Saruni Leopard Hill
Round manyatta-style tents · Mara Naboisho Conservancy · Saruni Basecamp
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Saruni Leopard Hill is six round tents, styled on Maasai manyattas, overlooking Mara Naboisho Conservancy east of the reserve, with a waterhole and a fig tree in front of camp. Some agents still list it as Basecamp Leopard Hill; Saruni Basecamp now sells it under the Saruni name. The low-season rate of $700 per person in March to May and November includes drinks, night drives, walks and VAT, with the $130 conservancy fee on top. Choose it for a very small camp with a family tent and a honeymoon tent; skip it if you want river frontage.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Six tents only
- Night drives and walks included
- Family tent and honeymoon tent
- Waterhole view from camp
Cons
- Conservancy fee of $130 per adult a night extra
- High season $900 per person
- Name change still confuses agents' listings
- Airstrip not named
What's here
- Family rooms
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Guided walks
- Night drives
Read from Saruni Leopard Hill'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 Saruni Leopard Hill
From $700 pppn. Saruni Basecamp 2026 rack rate (read 6 Oct 2026): $700 per person sharing in low season (March, April, May, November), $800 mid, $900 high (July to September, 20 December to 2 January); family tent $2,800 to $3,600 per tent. Under-5s free when sharing. Includes full board, house drinks, bush meals, shared day and night drives, walks, airstrip transfers and VAT. Excludes the Naboisho conservancy fee of $130 per adult and $65 per child per night, and reserve fees.
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 Saruni Leopard Hill
Is Saruni Leopard Hill the same as Basecamp Leopard Hill?
Yes. Saruni Basecamp now sells the camp as Saruni Leopard Hill; some agents still use the Basecamp name.
How much is Saruni Leopard Hill?
$700 per person sharing in March to May and November 2026, $800 in mid season and $900 from July to September. The Naboisho conservancy fee is extra.
Can families stay at Saruni Leopard Hill?
There is one family tent, and under-5s stay free when sharing, on Saruni Basecamp's 2026 sheet.