Asilia Rekero Camp

Style

Long-loved lookout

Setting

Zebra crossing

At Asilia Rekero Camp, take your front-row seat for the Maasai Mara’s hallmark spectacles. This upscale tented safari stay in Kenya is set right by a river crossing point, where wildebeest and zebras thunder past between July and October. Year-round, resident wildlife including lions, cheetahs and elephants turn heads on game drives. But for the best view in the house, settle on the riverfront deck, the savannah stretching to the horizon and show-stealing wildlife waiting in the wings.

Once you’ve booked your safari stays, the Asilia team will be in touch within 48 hours, on business days, to help arrange travel between camps, which may include charter or private small-plane flights and/or overland transfers.

Facilities

Rooms

Nine tented suites, including two family suites.

Checkout

10am. Check-in is at 2pm; both are flexible, on request and subject to availability. Please note that late check-out may incur additional park fees, food, drink and transport charges.

More Details

Rates include all meals and drinks (except premium wines), limited laundry service, open-vehicle game drives and return shared transfers to Ol Kiombo airstrip. Private transfers can be arranged, subject to availability and an extra charge.

Also

Unfortunately, this remote camp is not suitable if you have limited mobility.

Hotel Closed

Asilia Rekero Camp closes annually for the rainy season in April and May.

Laundry

Room Service

At the Hotel

Deck, lounge, gift shop, board games and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: radio, torch, USB charging ports, free bottled water, laundry detergent and Cinnabar Green bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

Each tented suite at Asilia Rekero Camp looks out across the river to the wildlife-populated plains beyond. The Family Tented Suites, with their second bedrooms and two ensuite bathrooms, will suit if you’re bringing little Smiths.

Packing Tips

Bring a head for heights and an early-bird spirit if you’re tempted by a dawn hot-air balloon ride over the savannah.

Also

Once you’ve booked your safari stays, the Asilia team will be in touch within 48 hours, on business days, to help arrange travel between camps, which may include charter or private small-plane flights and/or overland transfers.

Children

Kids aged five or older are welcome at Asilia Rekero Camp. With under-12s in tow, you’ll need to book a private safari vehicle at additional cost.

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Food & Drink

Top Table

Meals are served communally as standard, but for romantic dinners à deux, ask for a private table to be set up somewhere overlooking the bush.

Dress Code

Come as you are in this remote, outdoorsy stay.

Hotel Restaurant

Expect dining that showcases seasonality and is proudly low on food miles. A commitment to sustainability and a celebration of local, indigenous ingredients underpin Asilia Africa’s approach to cuisine across all camps. Breads, cakes and even ice-creams are made freshly in-house, and dishes are always paired with South African wines.

At Asilia Rekero Camp, breakfast consists of fresh fruits, yoghurt, muesli, freshly squeezed juices, baked pastries, breakfast sandwiches and wraps, as well as options to start your day with hot dishes à la carte.

Across all Asilia Africa camps, the menu changes by the day; at each meal, there’ll be a choice of starters, mains, sides and desserts, with vegetarians as well served as meat eaters. Lunch on Wednesdays and dinner on Sundays are a distinctly Swahili affair, spotlighting local culinary traditions. If you have food preferences or dietary requirements, the camp’s kitchen team will be happy to adapt dishes to suit.

Hotel Bar

There’s no bar, but drinks can be served around the clock on the deck on in the covered lounge and dining areas.

Last Orders

Rather than working to scheduled hours, meals fit around your plans and staff are happy to flex to meet your wishes.

Room Service

Available 24 hours: you can order drinks and snacks to your tent; meals, too, can be arranged chez vous.

Planes

From Nairobi’s Wilson airport, connecting flights touch down at Ol Kiombo airstrip. There, you’ll be met by Asilia staff for the 20-minute shared transfer, included with your stay. Private transfers can be arranged, subject to availability and an extra charge.

Automobiles

All the driving at Rekero Camp is taken care of by trained staff using Asilia vehicles.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

From July to October, hang out on the deck at Asilia Rekero Camp to spot wildebeest and zebras thundering across the Talek River, under 150 metres away from camp. The surrounding bush’s year-round residents include lions, cheetahs, leopards and elephants; spot them on game drives, or while watching the sun rise over the savannah on a hot-air ballon safari (best during the dry months from June to October, and January and February). And if your curiosity has been piqued by chats with your local guides, then conservation and cultural experiences can be arranged, too.

Make three nights at Rekero the culmination of a well-rounded itinerary exploring Tanzanian highlights alongside your Kenyan adventure. Start in Tanzania with three nights just outside the Ngorongoro Crater at Asilia stay Asilia The Highlands, before heading to northern Serengeti and Asilia Sayari Camp for three nights — the ideal pitstop en route to Asilia Rekero Camp and the Maasai Mara.

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