OFFBEAT MARA CAMP
Starting From: $485.00
| Package details | Location Offbeat Mara Camp is situated on the Olare Orok water system, in the Mara North Conservancy (MNC), just north of the Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya. Camp Information Offbeat Mara Camp is a 7 tent traditional semi-permanent camp. Situated on an un-spoilt part of Masailand, an area full of wildlife but far from any other camp or lodge. The MNC has fantastic wildlife viewing all year round, including the Offbeat Lion pride just outside of camp. The MNC has low camp/lodge density and is open only to member camps, with a strict number of vehicles permitted at sightings. The camp’s mess tent is central to the camps layout. Informal dining is hosted in the mess tent or on the forest deck. Breakfasts, lighter lunches and three course dinners are served each evening. Guests can also relax at the bar or by the fire in the living room area; which is furnished with comfortable sofas and a small library. The mess tent has Wi-Fi and charging facilities (on between 6pm – 10pm). All game drive vehicles are also equipped with charging sockets which can be used during game drives. Offbeat Mara Camp works closely with the local Maasai community and the majority of our staff are from this area. All our guides are graduates of the Koiyaki Guiding School and all have KPSGA SILVER badges. The Mara offers amazing wildlife viewing throughout the year and features the annual wildebeest migration in July to September. Accommodation The camp sleeps a maximum of 20 guests in five large double/twin en suite tents, and two family tents. These family tents have an extra bedroom and bathroom facilities. The en-suite bathrooms have hot safari/bucket showers, double wash basins and flush loo’s. The spacious tents are all furnished with large, cedar beds, solar lighting and have fantastic views from their verandahs. The dimensions and layouts for both the standard and family tents can be found further on in this fact sheet. Activities Day and afternoon/evening game drives in fully equipped custom-designed Land Cruisers (all vehicles are open-sided with roof hatches for each row of seats, plus power sockets for charging cameras etc). We are able to use red-filtered spot-lights until 10.00pm on our night game drives. Guided walking safaris. Bush breakfasts, bush dinners and sundowners. Full day picnic lunch drives (to the wildebeest crossing points – approx. 1.5 hrs game drive each way). Line fishing for catfish Visits to a Maasai village ($30 per person) and Aitong Primary School (approx. 1 hour each way from camp). Hot Air Balloon Safaris (from Governors Camp, 1 hour game drive away). Rates Include Rates include full board accommodation, unlimited game drives, walking safaris, meals, house-wines, spirits, beer, soft drinks and laundry. For bookings of 4 or more people we offer exclusive us of vehicle at no extra cost. Not included are Champagne, late departure fees, extra lunch, visits to the Masai village, private use of vehicle and staff gratuities. Seasons The camp is open from January to mid-April, June to mid-November and the whole of December. We close for the rains mid April to end of May and also the second half of November. Days are warm and nights can be cool. Access Three times daily schedule with Air Kenya and Safarilink from Nairobi to MARA NORTH airstrip. The camp is approximately a 60-minute game drive away from the airstrip. There is also a daily service to Mara North from Loisaba, Nanyuki and also the coast. Private air charters also fly to Mara North airstrip. Approximately 5 hour’s drive from Nairobi (4x4 vehicle required |
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