Updates

Kenya 

Governors' Camp Launches Big Cat Updates.  For the last 16 years Governors' Camp has played host to the BBC Natural History Unit as the location for their famous Big Cat Diary and Big Cat Live Productions. The BBC chose Governors' Camp and the surrounding area of the Masai Mara National Reserve to film the episodes because of the incredible diversity of wildlife here and in particular, the amazing and consistent Lion, Leopard and Cheetah sightings. The Governors' Camp area of the Masai Mara is one of the best places to see the spectacular wildlife of the African savanna in its natural environment. Many of our clients have got to know these animals personally, follow the drama of their unfolding lives and learn of their histories and are asking us for updates and news of these magnificent big cats. As a result Governors' Camp Collection together with Screaming Reels Productions have joined forces to film and produce Governors' Big Cat Updates a series of documentary films. The series is filmed by Warren Samuels an accomplished and highly respected wildlife filmmaker with over 11years experience filming for the BBC, Big Cat Diary and Big Cat Live. Episode 1 which can be seen on You Tube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOO0V9-L9Ko 

 

Saruni Camp in the Masai Mara has a new Family Tent at their Campi Ya Tembo Camp.  With only three tents and a maximum capacity of 8 guests, Campi ya Tembo is possibly the smallest camp in the Mara and one of its best kept secrets. From the 1st January 2010, it can be booked as a private camp: whether you are two or eight, the camp is exclusively yours. Two tents can accommodate two guests each and the third one is a family tent with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a large verandah. Campi ya Tembo has running water and flush toilets, but bucket showers, no electricity and no telephone network: a true bush camp for the discerning travelers who enjoy Africa as it was. In the elegant mess tent cold drinks are served by our Maasai staff. In the evening a camp fire roars, while our chefs prepare dinner. Bush babies call, impalas fight for supremacy and Masai warriors sing and dance to celebrate the end of another extraordinary safari. Campi ya Tembo is located in one of the most exciting corners of the Mara ecosystem, where no other vehicles are seen. Large herds of elephant, and many giraffe, leopard, buffalo and a growing pack of wild dogs make our game drives and game walks in the surrounding Yaile Conservancy unforgettable. We also specialize in night game drives. Campi ya Tembo is a good base for exploring the other areas of Mara North Conservancy, the new reserve established around the Maasai Mara National Reserve and is perfect for our special programs: the drawing safaris and the warriors for a week. .