 22:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 06:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 13 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Cot upon request
Free
13+ years
Extra bed upon request
US$150 per person, per night

Prices for cots and extra beds are not included in the total price, and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

The number of extra beds and cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

All cots and extra beds are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
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The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Drunken Elephant Mara in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

It is possible to extend your stay at this property at no extra cost for Coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine purposes, with a maximum limit of 10 extra days.

A negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result is mandatory to check-in to this property.