Little Governors campfire

Masai dancers

Location of lodge	Masai Mara. The camp is approached by a boat ride across the Mara river then an escorted walk through the riverine forest. The vehicles are left on the river bank and therefore the camp is quiet and undisturbed.
Kwalification
Number of rooms	17 Luxery en -suite tents covered with a great wooden decks tucked around a large watering hole that teems with both bird and wildlife.  12 Twins, 5 double tents, (tent 17 recommended for honeymooners)
Facilities	large verandahs,
Restaurants	Breakfast and lunch are served in the open air and the dinner is in the dining tent  Open bar and dining tent with view over the waterhole, the open plains of the Masai Mara and the Oloololo Escarpment
Credit cards	Visa, Mastercard, Eurocard, American Express and Traveller Cheques are accepted
Communication	telephone, fax, and emails in the camp. A satellite telephone is available. Radio contact with other camp and nairobi office
Entertainment	There mostly local dancers entertaining the guests.
(Sport)facilities	In the evening a log fire burns in front of the bar tent.  Walking safaris, hot air balloon ride, cultural visit.
Electricity	Gas and Parafin lamps in tent. 220-240 plugs at reception

Description : In 1976 Little Governors' Camp, with its own independent character, was built around a small watering hole that teems with birds and wildlife. The camp is reached by boat and the exquisite, romantic setting has a serenity all of its own.

Little Governors’ casts its spell over all who visit, from honeymoon couples to Presidents. Intimate in character, there are just seventeen tents tucked away amongst the trees. From every verandah the view changes constantly as giraffe, elephant, buffalo, hippo and warthog all come to drink or graze. Getting here is an adventure in itself. You first have to cross the Mara River by boat, then a short walk through the forest escorted by armed guards.

All the tents are comfortable and tasteful. Each has an en-suite bathroom, hot running water, even bidets. In keeping with safari tradition lighting is by gas and kerosene lanterns, or by candlelight.

As dusk falls, the flickering lights in the forest make the Camp a peaceful and atmospheric place. Meals are our usual superlative standards, served, as is our style, outdoors during the day and in our candle lit dining tent by night. Come the evening it’s time for chilled drinks and tall tales around the blazing campfire. Then finally a delicious dinner and a hot-water bottle to keep you warm in bed.

The Masai Mara is a unique area with a constant and unrivalled flow of wildlife throughout the year. From July to October the Mara becomes a backdrop for one of the last great natural wonders of the world, when 1.5 million wildebeest and zebra surge up from the Serengeti plains in their annual search for the seasonal grasses that sustain them. The spectacle as the vast herds cross rivers and sweep through the golden grasses, is punctuated by individual struggles with the predators, which are in turn drawn to take their part in this dramatic event. Whilst the migration is spectacular, game viewing at all other times of the year remains almost unrivalled anywhere in Africa.