Aruba Mara Camp & Safaris

July 27, 2025

First time in Kenya, first camp during safari a it was very impressive! Room was super cozy, nice and clean. Staff was so helpful and ready to help anytime if needed and food was so delicious! Definitely recommend this camp 🫶🏽

August 25, 2024

We had the pleasure of staying at Aruba Mara Camp a month ago, and it was an absolutely wonderful experience. From the moment we arrived, the staff made us feel incredibly welcome and were so accommodating to all our needs. As vegetarians, we were especially grateful that they went out of their way to prepare delicious vegetarian meals for us. The camp itself is stunning—beautifully designed, luxurious, and surrounded by nature. It’s only a 5-minute drive from the Masai Mara National Reserve, making it incredibly convenient for safari excursions. The view of the Talek River from the camp is breathtaking, adding to the serene atmosphere. We also felt very safe throughout our stay, as the staff were always present and attentive. Overall, our time at Aruba Mara Camp was beyond our expectations. We highly recommend it!

January 16, 2025

A lot has changed in the camping area of Aruba Mara since the floodings of 2024. Self sufficient campers now have the beautiful views of the river whereas most of the tented camp rooms have moved to "safer" area a bit further from the river. They still have some work to do in leveling the ground for campers. We saw hippo, elephants, hyenas, genets, bushbabies and baboons from the campsite and heard leopards just on the other side of the river during the night. There's a shelter with cooking area for campers and you won't have to do dishes crouching down as in most campsites in East Africa! 😅 Flush toilets are available and we had very hot showers during our 4 night stay. One power plug is also available at kitchen area which was very useful. We hired a guide/driver + car from the camp and it was great. Only disappointment was that the car power plugs didn't work during our 3 day safari. The staff is very kind and helpful, and that includes the owner. Definitely recommend it!

December 20, 2022

Wonderful experience in a beautiful camp! My husband, two friends and I were camping at Aruba Mara Camp in our own tents but enjoyed meals at the camp restaurant. The camping facilities were great, clean and hot water showers. The restaurant was also great, excellent food and friendly staff. Best of all, however, were the game drives. We hired a car from Aruba Mara together with one of their guides. Truly excellent! We had one of the best wildlife sightings ever! 10 out of 10 - we can wholeheartedly recommend this camp and we will surely come back!

August 28, 2023

What an amazing place with a great story as it was one of the pioneer camps in the region and you can feel it in the wealth of expertise and professionalism this camp and all of its staff conveys … We loved every moment of our stay!! First of all the wonderful people we met here which made us truly feel comfortable in such a new (for us Europeans) and unfamiliar ground. We felt safe and truly cared about in every moment. We loved that there were so many local Masai people involved in running the camp , we enjoyed listening to their fireside tales of the savanna, and the best game viewing drives ever with our Masai drivers (they put so much effort into it , really taking care of what we wanted …) . The food was super yummy (and we always got a second portion) and the comfort of the tents were remarkable (spacious, always enough hot water, spotlessly clean). We can’t wait to come back !! Thank you so much again for this unique experience 😍🤩