Ilkeliani Experience
The Ilkeliani experience is one enjoyed entirely under canvas, and a very personal affair...
We accommodate a maximum of 30 guests at any one time. Personal attention and care is paramount to our service delivery. We offer extended game drives with the proficient help of your experienced Masai driver guide who has an intimate knowledge of the Game Reserve. The camps Resident Naturalist conducts daily nature walks along the Talek River and guests can identify different animal spoors and spot the diverse Birdlife in the camps extensive grounds . Excursions to the Masai village are encouraged to enrich ones appreciation of the Maasai Culture.
All meals are prepared by the camps chefs, offering hearty breakfasts, alfresco lunches and candle light dinners in the Mess Tent. Picnic breakfast/ Lunches are prepared if you prefer to stay out and explore the reserve all day long. A camp fire is lit from 6 pm onwards and the safari experience is shared with fellow guests while enjoying a "tusker"/drinks. Biting are served with Sundowner.

News: By Corinne Kendall (Mama Vulture), a field biologist based at Ilkeliani Camp.
Balloon safari
A balloon ride seems like a quintessential part of the Mara experience, yet I have never taken the time to experience it. Every morning I watch 10 to 20 balloons take off and soar above the Mara like a chain of Christmas lights they flicker on and off as the burners lift them higher into the sky. Today I finally got a chance to see what it is all about.
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