Ilkeliani
River camp with pool and spa · Talek River, on the reserve boundary, linked to the reserve by a footbridge · Wilder Group
Top-end
Outside the gate
Safari company
Ilkeliani sits on the community bank of the Talek River, connected to the reserve by a footbridge, which puts it outside the boundary but a few steps from it. It is where the Wilder Group began, and the old ilkeliani.com address now forwards to the group's site. Twelve tented suites in two wings take up to 30 guests, with a pool, spa and an organic kitchen garden. The camp says it is fully accessible for guests with mobility needs and welcomes children of all ages, which few Mara camps say. No rates are published. Choose it if accessibility or young children decide your booking; skip it if you need a price before you enquire.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Fully accessible for guests with mobility needs
- Children of all ages welcome
- Pool, spa and kitchen garden
- Footbridge to the reserve
Cons
- No published rates
- Outside the reserve; ticket extra
- Up to 30 guests
- Airstrip not named
What's here
- Swimming pool
- Family rooms
- Spa or massage
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
Read from Ilkeliani's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Masai Mara National Reserve charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryThe non-resident rate from 1 July to 31 December; $100 from 1 January to 30 June.
- $200per person, per day
- VehicleKSh 1,000 a day for a car under six seats, about $8 at KSh 129 to the dollar.
- $8per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $1224 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The figure above uses the July to December rate. From January to June the same sum halves for the people. A day is 06:00 to 18:00, and guests in the conservancies outside the reserve pay only on the days they drive in.
The full fee schedule for Masai Mara National ReserveRates at Ilkeliani
Rates on request. The Wilder Group publishes no rates (read 6 Oct 2026); write to enquiries@wilder-group.com. Because the camp is outside the reserve, the reserve ticket of $100 (January to June) or $200 (July to December) per non-resident adult per 12-hour day applies on the days you drive in; ask whether the quote includes it.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Rates checked on 6 October 2026 against each operator's own website or 2026 rate sheet, in US dollars per person per night sharing unless the entry says otherwise. One figure is a reseller's, not the owner's: Olonana Lodge's $2,450 (safari.com, 6 Oct 2026), because A&K's own page would not load. Angama's rates come from a January 2026 copy of its site, since the live site blocks automated reading. On top of nearly every rate sits Narok County's reserve ticket: $100 per non-resident adult per 12-hour day (6 am to 6 pm) from January to June and $200 from July to December, $50 for a child of 9 to 17, free at 8 and under. Conservancy camps add their own nightly fee, $130 per adult in Mara North, Olare Motorogi and Naboisho in 2026 and $116 in Mara Siana, unless the entry says it is included.
Questions about Ilkeliani
Is Ilkeliani inside the Masai Mara reserve?
No. It sits on the banks of the Talek River and is connected to the main reserve by a footbridge, in the Wilder Group's own words, so it is on the community side of the boundary.
Is Ilkeliani wheelchair accessible?
The Wilder Group says the camp is fully accessible for guests with mobility needs. Ask for details of paths and bathrooms when you enquire.
Does Ilkeliani take children?
Yes. The camp says children of all ages are welcome and it has family suites.