Swain-selected stayMaasai Mara National Reserve, Greater Masai Mara, KenyaKaren Blixen CampA distinctive base for a journey designed around you.Selected by our Destination ExpertsExploreThe storyGalleryExperiencesPlan your stayThe stayWhat to know about this stay.Karen Blixen Camp sits on the Mara River in the Mara North Conservancy, in the ecosystem's northwestern reaches, named for the Danish author of Out of Africa. Its 22 luxury canvas tents run on eco-friendly principles, each positioned for an unobstructed view of the river below.Danish-owned, the camp leans into its literary namesake without losing sight of the conservancy's wildlife, which benefits from tighter visitor limits than the main Maasai Mara Reserve next door. The open-plan mess area, built on a raised wooden deck, overlooks a resident hippo pod, and evenings gather around the campfire under a magnificent African starlit sky. A closer lookKaren Blixen Camp, in detail.View all 18 photosBeyond the stayExperiences nearbyGame drives across Mara North Conservancy trade the crowds of the main Maasai Mara Reserve for the same Big Five wildlife under a strict limit on vehicles per sighting, a genuinely different pace of safari. The camp's open mess area sits on a raised deck above the Mara River, overlooking a resident pod of hippos that provides its own soundtrack through breakfast and dinner. Plan with SwainAdd Karen Blixen Camp to your journey.Tell us where you want to go and how you like to travel. We will recommend the right route, length of stay, and experiences.Start planning →
