Olare Motorogi Conservancy Accommodation

Location: Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Narok County, Kenya

Area: 35,000 acre

Overview

The formation of Olare Orok Conservancy bordering the Maasai Mara Reserve was landmarked on May 2006 for conservation, a deal brokered with 277 Maasai Landowners, each holding a freehold title deed for their parcel of land within the conservancy. This has since become the template for the Mara Community Wildlife conservancies, and a blueprint for the sustainability of the greater Maasai Mara eco-system.

The Conservancy now expanded to also encompass Motorogi lands, creating Olare Motorogi Conservancy. Prior to 2006, the Olare Orok and Motorogi Conservancies’ 35,000 acres of prime lands, riverine forest, and Acacia woodlands were populated by rural homesteads and grazed in an uncontrolled manner by large herds of cattle, sheep, and goats.

The ecosystem was over-grazed and the sustainability of the habitat for both people and wildlife was being destroyed, several meetings with the local Maasai paid off as they agreed that a new community conservation vision should be sought to address land sustainability and value add in both income and conserving vegetation.

To create a win-win situation for both the Maasai landowners and the Wildlife of the Maasai ecosystem, a combination of wildlife tourism and sustainable rotational grazing would be instilled. Forming a partnership with five tourism operators with the goal of running the conservancy as a premium destination offering private and exclusive experiences to visitors.

Tourism in the Conservancy is limited to a maximum of 94 beds in five light-footprint camps, equating to a ratio of one game-viewing vehicle for every 2,100 acres, as a result, the Conservancy has once again become a haven for big cats, and part of the annual wildebeest migration route.

Accessible by air at Olare Orok airstrip, which is the conservancy’s own bush airstrip for both private and scheduled flights from Wilson Airport Nairobi, and by road a 5 hr. 36 min (265.9 km/ 165 miles) from Nairobi. The Conservancy employs 23 community rangers giving valuable wildlife management and community leadership experience to an efficient conservancy administration team.

The Uniqueness of this Park

• • Game viewing starts at your doorstep.

• • Guests have access to thousands of acres on the Conservancy exclusively.

• • Low-vehicle density tourism land, one of the richest wild ecosystems in the world.

Accommodation Options

• • Kicheche Bush Camp has six spacious, fully insect-proof custom-designed tents, equipped with twin or double beds, linen, bedside tables, luggage racks, and rugs. Bathrooms are en-suite and are equipped with a dresser, flushing toilet, and a traditional safari bucket shower with a view.

• • Mahali Mzuri with 12 luxury tented suites (maximum of 24 guests at any one time). Each tented suite sits on a raised platform and has a spacious bedroom, en-suite bathroom, a sitting area, a large deck with breathtaking views over the landscape – perfect for spotting the game that will almost certainly wander into view! A relaxing lounge with an open fireplace, and a large decked area where breakfast and lunch are served. A distance from the Main tent is our 12-meter infinity swimming pool.

• • Mara Plains Camp is one-of-a-kind with seven tents featuring deep canvas canopied ceilings, rough-hewn wood floors, and accents of East Africa’s rich safari history, well-appointed en-suite facilities (including a deep copper bath) plus the extensive private verandah complete what is genuinely a stunning concept.

• •  The Olare Mara Kempinski Masai Mara is a classic under-canvas safari experience. Features twelve tents, a central lounge, and dining area, a tented bar set deep within a forested glade, a shaded swimming pool, Each tent offers a generously arranged seating area and a wrap-around deck verandah.

• • Porini Lion Camp is located in a unique, set on the banks of the seasonal Ntiakitiak River within the Olare Motorogi Conservancy. The high-quality, spacious tents are tastefully furnished and each has solar-powered lighting, ensuite facilities (with hot shower and flush toilet), and a private verandah, Game drives are in specially-designed off-road (4×4) safari vehicles with expert / qualified safari guides to ensure the best possible game-viewing.

Activities at the Destination

Game Viewing Drives, most camps have a flexible timetable for guests, some camps have specially designed vehicles for photography safaris, Extra charges apply for Bush breakfasts, picnics and sundowners, Guided Walking Safaris, Cultural interaction, Hot-air balloon safari.