Saturday, February 14, 2009

Kenya Camps -The Amazing Mara Timbo

By Karl Heinz

The Mara Timbo camp is a German establishment located below the Oloololo escarpment which borders the Mara River sitting on the edge of the Masai Mara Game reserve. The rolling plains nested between the Mara River and the Esoit Escarpment provides a breathtaking view of game, especially the big five.

The Mara Timbo camp is a seven tent affair that is rated 5-star in accommodation, wilderness experience and cultural knowledge. The tents are easy to move around in, en-suite with bathrooms, dcor theme is African, private veranda having an out door bath tub and luxury sitting area. The tents are grass thatched ensuring the tents interior remain cool al day long.

Each tend is equipped with a king-size bed, a safe, bathroom with both cold and hot showers, double sinks, a flush toilet, 220/240 power supple plus a host of other amenities that are needed to make a guests stay at the camp memorable. The tents have a plenty of space, so moving around is easy. The tents are not only stylishly done but have a romantic appeal as well. A female butler is assigned to each tent, ensuring each guest receives personalized attention. The butlers are well trained and very knowledgeable about the camp and the encompassing Masai Mara game reserve.

The camp has a restaurant that provides sumptuous meals. Visitors have a choice of three menus that have three course meals to choose from with one of them being vegetarian. Candle lit dinner is organized under the open skies next to a roaring campfire. The restaurant has a bar and lounge which are artfully decorated with cosy chairs that make you want to laze away the evening. There is a well stocked reference library for the avid readers.

Massage Tree-house is there to provide relaxing, rejuvenating and professional body massage with aromatherapy based oils. The massage Tree-house has a view of the Mara River where you will see hippos.

Sightings are guaranteed being at the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Your stay at the camp you will see plenty of animals; two big Hippo families inhabit the Mara River directly in front of the camps lounge. Taking a nature walk around the camp you will see large resident populations of herbivores including giraffes, elephants, buffalos, monkeys, Rhinos and zebras. Predators most notably lions and hyenas can be spotted. The leopard being elusive is rarer but can also be sighted in this area. Night game drives, bird watching and Cultural visits can also be organized.

The camp has within its vicinity a curio shop. This shop is well stocked with t-shirts, souvenirs, beadwork done by Masai, and hats plus a host of other items which form ideal gift items for loved ones back at home. Suppliers to the curio shop include Kenya kanga, Marula studios, and Kenya beads.

The Masai Mara is a 40 minute flight away from Nairobi Wison Airport. Mara Timbo located near Oloololo gate in Masai Mara National Reserve, and Kichwa Tembo Airstrip. Guests can arrange be picked at nearby airstrip and transferred to the camp - the drive to the camp, is a safari on it's on that gives a visitor a taste of what they will get to see in the ensuing days with sightings of antelopes, elephants, the big cats and birds.

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