Maji moto means hot water in Swahili — the spring below the hill that fills the camp’s showers.
Built with the village, for the village.
A year in a homestead
Neva Lepenik and Roman Biondic came to Kenya from Slovenia, lived for a year in a Maasai homestead in the Mara, and were given Maasai names.
A family safari company
They founded Eyes on Africa Safaris, which still runs the camp’s game drives and safari packages.
On a hill in the Loita
Maji Moto Eco Camp was built Maasai-style from branches, grass, mud, cow dung and stone, above the plains near Maji Moto village. Every member of staff is from the village.
Part of every stay
Part of the camp’s profit, and guests’ donations, go to local primary schools — new classrooms, water tanks, school lunches.
Ten tents.
Each with its own view.
Igloo-style tents, privately placed around the hilltop, each with a proper bed, bedding and towels and its own spot to sit and look out. Six bush showers run on hot-spring water; the toilets are long-drops, shared.
See the tents →
The Igloo Tent for Two
An igloo tent for two with a proper bed and its own view. US$150 a person a night, all meals and activities.
The Igloo Tent, Single
The same tent and view, for one. US$225 a night, all meals and activities.
The Igloo Tent for Three
Two sharing and a third bed, for friends or a family. US$425 a night, all meals and activities.
Run by the Maasai of Maji Moto
Every guide, cook and host comes from the village below the hill. The walks, the stories and the food are theirs.
Off-grid on purpose
No generator. Candles, lanterns and solar lights after dark, solar panels for charging cameras and phones, and firewood only from fallen wood in the camp’s 60-acre forest.
An hour from the Mara
Go into the Masai Mara for a full day and come back to the hill for dinner — with no conservancy fee and no park fees for the nights.
Activities are in the rate
A manyatta visit, nature walks, fire making, beading, the school and the hot spring are all part of a full-board stay.
How the days go.
Guided walks on the hills and plains, a visit to a Maasai manyatta, warrior skills, the hot spring — all in the rate. A day in the Masai Mara and longer walking safaris can be added.
Hosted by the Maasai of Maji Moto.
“The crew took such good care of us, the kids learned so much.”
The camp is operated by Maasai people from Maji Moto village: the guides who walk you through the Loita, the cook who blends Kenyan and international cooking, and the hosts round the fire.
Meet the camp →“Visiting Maji Moto Eco Camp was truly something special.”
Notes from the hill.
What we do at Maji Moto Eco Camp
Maji Moto Eco Camp and the Maasai school support programme
Life of a Maasai warrior
News from the Loita.
Stories from the camp, the school programme and the walking trails — a few times a year. No spam; leave any time.