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Event Information

The Kenya Airways Masai Mara Marathon 2013 will take place on Saturday 17th August 2013.

Registration & Payment

  • To register, download the form online, fill it and drop it off at one of the offices listed in the form.
  • Registration is not deemed complete until payment has been made

 

By Bank Transfer

Bank Name: Kenya Commercial Bank
Bank Address: Kipande House Branch, P.o. Box 30012-00100, GPO, Nairobi, Kenya
Account Name: Masai Mara Marathon – Registration.
Account Number: 1135457360
BACS: KCBLKENX

 

By MPESA

Send your payment using the Paybill option. Enter Business Number 522522. Then enter account number 1135457360when prompted.
Please take note of your reference number as you will be asked for it when called for confirmation.

 

By Cheque

Please make your cheque payable to Masai Mara Marathon – Registration. You may attach it to your form when you drop it off or
pay it directly into our bank account using the account details under the bank ranger section above.

 

Accommodation Options

You can arrange your own accommodation outside the KQ Masai Mara Marathon Village by contacting hotels or travel agents directly.
Nearby hotels include David Livingstone Camp & Mara Interpids Tented Camp.

The KQ Masai Mara Marathon Village located onsite has 5 accommodation options as listed below.

 

1. KQ Simba Self Catering Camp

Cost per person – Kshs.3,000.00 per night

A self-catering ground will be demarcated on site. The zone will be secured with a perimeter fence. You will be able to drive your
car in to the Simba camp.

What’s included:

  • Toilets
  • Showers
  • First Aid / Medical Tent

What you need:

  • A sense of fun & adventure!
  • Beds / Sleeping bags and beddings
  • Personal amenities
  • Personal toilet requisites
  • Torches
  • Cooking Equipment (a caterer will be on site to sell food & beverages too)

 

2. KQ Chui Camp

Cost per person – Kshs.12,000.00 per Full board

This tented camp offers chalet style tents that sleep / accommodate 1 – 2 pax. Toilets and showers are also available in the camp.

What’s included:

  • Meals at the Ngoma Boma
    (Lunch & Dinner on 21st September; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner on 22nd September & Breakfast on 23rd September)
  • Tent
  • Bed & Beddings
  • Toilets
  • Showers
  • First Aid / Medical Tent

What you need:

  • A sense of fun & adventure!
  • Beds / Sleeping bags and beddings
  • Personal amenities
  • Personal toilet requisites
  • Torches
  • Cooking Equipment (a caterer will be on site to sell food & beverages too)

 

2. KQ Premiere World Camp

Cost per person – Kshs.75,000.00 per Full board

This luxury camp is set away from the hustle & bustle of the village offering complete privacy.

Each tent is furnished with a large comfortable bed, campaign furniture, cushions and hand woven rugs in warm organic colors that
blend in with the environment. Your personal tent attendant will make sure that the Egyptian cotton sheets on your bed are crisp and
that a hot water bottle is slipped beneath your duvet on chilly nights. While you are at supper, he will have turned down your bed and
lowered your mosquito net.

The arched windows and the front entrance of your tent incorporate special netting to allow the breeze to pass through your tent
whilst keeping away unwanted insects.

Each tent is fully equipped with a flushing ceramic toilet, washbasin and shower. Your tent attendant will be at hand to ensure the
temperature of the water in your bucket shower is just right for you – at whatever time of the day or night you may wish to bathe.

Your tent attendant will also take care of your laundry. which will be delivered, weather permitting, to your tent each morning
- pressed beautifully by an old fashioned charcoal iron. Shoes that require cleaning will taken will be taken away in the evening and
returned to you with your morning tea or coffee.

Each tent is solar powered so that you have two bright bedside reading lamps and an overhead light in your bedroom and bathroom.

The meals are prepared with the very freshest ingredients and we will gladly observe any special dietary preferences.
The expert chefs take full advantage of vegetables and salads that are in season. They rise before anyone else in camp to bake the
finest breads and pastries for your breakfast. There is a small reference library for you to browse and a variety of board games for
the competitive spirit. Batteries and mobile phones can be charged through the day in the mess tent.

 

4. Mara Intrepids Tented Camp

Cost per person sharing in a Double/Twin room – USD 780.00 for two nights

Cost per person in a single room – USD 1014.00 for Two nights

Cost per 3rd BED adult (sharing with adults) – USD 626.00 for two nights

Includes

  • 2 nights’ accommodation on FULL BOARD ACCOMMODATION
  • Game Drives

Excludes

  • Transport to Mara – Indicated separately below
  • Park Entrance fees, Drinks and gratuities


Accommodation:


The 30 luxury tents are widely spread across a large riverside site to ensure guests the optimum of privacy and peace.
Each tent is furnished in the classic style of the grand African safaris, with large four-poster beds and handsome reproduction
furniture, offset by modern en suite bathrooms with hot showers, flush toilets and all modern amenities.
The camp is secured by an electric fence to ward off animals and has 24 hour security.


Hotel Check-in and Check-out


Normal checkout time is 10.00 am.


Getting there


Mara Intrepids is 298 kilometres and a six-hour drive from Nairobi, while our all-weather airstrip, Ol Kiombo, enables guests to be at the
camp within 45 minutes of leaving the capital. The airstrip is serviced twice daily by both Safarilink and Air Kenya from Wilson
Airport in Nairobi.


Board basis


The Board basis is usually full board, which includes three lip-smacking meals, accommodation in our en suite luxury tents,
three game drives a day in our open-sided Land Rover jeeps and free adventurers’ club membership for the children (3-11 year olds).
A normal stay is usually 3 days (2 nights) but a longer stay is advised for better incursion in the Maasai country and immersion into
their culture and to fully enjoy the safari experience.


Facilities:

  • Luxurious modern tents with secluded verandas
  • Small riverfront dining areas with private catering
  • Freeform swimming pool with sunbathing terrace
  • Conference room with business and video facilities
  • Elevated game-viewing platform with bar service
  • Custom-built four-wheel-drive safari vehicles
  • Reliable 240-volt generator electricity supply
  • Safety deposit boxes for guests’ valuables
  • Board games and guests’ reference library
  • Boutique with souvenirs and safari essentials
  • Tea/Coffee making facilities in each tent Services
  • Catering for private dinners and BBQs
  • Boiled water and insect repellent in tents
  • Telephone, e-mail, fax and postal services
  • Foreign currency exchange at reception
  • Single-day laundry and valet services
  • Early morning calls with tea or coffee served with cookies
  • Complimentary airstrip transfers
  • Wet towels and drinks on check-in
  • Resident doctor available 24 hours
  • Flex body therapy for half or one hour


Activities :


  • Three game drives daily with personal guides
  • Escorted walking safaris outside the reserve
  • Bush breakfasts and dinners under the stars
  • Romantic sundowners on the Mara plains
  • Visits to neighboring Maasai communities
  • Arrangements for dawn balloon safaris
  • Astronomy with resident naturalist with cultural interpretations
  • Private parties on the champagne terrace
  • Lectures & slide shows on culture and wildlife
  • Heritage’s famous Adventurers’ Club for kids and Young Rangers’ Club for intrepid teenagers
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      5.David Livinnstone Safari Lodge

      Cost per person sharing in a Double/Twin room – KES 13900 for two nights

      Cost per person in a single room – KES 20,000 for two nights

      Cost per 3rd BED adult (sharing with adults) – KES 13000 for two nights

      Includes

      • 2 nights’ accommodation on FULL Board basis
      • Game Drives

      Excludes

      • Transport to Mara
      • Park Entrance fees, Drinks and Gratuities

      Each of the 82 appointed rooms is a haven of style and serenity, complete with balcony and private bathroom. Even greater grandeur
      can be experienced by booking one of the two suites, whenever you choose to lay your head at our suites LEMEK & AITONG, you’ll find
      the surroundings, Fit for a King.

      Kenya is a country forever associated with the great express of bygone areas. Speke, Burton, Livingstone & Stanley all passed through
      this lush and beautiful land, bringing its wonder to notice of the waiting world. Now one of the most spectacular areas -
      DAVID LIVINGSTONE SAFARI RESORT has opened its magical doors to one more intrepid explorer – “YOU”!!

      Named after the most renowned explorer DAVID LIVINGSTONE, this is an area of staggering natural beauty with all kind of exotic flora
      and fauna, on view and every kind of wildlife from the big five.

      David Livingstone Safari Resort has played host to countless distinguished guests including the past president DANIEL ARAP MOI, Current
      president of Kenya MWAI KIBAKI and renowned film actors and world famous photographers from across the globe. Our resort has
      remained a favorite spot to many wildlife researchers from every corner of the world.

      You will find the tastiest examples of Kenya’s rich and varied cuisine in our restaurant. Choice cuts of meat, poultry and fish are
      subtly blended with exotic local flavors and deliver a truly African experience prepared to international standards.
      The more adventurous you are, you will leap at the chance to savory these flavors at one of our frequent bush dinners.

      The elegant blue water swimming pool provides all our guests with the opportunity of respite from the tropical daytime temperatures.
      A cooling dip before breakfast, lunch or dinner works wonders for the appetite.

      At the David Livingstone Safari Resort you are secured in an oasis of friendliness and efficiency backed by 30 years of world
      class experience in hospitality.

      The highly qualified and very friendly management staff leaves you nursed and cushioned with prompt attendance and service.

      David Livingstone Safari Resort epitomizes gracious living and offers great value for money.

      The famous Hippo Bar and Pool side Terraces provide the most pleasant natural ambiance during the day for relaxing and soaking up
      the hot sun in friendly Kenyan atmosphere.

      Our swimming pool, long stretch of gardens, river banks are all an ideal venue for weddings, receptions, cocktails, dinner parties,
      activity planning and more.

      The hotel enjoys a one kilometer private river stretch on the banks of the famous Mara River.

      With spacious tranquil gardens, namely KOYAKI, LAMEK and ITIONG, we offer you relaxed atmosphere and peaceful get away from the busy
      city life and a chance to wind down after your safari adventure.

      Nestled amidst organic farms and the premises also boasts of exotic plants and a seemingly endless array of flowers and blossoms