Keekorok Lodge

Location: Maasai Mara's pioneer lodge, Keekorok is sited on the direct path of the wildebeest migration . At the height of migration, the lodge is surrounded by a swarming mass of animals and there is hardly need for a game drive. Nairobi is 260 Kms away.

Nowhere in Africa is wildlife more plentiful than in the Masai Mara Game Reserve ...the greatest show on earth. A company of three million animals migrating over a year, every year for the past two million years...The Masai Mara's first lodge, Keekorok has retained its charm and hospitality to remain the market leader...

At the southern end of this 1,510 sq. kms paradise and right in the path of the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra, lies Keekorok lodge. There's always plenty of activity around the waterhole but during the migration, the lodge is enveloped by the swarming mass of animals. One need hardly venture from the ground to game view. From the verandah and from Kiboko Bar at the end of the raised 300 m. walkway, there is plenty to see. One unfortunate zebra met its end right in front of the dining room, providing supper for a pride of hungry lions and 'live' entertainment for enthralled lodge visitors.

Accommodation: Keekorok is in bungalows and single storey blocks and in comfortable shaded chalets all with 158 beds. Rooms are simply and tastefully furnished, many with views of the Mara. The lodge's presidential suite is the best in the Mara. The liberal use of cedar wood, pink and grey Sand River stone and other indigenous building materials offset the green lawns and colorful bougainvillea.

Early morning and evening game drives can be arranged at the lodge. Of course there is no better way to see the animals and countryside than to drift over the plains in a hot air balloon at dawn, culminating in that famous champagne-style breakfast.

Facilities: A restaurant and a fully stocked bar, swimming pool, log fires in the lounge, Maasai dances, cultural and wildlife lectures, game drives in 4WD safari vehicle organized by the lodge.