Kenya
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Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp - Massai Mara / Tented
Classic tented safari accommodations: Renowned as Kenya’s best-loved safari lodge, Kichwa Tembo Tented Safari Camp nestles below the Oloololo Escarpment of the Great Rift Valley, affording spectacular views of the Masai Mara’s game-filled plains. Choose from one of the 28 Classic safari tents or the 12 Luxury tents all with en suite bathrooms and private verandas. The main thatched guest areas include a welcoming bar/sitting area and indoor and outdoor dining areas. The swimming pool is perfect for laid-back game viewing while cooling off.
Kichwa Tembo - Bateleur Camp
Luxurious tented safari accommodations: Situated below the location where Out of Africa’s famous final scene was filmed, this romantic and totally private camp reflects the ambience of Kenyan safaris of the 20s and 30s. The tented suites epitomize classic elegance with polished wooden floors and en suite bathrooms. Each tent has a private deck overlooking the vast game-filled plains of the Masai Mara, and a personal butler will ensure your every need is cared for. Kichwa Tembo is a Member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World.
Governor’s Camp
The setting is magical. Almost a century ago it was reserved, exclusively, for Kenya’s colonial Governors. Governor’s Camp nestles in the forest along the winding banks of the Mara River, its waters teeming with bird-life, hippos and crocodiles. Some of the 37 tents line the riverbank, with uninterrupted views over the Mara River. Others have views across the sweeping plains. Created in 1972, Governor’s Camp set new standards in luxury for a tented camp. Today it’s still one of Africa’s best - all tents have en-suite bathrooms, hot and cold running water and flushing toilets.
Little Naibor Camp
Little Naibor is located within the immediate vicinity of Naibor Camp and is made up of two spacious suites which are uniquely designed. Each suite contains a double and a twin bedded room, with their own bathrooms, inter-joined by a communal lounge and verandah area. Each of these stunning suites have their own private fireplaces and dining area overlooking the Talek River. Little Naibor can be booked and used as an exclusive private arrangement, or used in conjunction with the main Naibor Camp and its facilities.
Mara Explorer
Mara Explorer has elevated the art of the African safari to spectacular new heights. This five-star camp is situated on a thickly forested river in the middle of the Masai Mara reserve, offers guests the ultimate wilderness retreat, where you can watch elephants or giraffes from the privacy of your veranda – or from your own outdoor Victorian bathtub! With only ten luxurious tents on the peninsula, each tent opens to the river below with the stunning spread of the savanna.
Mara Intrepids
Few places on earth can rival the setting of Mara Intrepids on the vast savannah grasslands of the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. This world-famous reserve is the northern extension of the sprawling Serengeti of Tanzania and the two ecosystems make for the greatest wildlife spectacle on the planet. A stay at Intrepids offers a unique game-viewing adventure. Every tent is raised on stilts and opens to the Talek River with that signature view of the endless plains. It’s luxury in the wild.
Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Secreted deep within the Masai Mara National Reserve, the Mara Serena Safari Lodge is the ultimate safari destination. It stands center-stage to one of Africa’s most dramatic wildlife arenas and has a ringside seat for the greatest wildlife show on Earth, the legendary migration of the wildebeest. The lodge features individual rooms, each with their own balcony, a sky-blue swimming pool and a spectacular restaurant overlooking a water hole where animals gather to drink. The interiors feature spacious bathrooms and the calm sophistication of a world-class hotel.
Sweetwaters Tented Camp
Clustered around a waterhole and set in the pristine calm of a private wildlife conservancy, Sweetwaters Tented Camp is in a class of its own. Sweetwaters offers a charming blend of under-canvas ambiance and uncompromising luxury. Located on one of only four private game reserves in Kenya, Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Thanks to its private status it also allows such unforgettable pleasures as the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary (the only place in Kenya to see Chimpanzee's), night game drives, guided bush walks and camel-trekking across game-teaming plains.
Olonana
Olonana is situated on the banks of the Mara River, in the heart of Kenya's Big Game country. In addition to big game viewing in the Masai Mara Reserve, visitors are offered a rare glimpse of the day-to-day lives of the Masai people in the adjacent Masai village. No other lodge in the Mara offers such a close cultural experience with the Masai. Enjoy a quiet evening drink, cozily seated on your veranda, watching the hippo frolicking just before heading out for their nightly grazing.
Ol Seki Mara Camp
Set on a wonderful rocky promontory overlooking the sweeping Isupukiai River, the luxury seasonal Ol Seki Mara Camp enjoys panoramic views in a gorgeous wilderness area teeming with game. Ol Seki Mara Camp offers 6 luxury “Nina” tents, each boasting a 270 degree panoramic view of the famous Masai Mara. Each tent remains completely hidden from the next, providing the utmost privacy and seclusion.. The spacious circular tents are complete with en-suite bathroom, hot shower and changing area.
Richard’s Camp
At Richard’s Camp, guests have the opportunity to experience the real Africa; days of heart-stopping game viewing, evenings enjoying cocktails by a cozy campfire and delicious three-course meals under an awe-inspiring canopy of stars. Richard’s Camp is a small and exclusive tented camp where the pioneer traditions of hospitality and comfort continue. Located on the edge of a small forest, big cats, elephants and plains game are regular visitors to the camp's perimeter, hippos graze the lawn at night and bird-life abounds.