Safari Tented – Page 20

Kicheche Mara Camp

Kicheche Mara Camp lies in a magnificent valley in Mara North Conservancy, a private conservancy of just under 70,000 acres. Located in a low density tourist area, guests can relax or explore in privacy and exclusivity and receive a traditional safari experience in luscious, untouched African wild. The camp is small, with only 8 tents, and a comfortable communal dining and sitting area – decorated in a traditional and authentic safari style. In front of the camp flows a seasonal stream, making bird viewing here fantastic. The main attraction however is not the camp, rather what surrounds it. Guests can spend their time exploring the area with game drives, perfect for viewing the wildlife in comfort, or guided bush walks which is the perfect activity to get up close and personal with the wildlife.

Mara Bush Camp

Mara Bush Camp is the ideal location for anyone seeking an authentic experience on safari, far away from hubbub of mass tourism. This Eco-Warrior Award winning camp sits in the heart of the Maasai Mara National Game Reserve, where some of the best Big Cat sightings can be found, and is a great spot for photographers. Guests can choose from 12 spacious and secluded tents with gorgeous views overlooking the Olare Orok River. Here, you don’t even have to leave the camp to say hello to some of the wildlife superstars – with the river on your doorstep you could spend hours watching hippos in the Hippo Pool, crocodiles having a soak, and other thirsty wildlife stopping by.

The Cliff

An early morning at The Cliff, it’s 6.30 am and the sun is rising in Africa. As its golden light spreads across the lake, far below your clifftop hideaway, the water ripples and transforms, like a desert rose, into a shimmer of pink, as a flamboyance of flamingos begins a new day. Each tent is built on solid foundations at the edge of the cliff, and faces the lake, allowing guests 180 degree views of the panoramic paradise, yet maintaining privacy. Not wanting to waste the view, the tent is spacious and the freestanding bath looks outwards. While the exterior environment at The Cliff is pure Africa, the room interiors combine organic chic with international design to create the understated style of a modern boutique hotel.

Kilima Camp

Kilima Camp is a traditional safari lodge, located in the diverse eco-system of the Maasai Mara, near the Mara Triangle, which is an area of pristine protected land creating some of the best viewing opportunities for a wild animals, such as zebra, impala and leopard. In a low tourist density area the camp is secluded and private, with only 15 tents in total allowing for privacy and intimacy between guests and the nature. All tents have a private veranda which look out over the vast Maasai Mara plains and the Mara River, which is home to some of the largest crocodiles in Kenya. Guests can relax here for an evening taking in their stunning surroundings whilst bathing in the golden tones of the sunset.

Karen Blixen Camp

Karen Blixen Camp is located in the diverse and exclusive Mara North Conservancy. Set on the bank of the Mara River, the camp is surrounded by rolling hills, luscious grasslands and tall trees. 22 luxury tents are all decorated in a traditional traveller style, with romantic outdoor showers. Each tent comes with their own private veranda offering views over the river and stunning horizon. The camp boasts views of a resident hippo pod who can be seen from the dining area, lazily lounging in the river. Run completely on solar power, the camp is Gold Eco Rated by Ecotourism Kenya acknowledging the camp is sustainable to the environment and local communities.

Elewana Lewa Safari Camp

Set in a picturesque landscape teeming with life and vivacity, Elewana Lewa Safari Camp brings its guests into the beating heart of Kenya’s wilderness. Enjoying both adventure and comfort, this safari camp provides a luxury experience, infused with the vibrancy of Kenyan culture. Guests are accommodated in beautiful safari tents, underneath a thatched roof, and enjoying en suite rooms, with twin or double beds, enjoying the serenity of the landscape without the slightest compromise on comfort. When visiting Elewana Lewa Safari Camp, guests contribute to helping thousands of people from different backgrounds and cultures to improve their lives, and give their children a future, whilst ensuring Africa’s precious ecosystems enjoy protection and stability for many years to come.

Entim Camp

Entim Camp has been carefully cultivated to offer one of the warmest, most intimate and luxury safari experiences in the Maasai Mara. It is a prime spot to witness the Great Migration every year, with Entim guests usually among the very first to witness all the action – over a million zebra, wildebeest and antelope crossing over from the Serengeti plains! To stay at Entim Camp isn’t to stay at just another lodge or hotel, it’s to feel like being a part of the wilderness itself. Entim Camp is the perfect location to combine restorative relaxation with vibrant safari. Guests need not go further than their private verandas to be privy to some of the best wildlife sightings in the Maasai Mara.

Elewana Elephant Pepper Camp

Elewana Elephant Pepper Camp is nestled within the 8,000km2 Greater Mara, part of the Serengeti-Maasai Mara ecosystem. The ancestral homelands of the Maasai tribespeople are one of the most incredible ecosystems on the planet, enjoying warm temperatures year-round, with low humidity, this other Eden is a paradise for the wildlife, which includes the Big 5, 450 different bird species, and many, many more. These lush pastures attract 1.3million wildebeest and zebra each year, who migrate en masse from the Serengeti, in what has been classed among the Seven Wonders of the World. The Elephant Pepper Camp is situated in the North Mara Conservancy, and enjoys exclusive access to some of the ecosystem’s most pristine landscape. Being reserved exclusively for the native wildlife, as opposed to land in the Maasai Mara reserve, which is also grazed by cattle, this Conservancy is a haven for wildlife, who flock to the area for its abundant natural resources.

Oliver’s Camp

Oliver’s Camp is everything that springs to mind when thinking of classic safari – laidback, authentic and personable. Deep within Tarangire National Park, Oliver’s is one of the most amazing spots in east Africa for an exclusive safari adventure. Close to the Silale Swamps and overlooking a flood plain of the Minyonyo Pools, Oliver’s is perfectly placed to relish in the unspoilt landscapes and vibrant wildlife. As well as being known for its elephant herds, big cats and birdlife, the Park is brimming with all kinds of wildlife no matter the time of year and Oliver’s is there to make sure you get to see as much as possible.

Namiri Plains Camp

Namiri Plains Camp offers guests a truly private and exclusive safari experience, situated over an hour’s drive from the nearest other safari camps. The 10 tented suites rest on the Namiri Plains in the Soit Le Motonyi region of Eastern Serengeti, where tourism had been restricted for 20 years until the camp’s opening in 2014. This was to allow the local cheetah population to recover without the encroachment of humans on their territory. Today, the Namiri Plains are home to an estimated 50-80 adult cheetahs, as well as an abundance of lions, leopards and hyenas. The small and intimate nature of Namiri Plains Camp causes minimal disruption to the resident big cats, and offers guests an immersive and personally tailored stay in this undiscovered haven. Enjoy the river views from the comfort of your private verandah, and watch wildlife gather nearby to drink from its waters.