Mara Engai Lodge

The distinctly unique Mara Engai Lodge is nestled amongst pristine Kenyan Ravine forest on the Oloololo (Siria) Escarpment. Overlooking the amazing Masai Mara National Reserve and Wildebeest Migration Route, with around 120km of unbroken views across the vast savannah of the Masai Mara – it is simply breath-taking.

Due to Mara Engai’s continual commitment to reducing our carbon footprint, our ongoing conscious thinking and community activation, we have earned a Gold Eco-rating with Eco Tourism Kenya. To find out more about this award, go to Eco Tourism Kenya Certification Scheme.

Spectacular Location

Set on the Siria Escarpment, 1000ft above Kenya’s Masai Mara with breathtaking views over the Mara Triangle and Great Wildebeest Migration route which also over looks into the Serengeti. Here you will experience solitude and serenity. Exclusive access into the Masai Mara, via our very own private road.

Rooms

Relax in palatial tented accommodation, decorated with antique and local art — spacious suites with, sumptuous beds, full en-suite facilities and large private decks boasting stunning views over the Masai Mara and ravine forest. The sumptuous decor continues in the lodge restaurant and bar with panoramic views.

Activities

We offer a wide range of exciting activities to please the little ones and also the adventurous ones. From Quadbike Safaris to , Learning how to make a real fire like a Masai, a special Masai naming ceremony to visiting the Masai Village to name a few.

Unique to Mara Engai Lodge are our Pinzgauer vehicles which are known as the ‘Big 6 ‘ in the Mara Triangle . These vehicles offer a whole new experience when it comes to Game drives. The vehicle can seat up to up to 8 people comfortably and has a canvas roof top for easy game viewing. They are strong and sturdy and offer a Game drive like no other.

With our exceptionally highly trained and experienced guides you will be sure to see the very best Game that the Mara Triangle and Masai Mara have to offer. Game drives are scheduled twice a day but there is also flexibility during peak Migration to stay out all day so you are sure to catch nature’s greatest show in earth, ( all full day Game Drives must be booked with reception the night before).

Hot Air Balloon Safaris

For the adventure of a lifetime we offer the unique experience of a Balloon Safari over the plains, forest and river of the Masai Mara Game Reserve, famous for its abundance of wildlife throughout the year. Lions, Elephants, Buffalo, Hippos, Crocodiles and prolific numbers of plains game are regularly seen, as are the countless species of Birds both in flight and atop their lofty perches in the trees. The annual migration of the Wildebeest from July to October is a sight that, viewed from the vantage point of a Balloon, is never to be forgotten.

Departure is from Little Governors’ Camp, which has a perfect natural launch site and offers easy access for the take off shortly after sunrise. The flight lasts about an hour, with ample opportunities for photography and video filming from this unusual and often exciting perspective. After landing there is a traditional champagne toast, followed by a breakfast cooked on the Balloon burners in the middle of the rolling plains of the Masai Mara. It is another tradition with us that each passenger is presented with a cd which includes a certificate to commemorate the flight. The Balloon Safari ends with a leisurely game drive which often allows you to return to the animals seen from the air before returning to the lodge.

Dining

The rich volcanic soil of the escarpment provides an excellent foundation for our organic garden. We have a cleverly designed irrigation system, rainwater collection and crop rotation process to ensure fresh produce all year round.

The organic garden has over 40 different fruits and vegetables producing year round crops including: Fruits — melon, banana, apples and oranges. Vegetables and salad ingredients — tomatoes, lettuce, peppers, aubergine, sweetcorn and Chinese cabbage. Herbs — rosemary, parsley and basil…and many more.