Masai Mara

Gamewatchers Ol Kinyei Adventure Camp

Back-to-basics, but brilliantly done
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About Gamewatchers Ol Kinyei Adventure Camp

If you're on a budget, but still looking for an unbeatable and totally genuine safari experience, then look no further... Ol Kinyei Camp has your name on it! Set in a grove of shady acacia trees in the exclusive Ol Kinyei conservancy (just outside Kenya's world famous Masai Mara Reserve) the back-to-basics camp is adventure camping at it's very best- no frills allowed. The small domed tents are simple but brilliant, and with glorious views across the wildlife-rich conservancy and open plains, forests and rivers, you certainly don't need much more. Access to the camp is by air, with daily scheduled flights from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport to the nearby Naboisho Ol Seki Airstrip.

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From $490 person/night

Camp
10 Tents

Highlights

The simple tented accommodation makes for a real connection to the surrounding wilderness.


With a full complement of staff, relax and enjoy your game drives with the knowledge that everything 'at home' is in safe hands.


Make the most of staying in a conservancy and head out on a night drive to spot some of the eventful nightlife...

The property

Kept cool by the branches of several magnificent trees, the unfenced camp is well set out, with a central dining and bar tent linked to the tents via clearly marked pathways. Evenings are spent around the open camp fire or in the romantic lantern-lit mess tent (complete with cosy, roll-down mesh sides in case of wind and rain). Meals are served family-style around a large dining table, indoors or al-fresco, and the food is simple, plentiful and always delicious.

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The rooms

Accommodation consists of nine small but modern dome tents with practical zip-down doors and windows, and comfortable mattresses on the floor. The tents are large enough to stand up in and can accommodate two adults and one child. At the rear of each tent is an enclosed cubicle with a flush toilet and simple safari shower with hot water available on request. Feel free to bring your own sleeping bag and towels or save some space in the suitcase and hire them for a nominal fee.

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One more thing...

This camp preserves all the essential elements of a quality safari – an exclusive wilderness setting, prolific wildlife and superb guides – at a fraction of the cost of upmarket tented camps.

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Activities

Game Drives
Night Drives
Bush Walks

Early morning, afternoon and night game drives are conducted in open-sided safari vehicles with a maximum of six guests in each. Guiding is excellent, with local Maasai guides and trackers leading the way to lounging big cats and enormous herds of elephant. Guided bush walks are also offered, as well as visits to a traditional Maasai village and all-day game drives with a picnic lunch in the neighbouring Masai Mara National Reserve.

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Wildlife in Masai Mara

Elephant
Abundant
Giraffe
Abundant
Hippo
Occasional
Black Rhino
Rare
White Rhino
None
Lion
Abundant
Cheetah
Abundant
Leopard
Occasional
Hyena
Occasional
Wildebeest
Abundant
Buffalo
Occasional
Zebra
Abundant
Warthog
Occasional
Wild Dog
Rare
Meerkat
None

The Masai Mara is Kenya's flagship conservation region: a place of rolling plains, bush scrub and acacia thicket— known for the seasonal great wildebeest migration, a mass movement of more than two million, wildebeest, zebra, kongoni, topi and gazelle. As exciting as this phenomenon is, there is so much more to this wilderness. Encounter elephants, buffalo, hippo, giraffe, crocodiles and a variety of cats including lion, cheetah, leopard and the shy serval during a stay in these parts.

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