Mara Plains Camp
Tented camp, Relais & Chateaux member · Olare Motorogi Conservancy, on the reserve's northern boundary · Great Plains Conservation
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Mara Plains is Great Plains Conservation's flagship Mara camp, seven canvas suites and the separate Jahazi Suite on the Ntiakitiak River in Olare Motorogi Conservancy, right on the reserve's northern boundary, with drives in both. At $1,745 per person it looks dearer than most, but it is one of the few rates in the Mara that already contains reserve and conservancy fees, premium drinks and flights from Wilson. Great Plains claims the lowest vehicle density in the Mara region, which is its own claim. Choose it if you want a single all-in figure and access to both the conservancy and the reserve; skip it if you would rather pay for each piece and save on drinks.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Reserve and conservancy fees inside the rate
- Scheduled flights from Wilson included
- Premium drinks and champagne included
- Access to both the reserve and Olare Motorogi
Cons
- From $1,745 per person per night
- Two-night minimum for the flight inclusion
- We found no published child policy
- Lowest vehicle density is the operator's claim
What's here
- Laundry
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
Read from Mara Plains Camp'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 Mara Plains Camp
From $1,745 pppn. Great Plains' page (read 6 Oct 2026): from $1,745 per person sharing per night, fully inclusive of all park and reserve conservation fees, activities in the reserve and Olare Motorogi, all meals, laundry, Olare Motorogi airstrip transfers and drinks including premium spirits and champagne. Great Plains adds scheduled seat-in-plane flights from Nairobi Wilson on a two-night minimum.
All inclusive. The rate covers meals, drinks, activities and the transfers named below. Park fees are charged separately.
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 Mara Plains Camp
Is Mara Plains Camp inside the Masai Mara reserve?
No. It is in Olare Motorogi Conservancy, just on the reserve's northern boundary, with access to both. The rate includes the reserve and conservancy fees.
What does the Mara Plains rate include?
All park and reserve conservation fees, activities in the reserve and Olare Motorogi, meals, laundry, airstrip transfers and drinks including premium spirits and champagne, plus scheduled flights from Wilson on a two-night minimum.
Does Mara Plains take children?
We found no published child policy for Mara Plains. Ask Great Plains.