Angama Mara

I can’t begin to express how excited and impressed we were when we learned that Angama Mara had a photo studio and professionals on staff to offer photographic services, support and expertise. The reason: having good images of our trip to share with our family & friends and to document our East Africa travel experiences was important to us. We have to believe most visitors to Angama Mara feel similarly.

The fact that Angama Mara recognizes this and provides for it is one of the many customer-centric benefits the property offers and, in our minds, truly makes Angama Mara stand out.

My husband and I spent several hours in the Angama Mara photo studio with Andrew and Robert. Andrew Andrawes, in particular, was exceedingly generous with his time, patiently going through our photos with us to edit and improve them. (Note: We are recreational, novice photographers in every possible way, so improving our photos took time!). After we departed Angama Mara, we emailed Andrew to inquire about a recommendation for photo editing services at home so we could edit some additional photos from our trip. Andrew graciously offered to do the editing for us, which was above and beyond our expectations.

We are so happy to now have a set of good photos that capture our memories from our time in East Africa. No doubt, we will enjoy them for many years to come.

Very fancy, with a pool and gym. Did a great walking safari. Great food and hospitality including photographer guidance and camera rental. Loved the shop. Stunning views from the property.

Negative was a group dinner, (big negative for us) and a guide who was a bit uncomfortable with hospitality and difficult to understand, but a good photographer and a sweet person (more interested in photography while the drive seemed a bit rote to him). Really good massage on the deck. Good wine, and exceptional individualized service. Met really interesting people here and they take a lot of pride in making sure everything is perfect.

We loved the place, overlooking the valley. The food, service and everything was first class. The downside was that you would always hear everyone talking in the tent next to ours. Also, we wished it was not so “contemporary,” and wished it was more “African looking.” However, we had a wonderful guide, Moses, and saw every animal we wanted to see!

On the second morning was the balloon ride! Excellent! We really loved that! It was extremely well organized, and when we returned from seeing all the animals below us, they had a gourmet breakfast waiting for everyone!

•Beautiful in a different way.
•It was kind of nice to be able to have a menu.
•Despite the fact that it was a larger property/more hotel-like, I liked that the manager spent so much time with us and our butler was personable.
•We saw tons of animals here including our first lion.
•I actually had read about this property in Travel & Leisure, but never put it together… the view was amazing. We met the owner's daughter while we were there.
•I liked the show they put on at sundowner time with the local tribe dancing. Also, liked that they had some local Masai women working/making beads at their gift shop.

One of the hottest new lodges in the Mara. The location of the camp itself is completely unique and fans of “Out of Africa” will immediately recognise the views! For those wanting to avoid the worst of the crowds, the Mara triangle laid out below Angama is the right place to be. This exclusive 5 star accommodation is sure to be a favourite with romantics!