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Kicheche Mara Camp
Masai Mara Kenya
Description:Kicheche Mara Camp is a small classic, intimate, luxury bush camp completely unfenced, with eight canvas guest tents located in the Acacia Valley of Mara North Conservancy. The camp is hidden in this picturesque valley, on the Olare Orok stream. The Mara Conservancy is a prime wildlife area and offers a high quality game viewing experience, in fact game viewing starts right from the camp.
Accommodation:Spacious, fully insect-proof Selous style tents (eight twins/doubles). All equipped with cedar beds, linen, bedside tables, luggage racks and rugs. Bathrooms are en-suite and are equipped with a dresser, shower and flushing toilet and running water.Triple tents and family tents (1 double & 2 single beds) are available on request.
Lounge:Kicheche Mara has a large and spacious lounge tent, with its comfortable local furnishings and informative collection of reference books and is a delightful place to relax between game drives or other activities.
Meals and Drinks:All meals and drinks at Kicheche Mara are inclusive in your stay and taken al-fresco in a clearing overlooking the plains or, in the event of bad weather, in the spacious dining tent. The cuisine is Western/European with occasional African dishes and hygiene standards are high. Special dietary requirements are catered for,however you must notify the camp in advance. Mineral water is provided in each tent every day.
Children:We accept children but adults must be aware that our camp is not fenced and no additional facilities are available to occupy them outside our normal excursions. No baby equipment is provided.
Health:Kenya is a malaria zone therefore guests should consult their doctor about prophylactic measures before travelling. Guests should also be covered by comprehensive travel insurance.
Daily Routine:Guests are woken with tea, coffee or hot chocolate & biscuits brought to their tent. An early morning game drive sets off at sunrise and returns to the camp late morning. Breakfast is a leisurely affair taken outside in the morning sunlight. Lunch is also served al-fresco in the shade of an olive tree. During the heat of the day, relax your tent or the lounge and appreciate the silence, punctuated only by birdcalls. Alternatively, utilise our reference library in the lounge tent, which has an excellent selection of books. An afternoon game drive departs around 16h00 after tea and returns after sundowners. Freshen up before joining other guests around the campfire for a pre-dinner drink. Dinner is served by candlelight al-fresco or in the dining tent. Take a nightcap by the fire before retiring. Escorted walks are available from the camp and are a very popular excursion, see below.
Activities
- Game driving is available throughout the area and your program is arranged daily with your guide.
- Trips to the local Maasai villages are on offer for those interested in Kenya's unique culture. It is possible to visit Aitong town (market day Thursday)
- Visits to a local nursery school supported by theCommunity Project.
- There are a number of escorted nature walks available from the camp. All walks are escorted by a Kicheche guide with a radio,
Laundry:Included in the rate is a daily laundry service. Please note this is a bush laundry that cannot cope with delicate items of clothing
Power & Lighting:There is no mains power however we do supply 24-hour low wattage power for lighting through an inverter system. Camera and Video batteries can also be charged on this system. The inverter system is backed up with a generator.
Kicheche Mara Camp is closed in April & May
Communications:There is a mobile signal from the Airtel, Orange and Safaricom networks in the area, the signal within camp is unreliable and mobile phone usage is restricted in the camp public areas and on game drives. There is an unreliable e-mail connection at camp therefore all communications should be routed via the Nairobi office.
Access:Getting to Kicheche Mara Camp
- By air: A scheduled one hour flight from Nairobi's Wilson Airport to the Mara SHIKAR airstrip. Flights depart twice a day; morning flights departing at 10h00, 1315 and 15h00.
- Ex-Mombasa: A daily service departs at 07h30 and departs the Mara at 13h30.
- Ex Naivasha: A daily service departs at 15h00
- Ex Samburu: A daily service departs at 0915
- Ex Nanyuki: A daily service departs at 1000
- By road: 5 hours drive from Nairobi.
The camp is a 20-minute game drive from the airstrip.
- Note: Luggage allowance 15kg per person only, in soft luggage bags. Excess luggage is charged at approx $5 per kilo.
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Kicheche Mara Camp Rates/Prices for 2011
Non Resident Rates in US$ per person per day
Season Peak Mid Green
PP Sharing 380 322 294
SRS 121 N/A N/A
Conservancy and Park Fee US$ 90 per person per night
Resident Rates in KSH(1Jan-31 Dec 2010
Board Package Non Package
PP Sharing 13,000 9,000
SRS 3,000
Conservancy Fee KSH 1000 Per Person per night
Seasons:
Peak:1Jul-31 Oct,15Dec-4Jan 2012
Mid:5Jan-31 Marc 2011
Green:1-30Jun and 1Nov-14 Dec 2011
Closed:1 Apr-31 May 2011
Single supplement: only between 15 July and 31 October: $121 per person per night.
Minimum stay : 2 nights
Single supplement: only between 15 July and 31 October: $120 per person per night. Outside Peak season groups will receive a single supplement waiver on one single tent only per group.
Young adults 12-17 years: Accommodation is chargeable at adult rates however Mara Conservancy Fees are at 50% (use adult rates for Laikipia)
Children 3 - 11 years: 50% of adult rate for accommodation and Conservancy Fees (except Laikipia Conservancy Fees US$50)
Infants under 3 : Free of Charge, however, please note that our camps are not conducive to infants and no baby equipment, such as cots and high chairs, are provided.
Rates include:
- airstrip transfers;
- full board accommodation;
- drinks (excluding champagne);
- unlimited game-viewing drives, bush walks and laundry.
Seasons:
- Peak: 15 Jul - 31 Oct 11 & 15 Dec – 04 Jan 12
- Mid: 05 Jan - 31 Mar 11
- Green: 01Jun – 14 July 11 &01 Nov – 14 Dec 11
- Closed: 01 Apr-31 May 2011
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