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Places to Stay

Location matters as much as room style. These camps, lodges, huts and villas are chosen for how they fit the route, who they suit and what they make possible between travel days.

An elephant walking between the tents at Elephant Bedroom Camp in Samburu National Reserve.

Ewaso Nyiro River, Samburu National Reserve

Elephant Bedroom Camp

A small riverside tented camp beneath doum palms inside Samburu National Reserve, known for elephants moving through camp and for immediate access to the Ewaso Nyiro wildlife corridor.

Sala's Camp beside the Sand and Keekorok rivers in the southern Maasai Mara.

Sand River, southern Maasai Mara National Reserve

Sala’s Camp

A polished tented camp on the tree-lined Sand River in the quiet south of the Reserve, looking towards Tanzania and well positioned for guests who value space, comfort and a southern Mara perspective.

House in the Wild on the northern edge of the Greater Mara ecosystem.

Enonkishu Conservancy, northern Greater Maasai Mara

House in the Wild

An owner-run lodge on the Mara River at the northern edge of the ecosystem, combining a relaxed cottage stay with Enonkishu’s rewilding, regenerative grazing and family-friendly activities.

Cottar's 1920s Camp main mess tent and lantern-lit fire circle in Olderkesi Conservancy.

Olderkesi Conservancy, south-eastern Greater Maasai Mara

Cottar’s 1920s Camp

A family-owned heritage camp in Olderkesi Conservancy on the south-eastern edge of the Mara, pairing private conservancy access with a polished, historically influenced safari style.

The comfortable mess tent at Porini Mara Camp in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy.

Ol Kinyei Conservancy, Greater Maasai Mara

Porini Mara Camp

A small solar-powered eco-camp in community-owned Ol Kinyei Conservancy, built for low vehicle density, Maasai guiding and a light physical footprint on the land.

Lantern-lit lounge deck at Encounter Mara Camp in the Mara Naboisho Conservancy.

Mara Naboisho Conservancy, Greater Maasai Mara

Encounter Mara

A secluded ten-tent camp in Naboisho Conservancy, offering a quiet bush atmosphere, family options and close access to the conservancy’s resident wildlife.

Naboisho Camp spread across the open grasslands of the Mara Naboisho Conservancy.

Mara Naboisho Conservancy, Greater Maasai Mara

Naboisho Camp

A nine-tent camp in Mara Naboisho Conservancy with strong guiding, family suites, a pool and access to night drives, walks and fly-camping experiences where conditions allow.

Mahali Mzuri's tented suites spread across the Olare Motorogi Conservancy hillside.

Olare Motorogi Conservancy, Greater Maasai Mara

Mahali Mzuri

A design-forward tented camp on a hillside in Olare Motorogi Conservancy, with valley views, polished hosting and low-density wildlife access beyond the National Reserve.

Staff welcoming guests at the suspension bridge entrance to Mara Plains Camp.

Olare Motorogi Conservancy, Greater Maasai Mara

Mara Plains Camp

A small, high-end camp on a forested bend of the Ntiakitiak River in Olare Motorogi Conservancy, balancing privacy, serious wildlife access and sophisticated tented accommodation.

Kicheche Mara North set beside a seasonal stream in Mara North Conservancy.

Mara North Conservancy, Greater Maasai Mara

Kicheche Mara North

An intimate tented camp in Mara North Conservancy, set above a seasonal stream in Acacia Valley and well suited to low-density guiding, photography and longer, more responsive drives.