smlandlord and tang07059 看這裡 - JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marriott-marriott-bonvoy/2111842-jw-marriott-masai-mara-lodge-master-thread-27.html Heads Up - The new per person per day park fees for non-residents will be USD 100 Jan 1-Jun 30 2024 and USD 200 Jul 1-Dec 31 2024.   Was $80 per person per day before. The "day" actually is for 12 hours.  So you need to carefully time the arrival and departure at airstrip, else you pay another park fee. Game drives cannot go offroad. Cancellation clause changed from 2 days before arrival (this must be a system mistake - even St. Regis Aspen the free cancellation must be 60 days before arrival), to 60 days before arrival. $25K cancellation fee will be accessed if canceled within 60 days before arrival. Pointwise, actually back in October there were lots of dates for Summer 2024 at only 516K total for 5 nights when 1 night is free as program benefit.  Although personally I think 3 days at Masa Mara are enough. Though you should also account for the amounts for tipping the various staff, including your game drive drivers. However, the additional fees AND the $25K cancellation fee if canceled within 60 days window, can make this not so nice "high value" redemption as you might think. While you may be able to use mileage ticket between US and Kenya, but the bush flights to the park can only be cash ticket, $400 per person. And there are also the risks of taking the bush flying in Kenya... 我怕死, that is why I only do Safari in South Africa, no need to take bush flights. Besides I feel the tents at this property are not the high end types.  Count me snobby,  there are much better safari camps in Kenya and Tanzania - but of course you cannot use points.  However I find there are other places in the world I can get much better value for my points, and enjoy the trips much more.

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• 看來投壇要改名成“投資理財擼卡壇“。 -hhtt- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/27/2023 postreply 15:37:27

• 哈哈哈。擼卡很fun的，樂在其中。 -古來萬事- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/27/2023 postreply 15:40:38

• 握手! 100% 同意 fun 就是吸引力 擼得好需要一些腦力 樂在其中 -goingplaces- ♀ (159 bytes) () 12/27/2023 postreply 16:43:39

• 謝謝你擼卡達人介紹了好多擼卡秘笈！ -古來萬事- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/27/2023 postreply 17:03:43

• Transportation flight $500 還是可以接受的. -smlandlord- ♂ (228 bytes) () 12/27/2023 postreply 16:42:27

• 不豪 公園費變得有點離譜 我不喜歡那些小飛機 心裡有陰影 -goingplaces- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/27/2023 postreply 16:47:13

• 說旅遊的內容的話，東非看動物比南部非洲精彩很多，特別還有看動物的頂級體驗----山地大猩猩（烏幹達、盧旺達、剛果） -tang07059- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/27/2023 postreply 17:06:48

• 不了解。這些非洲國家安全嗎？ -bobpainting- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/27/2023 postreply 17:35:45

• 除了剛果都安全 -tang07059- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/27/2023 postreply 20:34:13

• 對大猩猩沒有興趣 有朋友去一個猩猩 tracking 的團 在我看起來隻覺得找苦來吃 看動物隻有南非納米比亞 可以自駕 -goingplaces- ♀ (3818 bytes) () 12/27/2023 postreply 19:23:25

• 我家自駕了納米比亞、博茨瓦納、讚比亞、津巴布韋。肯、坦也能自駕，隻是東非不像南部非洲挖人造水坑吸引動物，不容易看 -tang07059- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/27/2023 postreply 20:33:39