Ministry of Tourism Classification 04**** Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp - situated in a prime game viewing area in one of the richest game reserves in Kenya. It is surrounded by an indigenous Riverine forest and has great views of the reserve especially during the annual migration of the wildebeest’s.
Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp is located at Masai Mara Game Reserve, on the foot of Oloololo Escarpment.
Africa Safari Accommodation Kichwa Tembo
Number of Rooms
- 40 tents and 06 Rondavels
- Extra beds and baby cots available.
Room décor
- Luxurious spacious tents with extended verandahs that overlooks the grounds and game reserve.
Room amenities
- Each tent is furnished with rugs, lamps, dressing table, wardrobe, Hot water bottles, hand wash basin, shower and flushing toilet, water flasks with glasses, insect repellent, umbrellas, torches, and bottled water.
Special features
- Comfortable, tranquil camp ideal for large groups and has a choice of packages inclusive of game viewing drives.
Dinning at KichwaTembo
The cool spacious dining room, with a capacity of 102 is constructed under a traditional thatched roof and has an unobstructed view of the vast Mara plains. Has comfortable real leather chairs.
Luxurious moonlit dinners, served in the bush under canvas by a bonfire next to the banks of the Mara River (at extra cost). Cocktails (at extra cost) with hot and cold canapés, served on the slopes of Oloololo escarpment, with breathtaking views of the Mara plains below. Minimum six and maximum sixty persons
General Facilities at Kichwa Tembo
- Bureau de Change and use of credit cards
- Free safety deposit facility.
- In-house clinical officer
- Laundry service (weather permitting).
- Free baby-sitting services available on request
- Telephone and facsimile services are available at an extra cost.
- Battery charging facilities are available at the Reception.
- Gift shop
On Safari Adventure Activities
- Game viewing drives in open 4x4WD Land Rovers
- A beautiful outdoor swimming pool surrounded by comfortable sun-loungers.
- Traditional Maasai dancers every other evening around the fire (weather permitting).
- Slide shows conducted by the Resident Naturalist on topics such as the ecology Mara, culture.
- Indoor games are available from the Reception.
- Hot Air Ballooning can also be arranged at the Camp
- Fishing excursions to Lake Victoria.
- Guided Nature Walks through the three nature trails at Kichwa
- The Kichwa Camp Trail - 62 acres of indigenous forest within the Camp grounds.
- The Mara River Trail - a gentle walk along the Mara River to see the big game on
- foot.
- The Oloololo Trail - a more strenuous walk up the Western Escarpment
Conference Facilities at Kichwa Tembo Camp
Available on request.
Climate
Altitude of 5,360 feet above sea level. The climate is temperate, with warm days and cool nights. There are two rainy seasons, short rains in November and December and long rains in March, April and May.
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