Kilima Camp
Kilima Camp is an intimate and luxurious eco-lodge with 12 classic tents and 3 Deluxe tents. All tents at Kilima Camp benefit from a fabulous view over the Masai Mara plains and Mara river. The understated elegance and luxury of each safari tent provides guests with a comfortable and relaxing environment in which to unwind after an adventurous day on safari. From July to October, Kilima Camp is an ideal safari camp to witness the Great Migration where more than one million wildebeests and zebras cross the Mara River, an event which happens nowhere else in Africa but in the Masai Mara.
Game viewing by car on game drive on board our 4x4 Land Cruiser, on horse back and on foot with our guided walks is amazing all year round. Several bush and safari activities will be proposed to you by our manager, as to make your stay at Kilima Camp even more interesting, enjoyable and : horse riding safari, guided nature walks, cultural masai village visit, sundowners and bow lessons, massages and spa treatments, school visit ... and hot balloon as well as helicopter safaris. (singita)
Deluxe tent
The 3 Deluxe tents are even more comfortable and bigger than our Classic tents. They can sleep up to 5 persons (3 adults and 2 children). They is a large wooden deck from which our guests can relax and admire our amazing view. The bathrooms are fitted with flush toilets, running hot and cold water and running hot shower. Total size of our Deluxe is 77 to 88m². The understated elegance and luxury of each safari tent provides guests with a comfortable and relaxing environment in which to unwind after an adventurous day on safari. Deluxe tents are perfect for honeymooners and families.
Furthermore they are located far away from the Main Buildings and restaurants and you may witness resident zebras and giraffes from the wooden deck.
Classic Tent
The Classic Safari Tents are spacious and can accommodate a maximum of 3 guests (2 adults and one child aged up to 16 years or three 3 Adults) comfortably.
The Classic Safari Tents have wooden floors, running hot showers, more light in the bathroom with is concreted with Galana Stones, with awesome views from the veranda overlooking the Mara River and Mara plains. Two of the Classic tents are adjacent and share the same path way. They are ideal for families with children in their own tent.
Game drive safari
On board of one of our specially designed and equipped open sided 4×4 safari vehicles, you will explore the wilderness of the Masai Mara and its African wildlife.
Oloololo Gate, the entrance to the Masai Mara National Reserve and the Mara Triangle is at the foot of the Siria (also called Oloololo escarpment) and is just a fifteen to twenty minute drive away from the camp. Kilima Camp is the perfect base from which to start your safari game drive and explore the Masai Mara plains and its African wildlife. The Mara Triangle is the most preserved and unspoiled part of the Masai Mara with very few camps and lodges, resulting in the lowest density of visitors and cars in the greater Masai Mara.
Highlight : Great Migration, big 5, cats
Guided nature walks
African guided bush walks (walking safari) are the other favorite activity at Kilima Camp, which are making Kilima renowned in all the Masai Mara area.
Situated at the edge of the Masai Mara national reserve on top of the Siria Escarpment, bordering the official perimeter of the game reserve and the Mara Triangle, the most preserved and lowest tourists density part of the greater Masai Mara. The ideal cocktail for an unforgettable African experience!
Kilima Camp can offer you what most camps situated inside the protected area of the Masai Mara National Reserve can not propose: experiencing the African bush on foot with our African guided bush walks (also called walking safaris)
Encounter wildlife in a totally different way, under the expert guidance of your experienced Masai guide and Masai Moran (Masai warrior, Masai escort).Their perfect knowledge of the African bush is essential. The Masai Moran and your Masai guide will be happy to initiate you to the use of the traditional Masai weapons: Masai spear, Masai bow and Masai arrows.
Horse riding safari
Situated in the escarpment at the edge of the game reserve, bordering the official perimeter of the Maasai Mara triangle, Kilima Camp offers what camps in the Reserve cannot offer: Safari on Horseback.
Encounter wildlife in a totally different way, under the expert guidance of your Syce while you ride through the pristine nature of the Mara: Horse-riding safaris are UNIQUE and exciting experience. Our Somali-Arab crossbreds and thoroughbreds are well-in and mild mannered. They are also completely used to being among wildlife. We use General-Purpose full leather
The guide will take you to areas of abundant flora and fauna. An equine Safari is of course best either at sunrise or sunset, which gives you a true feeling of being one with nature. Depending on your equestrian level, Trot, Canter or even Gallop will be your gait. Riding on the Siria Escarpment with it’s unsurpassed views is truly a very unique and unforgettable experience in the African Bush.
Balloon safari
The hot balloon safari over the Mara River and the Masai Mara plains is an experience you will never forget! Early morning is the ideal time to explore the Masai Mara wilderness and the Masai Mara plains. You also have better chance to spot a elusive leopard on your way to the site from where the hot balloon safari begins. You will leave Kilima Camp around 5:30 am.
Your hot balloon safari starts just before dawn around 6.30am. The hot balloon safari crew will complete the necessary chackings and preparations to ensure a safe and enjoyable hot balloon safari flight. You will be given by your pilot a briefing on safety procedures. Then you will be ready for our hot balloon safari adventure and you amazing flight over the Masai Mara plains and Mara River ! The powerful burners are ignited to bring the colorful craft to life.
The hot balloon is heated up. The stunning panorama unfolds as you are airborne. The hot balloon silently soars over the vast Masai Mara plains and the snaking Mara River – The wilds of Africa !
Your hot balloon gently lands on the Masai Mara plains. You will celebrate your return to hearth and your hot balloon safari flight over the Masai Mara plains and Mara Plains!
You will enjoy a great breakfast near your landing site in the middle of the Masai Mara open plains. You can celebrate your hot balloon safari over the Masai Mara Plains with champagne.
Spa- wellness and massage
Treat yourself and have the best massage in Africa with our qualified beauty Therapist, whilst overlooking the Masai plains below. We offer both new traditional Masai and continental beauty therapies. Discover our Spa with expansive panoramic views across the Masai Mara: check the list of treatments we propose and experience the qualities of relaxation, stress relief and beauty treatments.
Two large baths that you can relax in with open views to the Mara River and Mara plains from the top of the escarpment. Indulge in a glass of champagne and toast one of the best views in the Masai Mara.
ARCHERY and bow lessons
Masai guides will teach you how to use a Masai spear, Masai bow and Masai arrows. Would you be a good Masai warrior, a good Masai ?Kilima Camp Archery
Becoming a Masai warrior, Masai Moran is the big dream of each Masai boy. The task of the Masai warriors is to protect their village, their community and cattle against wild animals and other tribes.
Masai men move through several stages during their life, and the Masai warrior (Masai Moran) stage is one of them.
One ritual that is outlawed, but still practised in the area, says a Masai warrior, Masai Moran, must kill a lion using only a spear. This way he proves his manhood.
It is sad that traditional practises and belief still endanger protected wildlife species! Believes and behaviour have to changed! IVORY is not a symbol of wealth, RHINO HORN powder is not a cure to all diseases … LION hunt is not a sign or bravery
Masai Village
Discover the traditional way of life of the local Masai people and visit the Masai Manyatta (Masai village) nearby.
Discover the traditional way of life of the local Masai people: The Manyatta (Masai village) you will be invited into is not an artificial tourist trap. As the exclusive guests of Kilima Camp, you are invited into the Masai village, Masai Manyatta where the family of our landowners and Masai landlords still live.
After a gentle downhill stroll of 10 to 15 minutes, your Masai guide and Masai escort will lead you into the family Masai village surrounded by a fence made of thorny tree branches. You will discover the way of life of the Masai people, one of the few peoples in the world that preferred to stick to the Masai traditional way of life instead of succumbing to the lures of modern life.
You visit the Masai houses in the Masai village (Masai Manyatta) and the Boma (or Kraal) where the precious cattle (cows, sheep and goats) are sheltered every night. Masai handicraft items are offered for sale by the Masai women: feel entirely free to buy or not (and bargain with the Masai women)…
Junior School
In 2009, Kilima Camp has decided to support Il Tolish Junior School, a local community based public primary school from Nursery to Class 3.
There are now more than 330 children in this Masai school. Kilima Camp pays the salary of one teacher (since 2009). The primary school has been in operation since 2007. At that time, there was only 1 class – about 30 children.
If you wish to help and support the school and the children, while visiting Kilima Camp, you can bring some pencils, English books or school supplies.
You can also donate and each penny will make a big difference. Here is a list of items and needs. The Masai bush school visit will be an interesting opportunity for your children to learn and to share something very different with the Masai local community and to learn more about their way of life.
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