Cheetah Tented Camp, on the banks of the Mara River

Cheetah Tented Camp stands on the banks of the Mara River in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, on the Great Migration’s yearly route and near three of the river’s crossing points. Guests flying in land at Musiara airstrip, where the camp meets them.

Tents above the water

The Luxury Mara River Tent is canvas on a raised wooden platform, under a thatched roof. Inside are a king-size bed under a net, furniture hand-carved from solid wood and a full bathroom with hot water. Outside, a private terrace looks down on the river. The tent sleeps two, or three with an extra bed.

A Luxury Mara River Tent seen from the path: canvas walls and windows on a stone base under a thatched roof, wooden steps up to the entrance and a lantern by the door

A tent’s covered wooden terrace with a sofa, deckchairs and a table and chairs, the river and green bush below the rail

The suite

The Suite Mara River Tent is one large round room under a high thatched roof. A king-size bed stands near the middle, with sofas along the walls and a table and chairs by the windows. It takes two to five guests, so a family or two couples can share it, and it has a large terrace of its own over the river.

Inside the suite: a bed under a white net beneath a peaked thatched roof, sofas against low stone walls and a table and chairs by the windows

Days on the river

Safaris go out in a private 4x4, one for each couple, family or group, as often as guests want to go. There is also a walking safari along the riverbank, where the hippos and big crocodiles live, and a visit to a Maasai manyatta to hear the songs, see how fire is made and learn how a family lives. A balloon flight over the plains and the river can be arranged.

The camp lists elephant, buffalo and giraffe around it, and two lion prides, the Marsh pride and the River pride.

A line of the camp’s green Land Rover safari vehicles with canvas roofs, parked on the grass beside thatched shelters

At the table

The camp describes its cooking as Mediterranean. Meals are served in the restaurant and on a dining terrace by the river, and breakfast can be laid out on the riverbank lawn instead.

A table in a pink cloth with two safari chairs on the lawn by the Mara River, set for breakfast in the shade of the trees

Plan a stay: https://cheetah-tented-camp.netlify.app