Maasai Mara safari camp in Kenya
Price
US $80 per person per night
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Each house has mattresses, pillows, all bedding and mosquito nets.
No sleeping bags required. We cook very tasty and wholesome meals and can cater for vegetarians and other special diets.
We provide bottled water for drinking.
No sleeping bags required. We cook very tasty and wholesome meals and can cater for vegetarians and other special diets.
We provide bottled water for drinking.
Description of Maasai Mara safari camp in Kenya
Travel guides
The Masai Mara is a little African reserve with a big name. This patch of savannah hosts an incredible wildlife spectacle.
Find out what a camping safari entails – from safety to showering in the bush.
Holiday information
Dietary requirements:
We can cater for vegetarian and vegan diets.
Reviews
2 Reviews of Maasai Mara safari camp in Kenya
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 24 Oct 2024 by Melissa Olsen
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Having the opportunity to interact with the community in a casual way in their day-to-day life, including attending church and watching the kids play soccer. Safari was also amazing, with a knowledgeable guide and driver to make it memorable!!
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
There were more amenities than we expected, the housing was comfortable, food was good, showers were hot.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes, our guide mentioned projects such as a water pump that were installed through the local operator organisation efforts.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Very good, will recommend it to others!
Reviewed on 19 Sep 2019 by Melissa Spurr
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
I can't choose one particular moment that was more exciting than another. It was all so wonderful. The game drive with Tabula and Jacob left us in awe. They knew where to go to find the migrating hordes of zebras, wildebeests, giraffes and elephants. The lion and hyena spottings were breathtaking as well. But staying in James' family compound in Ewangan was also quite a thrill. We loved our walking safari with Jacob, during which he told us so many fascinating things about Maasai customs and plant usage. We even saw a giraffe and some 'bumbas' (warthogs) on that walk.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Bring along some school supplies for the children at the preschool--notebooks, pencils, sharpeners, pens, crayons, small books. They will be much appreciated.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes, I do feel as if the proceeds from our stay went toward very worthy uses. All of the employees are local Maasai who benefit directly, and 25% of the trips profits are channeled back into community projects, like the health center, IT center, clean water wells, etc.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
I would rate our stay with 10,000 stars if I could! It was exceptional! I have traveled all over the world, and I've never enjoyed an experience quite like our stay in the village.
Responsible Travel
As the pioneers of responsible tourism, we've screened this (and every) holiday so that you can travel knowing we've worked to maximise the benefits of your holiday to local people and places, and minimise any negative impacts.
Planet
The tourism venture (and land) is wholly owned and operated by the local Maasai community through SEMADEP - Sekanani Maasai Development Project - as a project that raises money to educate poor children and build a rescue centre for girls running away from Female Genital Mutilation. A committee has been set up to run the camp. All profits are used for community development in the Sekanani area. All staff are from the local Maasai community including the Camp Manager. All receive training from local and national development organisations e.g. SNV and ACC. The community provides school fees for orphans. We are also building shallow wells in the community. We are raising the funds to equip the local, rural health clinic.Travellers support us by staying with us in our camp rather than one of the mainstream tourist camps, by engaging in our volunteer programme, and by going on safari walks, and cattle herding, with us local Maasai. This holiday is part of the responsibletravel.com and Conservation International Community Based Tourism Programme to support and promote community based tourism ventures that offer significant conservation and development benefits to local communities.
People
The Maasai tribe is renowned for its remarkable trackers with generations of knowledge of their lands and its wildlife. As semi-nomadic pastoralists, they still live by herding cattle and goats. Where other Kenyan tribes have adjusted to modern-day living and sacrificed their lands and their livelihood, the Maasai still stay true to their traditions.Popular similar holidays
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