Aruba Mara Camp Masai Mara

Aruba Mara Camp Masai Mara is a tented safari camp located 50 metres behind the Talek Gate and overlooks the Talek River with hippos and crocodiles below in the northern edge of the Masai Mara National Reserve. Aruba means Elephant from the Giriama people who are one of the nine ethnic groups that make up the Mijikenda who occupy the coastal strip extending from Lamu in the north to the Kenya/Tanzania border in the south.  The Aruba Mara Camp is located just outside the reserve, so no Park fee is required if you do not venture into the Masai Mara Reserve to do a game drive. The camp is best reached via the Nairobi-Narok-Sekenani route.

Traveling time from Nairobi to Aruba camp by road is 4.5 hours (about 260 km) while the flying time from Nairobi is 45 minutes to the closest Olkiombo airstrip followed by 15 minutes transfer to the camp. Aruba Mara Camp caters to all budget types of accommodation for everyone. The camp has 3 luxury tents, 5 comfort tents, 7 bush tents, and a great campsite for budget backpackers with facilities such as a kitchen/ dining, toilets and hot water shower, security, carwash, firewood, and laundry service. The camp’s main bar and restaurant serve highly recommended food and a selection of wines, spirits, and soft drinks. The camp has a small shop stocked with souvenirs of local wood carvers and other artisans, genuine Masai jewelery and utensils for campers.

Activities at the camp include half-day and full-day game drives, Hot Air balloon safaris, birdwatching tours, both bird walks or nature walks, day trips to the Mara River or Sand River, bush meals such as bush breakfast, bush lunch or bush dinners, sundowner, Horse-riding in Masai Mara, 1 hour or 2 hours sightseeing flight over the Masai Mara on the Robinson R44 helicopter (Maximum of 3 passengers), visit a local school or a Masai Village and photography workshops. Road transport from Nairobi can be arranged as well as free transfers from Olkiombo airstrip.

Aruba Mara Camp is a tented safari accommodation situated on the Talek River in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, just 50 meters behind the Talek gate and only 100 km from Narok town. The camp offers both budget and luxury accommodation on a self-catering and full-board basis.

The camp is located 15 minutes drive from Olkiombo Airstrip, Nairobi is 5 hours but road and 45 minutes by air.

Aruba Camp Masai Mara has 3 luxury tents, 5 comfort tents, and 7 bush tents. Luxury tents and comfort tents are en-suite and have living spaces, mosquito nets, tables, stools, clothes racks, and balconies while the bush tents only have mosquito nets and shared bathrooms.

There is a spacious campsite that can accommodate up to 40 guests. The campsite has 2 camping kitchens with a water tap, dining tent, shared lavatories, and firewood and wooden charcoal service.

The onsite restaurant offers traditional African food as well as some international cuisine and has an open roof on one side and is also built “around a tree” so as to get a real nice bush feeling.

During the day the coffee bar offers a selection of tea, coffee, and hot chocolate. The fully stocked bar serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and guests can enjoy their drinks in the fire pit or in the beer garden.

All the tents overlook the river and have a fantastic view of the park. You can already watch the animals while drinking at the river during breakfast. You will also be able to observe a true bird paradise. In the evening you can experience romance around the campfire and enjoy the view of the endless space with breathtaking sunsets.

Activities at the camp include; a full-day game drive, bird watching, village visits, nature walks, hot air balloon safaris, or a drive to the Mara River or Sand river.

Aruba Camp Mara 2023 Accommodation Prices Per Person Per Night;

Notes

* Single supplement – 20%
* Children up to 6 (in the tent of the parents) free
* Rates applicable to both resident and non-resident
* Children 6-12 years (in the tent of the parents) 50% discount accommodation
* Festive surcharge for Easter, Christmas, and New Year per person per night – 20%
* Bush breakfast/sun-downer per person on top of full board booking (depending on weather)
* Birthday celebration with cake, flowers, and Masai dance entertainment (booking 1 day in advance)
* Changing rates depends on the actual bank rates! We accept Euro, USD, and KSH but no credit cards

Aruba Camp Mara 2023 Resident Accommodation Prices Per Person Per Night;

Notes:

* Single supplement – 20%
* Children up to 6 (in the tent of the parents)
* Children 6-12 years (in the tent of the parents) 50% discount accommodation
* Festive surcharge for Easter, Christmas, and New Year per person per night – 20%
* Bush breakfast/ sun-downer per person on top of full board booking (depending on weather)
* Birthday celebration with cake, flowers, and Masai dance entertainment (booking 1 day in advance)

Aruba-Mara Camp has 3 Luxury Tents

* Fantastic bath
* 60 square meters of living space
* Large veranda with sun loungers

All Luxury tents overlook the river and have a fantastic view of the park. You can already watch the animals while drinking at the river during breakfast. You will also be able to observe a true bird paradise.

In the evening you can experience romance around the campfire and enjoy the view into the endless expanse with breathtaking sunsets.

Please note: Check out from the tent is at 10:00, (if the tent is available, it can be extended until 12:00)

Aruba Mara Camp offers 5 Comfort Tents

* Wooden veranda
* River and park view
* Table, stool, clothes rack
* Electric light and socket
* 40 square meters of living space
* Double beds or single beds with mosquito nets
* Brick walled en-suite bathroom with shower, WC, and warm water

Please note: Check out from the tent is at 10:00, (if the tent is available, it can be extended until 12:00)

Aruba Mara Camp offers 7 Bush Tents

For guests who like the simpler camping life or travel on a low budget, we offer small and simple fixed tents. Furnished with just one or two beds, they offer enough space for up to three guests. The bus tents have newly built, shared showers and WC just a few steps away.

The paths, the tents as well as the toilets and showers are well lit by electric lights.

Please note: Check out from the tent is at 10:00, (if the tent is available, it can be extended until 12:00)

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