&Beyond Bateleur Camp

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&Beyond Bateleur Camp

&Beyond Bateleur Camp and Masai Mara

Blessed with an astounding year-round concentration of animals and site of the Great Wildebeest Migration, Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve provides an unsurpassed wildlife experience. Covering an area of 1 510 km² (583 square miles), the Masai Mara is a land of breath-taking vistas, abundant wildlife and endless landscapes. With abundant elephant, buffalo, giraffe, lion and cheetah alongside the migratory wildebeest and zebra, the reserve is a photographer’s and naturalist’s paradise. Leopard are frequently encountered, endangered black rhino find shelter in dense thickets and rafts of hippo and enormous crocodiles are found in the Mara River. The reserve is also home to over 450 bird species.

&Beyond Bateleur Camp and Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp are situated in the Kichwa Tembo private concession, which neighbours the Masai Mara. Meaning ‘head of the elephant’ in Kiswahili, Kichwa Tembo consists of private land leased from Maasai landlords and situated in the remote western Mara, almost exclusively explored by &Beyond guests. In addition to its the excellent year-round concentration of wildlife, Kichwa Tembo lies directly in the path of Africa’s spectacular Great Migration.

Situated below the scenic location where the famous final scene of the movie Out of Africa was filmed, this romantic and totally private camp reflects the ambiance of Kenyan safaris of the ‘20s and ‘30s. The epitome of tented luxury, &Beyond Bateleur Camp comprises just two intimate camps of nine tented suites each, set among the forests on the edge of the Masai Mara.

The tented suites boast an easy, classical elegance, with polished wooden floors and ensuite bathrooms with indoor and outdoor stone-walled showers and a copper bathtub. Each tent has its own deck overlooking the vast game-filled plains of the Masai Mara and a personal butler ensures that every need is catered for. Beautifully handcrafted artefacts, fine antiques, leather buttoned Chesterfield sofas, books, crystal and candlelight adorn the comfortable sitting and dining areas, transporting guests back to the heyday of classical safari.

AT A GLANCE

Two intimate camps of 9 tented suites each (including 1 Family Tent)
Overhead fans
Private Butler service
2 Swimming pools (one for each camp), both with excellent views of the Mara
Large private verandas with comfortable chairs and a daybed in each suite
Ensuite bathrooms comprising both indoor and outdoor showers as well as a ‘star bath’ which is weather protected but with sky-views from the bath-tub.
The Family Suite comprising a twin and double room with adjoining interior corridor and private guest area.
Gym with views of the Mara, massage sala and Safari Shop shared between the two camps
A ‘coffee bar by day, gin bar by night’ featuring a selection of Kenyan coffees and international gins

ACTIVITIES

Included

Twice daily game drives
Night drives
Bush walks
Bush functions – including dinner, breakfast and sundowners
Maasai Dance
Maasai talks
Africa Foundation community programme visit (accompanied by Africa Foundation representative when available)

At an additional charge

Hot air ballooning available nearby
Community visit, to a traditional Maasai boma including interaction with the Maasai
Maasai dancers (Only charged for private functions)
Horse riding safari (approximately a 2 hour drive from the camp.

GUEST SAFETY

Even though the camp is fenced off, we request that guests be extremely vigilant at all times. Guests are accompanied by &Beyond staff when walking around the camp at night.

ACCESS

Air Kenya and SafariLink operate two scheduled flights a day from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport to Kichwa Tembo’s private airstrip; the flights take approximately an hour
Mombasa Air operates daily flights from Mombasa; the flights take approximately two hours
The flight is followed by a 30-minute drive to the camp, with game viewing en route