Kichwa Tembo is situated at the foot of the Oloololo Escarpment on the western border of the Masai Mara Reserve in southwestern Kenya. Meaning ‘Head of the Elephant' in KiSwahili, Kichwa Tembo is located on a private concession leased from Maasai landlords in the exclusive western Mara - much less crowded than the eastern part of the Reserve.

In addition to an excellent year-round concentration of animals, Kichwa Tembo lies directly in the path of Africa's spectacular Great Migration of hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti, Tanzania, to the Masai Mara in Kenya. This is indeed nature at her most theatrical, offering you an African wildlife experience unsurpassed in the world.

SOPHISTICATED TENTED SAFARI ACCOMMODATION:

Set on the fringe of a riverine forest overlooking the vast, game-filled plains of the Mara, Bateleur Camp at Kichwa Tembo and Kichwa Tembo Tented Safari Camp offer world-class style in the African bush.

Bateleur Camp at Kichwa Tembo:
This exclusive safari camp is the epitome of private tented luxury. Bateleur Camp is a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World and comprises just nine tented suites set among the forests on the edge of the Masai Mara.

Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp:
Kichwa Tembo Tented Safari Camp: Known as Kenya's best-loved safari camp, 40 spacious Hemingway-style safari tents with en suite bathrooms and private verandas afford spectacular views over the magnificent grasslands or Sabaringo River.