LOCATION
Masai Mara North Conservancy           Click here for Map    

ACCOMMODATION
6 Cottages - 3 doubles and 3 twin rooms (that can become doubles) Campi ya Tembo - 3 double tents
All rooms can fit one extra bed, to accommodate children under the age of 16yrs only.

DESCRIPTION
Saruni is a deluxe and intimate lodge set in a private conservation area close to the Masai Mara National Reserve. With accommodation for only 12 guests in six spectacular cottages, it is set in a remote valley in the heart of the most exciting wilderness of Kenya. Saruni offers a new concept of safari: a real African adventure experienced in harmony with Masai warriors and coupled with high standards of style and comfort.

The accommodations are furnished with colonial antiques, Persian carpets and African art. The atmosphere of the camp is informal but elegant.

Each cottage has hot and cold running water, 220-volt electricity, elegant Italian bathroom fittings, polished wooden floors, and large bathrooms with canvas fronts that can be opened to offer you an amazing "shower with a view". Décor is unique to each cottage and from the large verandas one can enjoy a unique view of the Mara plains and watch the many wild animals that come to the nearby waterhole. The camp offers its own private spa treatment centre, the “Masai Well-Being Space”.

Campi ya Tembo is Saruni’s deluxe tented camp with 3 double rooms. It is located 10 km away from the main lodge, and offers Saruni guests a chance to experience an authentic tented safari camp. The accommodation consists of spacious beige tents, with hand-made Desert Rose cedar furniture and en suite bathroom facilities. The activities focus on elephant tracking, learning bush-craft, walking and fabulous night game drives.

 

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS
 

• Elegant stone cottages – One of the only small, upmarket lodges in the Mara that is not tented.
• Drawing safaris – Spend a few days painting in some of the world’s most spectacular scenery with a professional artist, Mariana.
• Warrior for a week programme – Spend a few days learning the survival skills of world class warriors – you will be trained and taught in the same way as a junior warrior learning to track animals and make your nomadic home on the plains of the Masai Mara.
• Location – nestled into the hills of northern Mara, overlooking a gorge populated by elephant and buffalo. Saruni has the wide-open game plains to the south and forest to the north. Therefore clients have the opportunity to walk in lush forest looking for Columbus and Sykes monkeys, as well as following the big game on the plains below.
• Highly qualified Masai guides – two Saruni guides have the impressive Silver Level KPSGA qualification.

ACTIVITIES
Day & Night Game drives, Bush Meals, Sundowners, Guided Bush Walks
Masai Well-being Space (Massage and Spa Treatments) Library
Warrior for a Week Programmes
Drawing Safaris, led by a Professional Artist: 3 Drawing Safari itineraries available (book in advance). Shop

 

 

 

RATES:

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
03-31 Mid	Mid	Mid	01-14 Mid	Green	Mid	High	High	High	Mid	Mid	01-20 Mid
			15-30 Green								21-02 Jan High

 

SARUNI SAFARI CAMP RATES - Non Resident Package
	Adult Sharing	Single room	Child 5-16  sharing
Saruni Cottages
High	US$ 595	US$ 700	US$ 440
Mid	US$ 495	US$ 600	US$ 365
Green	US$ 370	US$ 400	US$ 270
Special rate 4th night onwards
High	US$ 415	US$ 490	US$ 310
Mid	US$ 345	US$ 420	US$ 225
Green	US$ 260	US$ 280	US$ 190
All rates are based on a minimum stay of 2 nights

 

Included		Excluded
Full Board accommodations Soft drinks, Beer & House wine, Non-luxury spirits Laundry service One complementary Massage per cottage Swimming pool Day & Night game drives Guided bush walks Bush meals & Sun downers Transfers to cultural visits Ngerende Airstrip transfers		*¹ MMNC tickets - included on invoice-Adult $ 85, child under 16 $ 45 Masai Mara National Reserve -Adult $ 60, child under 18 $ 30 Champagne, luxury spirits & selected wines Extra Lunch per person - $30 Exclusive use of vehicle - $300 per day Hot air balloon trip - $ 450 Drawing Safari, Additional Massages/Spa treatments *²Road transfers one way per vehicle - 5 pax max Saruni - cottars - $ 300     Saruni to Talek - $ 150   Saruni - EPC - FOC Massai cultural Village entry fee - payable direct Transfer to balloon site - $100 per vehicle *³Afternoon departure surcharge - 25% of the per person rate

*¹ PARK TICKETS

one park ticket (Masai Mara National reserve) is included in the MMNC tickets to enable clients to visit the national reserve for 1 day. f clients wish to make more visits to the reserve, the may buy additional tickets payable directly at the Musiara gate.

*²ROAD TRANSFERS

Transfres to/from Saruni to Cottars are not direct. Cars from both camps meet at Talek Gate.

*³ 3 PM DEPARTURE

For departures on Mombasa Air at 14:00 hrs, an extra lunch will be charged.

For any other departures after 12:00 hrs, 25 % of rate applies.

Check out times.

Guests are expected to check out of their tents at 10:00hrs

Children under 5 years sharing or in own room are free.

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HOW TO GET THERE
Through scheduled daily flights from Wilson Airport in Nairobi to Ngerende airstrip – 1 hour drive from the lodge.

MEAL POLICY
Communal dining is encouraged but we can do private dinners on request
Breakfast: 07h00 to 09h30, Lunch: 13h00 to 15h00, Dinner: 19h30 until all have finished
The camp has a daily set menu.
Please inform booking agent about any dietary requirements prior to arrival. Guests that have booked to arrive before Lunch, but do not, are charged for an extra lunch on their day of departure (if they require lunch on their day of departure).

WATER
Bottled drinking water is provided free of charge.

MASAI MARA CLIMATE
ƒ Altitude: 5,500 – 6,400 feet
ƒ Rainfall; Approximately 30’’ per year
ƒ Warm, dry days, cool nights, no humidity.
MALARIA
Those higher than approximately 4000 ft including Saruni lodge and Campi ya Tembo can be considered malaria free

COMMUNICATION SERVICES
Internet: The Saruni WiFi system provides 24-hour wireless connectivity (through a direct satellite link) to all cottages within camp. There is also a laptop computer available for use in the library.
Mobile phones: Phone signal is available at all times (Airtel and Safaricom).