Highlights
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At Kichwa Tembo, one of the most loved safari camps in Kenya, you will be able to experience a natural phenomenon that few human beings have ever seen outside of a David Attenborough film: the great migration. More than two million wildebeest, zebra and other herbivores move through the area from August to October. This event, including the Mara River crossing, is something most people will never see and is a memory to be cherished forever.
Kichwa Tembo is located on the Western border of the Masai Mara Game Reserve in southwestern Kenya. This private concession of land, leased from Maasai landlords is at the base of the Oloololo escarpment, just below where one of the most famous scenes from Out of Africa was shot. From here you can see Mara River crocodiles, black-maned Mara lions, huge herds of elephant and the red-tailed monkey.
Accommodation
- 40 Hemingway-style safari tents (28 classic safari tents and 12 luxury tents), all en-suite, all shaded by the dense canopy of natural forest.
- All tents have two extra-length three-quarter beds and each luxury tent has a double bed that can be converted to twins.
Facilities
- Safari shop.
- Bar.
- Sitting room.
- Pool.
- Wireless Internet in the central guest area.
- Childminding.
- Massage therapist available.
Activities
- Morning and afternoon game drives.
- Birdwatching.
- Daily lectures by a Maasai naturalist.
- Night game drives.
- Guided bush walks.
- Maasai community visit with an English speaking Maasai guide.
- Hot air ballooning.
- Dine in the bush with a private dinner and/or breakfast, with just you and your chosen few.
Access
- There are two flights daily from the Wilson Airport in Nairobi to the Kichwa Tembo private airstrip. These flights are operated by Air Kenya and Safari Link and take about one hour.
- Mombasa Air flies daily from Mombasa with a flight time of around two hours.
- Guests are collected by the lodge from the airstrip and taken on a 30-minute game drive before arriving. The lodge also returns guests once their holiday is over.
