The Mara Expedition camp is a magical revisiting of the past, drawing from Africa’s original explorers’ designs and designed for those who search for East Africa’s romantic safari era. Here, you will experience the best of both worlds: the intense action of the Maasai Mara ecosystem, as well as the more private 28,000-hectare Mara North Conservancy.
🏕️ A Safari Chic Retreat Amongst Africa’s Acacia Trees
📸 [IMAGE PLACEHOLDER — Camp lanterns and candles illuminating the pathways at dusk]
The Mara Expedition camp offers a safari chic experience with spacious canvas tents and a 2-bedroom family tent. It is located in a secluded area, providing a serene environment without any signs of civilization. The camp is beautifully illuminated by lanterns and candles, and its design is simple yet comfortable.
Distinction
Details
🐆 Leopards
The camp is well-known for its leopards
🦁 Migration Routes
Strategic location near two major migration routes
🦓 Wildlife Concentration
Benefits from both the annual Serengeti migration and the green season migration from Loita Plains
🦬 Herds
Approximately 50,000 wildebeest and over 100,000 zebras competing for grazing areas
🛏️ Accommodation Details
🛌 Bedroom Features
Feature
Details
🏕️ Custom Tents
Uniquely designed on slightly raised platforms
🛏️ Spacious Layout
Large bedroom with attached bathroom
🛌 Bed Configuration
Either twin or double bed configuration
🎨 Classic Style
Shaded tents of light tan canvas with plenty of netted windows and high ceilings
☕ Tea & Coffee Station
In-room convenience
👨👩👧 2-Bedroom Family Tent
Custom-designed canvas tent on a slightly raised platform · Two bedrooms, each with their own separate bathroom and dressing area
🚿 Bathroom Features
Feature
Details
🚿 En-Suite
Flush loo, double brass basins and a campaign-styled indoor shower
💧 Hot Water
Provided
🧴 Amenities
Soap, shampoo, conditioner, and lotion provided
⚡ Power Note
The power system does not support hairdryers, shavers or any high wattage device
🍽️ Food & Beverage
Feature
Details
🥗 Dietary Requirements
All catered for from regular to vegan to children · Prior notice required
🍽️ Meals
Three delicious meals a day are provided
⏰ Flexible Timings
The camp is incredibly flexible on timings · Picnic breakfasts or lunch (or both) are the norm due to very active game drives
🍾 All Drinks Included
Including imported spirits and champagnes
🍽️ Dining Options
Group meals or private dining in separate locations under the trees on decks · Private dining in guest’s rooms on request
🦁 Unparalleled Wildlife Safaris in Africa’s Pristine Game Country
📸 [IMAGE PLACEHOLDER — Guests on a game drive with lions or leopards sighting]
Mara Expedition Camp is a place for the ardent safari-goer. Full days, with picnic breakfast (and often lunch, too), traverse some of Africa’s richest game country, renowned for extraordinary predator density and frequent hunts. Access to Mara North Conservancy gives guests options of more privacy when not out exploring the Masai Mara Reserve.
🎯 Safari Experiences
Activity
Details
🎈 Hot Air Ballooning
Available (book in advance)
🎭 Cultural Experience
Maasai cultural visits
🦁 Game Viewing
Day and night game drives
🎁 Special Offers
Experience the best safari destinations Kenya has to offer!
Offer
Details
🏕️ Stay 4, Pay 3
Stay for 4 nights at any of our Maasai Mara camps or the magnificent Ol Donyo Lodge in the Chyulu Hills and only pay for 3!
🦁 Stay 8, Pay 6
Combine 4 nights at either of our Maasai Mara camps with 4 nights at ol Donyo Lodge and only pay for 6 nights!
💰 Mara Expedition Camp Rates 2026
🏕️ Guest Tents
Category
🟢 Low
🟡 Mid
🔴 High
Per Person Per Night Sharing
$1,225
$1,370
$1,790
Single Supplement*
$612
$685
$865
Children Sharing with Adult (6–15 yrs) 👨👩👧
$612
$685
$865
🏕️ 2-Bedroom Family Tent
Category
🟢 Low
🟡 Mid
🔴 High
Per 2-Bedroom Family Tent Per Night
$3,674
$4,109
$5,191
📅 Seasons (2026)
Season
Dates
🟡 Mid
11 January – 31 March 2026
🟢 Low
01 April – 14 June · 01 November – 19 December 2026
🔴 High
15 June – 31 October · 20 December 2026 – 10 January 2027
US$ Rack Children Sharing with Adult (6–15 yrs) 👨👩👧
$758
$678
$955
🏕️ 2-Bedroom Family Tent — 2027
Category
🟢 Low
🟡 Shoulder
🔴 Peak
US$ Rack Per 2-Bedroom Family Tent Per Night
$4,545
$4,065
$5,730
📅 Seasons (2027)
Season
Dates
🟢 Low
11 January – 31 March 2027
🟡 Shoulder
01 April – 14 June 2027 · 01 October – 19 December 2027
🔴 Peak
15 June – 30 September 2027 · 20 December 2027 – 10 January 2028
💰 Common Charges
Item
2026
2027
✈️ Pilot / Guide Rate Per Night
—
$390
🚙 Private Vehicle Rate
—
$980 per vehicle per night
🌿 Great Plains Foundation Conservation & Community Contribution
$100
$100 per person (of any age) per night
🎟️ Compulsory Maasai Mara National Reserve Fee
Jan–May: $100 per adult per night · June Onward: $200 per adult per night · Half of adult per child (6–15 years)
Jan–Jun: $100 per adult per night · $50 per child per night (09–17 years)** · Jul–Dec: $200 per adult per night · $50 per child per night (09–17 years)**
** Maasai Mara Reserve fee is subject to change without prior notice.
✅ Fully Inclusive
🏕️
Accommodation
🦁
Scheduled wildlife viewing activities in the Maasai Mara National Reserve and Mara North Conservancy
🍽️
All meals
👕
Laundry service
🚙
Return Ol Kiombo airstrip road transfers
🍾
Non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages including premium brand spirits and champagne
❌ Exclusive
🌿
Mandatory nightly Great Plains Foundation conservation levy
🎟️
Park fees
💆
Spa treatments
🎭
Certain cultural guest experiences
🎈
Hot air ballooning (should be booked in advance)
📝 Notes
Note
Details
🚑 Medical Evacuation
At the time of confirmation, we will include the contribution to medical evacuation services. This does not replace the requirement for guests to carry comprehensive travel and medical insurance
🎟️ Park Fee Changes
Maasai Mara National Reserve fee is subject to change without prior notice
✈️ Included Air Transfers
Return scheduled seat-in-plane air transfers from Nairobi Wilson or properties in the greater Maasai Mara region automatically included — subject to a minimum 2-night stay · Where air transfers are from properties outside these routings, standard applicable flying costs will apply
🛫 Local Airlines
Daily scheduled flights between Nairobi’s Wilson airport and Maasai Mara’s Ol Kiombo airstrip · Schedule and rates available on request · Minimum 2 guests required per flight
🛩️ Aircraft
Variety ranging from a Cessna Caravan (12 seats) to a 40-seat aircraft · Flying times are approximate as the service could land at additional airstrips en route
👤 Single Supplement
For all multiple single-room reservations in shoulder and low season, a single supplement will apply from the 2nd single room
📷 In-Suite Amenities
The camp has one complimentary use professional camera body and lens set · Photos will be downloaded to a memory stick on guest’s departure
🕘 Check-Out
09:00am · Guests may use public areas until departure · Late checkouts not available
👨👩👧 Child Policy
Policy
Details
Minimum Age
Children are accommodated from a minimum age of 6 years
Activities
Cater to family ability & safety · Some activities may have a specific age-related restriction
2-Bedroom Family Tent
Can accommodate a family of 4 guests
Family Tent Unavailable
Child rates are applicable for up to one child aged 15 and younger sharing with one adult in a tent
Children 16+
Pay applicable adult rates and accommodated in a separate tent
Family Activities
Families will be combined with other guests for all wildlife viewing activities
KENYA OFFERS
📸 [IMAGE PLACEHOLDER — Hero Shot: Safari sundowner overlooking the Maasai Mara plains]
🎁 Offer 1 — Stay 4, Pay 3
🦁 Free Night on Us
Experience the best safari destinations Kenya has to offer. Stay for 4 nights at any of our Maasai Mara camps or the magnificent ol Donyo Lodge in the Chyulu Hills and only pay for 3.
💚 Combine & Save Even More
Extend your ultimate Kenyan safari experience by combining 4 nights at either Maasai Mara camp with 4 nights at ol Donyo Lodge and only pay for 6 nights — that’s 2 free nights!
📸 [IMAGE PLACEHOLDER — Collage: Maasai Mara camp, ol Donyo Lodge, safari vehicle at sunset]
🏕️ Eligible Camps
Camp
Location
🦁 Mara Plains Camp & The Jahazi Suite
Olare Motorogi Conservancy
🦁 Mara Nyika Camp & The Sambuk Suite
Naboisho Conservancy
🏕️ Mara Expedition Camp
Maasai Mara
🌳 Mara Toto Tree Camp
Maasai Mara
🐘 Shompole(opening December 2026)
Chyulu Hills
🏔️ ol Donyo Lodge
Chyulu Hills
📅 Validity
Camp
Travel Window
🦁 Mara Nyika · Mara Toto · Mara Expedition
1 Oct – 19 Dec 2026 · 11 Jan – 14 Jun 2027 · 1 Oct – 19 Dec 2027
🦁 Mara Plains · ol Donyo Lodge · Shompole
1 Nov – 19 Dec 2026 · 11 Jan – 14 Jun 2027 · 1 Nov – 19 Dec 2027
📋 Terms & Conditions
Condition
Details
🛏️ Minimum Stay
Minimum 4-night stay at one eligible camp
🚫 Exclusions
Not available at Zamara Private
💵 Rate Basis
Valid on standard guest US$ rate accommodation reservations
🧭 Additional Costs
Guide rates and private safari drive vehicle rates are additional
🌿 Fees Apply
Conservation, park fees and levies apply to all free nights
✈️ Air Transfers
Return scheduled air transfers from Nairobi Wilson Airport included
🔗 Combinability
Offers cannot be combined · Offered on a stand-alone basis per reservation
💍 Offer 2 — Honeymoon & Anniversary
💖 25% Off Accommodation
Strengthen and renew your vows in Africa. When staying on honeymoon at any Great Plains camp, the celebrating couple each receive 25% off their Great Plains accommodation costs.
Thinking of celebrating your nuptials on a Kenyan safari? Talk to us about arranging a special and unique Maasai blessing ceremony to cement those vows.
📸 [IMAGE PLACEHOLDER — Couple enjoying a private bush dinner under the stars]
📅 Validity — Aligned to the selected camp’s Green or Shoulder Season
Region
Travel Window
🌍 Botswana
1 Oct 2026 – 14 Jun 2027 · 1 Oct 2027 – 10 Jan 2028
🦁 Kenya — Mara Nyika · Mara Expedition · Mara Toto
1 Oct – 19 Dec 2026 · 11 Jan – 14 Jun 2027 · 1 Oct – 19 Dec 2027
🦁 Kenya — Mara Plains · ol Donyo Lodge · Shompole
1 Nov – 19 Dec 2026 · 11 Jan – 14 Jun 2027 · 1 Nov – 19 Dec 2027
📋 Terms & Conditions
Condition
Details
🚫 Exclusions
Not available at Zamara Private
🔗 Combinability
Cannot be combined with any other specials
💍 Marriage Certificate
Valid for guests holding a marriage certificate travelling within 6 months of the ceremony
💖 Anniversary
Also valid for those celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary or any subsequent anniversary
📄 Proof Required
Proof of marriage date must be supplied at time of reservation enquiry
📊 Quick Comparison — Kenya Offers at a Glance
Offer
Discount
Minimum Stay
Eligible Camps
Key Restriction
🏕️ Stay 4, Pay 3
1 free night (25%)
4 nights
Mara Plains · Mara Nyika · Mara Expedition · Mara Toto · Shompole · ol Donyo
