Nestled along a bend of the Ntiakitiak River, Mara Plains Camp is a subtle refuge and offers an enchanting retreat within a private conservancy bordering the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Accessible via a wooden footbridge crossing the river, the camp exudes an air of seclusion and intimacy and ensures a five star luxury Kenya safari. Its seven elegantly understated guest tents celebrate Africa’s rich heritage, featuring Lamu-inspired wooden doors and Maasai fabrics. It is the perfect combination of bush elegance and world-class game viewing experiences.
Spend time alongside qualified rangers and trackers as they explain intricate and fascinating animal behavior to you and answer any questions you may have about this diverse ecosystem.
Each guest at Mara Plains contributes considerably to the success of the Olare Motorogi Conservancy’s flourishing ecosystem simply by booking their once in a lifetime package holiday to Kenya.
Mara Plains Camp is a one-of-a-kind, seven-tent camp located in the private 35,000-acre Olare Motorogi Conservancy, just on the northern boundary of the Maasai Mara National Reserve. This intimate camp, one of Kenya’s only two Relais & Chateaux properties (the other being its sister property, ol Donyo Lodge), blends the finest in wildlife viewing with world class safari hospitality and guiding.
No other camp offers the extensive traversing area of Mara Plains Camp, with access to a total of 100,000 acres of private conservancy land as well as the world-renowned Maasai Mara, home to the Great Migration.
We love Mara Plains Camp for its spot deep in a forest on the meandering bends of the Ntiakitiak River, and the careful thought that has been given to every detail. The camp is not an imposition on the landscape, but rather a subtle refuge among the wild animals, observing them as they go about daily survival.
Each of the seven tents features deep canvas canopied ceilings, rough-hewn wooden floors and accents of East Africa’s rich safari history. Thick Lamu wood doors, deep purples, and brass accents reminiscent of long ago colonial safari days. Cool off in the deep copper bath then sip tea on the private deck where solar power provides all your power needs.
Exploring Olare Motorogi Conservancy is a treat thanks to the lack of other vehicles and the prevalence of more wild cats here than anywhere else in Kenya. After dark, larger mammals frequent the camp and Maasai warriors escort guests to and from their rooms as hippos snort and leopards bark, providing the night’s chorus.
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