MARA INTREPID CAMP
Masai Mara
Kenya

Introduction

Mara Intrepids is ideally located in the centre of the Masai Mara' s four game-viewing areas. Situated above a sweeping bend in the Talek River, Intrepid is only a short trip from the Mara River where one can witness the Migration crossing. The remainder of the year the camp offers some of the world' s finest game viewing, with large local populations of plains game, elephants, rhinos, buffalos and all the big cats.

Camp Description

The camp comprises of 30 luxury tents spread across a large riverside site, ensuring all guests the optimum of peace and tranquillity. Each tent is furnished in the classical original African safari style, with large four poster beds and handsome wooden furnishings with modern en-suite bathrooms, hot showers and toilets. The camp also boasts a swimming pool, spacious open dining area with sweeping views of the riverbank where a wide variety of animals come to drink. Conference facilities are also available.

Game Viewing

The Masai Mara is one of the most beautiful and popular reserves in Africa. It is part of the traditional Masai lands, and its edges are dotted with manyattas (Masai shepherd' s villages). It is an integral part of the Serengeti ecosystem, divided in two by the vagaries of human geography. The wildlife is abundant throughout the year.

You will see hundreds of thousands of gnu and zebra in the reserve. Lion, cheetah, leopard, buffalo, elephant, rhino, giraffe, various antelopes, wildebeest, zebra and warthogs can often be seen on game drives in the area. The birdlife is also excellent around the camp and surrounding environs.

Because the Masai Mara does not have fences, you will see just as much wildlife outside its boundaries as within. Some of these areas are also not so crowded.

Wildlife Activities

• Thrice daily game drives in custom made Land Rovers

• Hot air balloon safaris

• Masai lectures and cultural visits

• Day trips to Lake Victoria

How To Get There

SUNSAFARIS can arrange scheduled flights to the Masai Mara' s airstrips.

To/From Nairobi: The Ol Kiombo airstrip serviced by daily scheduled flights in the morning from Nairobi, Nanyuki, Samburu and in the afternoons from Nairobi.

Child Policy

Children are welcome. Mara Intrepid is the local headquarters for Heritage' s highly acclaimed children' s safari club, The Adventurers' Club. The Club offers a uniquely colourful variety of games and activities, escorted bush walks and small game studies specially designed for children aged between 4 and 12. Child meals and babysitting services are also offered by the camp' s extremely child-friendly staff.

Electricity

240V electricity provided from generators.