Details & Prices
Per person per night
CHF 1,234-2,408Double Room
 
Sole use of accommodation per night
CHF 5,920-11,554Jahazi Suite

Inclusive
All meals, drinks (also includes premier brands), laundry service, twice daily activities with one of the camp guides.

Rooms:6
Location:Olare Motorogi Conservancy - Private Area
Price:$$$$$
Children: from 6 to 15 years
Families:2 adults + 1 child can be accommodated in the double rooms.
Note:The Mara Plains Jahazi Suite is an exclusive use two-bedroom suite which can accommodate up to 4 adults sharing or a maximum of 5 for families with children.
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Operator:Great Plains
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Mara Plains Camp
Maasai Mara, Olare Motorogi Conservancy

Accommodation
Mara Plains Camp is located on the 35,000-acre Olare Motorogi Conservancy, one of the northern conservancies that act as a buffer zone to the Mara reserve in southwestern Kenya. Mara Plains Camp is in an extraordinary location on the Ntiakatek River, a mere two kilometres from the Maasai Mara’s north-central border.

Mara Plains Camp is a small, high quality, five-roomed camp under canvas and on raised decks with sweeping views across Kenya’s notable savannahs. It is among the smallest and most personal camps in the Maasai Mara region. In addition to the five double rooms there is a 2-bedroom suite that is called the Jahazi Suite. It can accommodate a family of 5 with 2 adults and 3 children, or 4 adults traveling together and includes the use of a private vehicle.

The tents provide ample space with 65m2 and a private verandah of nearly the same size. The rooms feature a king-size bed, a desk, a dressing area, a small lounge and an en-suite bathroom with copper tub and indoor shower.

The main area consits of a lounge with a small library and writing area and the main dining area with a large wooden table. Meals are either held here or under the stars.

Location
Olare Motorogi Conservancy is reputed to have the lowest vehicle density in the Maasai Mara region, while also having the highest concentration of big cats anywhere in Africa.

Mara Plains Camp is primarily accessed by seat-in plane air transfers to Ol Kiombo airstrip. On arrival at the airfield, the transfer to camp is approximately 40 minutes allowing time for game viewing. The camp is also accessible by private charter to the Olare Motorogi airstrip. Flying time from Nairobi Wilson airport is about 45 minutes.

May 2006 was a landmark date for conservation in the Maasai Mara with the formation of Olare Orok Conservancy bordering the Maasai Mara Game Reserve. This was the date when a deal was brokered with the 277 Maasai landowners that has since become the template for the Mara community wildlife conservancies and a blue-print for the sustainability of the greater Maasai Mara eco-system. The Conservancy later expanded to also encompass Motorogi lands, thereby becoming Olare Motorogi Conservancy. Tourism in the conservancy is limited to a maximum of 94 beds. As a result, the conservancy has once again become a haven for big cats and part of the annual wildebeest migration route. The conservancy now offers some of East Africa’s finest, year-round wildlife viewing.

Wildlife
The Maasai Mara is home to one of the highest concentrations of big cat in Africa and more than 50 species of raptor. Lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, buffalo and elephant are high on the must-see list of most visitors here, and it is indeed the most likely place to get a snapshot of all of them.

Additionally, July sees the arrival of the first ca. two million wildebeest, zebra and Thompson’s gazelle that migrate from the Serengeti to feast on the fresh green grass of the Maasai Mara. They remain until September, when they make their way south again towards the Serengeti. The animals traverse the Mara River, where hungry crocodiles lie in wait for their prey, a spectacle known as ‘river crossings’.

Activities
Day and night game drives, bush walks, balloon flights (additional costs), visit to a local village (Endoinyo Erinka). Guides are allowed to leave the tracks in the private conservancies, which means very close animal encounters are possible.

Game drives take place in the conservancy, but also cross into the actual Maasai Mara Game Reserve, which is particularly popular during the great migrationIt is not unusual for guides to pack breakfast and lunch and spend the whole day out with guests to witness one fo the River Crossings. Night drives are allowed in the private conservancy, but not in the game reserve.

The safari cruisers take four to six guests and have fully-stocked fridges stocked with drinks and snacks. Unusual to Eastern Africa, the vehicles are open-sided, as it is done in Southern Africa.

Guests are able to traverse three wildlife filled regions as part of their stay at Mara Plains: Olare Motorogi Conservancy: 35'000 acres, Mara North Conservancy: 80'000 acres and the Maasai Mara Game Reserve: 375'000 acres.

Good to know
Each of Mara Plains’ guest tents has a professional Canon camera set. Photos will be downloaded to a DVD on guest’s departure. Each tent also comes with a pair of Swarovski binoculars for guest use as well.
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