Little Governors’ Camp-Masai Mara

This Governors’ Camp is intimate in character, with just 17 luxury en-suite tents tucked around a large watering hole teeming with both birds and wildlife.

The Camp-Overview

Located on the edge of the Masai Mara National Reserve, the camp is accessed by a very short boat ride across the Mara River, then an escorted walk through the riverine forest. Vehicles are left on the far river bank and the camp is therefore quiet and undisturbed. The guest tents at Little Governors’ have wooden decks with large verandahs for guests to enjoy the constant game activity that takes place around the marsh in front of camp. Breakfast and lunch are served in the open air, and the resident family of warthogs frequently wander amongst the tables. Since all Governors’ properties are unfenced animals are frequent visitors to camp – guests may need to make way for elephants which sometimes visit the camp at lunch time! In the evening, a warming log fire burns in front of the bar tent, and dinner is served in the nearby dining tent. We do offer a range of spa treatments which can be done from the privacy and comfort of your tent

Quick info:

Location:In the Riverine Forest, around a watering hole, close to the Mara River with views across to the Olololo Escarpment.
Facilities:Mess tent with bar overlooking the waterhole, dining tent, souvenir shop and reception.
Spa treatments:We offer a range of spa treatments at Little Governors’ Camp, which can be done within the comfort and privacy of your tent.
Meals:Breakfast is a continental and full English buffet, lunch is served as a buffet with fresh salads al fresco and dinner is a la carte in the dining tent. Picnics / packed meals can be provided for those who would like to head out on full or half day game drives (snacks are also provided in the cars). Bush meals are available to book at an extra cost. We cater for special diets on request. Bush meals are available to book at an extra cost.
Game drives:We offer three game drives per full day, these depart from camp at sunrise, late morning and in the afternoon. Alternatively guests can go on two extended game drives per day with a picnic breakfast in the morning.
Tents:Spacious luxurious safari tents entirely under canvas. The guest tents at Little Governors’ are all tucked into the edge of the forest overlooking a natural waterhole frequented by many animals. They have polished wooden decks with large verandas to enable guests to relax and enjoy the panorama of animalsvisiting the watering hole in front. each with private verandah, ensuite bathrooms with shower basin, flush toilet, hot and cold running water.
Toiletries:Please note that we provide a lovely range of ‘Cinnabar Green’ toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, soap and body lotion) in the tents. These products are refilled into reusable metal canisters so as to reduce on plastic waste. They are also handmade in Kenya with natural ingredients and are therefore in keeping with the sensitive environment in which we operate. We urge you to please use our products rather than your own. These toiletries are supplied for the duration of your stay with us, and if you would like to buy some to take onwards with you, we sell the full range in the camp gift shop.
Electricity and Wifi:Electric lights in the tents. 220/240 Volt UK plugs in tents for charging cameras and phones. All power to camp is supplied by solar energy. Wifi available in camp.

Accommodation

The 17 guest tents at Little Governors’ are all tucked into the edge of the forest overlooking a seasonal marsh that is frequented by many animals. Each tent is spacious and comfortable with polished wooden decks with large verandas to enable guests to relax and enjoy the panorama of animals visiting the watering hole in front. All rooms have ensuite bathrooms with shower basin, flush toilet, hot and cold running water.

Masai Mara

Set in the heart of Africa’s Great Plains in Kenya, the Masai Mara boasts 1,672 sq. kilometers of unspoiled wilderness. It offers the best game and bird-viewing not only in Kenya, but anywhere in Africa. The views across the rolling golden grasslands studded with acacia trees, rivers and forests are dazzling, the sense of space overwhelming. Throughout the year the Masai Mara is a place of natural drama, a kaleidoscope of colour and life. Most stunning of all are the months between July and October, when the savannah teems with animals during the Great Wildebeest Migration. Millions of wildebeest gather in the Masai Mara in one of the natural wonders of the world. Staying in one of the Governors’ Camp properties puts you right in the heart of the action, closer than anyone else to its incredible sights and sounds.

Experiences

At each of the Governors’ Camp Collection properties, we have tailored our activities to ensure that our clients are able to make the most of the amazing wildlife destinations in which we are located.

Game Viewing
Balloon Safari
Wildebeest Migration
Night and Day Game Drives on Mugie
Birding
Boat Safari on Lake Naivasha
Canoeing on Mugie Dam
Lion Tracking on Mugie
Walking Safari
Masai Cultural Visits
Tala the Giraffe

Little Governors’ Camp Rates

Non Resident Rates Per Person per night

Dates	PP Sharing	Single	Child
1 Jan-31 Mar, June & 1 Nov-15 Dec	635	635	413
April & May	460	460	299
1 July-31 Oct & 16-312 Dec	945	1181	614

Non Resident Masai Mara park Fee: Adult USD 80 Child USD 40 Per Night

Masai Mara Park Fees: Adult USD70 Child:USD 35

Rates include: full board accommodation, 3 meals per person per night booked, purified water and welcome drink, laundry, together with applicable VAT thereon, and transportation of tourists. Transportation of tourists will be in our custom-built 4WD vehicles. It includes all air strip transfers and two extended excursions daily into the famous Masai Mara National Reserve and surrounding areas, to local Masai Villages (Manyattas), and to/from the local schools and other community and conservation projects we support and which guests may wish to visit. The amounts invoiced for transportation of tourists are shown separately on each client invoice and the charge for each service is clearly stated on the invoice.

Rates exclude drinks, personal expenses, Manyatta entrance fees, and Park Fees. There is a supplement for the Justus Suite and the price is available upon request.