KICHWA
TEMBO TENTED CAMP
There
is an enchanting, luxurious tented camp in the northwestern
corner of the richest national reserve in Kenya, for a superb
African Safari. Meaning "Head of the Elephant"
in Kiswahili, Kichwa Tembo is flanked by the Oloololo Escarpment
and the Sabaringo River. The camp lies deep in a monkey-rich
forest on the exclusive western side of the Masai Mara National
Reserve, far removed from the package tourism of the Eastern
Mara. Each luxurious, en suite tent is completely private,
tucked away in its own little piece of wild Africa.
• Kichwa Tembo Safari Camp is an oasis of Hemingway-style
tents shaded by dense forest canopy. Each luxurious tent
has a private deck with sweeping views of the greatest grassland
system on earth, the Masai Mara.
• Kichwa Tembo Tented Safari Camp has 40 canvas safari tents,
each with a private outdoor deck. There is an en suite bathroom
with shower, stone floors and soft lighting. Each tent stands
at least eight meters away from the next, ensuring absolute
seclusion.
• The camp is set among the forests just below the spot
where a famous scene from Out Of Africa was filmed.
• Kichwa Tembo Safari Camp's two thatched en suite rondavels
overlook the Sabaringo River, shaded by tall Fig and Ebony
Trees.
• Each classic safari tent is spacious and affords total
privacy. All tents are luxurious and built of stone floors
and canvas.
• Kichwa Tembo Safari Camp's main living area and all the
tent overlook endless, game-filled plains, and are shaded
by dense forest canopy. In the background, the Oloololo
Escarpment stretches into the distance.
• The main lodge has a curio shop and a reception. The courtyard
is candlelit in the evening and you may relax in the bar/lounge
area. The palm-fringed swimming pool overlooks the plains
of Masai Mara. Lawns surround the tree-shaded waters.
• At night, askaris (Masai warrior security guards) accompany
you to and from your tent.
• The airy main restaurant is covered with Masai thatch
grass and overlooks the Mara plains.
• Dinner may be served alfresco style outdoors, weather
permitting. Private meals are also arranged on request.
• Pan-African cuisine - both breakfast and dinner - are
often served in the bush.
• Kichwa Tembo Tented Safari Camp is renowned as a vantage
point for witnessing the ancient spectacle of the great
migration From June each year, like iron filings drawn by
a magnet, over two million wildebeest, zebra and other grazing
ungulates move through the Tanzania's Serengeti to Kenya's
Masai Mara. The hungry herds are drawn north by the sweet
grass resulting from the long rains. In the course of their
journey, they brave relentless predators, a shortage of
food and water and the huge crocodiles of the turbulent
Mara River. Surrounding Kichwa Tembo Tented Safari Camp
is a dense forest filled with smaller mammals as well as
entertaining troops of blue monkey and red-tailed monkey.
