Our Review

Ol Seki

Sleeps
Resort
Masai Mara
,
Kenya
Type
Rooms
Cabins
Location
Masai Mara
Kenya
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overview

Ol Seki is a stunning elevated camp with the best panoramic view of the Naboisho Conservancy. The 10 exclusive luxury tents here are massive—a real crowd-pleaser for those who aren't sure about a smaller, traditional tented camp. It also has a swimming pool.

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The tents here are some of the largest we've seen, and the view really is to die for. They also offer very good value if you jump on their special offers.

Ben Nelson
Founder

About

Located in the heart of the Naboisho Conservancy, a private conservancy which limits entry to clients staying in the area, which allows an incredibly intimate safari experience and leaves the plains free for wildlife to thrive. In fact, research indicates that Naboisho has one of the highest densities of lions in Africa. The conservancy also has impressive numbers of elephants, giraffes, and other plains game in addition to hosting some of the rarest animals in Kenya such as Wild Dog.

Rooms

There is ten stylish tents, all with en-suite bathrooms, and each one expertly designed to offer secluded privacy and spacious accommodation in safari-chic muted tones of vanilla and taupe. They have six domed ‘Nina’ tents and two expansive family suites – ‘Simba’ and ‘Chui’. Hot running water and flush loos are a feature of every en-suite bathroom. These low-impact structures are camouflaged by the landscape and are fashioned for sustainability. Every tent sits on a private vantage point up on the rocky escarpment offering a 270° view of the bush from your bed which takes in the slope of the acacia scrub where animals graze in the shade of the sparse trees.

Facilities

The guest areas are all about the view overlooking watering hole where you will often see all kinds of plains game venturing for a much needed drink. The library is the quintessential safari scene that has remained largely unchanged, furnished with beautifully comfortable leather sofas and armchairs.The lower deck provides a lantern-lit pathway. From this ledge, where the evening campfire blazes, you have an excellent view of the waterhole and the stars. Many evenings have been whiled away here in canvas safari chairs watching the sunset as the staff offer up the perfect G&T.

Food

The lodge's experienced chef can create a variety of dishes such as pork fillet with sweet potato and prune glaze, mango and melon salad with raspberry vinaigrette, and lime cheesecake, while the staff pour you drinks. Breakfast can be before you head out for a morning game drive or after you come back. Lunch can be a perfect picnic out in the Reserve or a light lunch back in camp. After a long day on safari, afternoon tea is delivered to your room as you take a few hours to relax and re-energise. And if all that’s not enough, enjoy a 4-course dinner in camp or out in the bush under the stars.

Activities
  • Game Drives
  • Guided Walks
  • Community Visits
  • Balloon Safaris
  • Kids Activities
Naboisho Conservancy
  • The Naboisho Conservancy is a 200km² community pastoralist and wildlife conservation area.
  • It borders the Mara Reserve to the southwest, the Olare Orok Conservancy to the west and the Ol Kinyei Conservancy to the east.
  • Naboisho is the second largest conservancy in the region.
  • The population distribution around the Naboisho Conservancy is estimated to be a little fewer than 23,000 people.
  • The Maasai rule here and have maintained a pastoralist way of life, co-existing with wildlife for several thousands of years.
  • Livestock farming is the main source of livelihood along with income for the landowners who have leased their land.
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