Encounter Mara has a private spot in the Mara Naboisho Conservancy where you can go on a trek in the Masai Mara, Kenya.
Pros: Private setting, traditional trek experience

Safari tents are available for lodging.

Things to do: cultural trips, hot air balloon rides, and game drives

The Mara Naboisho Conservancy is in the Masai Mara.

Encounter Mara is in the private Mara Naboisho Conservancy, in the shade of a thick acacia forest. It offers a unique Kenya safari experience for its guests. Many kinds of animals come to the salt licks, which can be seen on adventures that let you see wildlife.

At this Masai Mara safari camp, you can enjoy comfort and a traditional adventure. You can stay in one of the nice, cozy huts that have bathrooms right next to them. With traditional food and beautiful scenery right outside your door, Encounter Mara tries to give you a real taste of Africa.

Daily game drives and guided walking safaris are part of a classic African safari at Encounter Mara. You can see a lot of wildlife while flying over beautiful scenery and while on a hot air balloon safari.

Rules for kids

Kids over the age of 5 are welcome to stay at Encounter Mara.

Place to stay

At Encounter Mara, guests who want to go on a traditional Masai Mara tour in Kenya can stay in cozy tented rooms with private bathrooms.

Encounter Mara has 10 large tents that are comfortable for staying in the Masai Mara. Each tent has its own bathroom with a flushing toilet and a hot-water bush bucket shower. From the private verandahs, you can look out over the endless grasslands or relax on a daybed and take in the beautiful views.

Providers

Free service for doing laundry
Lockable box in the room
Solar and generator power Charging stations for batteries
Accommodations that are available to everyone

The place

Encounter Mara is in Maasai Mara, which is full of animals and offers endless chances to see them.

This 50,000-acre project, which is in the Mara Naboisho Conservancy next to the Maasai Mara National Reserve, is a great example of how tourists can help conservation and the community.

There are more animals in Mara Naboisho Conservancy than in Maasai Mara National Reserve. It also has one of the biggest densities of lions in the world. Giraffe, elephant, wildebeest, zebra, and wild dog are some of the other animals that live in the bush.

If you go to Mara Naboisho Conservancy, you have to see the Loita Migration. Every year, up to 5,000 wildebeest and 1,000 zebra pass through the area.

When people visit Mara Naboisho Conservancy, they can expect to be completely alone and separated from other people. If you want to skip the line, stay in Naboisho, where there are only a few hotels.

Things to do

Masai Mara safaris and village visits with Encounter Mara let you see every part of the Mara Naboisho Conservancy.

Game Drives

Game drives are available twice a day at Encounter Mara. These are great ways to see the beauty of the reserve that connects to the Maasai Mara Reserve. You will really understand what Kenya’s nightlife is all about by late at night.

Walks in the bush

After your breakfast and morning game drive, you’ll go on a walk through the bush with a professional hunter. Wildlife of all sizes can be seen on this one- to two-hour walking tour in the bush.

BBQs in the bush

Bring a filling breakfast or a light lunch to enjoy while you take in the beautiful scenery. Take it easy and watch the amazing animals go about their daily lives.

Visits to museums and communities

Maasai villages and landowners in the conservancy are happy to show you around and talk about their traditional ways of life. Find out more about what they do every day and go to the nearby towns.

Safaris by hot air balloon

Romantic hot-air balloon safaris in East Africa are a great way to see the beauty of the desert in a way that you can’t do any other way. Glide over the beautiful fields in silence and watch lots of animals.

Fly camping

There must be a night at the fly camp in a quiet and faraway part of the Mara Naboisho Conservancy. Listen to the nighttime choir while you eat a tasty meal cooked over a crackling fire.