Angama Mara

In the Kiswahili language, "angama" means "suspended in mid-air"; the name refers to the lodge's location 300 metres (980 ft) above the floor of the Maasai Mara.^[1]

The lodge was developed by Steve and Nicky Fitzgerald and opened in June 2015.^[2] It is located on the site where several scenes of Sydney Pollack's Out of Africa (1985) were filmed.^[3] It was chosen for the film as the landscape reflected what the Ngong Hills just outside Nairobi would have looked like in Karen Blixen's time, before the area became urbanised.^[4]

Angama Mara comprises two separate camps of 15 tents each.^[5]

In 2020, Angama Safari Camp opened.^[6]

Angama Mara has a private entrance to the 512 square kilometres (198 sq mi) Mara Triangle where all game drives take place. The Mara Triangle has abundant year-round wildlife, including the Big Five. It is also where the Great Migration enters and exits the Maasai Mara National Reserve and crosses the Mara River.^[7]

The Angama Foundation supports education, healthcare, and conservative initiatives.^[8]

The Angama Foundation works closely with neighbouring schools and several conservation organisations including the Mara Conservancy, the Mara Elephant Project and the Anne K. Taylor Fund.^[9]

In 2018, Angama Mara was listed in Condé Nast Traveler as the #1 resort in Africa.^[10] It has also received other accolades including being featured in the Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards in 2020^[11] and Fodor's Finest Hotels in 2020.^[12]