The camp’s 18 private tented suites reflect timeless safari elegance, featuring polished wooden floors, oriental rugs, writing desks, and classic four-poster beds. Each tent opens onto a private deck with sweeping views over the wildlife-rich plains of the Maasai Mara, while a dedicated butler ensures attentive, personalized service. Antique furnishings enhance the inviting sitting and dining areas, evoking the romance and refinement of traditional safari days.
Masai Mara
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18
En-suite bathrooms
Not allowed
Non-Smocking Rooms
Bateleur Camp embodies vintage safari luxury, offering an experience that feels like stepping back in time. Its style recalls the golden era of exploration, when elegant adventurers crossed the plains with every comfort at hand—from fine writing desks to silver tea services. The camp’s décor blends antiques, artifacts, and nostalgic keepsakes with plush sofas and leather armchairs, while brass accents, leather trunks, old maps, and well-stocked bookshelves create an atmosphere of timeless refinement.
Set near the site of the iconic final scene from Out of Africa, this intimate and romantic camp captures the spirit of 1920s Kenyan safaris. Overlooking the sweeping plains of the Maasai Mara, it lies directly along the route of the world-renowned Great Migration, when vast herds of wildebeest and zebra move north from Tanzania’s Serengeti in one of nature’s most extraordinary spectacles
Each day can begin in a variety of delightful ways: enjoying coffee in bed before heading out on an early-morning game drive at sunrise, setting off on a guided walk across the savannah followed by a surprise breakfast in the bush, or simply sleeping in and unwinding to the gentle sounds of the nearby river. Guests may also take part in birdwatching along the riverbanks, while knowledgeable guides share insights into local plants, birds, geology, and wildlife tracking—children can even make track casts to take home as keepsakes.
A highlight is the unforgettable hot-air balloon safari, where the basket rises quietly above the plains as herds graze below and giraffes and elephants look on. The experience ends with a champagne breakfast in the bush, a magical start to the day.
However you choose to spend your time, evenings are marked by gourmet dining and a nightcap around the campfire, exchanging stories beneath a vast, star-filled African sky
Set right in the heart of the world-famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Ilkeliani is an elegant and ideally located oasis with just 12 exclusive tents situated on the banks of the Talek River, offering incredible wildlife and landscape views. Guests can choose between spacious Premium or Deluxe Tents, all thoughtfully designed with essential luxuries for an enhanced safari experience. The camp is deeply committed to sustainability, operating fully on solar power and championing eco-friendly practices like providing refillable water flasks. Expert local guides, who know the region intimately, lead game drives in specially designed vehicles, ensuring excellent viewing and photo opportunities. With a suspension bridge providing immediate access across the river into the reserve, Ilkeliani makes it easy to fill your days with thrilling game drives from dawn until dusk or simply enjoy the camp at your leisure.
Mara Plains Camp enjoys exclusive access across the key areas of the Maasai Mara ecosystem, including permission to move freely between conservancies—creating exceptional opportunities to follow wildlife wherever activity unfolds, especially in this predator-rich region. With only seven rooms, the camp offers an intimate and peaceful atmosphere, set beneath the cool canopy of riverine forest and thoughtfully designed to minimise environmental impact while maintaining luxury. The elevated canvas suites overlook a quiet creek, placing you at the heart of nature, where giraffes graze nearby, elephants wallow in the mud, and baboons play—while the view from your private veranda is truly unforgettable.
Set within the enchanting embrace of the Maasai Mara—the crown jewel of the Serengeti–Mara ecosystem, Kichwa Tembo is a global icon of African hospitality. Regularly honored among Travel + Leisure’s elite African retreats, the camp offers a front-row seat to the most dramatic wildlife spectacles on Earth, where the legendary Great Migration unfolds across the horizon in a breathtaking display of nature’s raw power.
This sense of intimacy is deepened by the camp’s prestigious location within a private conservancy. Here, luxury is inextricably linked to the land and its guardians, offering guests exclusive access to the wilderness and meaningful cultural connections with the local Maasai community.
The sanctuary features 40 masterfully designed luxury tents, where traditional Maasai aesthetics meet sophisticated modern refinement. Beyond the private decks, the camp’s amenities are curated for the discerning traveler: an infinity pool that mirrors the vastness of the Mara, a serene massage suite for post-safari restoration, and elegant dining venues serving world-class cuisine under the Kenyan sky. At Kichwa Tembo, every moment is an invitation to witness the extraordinary in absolute comfort.
