| Mara Intrepids - Mara Masai reserve | | | | place to relax after game drives and to watch for |
| Mara Intrepids Club is a luxury camp in the Mara Masai | | | | game at sunset. A rustic swimming pool surrounded by |
| National Reserve. With the Talek River on the south | | | | interesting rocks offers cool- sided dining tent. |
| joining a small tributary of the Mara River to the West, | | | | There is a rustic bar with comfy leather chairs near |
| the camp is set apart as an oasis of comfort and | | | | the river. Wildlife videos are shown in the adjoining |
| privacy under spreading trees. | | | | alcove. Every night, leopard bait is hung out across the |
| The 27 tents are scattered among the trees and | | | | river to entice this beautiful and secretive animal into |
| along the riverbanks in secluded groups of three or | | | | view. Enjoy this exciting spectacle in comfort from the |
| four. In camp you walk along flagstone pathways | | | | bar, or get an even closer view from the wooden |
| winding through the riverine forest. There are birds and | | | | deck extending out over the river. |
| monkeys in the trees, eager to share early morning | | | | Nearby, a wooden suspension footbridge spans the |
| tea on your veranda. You have the romantic feeling of | | | | river. The wobbly crossing adds a charming sense of |
| being on your own private safari in the African bush. In | | | | adventure to any Intrepids game drives which set off |
| fact, some tent clusters include a club tent equipped | | | | from the opposite bank. Vehicles are well-used fleet of |
| with bar, fridge and dining table. You and your party | | | | green Land rovers. They have wide open top and |
| can plan a personal barbecue and campfire with the | | | | sides and are tough and cheerful. Mara Intrepids unique |
| help of the Intrepids staff. | | | | location means that you rarely see a vehicle from |
| The tents are fun, they are rustic and natural with | | | | somewhere else. Once you leave camp you are |
| handcrafted safari furniture of wood and leather, but | | | | immediately among the wildlife, and the scenery in this |
| there are far from basic. There are canopied beds, | | | | part of the Mara is superb-varied and memorable! |
| hand-woven rugs, and full-length mirrors, electrified | | | | Accommodations in the hotel Mara Masai reserve |
| lanterns sitting on barrel tables and several zip-down | | | | Most tents are twin -bedded and some have double |
| door and separate shower. The flashlight and big black | | | | beds. You can hear the sound of falling water from |
| umbrella are nice touches. There is even a fascinating | | | | Kiboko cluster, and Mamba cluster offers a nice view |
| safari box with folding mirror and hidden | | | | of the river. Chui cluster, across the river, has more |
| compartments-Finch-Hatton, where are you? | | | | open views. |
| In keeping with the tradition safari experience, | | | | Special Dining at the Mara Masai Reserve |
| breakfast and lunch are served buffet-style in an | | | | You can have private meals in your tent,. A barbeque |
| outdoor dining area. The tall trees above are alive with | | | | can be cooked and served just for you, and you can |
| the sounds of more birds and monkeys. Dinner is | | | | end the evening relaxing around an open camp fire |
| served more formally in the open-sided dining tent. | | | | near your tents. It feels as though you are on a private |
| The lookout tower near the airstrip is set up as a | | | | fully-catered camping safari-"doing" Africa" in style. |
| sundowner bar in the late afternoon, providing a good | | | | |