The Camp

Location: Mara North Conservancy, Maasai Mara, Kenya
Number of Tents: 7

Richard’s River Camp was initially established as Richard and Liz’s 'home away from home' in 2006 when their son Willoughby was born. Perfectly situated on the banks of the Njageteck River in the private Mara North Conservancy, the camp allows for total privacy and exclusivity. With only seven tents, the camp is ideal for individuals as well as exclusive groups who wish to experience the Maasai Mara in a personal intimate setting. Beautifully appointed with furnishings and fabrics collected by Liz on her travels, the result is a casually luxurious tented camp, combining exceptional wildlife with a contemporary ‘Out of Africa’ experience. If the weather permits, dining is usually outdoors with a beautiful candle-lit table, however, you will also be treated to bush dinners under a canopy of stars using a simple eco-charcoal oven, and breakfast buffets out on the Mara plains.

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Facilities & Amenities

• En suite bathroom with shower
• Shampoo, conditioner and soap
• 220v charging outlets in tent
• Wi-Fi available
• Laundry included
• Local drinks included (house alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks)
• No air conditioning, hair dryer or telephone

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Wildlife Viewing & Activities

Situated in the private Mara North Conservancy, bordering the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Richard's River Camp is ideally perched for quiet, unhurried wildlife viewing. With riverine forest and short grass plains, this area is renowned for the most exceptional big game viewing worldwide. The Ngoyanai springs provide permanent water, drawing in large numbers of animals to the area, including cheetah, elephant, buffalo, rhino, hippo, crocodile, zebra, wildebeest and giraffe. This camp is also particularly known for its resident lion pride which can often been seen hunting right in front of the camp, and most always can be heard roaring during the night. Richard’s River Camp offers day and night game drives, birding and scenic bush walks, sundowners, bush meals and cultural visits to a local Maasai Village nearby. At an additional cost are hot air balloon flights, which we recommend be booked in advance.

The Maasai Mara is home to an abundance of resident wildlife year-round. The great migration of nearly two million wildebeest and zebra is at its peak between late July and early October, while the local Loita wildebeest migration typically arrives in June. Other typical sightings may include a number of antelopes, endemic birds and reptiles. Exact sightings will depend on rain patterns and wildlife movements.

Click here to view our Great Migration Map

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Conservation

For the last three generations, the Roberts families have played an integral part for conservation in Kenya. In 2011 Richard and Liz founded the Mara Elephant Project, which is instrumental in human-wildlife conflict mitigation and anti-poaching through the collaring, monitoring and tracking of elephants. With a dedicated team, MEP is achieving great results in reducing elephant poaching.

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