Saruni Mara is the only small luxury lodge in the Masai Mara ecosystem. It is found in the Mara north conservancy, 1hr drive from the Mara north airstrip. This luxury lodge is perched against forest hillside with open game plains to the south and lush forest to the northern side. It has a library filled with unique collection of books where you can read and think through on the lazy hot afternoons or in the evening after your game drives.
Saruni Mara has different types of amenities such as private veranda, 24hr electricity, good phone signal, bottled drinking water, room safe, organic soaps and lotions, hairdryer (avail on request), water dispenser, mosquito repellant, air horn, umbrellas, hangers, insecticide, free Wi-Fi connectivity in common areas, mosquito net, wake-up service, 24hr security, bathrobes, hot & cold water, en suite private Italy designed bathroom, housekeeping and viewing deck
Saruni Mara has 5 elegant cottages, 1 private villa and 1 family villa. All these rooms have wooden floors, colonials antiques, African art, Persian carpets and are themed differently. Observation chalet; this room is fixed with a brass telescope, a moon map and a selection of comic items. It has a large front deck that is deal for relaxing and star gazing over the night hours. The love shack; offers a serenity of romance retreat and is the honeymoon suite. Decorated with neutral colors and elegant furnishing, this room portrays beautiful view of the antiques present in within and gives a romantic and tranquility full of elegance. Its verandah has the scenic view right from the valley down to the Mara plains. Photographers studio; themed with life through lenses, charming with ensuite bathrooms, verandah countless magnificent photography of the great wildebeest migrations that has been happening over the years. Artists studio; this is an elegant retreat corner for the creative souls that tell their safari story through drawings and paintings. This room is inspired with the view of the Mara plains and the valley. Literary room; this is a perfect hideaway for writers, thinkers and dreamers. This room in inspired by great stories of African adventures and discovery . It has a vintage typewriter, leather reading chairs, writing desk, brass reading lamp, quill pen and leather blotters. Natural history suite; This is a 2 bedroom suit e with a living area and a fire place and an outdoor verandah. It is mostly referred as the family suite. It has vintage prints over the walls and a selective antique. It is inspired to make the family experience and understand nature.
Saruni Mara is owned by an Italian which reflects the culture into the cuisine. Get to enjoy the tantalizing Italian cuisine made from the owners recipe with an a la carte during breakfast, set up menu for lunch and a 3 course meal for dinner. You can experience bush breakfast under the acacia forest or by the Mara river banks. A captivating al fresco dinner under the dazzling starlight or a private candle lit dinner on your verandah. Kuru house with stone walls, wooden beams, thatched room, comfy sofas, arm chairs and long wooden communal table is the dining spot where you eat and drink as a group.