About This Property
Angama Mara is the founding Angama lodge, suspended on the edge of the Oloololo Escarpment around a thousand feet above the Maasai Mara – the name means ‘suspended in mid-air’ in Swahili. The view down into the Mara Triangle is, simply, one of the great safari outlooks in Africa.
It is arranged as two identical but completely separate camps, North and South, each with fifteen tented suites on its own grassy kopje. Between them sits the Pavilion, with an infinity pool, library and fitness room, all within a short walk of every tent.
Rates are fully inclusive and, unusually for this level, designed to be family and single-traveller friendly. Days run from game drives in the Mara Triangle to Out of Africa picnics on the very spot the film was shot, with dining moving from your deck to the boma to a forest clearing.
Why We Love It
That escarpment view is the hook, but it is the craft that holds you: suites by architects Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens, canvas by Kenya’s ‘King of Canvas’ Jan Allan, and a wall of glass that puts the Mara right at the foot of your bed.
We also love the touches that make it more than a view – the Shamba garden lunches, the Maasai Beading Studio, a proper Photographic Studio, and warm Kenyan service that families and solo travellers feel equally at home in.
Rooms & Details
Tented Suites
Each glass-fronted suite spans more than 100 square metres including the deck, with an 11-metre wall of floor-to-ceiling glass that frames the Mara from the bed, bath and shower. Inside: a super-king extra-length bed, writing desk, a butler’s lobby and a deck set with Angama’s signature red rocking chairs.
Family Suites
Two sets of family suites pair adjoining tents via a secure interleading passage, so children aged six and over can move safely between their space and their parents’.
The Pavilion and Pool
Set between the two camps, the Pavilion gathers an infinity pool, library, fitness room, boutique and a vast deck for the Mara’s famously theatrical sunrises and sunsets.
Guest Areas and The Shamba
Beyond the suites are a Map Room, a Photographic Studio with on-hand photographers, a Beading Studio with the Maasai Mamas, and The Shamba, a one-acre kitchen garden where you can pick your own lunch.
Amenities & Features
Cancellation Policy
Booking and cancellation conditions are set by Angama; refer to their terms at the time of booking.
Photo Gallery
Rates
Prices start from $1,850 per night. Final pricing depends on season, room type, and availability. Check current rates on our booking partner's site for the most accurate pricing.
Rates are fully inclusive and priced per guest per night by season. The from-rate is indicative - confirm current seasonal rates and availability with Angama.
What's Included
- All meals included
- Boma feasts
- Shamba garden lunches
- Out of Africa picnic
- Twice-daily game drives
- Guided walking safaris
- Hot-air balloon safaris
- Beading studio
- Photographic studio
Included: all meals and drinks (excluding French Champagne and reserve wines), guided game and walking safaris, laundry, Wi-Fi, on-property experiences, transfers to/from the Mara airfield and child-minding. Excluded: park fees, Angama Foundation contribution, premium wines, balloon safaris, community visits and gratuities.
Location
How to Get There
Fly roughly 45 minutes from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport on a scheduled or private charter to the Mara, landing at the Angama airstrip or nearby Kichwa Tembo, then transfer up to the lodge. There is also excellent air access on from the Serengeti and elsewhere in East Africa.
Nearby Attractions
The Mara Triangle and the wider Maasai Mara, the Mara River crossing sites during the Great Migration, and the Oloololo Escarpment for walking safaris.
Things to Do
Twice-daily game drives explore the Mara Triangle, complemented by guided walking safaris along the escarpment and, weather permitting, dawn hot-air balloon flights over the plains.
Back at the lodge, picnic the Out of Africa way, try your hand in the Beading Studio, learn in the Photographic Studio, or pick lunch in the Shamba garden.
Good to Know
Rates are fully inclusive of meals, most drinks, guided safaris, walking safaris, laundry, Wi-Fi and on-property experiences; park fees, the Angama Foundation contribution, premium wines, balloon safaris and gratuities are extra. Children aged six and older are welcome, with family suites available. The Mara is a malaria area – take the usual precautions.
Who It's For
Couples, families and first-time and returning safari-goers who want a design-led, fully inclusive Mara lodge with a legendary view.
Best Time to Visit
July to October coincides with the Great Migration and the Mara River crossings.
