Saruni Wild
Small classic bush camp · Lemek Conservancy, north of the reserve · Saruni Basecamp
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Saruni Wild is a small bush camp in the heart of Lemek, a community-owned conservancy north of the reserve: four double tents and one family tent, twelve guests at most. Saruni Basecamp prices it like Leopard Hill, from $700 per person in March to May and November, with drinks, night drives, walks and VAT in the rate and the conservancy fee on top. Lemek is further from the reserve than Mara North or Olare Motorogi, so it suits guests who want to stay in the conservancy rather than drive into the reserve every day. Choose it for a quiet, small camp; skip it if reserve days matter most.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Twelve guests at most
- Community-owned conservancy
- Night drives and walks included
- One family tent
Cons
- Conservancy fee extra
- Lemek is further from the reserve than the main conservancies
- High season $900 per person
- Airstrip not named
What's here
- Family rooms
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Guided walks
- Night drives
Read from Saruni Wild'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 Wild
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; 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 conservancy fee ($130 per adult, $65 per child per night on the group's sheets) 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 Wild
Where is Saruni Wild?
In the heart of the Lemek community-owned conservancy, north of the reserve, on Saruni Basecamp's own description.
How much is Saruni Wild in 2026?
$700 per person sharing in March to May and November, $800 in mid season and $900 from July to September, with the conservancy fee extra.
Is Saruni Wild good for children?
It has one family tent and under-5s stay free when sharing. Children 5 to 16 are charged a child rate on Saruni Basecamp's sheets.