Julia's River Camp

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Scored 9.1
Rated superb

Staff

9.9

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About this property

Elegant Accommodation: Julia's River Camp in Masai Mara offers luxury tents with private bathrooms, mountain views, and modern amenities. Each tent features a terrace, outdoor furniture, and a private entrance. Exceptional Facilities: Guests enjoy a lush garden, terrace, restaurant, bar, and free WiFi. Additional facilities include a lounge, outdoor fireplace, and an indoor play area. Dining Experience: The family-friendly restaurant serves Spanish and international cuisines with halal, kosher, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free options. Breakfast includes local specialities, fresh pastries, and more. Convenient Location: Located 11 km from Ol Kiombo Airport, the camp provides free private parking and is highly rated by guests.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular facilities

  • Airport shuttle
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • 2 restaurants
  • Room service
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Family rooms
  • Bar
  • Breakfast

Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.6)

Breakfast info

Continental, Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Vegan, Halal, Gluten-free, Kosher, Asian, American, Buffet, Breakfast to go

FREE private parking!

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Availability

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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

Karen
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“We had 2 breakfasts out on our game drives and 2 in camp. All were amazing. On the game drives we had pancakes, french toast, maple syrup, bacon, sausage, hard boiled eggs,, fruit, yoghurt, tea, coffee and juice all served up on the bonnet of...”
Fiona
Belgium Belgium
“The staff at Julia's are super friendly, welcoming and helpful. Everything was arranged super smoothly and the team was very helpful also in advance to help us prepare our stay. It's a great location with good rooms/tents. We liked how quiet and...”
Louise
Thailand Thailand
“Perfect stay, right on the river to see the hippos too :)”
Mariam
Switzerland Switzerland
“The location was amazing, inside the Masai Mara nature reserve. We could see and hear hippos, crocodiles, baboons and we even saw a lion from our camp while having breakfast one day. The tents are very comfortable, with hot water, and the staff...”
Thomas
Sweden Sweden
“Excellent location with animals around the camp. Very clean and comfortable tents, really good food and very friendly and service minded staff. Can highly recommend”
Arthur
South Africa South Africa
“Julia's Camp is wellsituated on one of the two rivers in the Masai Mara. It is a rustic camp but the service and the food were good.”
Cari
Chad Chad
“This tented camp was in a beautiful location. We enjoyed cooked to order breakfasts and amazing game drives organized by the camp. The showers were great!”
Dieuwertje
Netherlands Netherlands
“The staff was extremely kind, the place is beautiful and it’s really camping in the wild with the comfort of a bed and the safety of security staff”
Marco
Germany Germany
“Sehr gute Lage am Talek River, beste Tierbeobachtungen, super Guides und freundliches Personal. Sicherheitsstandard top.”
Oskar
Switzerland Switzerland
“Freundliches und sehr aufmerksames Personal, Wünsche der Gäste werden schnell erfüllt”

Host Information

9.9
Host review score
Hidden on a sleepy bend of the Talek River, in the midst of the Masai Mara’s endless savannah, our exclusive tented camp is the perfect place to start your safari adventures! Privileged location that guarantees that we see and hear lots of wildlife!
Julia's River Camp is the second Tented Camp of Kananga International. The other, Kananga Special Tented Camp in Serengeti, Tanzania.
Masai Mara is situated in south-west Kenya and is one of Africa’s Greatest Wildlife Reserves. Together with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania it forms Africa’s most diverse, incredible and most spectacular eco-systems and possibly the world’s top safari big game viewing eco-system.
Language spoken: English

Property surroundings

Restaurants

2 restaurants on site
Restaurant #1
  • Cuisine
    International
  • Ambiance
    Family friendly
Mess Tent
  • Cuisine
    Spanish • International
  • Ambiance
    Family friendly
  • Dietary options
    Halal • Kosher • Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free • Dairy-free

House rules

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Check-in
From 12:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
Until 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 16 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note that all rates include all meals, mineral water and tea-and-coffee facilities.

Please note, compulsory park fees of USD 100 per adult per day (January to June), USD 200 per adult per day (July to December) and USD 50 per child (9-17 years old) per day are applicable and excluded from the rates.

Children under 5 years old stay for free, while children under 16 years old are required to share a tent with an adult.

Please inform Julia's River Camp in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

Payment before arrival via bank transfer is required. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions.

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), please ensure that you are only booking this property following the local government guidelines of the destination, including but not limited to the purpose of travel, and maximum allowed group size.