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Mara Porini Camp

Eco-rating Scheme Award Silver

Facility Type Semi Permanent Tented Camp
Year Opened 2006
Tourism Region Maasai Mara
Province Rift Valley
District Narok
Location Notes Located in Ol Kinyei community conservancy, an exclusive wildlife conservancy adjacent to Masai Mara National Reserve. 
Address P.O Box 388 - 00621 Nairobi, Kenya.
Phone +254 20 7123129/7122504/7121851
Fax +254 20 7120864
Email info@gamewatchers.co.ke
URL www.porini.com

 

Facilities

6 tents (or 12 beds) of a mobile style camp with no permanent construction above the ground.

Activities
Day game drives, nature walks, night game drives, Sundowner Cocktails
Sustainable tourism measures
 
·         The camp is small, blends well with its environment and has undertaken minimal clearing of vegetation around it
·         Conservation effort- has increased land available for wildlife by establishing a conservancy and managing it at a cost to the camp
·         Extensive use of solar for lighting, with Solapak packs for each tent. They have no back up generator.
·         Use of a single energy efficient water heater and use of charcoal briquettes to heat water
·         Has a policy on land, water, energy sewage and solid waste management
·         Use of the safari shower as a water efficiency measure
·         Presence of guest information sheets in rooms
·         Community support-most staff are locals (has employed more than 20 of them)
·         Community support – pays bed nights to both the owner of the land the camp is on and the group ranch every month. They use the funds for education and infrastructural developments.
Mara Porini Camp
Mara Porini Camp
Mara Porini Camp Guest Tent
Mara Porini Camp Guest Tent
Mara Porini Camp Mess Tent
Mara Porini Camp Mess Tent
Interior of Mara Porini Camp tent
Interior of Mara Porini Camp tent
Staff at Mara Porini Camp
Staff at Mara Porini Camp
Wildlife in Ol Kinyei Conservancy
Wildlife in Ol Kinyei Conservancy
Ecotourism Kenya, KATO place, Longonot Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi. P.O Box 10146-00100 Nairobi Kenya.
Telephone: +254 20 2724755/2724403 Fax: +254 20 2724755
Email: info@ecotourismkenya.org.

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