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A warmly lit luxury safari tent interior at dusk, with carved wooden furniture, candlelight and open canvas sides framing a rose-coloured Mara sky.
Hemingways

River Camp Mara

Maasai Mara, Kenya

Eight Tents. One Wild Corner of the Mara.

Set along the Njageteck River in the Mara North Conservancy, Hemingways River Camp Mara occupies one of the Greater Maasai Mara’s most coveted and wildlife-rich corners. Founded by Richard Roberts, a third-generation conservationist, and his wife Liz, the camp was built on an enduring reverence for this land — a legacy that has seamlessly continued under the Hemingways Collection. With exclusive access to a private conservancy stretching across the northern Mara, guests encounter the full drama of East African wildlife with rare seclusion and without the crowds.

The camp’s canvas aesthetic is deliberately understated, allowing the landscape to take centre stage. Tents sit quietly within the bush, each designed to blur the boundary between inside and out. Warm textures, natural materials, and generous verandas opening to the sounds of the river and savannah beyond give the camp its unhurried, deeply personal character. From your tent, you may watch elephants making their way to the springs or fall asleep to the distant call of lions.

Luxury Tents offer the classic safari experience in spacious, elegantly appointed canvas surroundings. For families or small groups, a Family Suite connects two en-suite bedrooms through a shared lounge, while the Private Suite provides a two-bedroom retreat with its own veranda and dedicated staff.

Each day unfolds at your own pace. Expert guides lead private game drives through big cat territory and into the path of the Great Migration, while guided nature walks reveal the finer details of the ecosystem at ground level. As evening approaches, sundowners in the bush give way to dinners beneath an infinite sky, and stories shared by the fire long into the night.

A lone giraffe stands tall against a pale sky above the golden grasslands of the Mara North Conservancy, Kenya.

You will love

  • Intimate & exclusive Mara North setting
  • Big cat country on your doorstep
  • Hot air balloon safaris at dawn
  • Elephants at the springs from camp
  • Third-generation conservation legacy

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A candlelit outdoor dining table and circle of camp chairs arranged around a crackling fire at Hemingways River Camp Mara, with the illuminated mess tent glowing softly in the background.
A cheetah sits alert on the short grass of the Mara North Conservancy, surveying the golden savannah stretching out behind it.
A Maasai warrior in a red shuka tends a fire on the open plains at sunset while a camp attendant prepares sundowner drinks beneath a solitary acacia tree.
A luxury canvas tent bedroom at Hemingways River Camp Mara, glowing with warm lamplight and candles as the sun sets over the Kenyan bush beyond.
A spacious safari tent interior with twin beds, patterned canvas ceiling and open sides revealing a sweeping view across the Mara plains under a dramatic cloudy sky.
A cheetah crosses the open savannah in front of a game drive vehicle in the Mara North Conservancy, Kenya.
The view from inside a Family Tent at Hemingways River Camp Mara, looking out through open canvas walls to a hammock, lanterns and the rocky acacia-studded landscape at dusk.
An aerial view of Hemingways River Camp Mara showing the main camp buildings, an outdoor dining table set for dinner and a fire circle arranged on the open lawn, surrounded by the Mara bush.
A giraffe turns to face the camera on the Mara plains, a colourful hot air balloon drifting silently across the savannah in the distance.
A generously proportioned Family Tent interior at Hemingways River Camp Mara, with twin beds, floral cushions, soft lamplight and a sitting area opening to the bush beyond.
The Family Tent at Hemingways River Camp Mara illuminated at dusk beneath a crescent moon, its open veranda and warm interior light spilling into the surrounding Mara bush.
A sun-filled Family Tent interior at Hemingways River Camp Mara, with a king bed, bold botanical canvas ceiling and open sides revealing the open Mara plains.
The lantern-lit entrance to the Family Tent at Hemingways River Camp Mara at dusk, framed by lush tropical palms and a glimpse of the Mara beyond.
The shared lounge area of the Family Tent at Hemingways River Camp Mara, with a deep coral sofa, inlaid wooden cabinet and soft lamplight filtering through canvas walls.
A spacious Family Tent bedroom at Hemingways River Camp Mara, with a double bed, palm-print cushions, polished wood furnishings and a lounge area beyond.
A serene en-suite bathroom in the Family Tent at Hemingways River Camp Mara, with a freestanding white bath, tropical plants and natural light filtering through a garden window.
An aerial view of two illuminated canvas tents at Hemingways River Camp Mara glowing warmly against the darkening Mara North Conservancy landscape at dusk.
A luxury safari tent interior at dusk, open to the Mara bush beyond, with warm lamplight, a carved chest and a woven pendant light casting a soft glow.
A classic safari tent at Hemingways River Camp Mara glows warmly at dusk, nestled among acacia scrub on the rolling hillside of the Mara North Conservancy.
The interior of a classic safari tent at Hemingways River Camp Mara, featuring a king bed with ochre cushions, carved wooden furniture and a patterned canvas ceiling.
Camp chairs arranged in a semicircle around a crackling fire at Hemingways River Camp Mara at dusk, with a long dining table set beneath the trees and the illuminated mess tent beyond.
A group of Maasai men and women in vibrant red and pink shukas perform a traditional dance on the open plains of the Mara North Conservancy, Kenya.
Guests stand in an open four-wheel drive vehicle as a cheetah walks across the foreground on a game drive in the Mara North Conservancy.
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A warmly lit canvas tent glows against a dramatic dusk sky at Hemingways River Camp Mara, surrounded by acacia trees and the darkening Mara bush.
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