About the camp
Saruni wild is a tented
camp furnished with all the luxuries of a wild yet classic safari. The camp is in the heart of the Maasai Mara plains. It is tens and thousands acres of pristine, untouched wilderness. The camp has the most classic Maasai Mara setting. The wildlife thrive right next to its tents. Enjoy endless views, fire-lit meals, guided game drives led by Maasai warriors. Each tent has endless views over vast open clearings. The Maasai warriors come and dance at night around its big campfire. Saruni wild boasts a large population of all the species that make Mara the most famous wildlife reserve in the world, starting with its predators. This is true Africa and we have trained our guides to the highest standard to provide a thrilling experience.
Direction
Saruni wild is on the border of Mara north and Lemek, right in the heart of the Mara plains in a forest of plains game right in front of the hotspots. The camp is 15km away and a 40 minutes drive away from Saruni Mara lodge, and 19km and a 40 mins’ drive away from Musiara gate, the entrance into the Maasai Mara reserve.
Canvas experience
Guests can meet true Africa at Saruni wild under canvas and vast African skies, out in the middle of unspoiled forest.
Location
Saruni Wild is in the heart of the Maasai Mara plains, on the border between Lemek conservancy and Mara north conservancy. Surronded by tens of thousands acres of prestine, untouched wilderness, the camp has the most classic Maasai Mara setting. The wildlife thrive right next to tents. Saruni is in the Masai Mara ecosystem, Kenya. The GPS coordinates of the lodge are: 1°08’51.4″S 35°17’22.5″E. Closest airstrip is Mara North Airstrip, abut a 40 min’ game drive from the lodge.
Personal and exclusive
One of the most remarkable aspects of a safari at Saruni Wild is the privacy and exclusivity, and the personal touch. Our Maasai guides host you, and eagerly share their ancient customs and traditions, as well as their local knowledge of the landscape and wildlife. Over and above being professionally qualified, our guides are a part of the tribe who are the proud custodians of this incredible wilderness, and who have known this area as their home for centuries.
Wildlife encounters
Set amongst teeming plains game, wildlife is found all around the camp, as the tents are within their natural habitat. The Mara Serengeti ecosystem, of which Saruni Wild is a part, has the highest density of predators and plains game of any wilderness in the world, and is home to the most thrilling, awe-inspiring natural spectacle on the planet – the great migration.
Unique warrior program
Saruni Wild is the perfect location for our Warriors Academy programme, where guests spend a few days learning the survival skills of the revered Maasai warriors, taking part in teaching in the same way as a junior warrior learn to track animals and craft tools on the plains of the Masai Mara. This is a particularly exciting activity for families with children.
Community focused
Saruni Wild is a founding member of the Mara north conservancy, which provides jobs, income, training and guidance for the local Maasai people. Tourism directly supports conservation – by visiting Saruni Wild, you are directly giving back to the community who protects this beautiful land, while at the same time encouraging the purpose for conservation.
Maasai Mara
Mara north is a beautiful private wilderness area of more than 30,000 hectares. Professional wildlife and tourism management ensures guests of a truly exclusive and private safari experience with a very low vehicle density. The Maasai Mara is famous for its unique concentration of wildlife, birds, rich vegetation and open savannah. It has been classified among the Seven Wonders of the World due to the extraordinary annual migration when over 1.3 million wildebeest and zebras cross from the Serengeti in search of greener pastures. Less famous, yet very impressive, is the Loita Hills migration, where thousands of local wildebeest come to the Mara. It is a partnership between investors and over 800 Maasai landowners. The aim is to create a best practice, Â with long-term commitments to the environment, wildlife, and local communities. To form the conservancy Mara north leased land from individual Maasai landowners.
Social responsibility
Together, MNC and the Maasai community are implementing sound land management policies including, controlled grazing, holistic management practices, low volume and low impact tourism, and community land-use plans. We strongly believe that tourism has the capacity to protect a natural wildlife habitat, alleviate poverty and contribute positively to the local community. It is showing how wildlife, communities and tourism all stand to benefit from a new brand. We have created a best practice conservancy with long term commitments to the environment, wildlife and local communities.
Wildlife
Maasai Mara has an astounding variety of wildlife, and has some of the highest densities of large mammal populations on earth. The natural spectacle of the great migration attracts remarkable numbers of predators and creates an all-year-round bustle of activity and action. The Maasai Mara also boasts amazing birdlife with over 550 species and its herds of plains game are second to none. The forests and the plains also provide a fascinating diveristy of plants, trees and flowers. Below are our field guides of what you are going to see in the Mara.
