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Mara Triangle · Maasai Mara

Angama Mara

Glass-fronted suites suspended above the plains of Out of Africa — the most famous view in the Mara.

Location Oloololo Escarpment, Mara Triangle
Getting there Scheduled flight from Nairobi Wilson to the Angama airstrip on the escarpment
Style Escarpment suites & views
Ideal stay 3 nights — two full days below
The lodge
Game drives Balloon safaris Photographic studio Maasai visits
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Angama means “suspended in mid-air” in Swahili, and the lodge earns it: two intimate camps of glass-fronted tented suites sit on the lip of the Oloololo escarpment, three hundred meters above the Mara Triangle — the very landscape filmed in Out of Africa. Every suite gets the view; sunrise happens at eye level.

Below, the Triangle is the best-managed corner of the reserve, with fewer vehicles and superb year-round game. Angama’s own conservation and community work — and its photographic studio — round out a lodge that is as polished as the Mara gets.

A note from the founders

Suspended above the Mara Triangle where Out of Africa was filmed — the view alone justifies the trip; the guiding seals it.

— Evance & Jennifer
The honest pitch

Why book Angama Mara through NndeeAfrika

You never pay more than booking direct — usually less. And everything around the lodge is handled.

01

A better rate, more safari

As a trade partner we access preferred rates and seasonal offers the lodge doesn’t always publish — you’ll never pay more than booking direct. And a lodge can only sell you its own beds; we build the journey around it: international flights, the right nights, and where you go next.

02

Door-to-door, no gaps

A private car waiting at the airport, light-aircraft hops timed to your route, and a guide who already knows your name. Book direct and the gaps between camps become your problem; book with us and there are none.

03

We know this lodge personally

We know which of the two camps to choose for your trip, how the Triangle’s crossings differ from the eastern reserve’s, and when the balloon and the picnic on the Out of Africa kopje are worth building in.

04

One call if anything changes

A missed flight, a weather delay, a change of heart mid-trip — you contact one person, and we re-arrange everything behind the scenes. The lodge looks after you on property; we look after the whole journey.

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What makes it special

Highlights of Angama Mara

01

The view

Three hundred meters above the Triangle, floor-to-ceiling glass, sunrise over the whole Mara — no photograph oversells it.

02

The Mara Triangle

The reserve’s best-managed sector: fewer vehicles, superb crossings in season, discipline at sightings.

03

A photographic studio

Resident photographers, kit hire and editing help — your safari leaves with better pictures.

04

Out of Africa country

The picnic site from the film is on the lodge’s doorstep — Angama’s bush breakfast there is a signature.

05

Serious philanthropy

The Angama Foundation funds clinics, schools and the Mara’s conservation photography awards.

Who it suits

Angama Mara is best for

Honeymoons & big anniversaries

The view, the champagne, the privacy — the Mara’s most romantic address.

First-time safari-goers

Polished, effortless and unforgettable — a soft landing with a spectacular backdrop.

Crossing season

August–October, when the Triangle’s stretch of the Mara River runs with wildebeest.

Photographers

The studio, the light and the escarpment angles are a working advantage.

Best time to go

August–October for river crossings in the Triangle; excellent resident game year-round. April–May are the long rains.

How many nights

3 nights — two full days below, one slow morning for the view and the studio.

Where it fits

The grand finale of a Kenya circuit, or a two-stop trip with Laikipia.

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Good to know

Angama Mara FAQs

No — through NndeeAfrika you pay the same rate or better, never more. As a trade partner we access rates and seasonal offers not always published, and we also arrange your flights, private transfers and the rest of your itinerary, remaining your single point of contact throughout.

The lodge sits on the escarpment above the Mara Triangle, with its own airstrip and immediate access down to the Triangle’s gates — you’re on the plains within minutes of leaving breakfast, and back up to the view by dark.

Three nights. Two full days covers the Triangle’s game and (in season) the crossings; the third morning is for the balloon, the studio or simply the veranda and that view.

Add Angama Mara to your safari.

Tell us when you want to go and what matters most to you — the animals, the food, the quiet. We’ll design your private, bespoke luxury Kenya safari around Angama Mara and take care of everything in between. No pressure, ever.

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