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Angama Mara is a safari lodge in the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
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Angama Mara is a safari lodge in the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
In the Kiswahili language, "angama" means "suspended in mid-air"; the name refers to the lodge's location 300 metres (980 ft) above the floor of the Maasai Mara. [1]
The lodge was developed by Steve and Nicky Fitzgerald and opened in June 2015. [2] It is located on the site where several scenes of Sydney Pollack's Out of Africa (1985) were filmed. [3] It was chosen for the film as the landscape reflected what the Ngong Hills just outside Nairobi would have looked like in Karen Blixen's time, before the area became urbanised. [4]
Angama Mara comprises two separate camps of 15 tents each. [5]
In 2020, Angama Safari Camp opened. [6]
Angama Mara has a private entrance to the 512 square kilometres (198 sq mi) Mara Triangle where all game drives take place. The Mara Triangle has abundant year-round wildlife, including the Big Five. It is also where the Great Migration enters and exits the Maasai Mara National Reserve and crosses the Mara River. [7]
The Angama Foundation supports education, healthcare, and conservative initiatives. [8]
The Angama Foundation works closely with neighbouring schools and several conservation organisations including the Mara Conservancy, the Mara Elephant Project and the Anne K. Taylor Fund. [9]
In 2018, Angama Mara was listed in Condé Nast Traveler as the #1 resort in Africa. [10] It has also received other accolades including being featured in the Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards in 2020 [11] and Fodor's Finest Hotels in 2020. [12]