Authentic, intimate and welcoming Offbeat Mara Camp is set in one of the best positions with the 74,000-acre Mara North Conservancy well away from the busier tourist trails. It offers superb year-round game viewing in beautiful and uncrowded surroundings and is the perfect choice for guests looking for a really traditional and unpackaged safari experience.
Accommodation
• 5 double / twin bedded tents
• Each double / twin tent has a double bed and a large single bed
• 2 family tents
• Each family tent has two sleeping areas, one with a double bed and the other with two or three single beds
• All tents have ensuite bathrooms, dressing area with wardrobe, veranda and solar lighting
• Family tents have two ensuite bathrooms
• Bathrooms have hot water safari/bucket showers, wash basins with jugged water, and flush lavatories
• Central ‘Mess’ tent with its bar, dining area, sitting room, fireplace and library
• Outside forest dining deck
• Wi-fi and charging facilities at the Mess from 6pm to 10pm
• All game drive vehicles are equipped with charging sockets
• Patchy phone signal (Safaricom)
Activities
• Day and evening game drives
• Viewing the ‘Big 5’
• Bush walks
• Bird watching
• Cultural visits
• School and guiding school visits
Children’s Activities
• Archery & spear throwing
• Bush walks
• Beading necklaces and bracelets
• Cooking and baking
• Fishing for catfish and tilapia
• Babysitting service available
By air
There are 3 or more daily scheduled flights to and from the Mara North airstrip on Air Kenya and Safarilink from Nairobi’s Wilson airport. The camp is a 60-minute game drive away from the airstrip and return transfers are included in your stay. There are often also daily flights to Mara North from Nanyuki and other Laikipia destinations and from the coast. Mara North airstrip is also accessible to private charter flight.
By road
The camp is approximately 5 hours’ drive from Nairobi via Narok and a 4×4 vehicle is required.
Full Board Accommodation Rates
• Minimum stay – 2 nights
• Maximum occupancy – 20 guests
• Minimum stay over Christmas & New Year – 3 nights
• Special resident rates can only be guaranteed within 4 weeks of travel
Standard Season – 4th January to 30th June and 1st September to 20th December
• Resident adult sharing – $250
• Resident teenager (12-17) sharing – $190
• Resident child (4-11) sharing – $125
• Resident adult single occupancy – $370
• Infants of 3 and under stay free
High Season – 1st July to 31st August and 21st December to 3rd January
• Resident adult sharing – $350
• Resident teenager (12-17) sharing – $265
• Resident child (4-11) sharing – $175
• Resident adult single occupancy – $525
• Infants of 3 and under stay free
Conservation Fees
• Resident adult – $23
• Resident child and teenager – $17
• Infants of 3 and under stay free
Included in your stay
• Full board accommodation
• All drinks including house wines, spirits, beer and soft drinks (excluding Champagne)
• Bush breakfasts, picnic lunches, sundowners, bush dinners
• Unlimited shared game drives
• Mara North airstrip transfers
• Laundry
• Guided safari walks
• Visits to local market
• Children’s activities
• Visits to Koyiaki Guiding School and Aitong School
• Exclusive use of vehicle for groups of 4 pax or more
Available at Additional Cost
• Hot Air Balloon Safaris (price on request)
• Visits to Maasai village
• Exclusive use of safari vehicle for parties of 3 or fewer guests
• Late departure fees (after 2pm) including lunch, game drives and airstrip transfer – $65 per adult and $33 per child; vacate tent by 10am
• Late departure fees (after 2pm) for guests leaving with their own transport – $16 per adult and $12 per child; vacate tent by 10am
• Visit to a Masai village – $25 per adult & $12 per child; to be booked and paid for in advance
• Extra lunches
• Staff gratuities
• Maasai Mara National Reserve entrance fees
• The above rates are for Kenyan residents and citizens – please contact us for non-resident rates
• Check-in time – 11 am
• Check-out time – 10 am; guests must vacate their tents by this time
• The owners require all adult guests to sign an indemnity/disclaimer form on arrival
• These rates, terms and conditions are valid for stays up until 3rd January 2026
Please contact us to make a booking
Please familiarise yourself with all our terms & conditions when making a booking
Have questions about Offbeat Mara Camp, Mara North Conservancy or want to check availability? Our team is here to assist you with details, rates, and personalised recommendations.
Phone: +254 (0) 742 215423
Email: bookings@kisiwastays.com
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