Maasai Simba Camp
Ranked in Best Safari Lodges in Amboseli
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The local Maasai community runs this place, and guide Kwenia leads morning and evening walks where you'll watch giraffes and zebras up close. They'll even give you the kitchen if you want to cook — people have made full Indian feasts here and shared them with the staff.
Google reviews
- Makutiroofing D.Google review · 6 Dec 2025
Maasai Simba Camp delivers a genuine Maasai-country safari + cultural immersion — something quite different from the typical “tourist lodge.” It’s for people who value authenticity, closeness to nature, and human connection, it’s ideal.
- Muthu S.Google review · 1 Oct 2025
Overall an amazing experience. They gave the kitchen to us for cooking and we cooked our Indian food for all of them and enjoyed the occasion. Great ambience. The camp fire was a soothing touch. Swimming pool was small but good clean water. The staffs were too friendly
- Océane C.Google review · 27 Aug 2025
We’ve spent 3 nights at the camp and did 2 safaris with them and can very much recommend this place! Just make sure you reach out the day before arrival to confirm everything. Great staff, very welcoming and always happy to share a lot about local culture. You can also do bush walks and visit local village - we loved it and recommend 100%. Big thank you especially to Kwenia for his hospitality and warmth, we loved spending time with him and learning more about the culture. For a safari to Amboseli - it’s about an hour drive and you can get packed breakfast and lunch.
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- Sean P.Google review · 3 Mar 2025
My wife and I stayed 3 nights at Maasai Simba Camp during our honeymoon at the end of February. The camp is really lovely, rustic, remote, and the local Maasai community help run it which is great. The food was simple but excellent and clearly made with love. We stayed in one of the tents which was comfortable, and there were nice spots to hang out during downtime around camp. We did a full day safari at Amboseli which was amazing, the wildlife with the backdrop of Kilimanjaro was so cool. The camp is about an hour from the park gates which should be factored in - but I think it’s also reflected in the prices which are pretty good value competitive to others we saw. Most of all though, we appreciated the warmth of the staff, and especially Kwenia, who was always around to make sure we were looked after and comfortable, and took us for walking safaris and a visit to the local Maasai village was was really memorable. They also arranged transport from Nairobi and the Namanga Border crossing. Special shout out to Tom from the camp who drove us to Namanga and made sure we got across to Tanzania OK :) Thank you to the camp for hosting us for a lovely few days near Amboseli.
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- Ivona A.Google review · 13 Nov 2024
We loved the walks with a local Maasai guide Kwenia, both in the morning and evening. It’s an exceptional place so close to nature. I will never forget watching giraffes and curious zebras. A great place to relax and capture the world which can soon disappear. Great chef as well taking care of vegetarians.
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Location
Memerush, Kenya
Amboseli
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