Reportage

PLACES

Saruni Mara, italian gem in Mara North

An exclusive safari near to the local communities

27-09-2020 by Leni Frau

A stay at Saruni Mara is not a safari like any other.
First of all because we are in the middle of the most ambitious and successful conservation project of the Maasai Mara ecosystem among those that totally involve local communities, in secundis for the beauty of the lodge and the incredible location, in the forest between two hills that open to show a breathtaking view of the entire reserve.
Saruni Mara was built in 2003 by the writer and journalist Riccardo Orizio with two entrepreneurial friends, also Italian and carried on by Orizio himself, who decided to embrace a new life as a conservationist in safari hospitality. So much so that over the years he has set up three other camps: Saruni Wild, Saruni Rhino and Saruni Samburu, the latter two in an almost twin conservancy in the Samburu region.
The Mara North Conservancy sees Saruni among its founders and during the stay in the beautiful boutique lodge, sipping an aperitif in the company of zebras, eland and elephants, you can breathe an air different from that of many other structures in the savannah.
"We believe that Africa needs not only charity and emergency aid, but also honest, transparent and solidarity with the community, where profits are made and used to create jobs and professional opportunities and to provide the people who own the land where wildlife has a fair income" is the philosophy of Saruni, summarized on the company's official website.
The Saruni Mara consists of five elegant cottages, a family cottage and a manor house, for a maximum of 18 guests that make it a jewel of intimacy and immersion in Nature.
Everything else is explained in the video service and shown in the photo gallery below.
Enjoy the view!

TAGS: saruni marasafari maramara north conservancyriccardo orizio

The fifth day of our tour is completely immersed in wonder.
We ...

READ ALL THE ARTICLE AND SEE THE PICTURES

Even in one of the safest and most protected conservancy of the Mara, that of Ol Chorro north of...

READ ALL THE ARTICLE

A giraffe with her young, surrounded by the serenity of the Mara Conservancy in the...

READ THE ARTICLE

One of the world's top luxury hotel chains has chosen Kenya to open its first exclusive lodge in the...

READ THE ARTICLE

Direct flights from Nairobi to Maasai Mara, even with a plane of 37 seats (the Dash 8-300) and above all without prices of...

READ ALL THE ARTICLE

This is the most beautiful photo in the Maasai Mara in 2020 by an Italian photographer.
Paolo...

READ ALL THE ARTICLE

"Don't come to Kenya if you can't afford to see a sunrise in the savannah.
It's like...

READ ALL THE ARTICLE AND SEE THE PICTURES

There is a lot of Italian memory in Kenya, more than the happy vacationers of ...

READ ALL THE ARTICLE AND SEE THE PICTURES

She has a natural elegance and what's more, she appears in traditional dress, with...

READ ALL THE ARTICLE AND SEE THE PICTURES

Australian photographer Shravan Rao has been named the Maasai Mara Wildlife Photographer of the...

READ ALL THE ARTICLE

Also this year the Maasai Mara is the best reserve of the whole African continent, and Diani Beach is the best beach.
This has emerged from the 2017 World Travel Awards awards in the Africa category.

READ ALL THE REVIEW

More and more VIPs and billionaires are choosing Kenya for their holidays.
This...

READ THE ARTICLE

by redazione

The ranking has been drawn up by the most important associations for the protection of the world's environment: the Kenyan reserve of Maasai Mara has been considered one of the fifteen wonders of the world to be safeguarded.
 

READ ALL THE REVIEW

The US has decided to help Kenya's tourism sector recover from this prolonged...

READ ALL THE ARTICLE

He left as a real King.
Without anyone ever overpowering him, without...

READ THE ARTICLE