Activities

There is so much to see and lots of activities on offer but we want to ensure our guests can plan their itinerary at their own pace. We are always ready to take you on an adventure.

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Sitting in an incredible world class conservation project, House in the Wild offers incredible game-driving through Enonkishu, Lemek and Ol Chorro Conservancies.  With a resident pride of lion, plenty of leopards, elephants and lots of plains game, our guests usually see the Big 5 and plenty more throughout their stay with us.  Aside from game driving, throughout the day on the property there are always interesting activities going on.  Guests are welcome to walk around the estate, meet the conservation team, do some tree planting or visit the vegetable shamba where they can help find ingredients for the kitchen. There is a table tennis and there are other games to play on the lawn including croquet or boulles.  

There are a number of activities to do at your own pace in your own time....

INCLUDED

• Sundowners on the edge of the hill, watching the sky change colour and the sun set over the plains, with a gin and tonic in hand.

• Bush Breakfasts after a morning game drive.

• Guided Walks within Naretoi to get to know some of the things you may miss on a drive like the local flora, identifying tracks and spoor and of stretching the legs, recommended going out for 1 or 2 hours.

• Tennis – there is a tennis court with balls and rackets provided.

• Local School Visits – why not pack a few extra pens, pencils, footballs or things you might be looking to throw away and we can donate these to the local school children of the Emarti Village. 

• Go fishing in the Mara River – have a go after a morning game drive or over sunset on the edge of the Mara River fishing for catfish.  If you catch it, take a picture and release it!

• Garden games – croquet, garden boules, rugby balls, board games.

• Visit the Mara Training Centre founded by Tarquin and Lippa Wood and learn about the inspiring conservation work, do some beading with the women from the area, learn about our soap and candle making.

• Visit the Wild Shamba and the indigenous tree nursery and spend a morning planting trees, fly home guilt free about your carbon footprint!

EXCLUDED

(Extra cost and must be arranged in advance)​

• Enjoy a relaxing massage, soft, medium or deep tissue using locally grown essential oils. 

• Visits to the Rhino Sanctuary guests are able to walk with the rhino, while being protected by armed rangers. 

• Visit the Mara Elephant Project and learn about the incredible work that is done to reduce human - wildlife conflict and protect the elephants of the Maasai Mara 

• Have a scenic helicopter flight over the plains and along the Mara River. 

• Spend an hour or two at the local Maasai Village, learning about how their huts are made, how to make fire with only a couple of twigs, listen to the mammas sing and meet the children.  Have a look at some of their handmade beaded items of jewellery or buy something to take home!

• Scenic flights in a light aircraft (Cesna 206) over the Mara Plains, land near Governors Camp and get collected by our guide in the safari car with a picnic packed for lunch and a game drive to see the landscape of the Mara National Reserve or potentially a wildebeest crossing (at certain times of the year) and then a scenic flight back to Naretoi. 

• Balloon Safari’s - wake up at dawn and float over the wildlife and the Maasai Mara – a once in a life time opportunity.