Does anyone have any information on a new tented camp in the Mara called Olumara?

www.olumara.com

New is new! First I've heard!

Classic tents, gather in the mid-priced range.

Classic tents? Those green 9 x 12 ones? Maybe like Mara River Camp photographers' tents?

That could be promising.

So I checked the link.

"Koiyaki Lemek conservation camp and the Olare Orok river" is the location. It looks way fancier than my initial reaction.

Looks nice - never heard of it before.

750US$/couple (+ reserve fees/coservancy fees?) for fullboard is not too bad - I have checked Sep/PEAK PEAK season.

FULLBOARD means they don't provide vehicles? No game drives by camp - only catering for "mobile" safaris with own vehicles? That would be a deal breaker for me as those driver-guides might not be familiar with the species and where to be found ;-)

Double check!

SV

If you have your own guide/vehicle on a driving safari, then pricing, as SV indicates, would be FB (full-board), as you're already paying daily for guide/vehicle.

While SV seems to prefer resident guides from a particular camps, it's not necessarily the case that your guide (w/own vehicle) on a FB basis won't be familiar with the area, especially the Mara, or able to spot game. I've had both and never been disappointed. Only difference might be personalities and that's always a crap-shoot.

If you plan to fly, then you should be looking for GP=game package rates, using the camp's guide/vehicle on a shared basis with other guests, but do inquire whether they provide "exclusive use of vehicle" and the daily fee, if this might be of interest. Price should also including the daily park/conservation fees.

Looking at the website gallery, tents seem VERY close to each other.