JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge

A perfect mix of luxury and wild experience set in the ever-magnificent wilderness of Masai Mara. Overlooking the Talek River, JW Marriot Masai Mara Lodge features 20 luxurious and expansive tents. Ultra-spacious tents, a lounger-lined pool, and a cosy bonfire pit make this a plush spot to retreat between game drives.

Architecture at JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge

This lodge features 18 luxurious and expansive ensuite tents. The suites, in luxury-camp tradition, stretch the definition of tents almost to the limit — beneath these canvas rooms you’ll find lavish en-suite bathrooms with indoor-outdoor showers and, on your private deck, a jacuzzi. The camp’s open-air restaurant and lounge are the social centre of the hotel, and a spa awaits at the end of a long day on safari.

Communal areas include a dining area, lounge bar, spa, gym, photographic studio, garden and a large outdoor viewing deck with a fire pit. Embark on a soul-enriching journey with us, where every moment is destined to be unforgettable in one of the finest luxury tented camps and African safari lodges.

Dining at JW Marriott Lodge

Sarabi restaurant and the adjoining Fig Tree Lounge sit at the heart of the camp to offer the human equivalent of the watering hole in view just across the river. Guests gather here in the early morning for pre-game-drive croissants and coffee in thermos cups, while late risers trickle in for a breakfast (the herby scrambled eggs are divine) and flakey pastries, all in the shade of a giant fig tree. For lunch and dinner, chefs design rotating three-course menus (to keep food waste to a minimum) that depend on what’s available that day from both suppliers around Kenya and the on-site vegetable garden. We had lunches including falafel wraps and zingy cucumber gazpacho, and dinners of citrusy salmon and lamb chops. That said, the kitchen team is happy to go off-menu too: Ask for a spread of local specialities, and they’ll deliver a bona fide Kenyan feast of roast meats, salted cabbage, and ugali (dense corn-meal cake).

While the restaurant meals are delightful, it’s the bush breakfasts and savanna sundowners—all part of the package—that will stick with you long after your return home. Expect the full safari fantasy of folding tables with white tablecloths fluttering in the breeze, gleaming ice buckets with champagne and Tusker beers, and pop-up kitchen and cocktail stations pitched under a lone acacia tree.