Bush Breakfast & Dining, Game Drives & Sundowners…when you stay @ Fairmont Mara

Out in an open field surrounded by lush greenery with panoramic views as the warmth of the sun lits up the scene with golden petals stretching outwards into the rich blue sky and over the Maasai Mara treetops and grasslands, is a river bubbling over rocks and branches, a sound that is wonderful to wake up to. It really is. Welcome to the Fairmont Mara…

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Out in an open field surrounded by lush greenery with panoramic views as the warmth of the sun lits up the scene with golden petals stretching outwards into the rich blue sky and over the Maasai Mara treetops and grasslands, is a river bubbling over rocks and branches, a sound that is wonderful to wake up to. It really is. Welcome to the Fairmont Mara Safari Club where the sound of the river passing by with the beautiful chirping of the birds rent the air in the morning deep in the wilderness.

Redesigned to combine the best of glamping and bush lodge style, Fairmont Mara Safari Club recently opened its doors to the public after a one-year hiatus, that saw it undergo a makeover. Media personalities, social media influencers, travel agents and guests were hosted to a prelaunch weekend getaway in the Mara for an inedible weekend getaway to experience the Fairmont Hospitality.

Standing steadfast on the foot of Aitong Hills with uninterrupted river views, this 51 luxuriously furnished all en suite tented camp is a place to connect with nature in utmost luxury. No wonder it was named one of Travel and Leisure Magazine’s Top 20 Luxury Resorts. Because it is surrounded on three sides by the Mara River, each morning you wake up to beautiful sounds of the Mara River crossing by as the birds are calling their dawn chorus as the Golden fingers of sunlight begin to peep into your tent.

Tourism is not only one of the most important industries in Kenya but a major key economic driver generating 8.8% of the country’s GDP, worth USD 7.9 billion in Kenya in 2018.  According to the Tourism and Wildlife ministry, domestic tourists’ bed-night occupancy accounted for more than 50% of the Bed Occupancy from 2015-2018.

Over the years, domestic tourism has grown in big numbers, a fact largely attributed to a growing or sizeable middle-class population, and an increase in spending power among domestic consumers.  Then Covid stuck and the industry almost ground to a halt for a year. Fortunately, as the world embraces the new normal, things have been looking up which is giving Kenyans an opportunity to explore what the country has to offer.

After a day of marveling at the big five hunting, and the sun dips with intense coral pinks, reds, and peachy oranges draped the horizon, a sundowner awaits. You are driven off to a panoramic viewpoint where cocktails, drinks are served as you watch the sun go down, a picture-perfect Instagram worthy content. Not just that, but a grandiose experience of a bush dinner under starry skies in the night organized by Fairmont Mara Safari Club awaits you too. This is a quintessential element of safari that truly takes your breath away bringing the day to a close, making for a fitting finale

The invited guests on this trip got to experience and enjoy a blazing barbecue and crackling campfire with an elaborate buffet dinner set out in the light of the flickering hurricane lamps, as the drinks flowed (yes it was an open bar in the wild) as the camp staff joined the guests to chat and share stories of The Mara. Fairmont Mara Safari Club indeed takes safari experience to a whole different level; the overall experience of the sunset, campfire, good company, and outdoor setting was an unforgettable adventure.

Fairmont Mara Safari Club is one of the two largest tented camps in Maasai Mara and most visited and loved by both domestic and international tourists. They will take you on a drive to see the spectacular great migration in the Masai Mara, the largest single movement of wild animals on this planet, deservedly listed and considered the world’s greatest wildlife spectacle on earth and the 8th wonder of the world. If there’s one thing know for sure you are guaranteed of when you stay at Fairmont Mara Safari Club, is that your day will be pleasant, and unforgettable.  

Fun facts about Maasai Mara.

The Mara hosts more than 95 species of mammals with the greatest densities of both wild and domestic
herbivores in the country. It is famous for its concentration of migratory herbivores, providing dry
season range for approximately 1.5 million wildebeest, zebras and large numbers of other grazers, browsers and the resulting predators feeding on the migration.

It is the only region in Kenya that supports an ecologically viable lion population and with over 550 species of birds has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International (Ref.)

Maasai Mara established as a wildlife sanctuary within the Royal National Parks of Kenya in 1948. It was smaller in area than the present reserve and included the Mara Triangle, a 520 km2 area between the Siria Escarpment, the Tanzanian border and the Mara River.

In 1961, Borders of the reserve extended east of the river to encompass an area of 1,831 km2, converted to a Game Reserve and brought under the direct control of Narok County Council (NCC).

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