Mara Explorer Highlights

This exclusive five star camp is situated on a thickly forested bend of the Talek River in the middle of the Masai Mara Reserve in Kenya. Mara Explorer lies at the confluence of the Reserve's four main game viewing areas, offering prime views of the spectacular wildebeest migration. Activities include game drives, photographic safaris, nature walks, and cultural visits, star-gazing and fantastic birding. A balloon safari can also be arranged on request offering a birds' eye view over the Masai Mara Reserve, one of the finest wildlife sanctuaries in Kenya, if not Africa.

Mara Explorer Description

Mara Explorer is an exclusive safari camp and offers 10 luxurious tents with uninterrupted views of the Talek riverbank, 7 are doubles while 3 are twin beds with en-suite facilities leading out onto a private deck which provides glorious views of the river. This magnificent location provides fantastic game-watching from the comfort of your bed, bath or veranda. A truly unique experience is soaking in a bath-tub on the open deck whilst enjoying sweeping views of the river and wildlife below. Meals can be taken privately or alfresco near the central campfire or at the open-air riverfront dining area. The camp also boasts an intimate lounge, library and access to a swimming pool. Clear evenings provide spectacular star-gazing.

Mara Explorer Game Viewing

The Masai Mara in Kenya 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. If you visit the park you will see hundreds of thousands of gnu and zebra. 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.