Press Releases

Through a long-term agreement, Angama will bolster the conservation efforts of Big Life Foundation, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, to secure the future of Kimana Sanctuary.

Wolfgang M. Neumann has joined Angama as a non-executive director, tasked with assisting the executive team and Board of Directors to identify sustainable and strategic opportunities to strengthen Angama's team and business.

Angama Mara is delighted to announce the appointment of Azei Lego as General Manager. Following an exhaustive search that included hundreds of applications from Kenya’s finest hospitality professionals, international hoteliers, and safari operators alike, the renowned property overlooking the Maasai Mara chose to promote from within and confirm one its own as its new General Manager.

Angama is delighted to announce the appointment of Ryan Brown as its new Head of Marketing with immediate effect. He joins Angama from online tour operator Go2Africa, where he was previously Head of Marketing.

The Angama Foundation is proud to announce Nairobi-based photographer Paolo Torchio as the 2020 Greatest Maasai Mara Photographer of the Year, for his image “Blessing Rain”, of a female leopard posing on a dead tree in final rays of sun during the start of a powerful downpour.

Angama is delighted to announce the opening of Angama Safari Camp, a light footprint, movable, sole-use tented camp accommodating up to eight guests in four ensuite tents, sited deep in the wilderness of the Maasai Mara. This distinctive camp captures the romance and adventure of the glorious Golden Age of safaris, yet with a lightness of spirit that will both surprise and delight guests.

The Angama Foundation, a non- profit predominantly funded through small nightly donations by guests at Angama Mara, is proud to partner with the Mara Predator Conservation Programme (MPCP) on its Collars for Conservation initiative.

Angama Mara has been proud to host four of Kenya’s best wildlife photographers and filmmakers for the past two weeks as they captured the incredible spectacle of the Great Migration and the reopening of travel to and within Kenya.

The Greatest Maasai Mara Photographer of the Year has launched an online auction platform selling beautiful images to raise much-needed funds for boots-on-the-ground conservation organisations in the Mara.

Angama is delighted to announce the July 2020 opening of Angama Safari Camp, a seasonal sole-use tented camp situated in a remote wilderness region of the south-western Mara Triangle

The Angama Foundation is proud to announce Lee-Anne Robertson as the winner of The Greatest Maasai Mara Photographer of the Year 2019, for her image “Juxtaposition”, of a lioness with a wildebeest in her jaws.

The Angama Foundation has provided the funding for the collaring and ongoing monitoring of an elephant in the Maasai Mara’s Nyekweri Forest by the Mara Elephant Project. The elephant, which was successfully collared in August, has been named “Fitz” by the MEP, after the late Steve Fitzgerald, one of Angama Mara’s co-founders.

Less than four years after opening its doors, Angama Mara is celebrating the successes of past projects with the announcement of new community and conservation initiatives, all made possible by funds raised by guests through a nightly donation to the Angama Foundation.

Angama Mara is honoured to have been awarded a Gold Eco-rating by Ecotourism Kenya. This is the highest level of certification, awarded to tourism accommodation facilities that demonstrate “outstanding best practice” in the use of resources, working with local communities and the management of waste and emissions.

The natural running ability of Kenyans has seen them smash many world records on racetracks around the globe. Now, Angama Mara guests have the opportunity to join the Angama Running Club on one of their regular training sessions as part of the lodge’s new ‘Run With A Kenyan’ experience.

Set on the edge of the Great Rift Valley overlooking Kenya’s Maasai Mara, 300 metres below, Angama Mara delivers an innovative approach to lodge design, while at the same time staying true to what guests expect when going on safari.

On December 13, 2018, Angama Mara opened a 100-seat chapel in memory of co-founder Steve Fitzgerald, on what would have been his 65th birthday.

The Angama Foundation is proud to announce Anup Shah as the winner of The Greatest Maasai Mara Photographer of the Year 2019, for his image, titled “Escort”, of a baby elephant boldly walking between cautious adults.

Conde Nast Traveler has announced the results of its 31st annual Readers’ Choice Awards with Kenya’s Angama Mara recognised as the “#1 Resort in Africa”.

Angama Mara has announced the launch of a new on-site photographic studio, a creative hub for content creation, teaching and sharing where guests can enjoy tutorials, editing sessions and engage with the on-site wildlife photographer.

Angama Mara, located in one of the iconic spots from the film Out of Africa now has a “farm” of its own. Swahili for vegetable garden, the ‘Shamba’ is fast becoming a much-loved experiences for guests.

Angama Mara has unveiled three projects to benefit the property’s neighbouring communities, made possible by funds raised by guests through a nightly donation to the Angama Foundation.