Olimba Mara Camp

Olimba Mara Camp is a small, eco-friendly, mid-range accommodation found along the Talek River in the heart of Kenya’s most exciting and famous Maasai Mara National Game Reserve. You can be at the camp by road or air transport, taking approximately a 5-6 hour (250 km) drive from Nairobi city center to Maasai Mara National Park and an hour to fly from Nairobi to the close Ol Kiombo airstrip, then a 13 km drive to be transferred to the camp.

The camp is convenient and business-friendly to tourists and travelers who want to explore the park with its beautiful view of the Talek River and wildlife drinking water at the river and surrounding areas.

Olimba Mara camp consists of 6 spacious and comfortable tents raised on a wooden deck overlooking the Talek River, reflecting traditional building styles with modern comfort. There is also a campsite with tents for hire for camp lovers.

Each tent is well elevated, decorated and furnished with en-suite facilities of clean private flush toilets, safari-style hot and cold showers, dressing tables, mosquito nets, televisions, air conditioning, deck chairs, work decks, wooden tables, free bottled water in the tents and many others.

Each tent has sitting areas, Private verandas and a vanity deck that gives a better view over the Talek River and wildlife roaming around the river and surrounding areas. Tents are equipped with comfortable clean bedding containing queen-sized beds.

There are fireplaces at the camp where guests relax and share stories about safaris; they also provide warmth to visitors during cold nights. The camp offers tents suitable for families as well as individuals with single beds, double beds, twin beds, and triple beds.

Olimba Mara camp offers more services and facilities, which include

A restaurant in the main canvas structure serves a variety of meals, including both international (vegetarian and non-vegetarian) and Kenyan cuisine, to meet guests’ preferences. It offers English breakfast, picnic lunch, and dinners (both indoor and outdoor), all served by well-trained, friendly, and organized staff. Additionally, they provide bush dinners overlooking the stars in the sky.

A well-stocked bar and lounge with a variety of refreshments, both local, cocktails, wines, spirits and international beers; you relax and sip the cocktail while overlooking the breathtaking views over the Mara wilderness, Talek River, and surrounding area

Services: Free parking space available, laundry and housekeeping services available, airport pickups and drop-offs offered, camping offered

Wifi hotspot internet is available at the camp, enabling visitors to keep in touch with their families and friends. You are able to surf the web while connected.

A craft shop available at the camp with a variety of Maasai souvenir gifts like shoes, clothes, safari essentials, etc.

Recreational activities include a game drive that will give a chance to see a wide range of animals. Hot air ballooning safaris, nature walks in the local villages of Maasai, night walks, and many others

Maasai Mara National Park is among the largest and most visited parks in Kenya, known for its incredible density and variety of animals. It is situated 270 km north of Nairobi in Kenya, occupying a total area of 1,510 km².

There are more than 1 million tribes in Kenya; the Maasai are an initial and local group of semi-nomadic people that settled in Kenya and the northern part of Tanzania. Maasai Mara National Park is an area of preserved savannah wilderness in southwestern Kenya, along the Tanzanian border.

The park contains over a million animals that include lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras and hippos and 600 species of birds and 60 species of raptors in different colors. Wildebeest traverse their plains during their annual migration from Serengeti National Park during July, August, and October.

The landscape has grassy plains and rolling hills and is crossed by the Mara and Talek rivers. There are several accommodations in Maasai Mara National Park: budget, mid-range and luxury accommodations, which are all friendly and convenient to guests visiting Maasai Mara National Park.

There are different activities to do while in Maasai Mara National Park: game viewing, where you spot various animals while migrating from Serengeti; boat cruises at Mara River; hot air balloon riding; bird watching since the park contains more bird species; nature walks in the park; visiting Maasai River; seeing the wildebeest migration; flying safaris; cultural visits in the Maasai homes; and many others.