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Porini Cheetah Camp
Raise your chances of seeing the more reclusive big cats with epic sundowners looking over untouched wilderness
Camp overview
| Location: | Ol Kinyei Conservancy, Maasai Mara |
| Type: | Safari Camp |
| No. of Tents | 6 guest suites |
| Check-out Time | 10:00 a.m. with afternoon departure options at extra cost |
| Spoken Languages | English, Swahili |
| Special Interests | Adventure, Big 5, Birding, Flora, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Star Gazing, Wildlife |
Tucked deep within the untouched wilderness of the award-winning Ol Kinyei Conservancy, Porini Cheetah Camp invites you to experience Kenya’s wild heart in its purest form. Often hosted by Jui and Nirmalya Banerjee who are avid wildlife enthusiasts themselves, Porini Cheetah Camp has just six solar-powered guest tents, offering an intimate and authentic safari experience far from the crowds, yet teeming with extraordinary wildlife encounters. Indian food is served on prior request.
Porini Cheetah Camp offers charging points in the tents.
Ol Kinyei Conservancy, a pristine 18,700-acre expanse in the Maasai Mara ecosystem, is one of only around 70 sites worldwide on the IUCN Green List of protected and well-managed areas. Reserved exclusively for Porini guests, this remarkable landscape is a haven for wildlife — including cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, and two resident prides of lions. It’s also the northernmost calving ground of the Loita wildebeest migration, with herds present year-round and calving typically seen between January and February.
At Porini Cheetah Camp, every day begins and ends with nature. Guided by expert Maasai safari guides and spotters, guests enjoy exclusive access to game drives across open savannahs, riverine woodlands, and seasonal streams. From exhilarating day and night drives to guided bush walks, birding excursions, and sundowners overlooking the plains, every moment is crafted for immersive discovery.
Guests also benefit from access to the adjacent Naboisho Conservancy, expanding the game-viewing experience across even more diverse habitats. Whether you’re searching for elusive predators, marveling at massive elephant herds, or observing the subtle beauty of the African bush, Porini Cheetah Camp delivers a safari that is raw, real, and richly rewarding.
But the magic of Porini extends beyond the wildlife. As a low-impact, Gold Eco-rated camp by Ecotourism Kenya, Porini Cheetah Camp is designed to blend seamlessly into its environment and is powered entirely by solar energy. Its minimal footprint means that if the camp were ever removed, the land would return to its natural state within weeks. This commitment to sustainability ensures that your stay contributes directly to the protection of vital wildlife habitats.
More than just a safari, Porini Cheetah Camp offers a meaningful connection to Kenya’s people and conservation efforts. The camp, excluding the hosts, is staffed entirely by members of the local Maasai community, and every guest stay supports land lease payments, employment, and essential community development initiatives. Through our partnership with the Wildlife Habitat Trust, guests can also contribute directly to education, healthcare, beekeeping, and youth empowerment projects in the region.
Amenities
Facilities & Activities
Activities
- Shared day game drives
- Night game drives
- Complimentary picnic breakfast
- Complimentary bush lunches
- Guided nature walks
- Bird walks
- Safari weddings
- Sundowners
- Optional balloon safaris, including safari champagne breakfast (at extra cost)
- Complimentary visit of authentic Maasai village (at extra cost )
- Star gazing
Camp facilities
- 24 hours security
- Low eco-foot-print
- Phone charging in central location
- Phone charging in all tents/ rooms
- WiFi area in central lounge & dining
- Complimentary airstrip/ airport transfers from/to Ol Seki airstrip
- Outside dining area
- Dedicated dining tent
- Lounge tent
- Dining with lounge area
- Board games
- No credit card payments
Room facilities
- Ensuite bathroom with flushing toilet
- Safari shower
- Writing desk
Location
Ol Kinyei Conservancy
This 18,700 acre Kenyan wildlife conservancy is on a tranche of land belonging to a Maasai community who leased it to Porini Camps to be set aside for the purposes of wildlife conservation.
Ol Kinyei Conservancy is home to two safari camps, the Porini Mara Camp and Porini Cheetah Camp and the Ol Kinyei Safari Cottages. The is also one small mobile camp called the Porini Bush Camp (high season only). Apart from our eco-camps, no other tourist vehicles are allowed into the Conservancy so our guests have the thousands of acres in the conservancy to themselves but we are also able to have game drives in the neighbouring Naboisho Conservancy which we also support by contributing to the land lease payments to the local Maasai community.
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Biodiversity
Maasai Mara Ecosystem
The Maasai Mara ecosystem is home to approximately 25% of Kenya’s wildlife. It hosts more than 95 mammal species besides being a recognized Important Bird Area (IBA) with 550 bird species.
Presently, about 70 per cent of this wildlife is living outside the gazetted conservation area -the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Adjacent land owned by local communities form key dispersal and diversity areas.
Guest Testimonials
“The camp was a perfect place to stay. The hosts, the staff & the drivers were exceptional. They went above & beyond what we received at other camps. The hosts ” attention to detail” is evident throughout the camp. We saw 4 of the ” Big 5” . the food was excellent. we loved everything.”
“Great Camp, great staff & numerous & varied animals. We will have visited many camps on this trip but our stay here would have by itself fulfilled our expectations of Kenya”
I recently stayed for three nights at the Amazing Cheetah Camp! WOW! What a wonderful experience! The setting of the camp is perfect with game viewing seconds from camp. The staff is amazing! Our guides were wonderful! The food was outstanding! The owners are so great and genuinely excited to hear about your day while you’re all having dinner together. We saw so much wildlife! Absolutely wonderful! It was absolutely perfect!
Great wildlife and landscapes. Staff is exceptional. Your driver/guide and spotter are experts at locating and identifying the wildlife. The camp manager, John is often at the camp when you return from your game drives to welcome you back and ask how was your day. Hosts, Jui and Nirmalya make you feel as you are old friends. Food is tasty and artfully presented. Tent is clean, roomy and nicely decorated.
We a family of four with two young girls had most amazing experience right from knowledge of the guides, camps facilities, food and bonfire, everything was just amazing.
I will definitely recommend this and they do night safari too 🙂
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2025 Prices:
| DATES-FROM | DATES-UNTIL | PER ADULT SHARING, PACKAGE | SINGLE SUPPLEMENT, PACKAGE | PER CHILD SHARING, PACKAGE | EXTRA NIGHT PER ADULT SHARING |
| 03-Jan-25 | 31-Mar-25 | 1866 USD | 356 USD | 1296 USD | 649 USD |
| 01-Apr-25 | 30-Jun-25 | 1744 USD | 356 USD | 1222 USD | 588 USD |
| 01-Jul-25 | 21-Jul-25 | 2855 USD | 389 USD | 1819 USD | 1044 USD |
| 22-Jul-25 | 30-Sep-25 | 3089 USD | 423 USD | 1959 USD | 1161 USD |
| 01-Oct-25 | 31-Oct-25 | 2600 USD | 378 USD | 1736 USD | 1016 USD |
| 01-Nov-25 | 19-Dec-25 | 1744 USD | 356 USD | 1222 USD | 588 USD |
| 20-Dec-25 | 02-Jan-26 | 2889 USD | 423 USD | 1909 USD | 1161 USD |
Flying package prices include:
At Wilson Airport, board schedule flight to Ol Seki Airstrip, met and transferred to Porini Cheetah Camp for 2 nights on full board basis including soft drinks, beer, house wine, vodka, gin & tonic, mineral water, return conservancy airstrip transfers, daily Ol Kinyei & Naboisho Conservancy fees, day & night shared game drives in open sided 4×4 safari vehicle with qualified guide, sundowners, walks with Maasai warriors, then last day fly back to Wilson Airport. Porini Wildlife Habitat Trust Payment also included
One Day Maasai Mara National Reserve entry fee included from 1st July to 30th September ONLY.
Mara Reserve Fees & Extra night rates:
Our Porini Camps in the Mara are adjacent to the reserve in exceptionally rich wildlife areas where tourism density is controlled and deliberately kept very low (1 guest tent to 700 acres) and as such there is no need to visit the Mara National Reserve to view lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, buffalo, giraffe, hippo etc. Stays in our camps in the conservancies also include extra activities like night game drives, guided bush walks, bush meals and sundowners. However, should guests wish to include an extra visit to the reserve this can be pre-booked with the additional park entry charge applicable (contact us for prices). As the park entry tickets for the reserve must be booked and paid for in advance, this option needs to be confirmed at time of booking. Extra night rates include activities on the Conservancy but a visit into the National Reserve is subject to the extra Reserve fee on top of the above rates.
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