This is an only French Speaking Camp in The Heart of the Masai Mara. Staying at our bush camp implies certain rules, particularly safety rules, of which you must be aware. Please read them carefully…
The camp: it consists of a dozen double tents, a mess tent for meals, a large relaxation tent, a kitchen, toilets and indoor or outdoor showers. You’ll be accommodated in spacious, comfortable double tents with real single or double beds. Tents are equipped with electric lighting. The staff includes a manager, a steward, three cooks, waiters, camp helpers, Maasai night guards and safari drivers/guides. The many power sockets in the press room are of French standard. Bed linen and towels are provided. All our tents are equipped with dry toilets; conventional flush toilets are available outside, close to your tent.
Wild animals: Wild animals are dangerous! They can seriously injure you or take your life! The camp is an outpost in the wild bush: we are not “at home”. By philosophy, it’s not fenced in, so it can be frequented day and night by snakes, elephants, hippos, buffalo, lions, hyenas and leopards. In all cases and at all times, please remain within the confines of the camp. After dark, stay close to the facilities. The generator or solar-powered generator is switched off as soon as the last safari guest returns to his or her tent, so don’t leave until the early hours of the morning. A night watchman will wake you up at around 5.45 a.m. each morning and allow you to leave in complete safety. Take precautions knowing this.
Smoking: in accordance with Kenyan legislation and out of respect for other participants and our drivers/guides, our vehicles are strictly non-smoking. It goes without saying that the same applies inside our tents. This also applies to electronic cigarettes. Use the ashtrays in our camp and bring your own with you on game-drive. Strictly, and not just ethically, never throw cigarette butts in the park: the risk of fire is not illusory. Ask your driver for a smoke break if necessary.
Tents: unless you discover a vocation as a herpetologist and/or entomologist, zip up your tent completely and carefully as soon as you leave it, even during the day. This will make it impossible for creepy crawlies and other prickly creatures to keep you company.
Water: in the Mara, more than anywhere else, water is precious and difficult to transport. A 4X4 logistics vehicle is dedicated in part to this task! Be thrifty and use it sparingly. You can take a hot shower at any time of day. We’ve chosen to provide you with unlimited mineral water free of charge for the duration of your stay in the camp: you’ll be showing your respect by using and managing it wisely: for example, don’t forget your thermos, which we’ll provide for you, in the Land Cruiser, which gets overheated during the day. In each tent, a thermos of boiled and filtered water is provided daily for brushing teeth and basic morning washing.
Meals: With the idea of being optimally present in the field at the best possible times in mind, a basic breakfast is served at 6:00 am. A full breakfast is served in the field around 9/10 am. Lunch is served at 13:00/13:15. The restaurant closes at 2:15pm. Dinner is served at 8pm.
Lighting: Camp facilities are lit as soon as night falls. Storm lamps are placed near your tent, showers and toilets and shine throughout the night. Tents are equipped with electric lighting. Essential: always have your personal flashlight to hand when it gets dark. We also strongly advise you to bring a headlamp, which is always very useful in the bush.
Photo : Meltingpot Safaris is a concept designed to make life easier for photographers. We provide bean bags in the vehicles. If you’re planning to bring along a big, heavy telephoto lens, then you’ll also need to bring along a ball head or pendulum head that you can screw (not standard 3/8th photo) onto aluminum door mounts that we’ve designed ourselves and put at your disposal.