Sekenani Gate · $ Budget

Oldarpoi Mara Camp

Eco camp in Sekenani Gate area

Location Sekenani Gate
Style Eco camp
Price tier $ Budget
Best for Community impact · Views · Budget

About Oldarpoi Mara Camp

A Maasai community-owned camp on a Sekenani hillside whose profits fund local schools — budget beds with a view and a purpose.

The area: Sekenani Gate area

The main entrance to the reserve on the tarmac side from Narok, with a long string of camps and lodges in the wooded valleys just outside the gate.

What it's like

The most accessible base by road — popular with self-drive visitors and group safaris. Mid-range and budget options dominate, with some smart boutique exceptions.

Getting there & fees

Roughly 2 hours from Narok on the (now largely paved) C12; Keekorok airstrip is just inside the gate.

Camps outside the gates pay reserve fees only on days you enter (US$100–200 per adult, 12-hour ticket, exit by 10am on your final day). Full details in our Masai Mara fee guide.

More stays in Sekenani Gate

Tented camp · $$

Sarova Mara Game Camp

A 75-tent institution inside Sekenani Gate with gardens, pool and a strong family setup — the dependable big-camp choice on the tarmac side.

Safari lodge · $$

AA Lodge Masai Mara

A large, well-run lodge-and-tents compound near Sekenani Gate — dependable mid-range rooms, pool and buffet engine for road-safari itineraries.

Tented camp · $$

Sentrim Mara Camp

Part of the Kenyan Sentrim chain: sixty ensuite tents, gardens and a pool ten minutes from Sekenani Gate — mid-range reliability at scale.

Tented camp · $$

Sekenani Camp

A leafy boutique camp in a forested glade at the gate’s doorstep — older-style safari charm at gentler prices than its looks suggest.

Eco camp · $

Kambu Mara Camp

A small solar-powered eco-camp near Sekenani run by a safari-writing family — budget-plus comfort with genuinely helpful Mara planning advice.

Budget camp · $

Mara Springs Safari Camp

Budget tents and self-catering options in the wooded hills by Sekenani — a flexible base for cost-conscious and overlanding visitors.