Richard’s Camp is a safari camp located in the Masai Mara Natural Reserve in Kenya. This camp has several traditional tents with solar panels.
Rooms.
This hotel is a large camp with six traditional tents. Each tent is a suite with a double bed and a private bathroom, with rooms decorated with local furniture.
There are suites with twin beds and suites with double beds. Families will be able to request another bed. Each tent has a traditional African style, with ochre decorations and wooden furniture. Price is around 495€ per night.
This hotel is an ecological hotel. The tents use energy that comes from the solar panels installed on the hotel’s territory. The solar panels provide electricity to the tents. Each tent has its own bathroom with a shower.
On the hotel’s territory there is another separate house. This private house was designed for families and groups of up to ten people and has views towards the natural reserve.
Restaurant.
Guests will be able to enjoy traditional breakfasts, lunches and dinners made with local ingredients at the hotel’s restaurant, which has views towards the animals. Lunch is served in the hotel’s dining hall, which has a barbecue area where a camping fire is lit in the afternoons. The dining hall has several sofas where guests can relax after dinner.
During the safaris guests will be able to enjoy traditional picnics prepared by the hotel. The hotel organizes dining trips to lagoons where guests will be able to see hippos.
The hotel can organize excursions and safaris for groups. After exploring the territory, guests will be able to relax at the camp. There is a large Victorian tub on the hotel grounds that can be used as a jacuzzi. The bathtub is decorated with candles and has views towards the prairie.
Location.
The hotel is located in the south of Kenya, near the Masai Mara Natural Reserve. This natural reserve is one of the region’s most visited places where guests will be able to see the Big Five.
The hotel is around two hundred kilometres away from Nairobi. There are flights that connect the hotel to the city, and the hotel has its own landing strip.
The camp has views towards the prairie where guests will be able to see local animals. Near the camp there is a small river and a path where guests can walk and interact with some of the local animals.
Guests will be able to enjoy the views towards the national park and observe many local animals. There are many safaris around that region, where guests will be able to see elephants, impalas, large felines and zebras. Some of the hotel’s guides offer guided walking tours around the hotel grounds, and the hotel offers Jeep safaris and game drives. The Big Five, the African buffalo, the African elephant, the cheetah, the lion and the black rhinoceros, can be found in the region.
Guests will be able to enjoy cultural tours around the Masai Mara villages. Part of the price of each tour is destined to local development projects and conserving the region.
The hotel can organize trips to Lake Victoria, located a short distance away. Guests will be able to visit many traditional villages. Another typical activity in the region are hot air balloon safaris. Guests will be able to enjoy night safaris and long distance safaris that include a traditional picnic.
