Kichwa tembo safari professional#

While you’ll do your drives in the public park, in Kichwa’s small private concession you can also do night game drives, and for an extra fee, it’s possible to arrange hot-air balloon flights, visits with the local Maasai community, and walking safaris– a great way to get up close and personal with the bush! Giving Back at Kichwa Tembo:Īt Kichwa Tembo water is recycled in order to water the lawns, and provide support for the Masai Mara’s anti-poaching teams. Kichwa’s owners are known for their excellent guides, and at Kichwa they’ll accompany you on shared morning and afternoon game drives in the Mara triangle. The main focus at Kichwa Tembo are the game drives in the Masai Mara. Theoretically, there’s also wi-fi over in Kichwa Tembo’s main lodge, but from our experience, this can be spotty in Kenya, so you’re better off ignoring it and concentrating on the amazing environment around you. There’s also a restaurant, bar, and gorgeous swimming pool, which makes an ideal spot to snooze in on a lazy afternoon. Kichwa’s colours are simple and muted like the bush around you. All have ensuite bathrooms with showers and flushing loos. The camp has 40 safari tents scattered amongst the grounds- a mix of classic safari tents (traditional in style and tucked away in the forest), superior tents (larger, lighter and with a nicer view) and superior view tents which have the very best views of the Masai Mara. Kichwa Tembo is a comfortable and seriously romantic camp. Here, on the neatly trimmed lawns, warthogs wander amongst the safari tents, and hammocks are strung up under the trees for a lazy afternoon of snoozing. The location they’ve chosen for the camp overlooks spreading plains in the Mara Triangle, a quiet area to the west of the main Mara Reserve. Kichwa Tembo’s a luxury tented camp owned by one of Africa’s most established safari companies. Winners of numerous accolades, including ‘Best Tented Camp in the World’, Best small to medium enterprise in Africa, Fodor’s Travel Award in the Trip of a Lifetime category, Global Eco-sphere Retreat accredited and recipient of the Green Globe award for environmental practices, Cottar’s 1920s Safari Camp offers discerning travellers authentic and unique lifetime safari experiences.Extraordinary Africa> Kenya> Masai Mara>Kichwa Tembo The location of the camp provides easy access for day and night game drives to the Masai Mara game reserve and the conservancy, game walks, and cultural interactions with the Maasai community. Guests can also enjoy a safari bath or safari shower, a genuinely unique way of bathing specifically set up in the savannah. The camp has two main mess tent areas for fine dining, drinking, reading and relaxing, and an amazing pool and spa where guests can relax after a game drive. The entire camp is situated to ensure that tents are private and quiet whether for honeymooners or families with young children.

The family tents have living rooms with fireplaces. The camp has nine tents in total (one unique honeymoon tent, four double tents and four family suites), all with en suite bathrooms.

Kichwa tembo safari professional#

Offering an abundance of wildlife, a guarantee of privacy, and the highest standards of professional guiding in a luxurious and authentic camping environment. Owned and managed by the oldest established and continuing safari family in Africa it extends an era of luxury and quality and returns to the original spirit and essence of ‘safari’.Ĭottar’s 1920s Safari Camp provides the romance of safari under cream canvas tents, the style of the bygone era of the twenties, while at the same time supplying the amenities required by today’s modern world travelers and professional guides whose qualifications are the highest in Africa. The award-winning Cottar’s 1920s Safari Camp has its own 7608-acre private conservancy and is situated one kilometre from the famous ‘seventh’ natural wonder of the world, the Maasai Mara in Kenya and the Tanzania Serengeti game reserve.