Masai Mara lodging

Masai Mara lodge and camp tips and insights
Masai Mara leads the nation
Most of Kenya's finest lodges and camps are in or just outside the Masai Mara Game Reserve.

Rates
$$$$ = high, $$$ = mid-to-high

The best accommodations in the Masai Mara
Governor's Camp Group - $$$$
This luxury safari operator runs several small tented camps. All are in the same general area, but each has a distinct personality. Guests have an out-of-Africa experience.

Other leading Masai Mara venues
Kichwa Tembo Camp - $$$$
This lodging complex lies just outside the Masai Mara Game Reserve boundary and has 40 luxury tents. Nearby is Kichwa Tembo's younger, smaller and more exclusive sibling, the Bateleur Camp. Both are operated by the luxury safari operator & Beyond

Sorova Mara Tented Camp - $$$$
Its 75 luxury tents have hard-permanent roofs and concrete-floored showers. Camp has a tree-rich landscape. Well-situated for migration-time game viewing.

Keekorok Lodge - $$$
This was Kenya's first luxury safari lodge (built in 1965). Keekorok Lodge has an enviable location for game-watching during the annual safari migration.

More quality Masai Mara lodges
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Mara Serena Lodge - $$$
Strategically located for enjoying the annual migration 74 rooms. Part of an established international safari lodge chain

Mara Simba Lodge - $$$
This 84-unit venue sits along a river bank favored by thirsty wildlife

Mara Sopa Lodge -$$$
Built just outside the Masai Mara. The 90 units are rondavel (hut) ethnic style, which adds visual interest.

Budget level
On a minimal budget?
Low-frill campsites exist beyond the Masai Mara main gates.

Terms used on this and previous page
Rates
$$$$ = high, $$$ = mid-to-high

Tented
The canvas tents are set up over permanent foundations. Luxury level.

Tent
More casual than tented camps. The tents are all canvas and are set directly on the ground

Camp
Lodging with tented or tent accommodations.

Lodge
Permanent, non-tent lodging.

Lodge location map