Little Governors' Camp 

Take a small boat across the Mara River to discover a tranquil camp teeming with wildlife.

If you’re looking for a friendly tented camp that’s intimate in character and sits in one of Africa’s best wildlife viewing spots, this is it. It’s the reason many of the guests here return year after year.

Little Governors’ lies a small boat ride across the river from its sister camps. There’s no vehicle access, with safari jeeps left on the far side of the riverbank, so it remains quiet and undisturbed. In fact the most commotion you’ll witness is if an elephant decides to wander through camp at lunchtime – that’s how close to the action you are here. It’s more than likely that you’ll hear hippos at night, and get up close with the resident family of warthogs. Breakfast and lunch buffets are served al fresco, there’s an open-sided bar tent and restaurant tent for candlelit dinners, and the campfire is lit at sunset.

Tents are set around the large watering hole. The lower numbered tents are tucked away in the forest, while the higher numbers sit further out towards the camp’s far boundary and are popular with honeymooners. As at Governors’ Camp, each tent has a double or twin beds, an en-suite bathroom area, electric lamps, and charge points for cameras and phones, plus a deck that provides the perfect spot for relaxed wildlife viewing.

As of 2017, a large bank of solar panels means that Little Governors' can run on 100% solar power. All water is now heated by solar water heaters and each tent has its own solar water heater installed.

4.5 stars
Maasai Mara
A secluded forest setting on the Mara River bank, in the heart of the Maasai Mara reserve
45-minute light aircraft flight from Nairobi's Wilson airport to Musiara airstrip plus 15-minute game drive and a small boat ride across the river
Honeymoon

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Facilities

  • Restaurants & bars
  • Board
  • Sustainability
  • Good to Know

Dining tent, bar

Whats Included

Lodge Package • Breakfast, lunch and dinner in the dining tent or outdoors • Bottled water • 2 or 3 game drives daily • Laundry • Airstrip transfers • Park fees.

A drinks upgrade option including house wines, beers and soft drinks is available for a supplement. Please speak to a Personal Travel Expert for more details.

• Thanks to a large bank of solar panels, Little Governors' can now run on 100% solar power. This provides electricity to the whole camp, including the staff areas, kitchen, laundry and guest areas

• All water is now heated by solar water heaters and each tent has its own solar water heater installed

• Governors’ recognises that local people must benefit directly from tourism, resulting in a 40-year-long commitment to local communities delivering genuine social and conservation results.

• Governors’ fund an eye clinic complete with operating rooms to help treat common eye diseases

• A ‘zero waste’ policy means that all of the camp’s waste is sorted and separated then processed for recycling where possible. A programme has also been initiated to use this recycled paper and cardboard to make briquettes to fuel the hot water systems.

• Governors’ funding for local primary schools includes providing uniforms and paying teachers’ salaries. Funding through secondary school is provided for some of the most gifted pupils

• Governors’ have helped fund construction of classrooms, libraries, bore holes, water towers and tanks, solar power and water purification facilities in local schools

• Support is provided for the Narok County Council by supplying equipment and personnel to help with maintenance of local roads and the airstrip
• Governors’ have helped build a new Health Centre at Mara Rianda just outside the Masai Mara National Reserve for their Masai community neighbours

• Governors’ actively re-plants an average of 45 native trees a month to help replace those lost to natural causes (primarily destructive elephant grazing).

Luggage must be in soft bags weighing maximum 15kg.

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