Mara Plains Camp is a small, high quality, six-roomed camp under canvas that is located within the private Olare Orok Conservancy and just a few hundred meters to the north of the Masai Mara National Reserve boundary. The camp is also a founding member of the new Mara North Conservancy, allowing our guests the privilege to game drive in the Masai Mara as well as in the more private Olare Orok and Mara North conservacies, away from the crowds. These conservancies combine to create fabulous wildlife reserves of over one hundred thousand acres, rich in wildlife (with all the predators and big cats in particular), with the Mara’s lowest vehicle density and only one guest tent per 700 acres. In the process, for the first time, close on 1000 Maasai landowner families are now earning guaranteed monthly rentals from their land that created the conservancies. Access to Mara Plains Camp is via the Ol Kiombo Airfield which is serviced daily by Safarilink and Air Kenya from Nairobi. Accommodation Mara Plains Camp opened in 2008 in an extraordinary location that is at the heart of many big cats’ territories. Hardly a night passes without the sounds of predator activity and lions roaring nearby. The camp caters for only 12 guests in six spacious and comfortable en-suite canvas rooms built on raised decks. There are additional tents for a pilot or private guide or for slightly larger groups. The camp is situated along the Ntiakatek River with views of the surrounding plains and riverine forest. The camp has been designed and built to be as environmentally friendly as possible and we can proudly boast that not even a teaspoon of cement can be found anywhere on the property!
Camp Facilities The central living area at Mara Plains is under canvas with a dining tent and two comfortable lounge tents. These are raised off the ground on wooden decks offering spectacular views over the plains and back into the riverine forest. Along the river under cool shade is a grassy outdoor area to bird watch or enjoy a leisurely lunch under the trees. Evening dinners are often served under the stars around our camp fire. The camp has a small generator which runs a few hours each day (during game drive activity time) which powers a bank of batteries and, via an inverter, creates 220 volt electricity for the camp 24 hours a day. The generator, in time will be replaced by a solar system. Each of the six rooms has en-suite bathroom facilities, with hot water that is solar heated. All photos courtesy of Great Plains Conservation |
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