Visitors planning a safari in Kenya’s Masai Mara have a wide range of luxury lodges and tented camps to choose from, with nightly rates ranging from about US$249 to more than US$1,600 per person.
The camps are spread across the Masai Mara National Reserve and surrounding conservancies, including Naboisho, Mara North, Olare Motorogi and the Mara Triangle.
Beyond accommodation, many of the properties offer access to game drives, wildlife viewing and other safari experiences, with some also focusing on conservation and community tourism.
Here are some of the luxury and high-end safari camps available in the Maasai Mara and surrounding conservancies:
1. Masai Mara Basecamp Wilderness
Basecamp Wilderness is located in Naboisho Conservancy and offers an eco-luxury safari experience focused on conservation and community involvement.
Rates start from US$399 per person per night.
2. Mahali Mzuri
Mahali Mzuri is a luxury tented camp in Olare Motorogi Conservancy with 12 safari tents.
The camp offers a more private safari experience away from the larger tourist crowds.
Rates start from US$1,660 per person per night.
3. Basecamp Adventure
Located near Talek Gate, Basecamp Adventure offers tented accommodation close to the Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Rates start from US$249 per person per night, making it one of the more affordable options on the list.
4. Richard’s River Camp
Richard’s River Camp sits along the Ntiakatek River in Mara North Conservancy.
The camp offers an intimate safari setting with access to the surrounding wildlife areas.
Rates start from US$1,200 per person per night.
5. Mara Expedition Camp
Mara Expedition Camp has five tented suites set among African ebony trees.
Each tent has an en-suite bathroom and safari-style facilities.
Rates start from US$1,224 per person per night.
6. Little Governors’ Camp
Little Governors’ Camp offers luxury tented accommodation and has its own waterhole, providing guests with opportunities to observe wildlife from the camp.
Rates start from US$899 per person per night.
7. Basecamp Maasai Mara
Located near Talek Gate, Basecamp Maasai Mara is a riverside tented camp focused on sustainable tourism.
Rates start from US$299 per person per night.
8. Governors’ Camp
Governors’ Camp is one of the better-known traditional tented camps in the Maasai Mara, offering views of the surrounding plains and access to wildlife areas.
Rates start from US$453 per person per night.
9. Eagle View Camp
Located in Naboisho Conservancy, Basecamp Eagle View has nine tents positioned on an elevated site overlooking the surrounding landscape.
Rates start from US$599 per person per night.
10. Ol Seki Hemingway’s Mara Camp
Ol Seki Hemingway’s Mara Camp has 10 tented suites, each designed to provide wide views of the Mara plains.
The camp offers private tented accommodation and tailor-made safari experiences.
Rates start from US$814 per person per night.
11. Beyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp
&Beyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp is located in the Mara Triangle along the Saparingo River, near the Oloololo Escarpment.
The camp combines Maasai-inspired design with luxury safari accommodation.
Rates start from US$785 per person per night.
12. Elewana Elephant Pepper Camp
Elewana Elephant Pepper Camp is situated in Mara North Conservancy within a grove of fig and elephant pepper trees.
The intimate camp provides access to wildlife and safari activities in the surrounding conservancy.
Rates start from US$770 per person per night.
13. Mara Kempinski
Mara Kempinski is located in Olare Motorogi Conservancy and offers spacious safari tents and private safari experiences.
Rates start from US$923 per person per night.
14. Sala’s Camp
Sala’s Camp is located in the southern part of the Maasai Mara near the Tanzanian border.
The camp has seven spacious tents and offers a secluded safari experience.
Rates start from US$1,530 per person per night.
15. Saruni Mara
Saruni Mara is an intimate luxury safari lodge in Mara North, featuring individually designed cottages with themes such as the Love Shack, Photographer’s Studio, Observatory and Natural History Suite.
Rates start from US$500 per person per night.
16. Cottar’s 1920s Safari Camp
Cottar’s 1920s Safari Camp offers a vintage safari experience inspired by the 1920s, with classic tented accommodation and professional Maasai guides.
Rates start from US$1,150 per person per night.
17. Elewana Sand River Camp
Elewana Sand River Camp is located in a remote part of the Maasai Mara and features a design inspired by the safari era of the 1920s.
Rates start from US$857 per person per night.
18. &Beyond Bateleur Camp
&Beyond Bateleur Camp consists of two intimate camps, each featuring an infinity pool and nine spacious tented suites.
The camp sits at the foot of the Oloololo Escarpment, offering a secluded luxury safari experience.
Rates start from US$1,245 per person per night.
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