![]() ![]() Situated within the home of the classic safari, Kichwa Tembo, Kenya is ideal for first time travellers and wildlife enthusiasts alike. Special programs can be compiled such as tracking for children, fishing, frog safaris and birding. Bateleur Camp at Kichwa Tembo is luxurious tented safari accommodation at its best with exquisite suites attended by a personal butler set in the magnificent Masai Mara. There are also lots of hammocks strung up between trees in the grounds, perfect to relax in.Ĭhildren are warmly welcomed at the camp and activities depend entirely on the age of the children and may include the following: family game-drives (at the discretion of the lodge manager and subject to availability), special one-hour children's bush walks within the camp perimeter and Planet Manager activity books. Kichwa Tented Camp has a lovely swimming pool, with views out over the endless plains and is the perfect place to cool off in the middle of the day. Kichwa Tembos selection of 40 guest tents, rim-flow lodge pool with views across the Masai Mara, spacious split-level guest area. Each tent stands at least eight meters away from the next, ensuring absolute seclusion and it is lovely to be able to sit on the terrace of your tent and see what game wanders past. In each safari tent there is an en-suite bathroom with shower, stone floors and soft lighting. This setting was also chosen to illustrate the motion picture’s poster. ![]() We have stayed in touch with him by email over the years.īottom line.Of all of the lodges we stayed in, this was the most economical-just the right level of luxury and great value for the price.Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp is found on the edge of the north western Maasai Mara and is found in the forest just below the spot where a famous scene from Out of Africa was filmed. There was nothing forced about this, just a very natural expression of a nurturing and playful parent. Set where the Sabaringo River meets the Maasai Maras sweeping plains, this tented safari camp offers understated luxury with all the. The following day, he asked if he could teach the boys how to use a slingshot and bow and arrow handcrafted by the Masai. One day while we were finishing breakfast and before our game drive, he asked if he could take our boys fishing. The guiding staff was excellent, including one of only a few female guides in the region, Charity Jemutai Cheruiyot, who taught our boys how to track animals.Īnyone on the staff deserving of a shout-out?Joseph, the gentleman who tended to our room, was a father himself who goes weeks without seeing his kids. Skilled guides will teach you to track the animals by identifying paw prints and movements in the foliage. They also contracted a group of Masai warriors who perform cultural dances on scheduled days. Roughly half of the staff is recruited from the nearby Masaai villages, and the camp purchases products locally when possible (e.g. There's also an option to do walking tours in the bush, a nice reprieve from sitting in the back of a Land Rover. Kichwa Tembo is proud of how much effort goes into social responsibility. In addition to its the excellent year-round concentration of wildlife, Kichwa Tembo lies directly in the path of Africa’s spectacular Great Migration. Now, about that safari.The secret USP: its proximity to the Mara Triangle-one of the more people-empty, game-dense parts of the entire Maasai Mara National reserve. Sundowners are served during game drives with &Beyond's signature elevated Boy Scout panache. Food is vegetable-foward and meals are served in a restaurant-style dining room. Let’s talk about the food.Much of the common area surrounds the vast kitchen garden, which the kitchen staff tends to and uses for meals. Generously sized tan canvas tents on stilts each have vast, screened-in porches with deep wraparound cushioned benches. The tents themselves, which blend modern utility with just enough understated colonial luxe, are ideal for families. What are the rooms like?There are 12 classic tents, 20 superior tents, and 8 superior view tents including three family suites. Christmas is also high season, mostly because of people's vacation schedules.įirst impression?At first glance, Kichwa Tembo feels more like a hotel you might find in Palm Springs than a safari lodge, with its sexy lounge area, open-air restaurant, and luxurious swimming pool-save for the warthogs that roam the property and expansive views of the Mara plains. What's the season?Animal concentration is relatively high year round, though it peaks from July through November during the Great Migration. What was the transfer experience like?There are two flights daily to Kichwa Tembo's private airstrip from Mombasa. ![]() Where is it?In a private concession bordering the Maasai Mara National reserve. ![]()
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