MOBILE CAMPING IN THE MARA
Simon Marsh goes mobile camping at Leleshwa Luxury Camp and sticks around for some game viewing.
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o me, the essence of a really great safari is sitting around a fire with a drink, some mates and witty banter. This year is a unique one as the consequences of the COVID pandemic have meant that going to the Mara in the high season is a viable option for residents without the hefty price tag.
The mobile Leleshwa Luxury Camp is operated by Joe and Gillian Charleson and their team, and this year it's set in some of the best private campsites within the Mara Triangle. The stunning location makes for an immersion into the sights and sounds of the migration whilst enjoying all of the fittings and attention-to-detail of a luxury camp. During our visit, it had been set up at Kiboko Private Campsite, with the river lazily stretching along in front of the site and a resident pod of hippos observing us with casual suspicion. It offered the perfect backdrop to the mess tent, best taken in from chairs arranged along the bank. As it was the height of migration season, it was unfortunately not an unusual occurrence to see a wildebeest carcass floating past as vultures
