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Miti Mingi Eco Camp

  • Budget
  • Tented camp
  • Maasai Mara

Miti Mingi Eco Camp is the tented camp our catalogue names for the Maasai Mara on our budget journeys, close to the reserve’s Oloolaimutia Gate. Its permanent canvas tents, each with its own bathroom, stand along stone paths under a canopy of trees, and every photograph on this page is our own.

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A flagstone path leading past canvas guest tents under shade trees at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
Guest tents along a flagstone path under shade trees. The camp’s name means “many trees”. Photograph: Big Time Safaris · Credits
At a glance

About this stay.

Use the sourced information below to plan, then confirm your room, meals and current facilities in a written proposal. Ask us about Miti Mingi Eco Camp.

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Location
Near Oloolaimutia Gate, Maasai Mara · Maasai Mara, Kenya
Setting
About 500 m from Ololaimutiek (Oloolaimutia) Gate, Masai Mara National Reserve, according to the campSource: Miti Mingi Eco Camp
Tents
Permanent tents with a private toilet and a hot and cold showerSource: Miti Mingi Eco Camp
Bed arrangements
Single, double, twin and triple tents, and family tentsSource: Miti Mingi Eco Camp
Power
Evening generator lighting and charging sockets in the tents, as the camp describes it; confirm before travelSource: Miti Mingi Eco Camp
Comfort level
BudgetAbout budget safaris
Brick-and-canvas buildings beside a large shade tree at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
Brick-and-canvas buildings beside one of the large shade trees in the camp grounds. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
The camp

Many trees, and tents beneath them.

Miti Mingi means “many trees” in Swahili, and the name fits. Our team photographed the camp in October 2026: canvas guest tents under green corrugated roofs, raised on concrete bases along flagstone paths and shaded by large trees, with shrubs and garden lamps between them. Shared buildings for dining, a lounge and a bar stand among the tents.

The camp’s own website describes it as nestled under a canopy of indigenous trees that keeps the grounds cool and draws birds through the day. That is the camp’s description of itself; the photographs on this page show what we saw, and their captions describe only what is visible.

Source: Miti Mingi Eco Camp (opens in a new tab)

The Oloolaimutia Gate of the Masai Mara National Reserve, with the reserve's name on a sign above the entrance
The reserve gate near the camp. Its sign reads “Masai Mara National Reserve, Oloolaimutia Gate”. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
Location

Close to Oloolaimutia Gate.

The camp’s website places Miti Mingi about 500 metres from the Ololaimutiek entrance gate of the Masai Mara National Reserve; the sign on the gate itself, which we photographed on the same visit, spells it Oloolaimutia. Staying this close to a gate means game drives begin near the reserve rather than after a long transfer each morning.

We have not confirmed whether the camp’s land lies inside or outside the reserve boundary, so this page does not say either. Reserve entry, park fees and the roads your driver uses each day are set out in your written quotation, and the reserve’s rules apply on every game drive.

Source: Miti Mingi Eco Camp (opens in a new tab)

A canvas guest tent on a raised base with a covered verandah and two chairs at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
A tent with a covered verandah, two chairs and steps up from the path. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
Accommodation

Permanent tents with their own bathrooms.

According to the camp’s website, its tents are permanent and self-contained, each with a private toilet and a hot and cold shower, and they are arranged with single, double, twin or triple beds, with family tents as well. Our photographs show two styles: tents with a pitched roof over a covered verandah and chairs, and free-standing tents under hipped green roofs, all raised on concrete bases with steps.

Which tent you are given depends on how many are travelling and what is free on your dates. If you need a particular bed arrangement or a family tent, ask for it when you enquire and check that your written quotation names it.

  • Single, double, twin and triple tents, and family tents (camp website)
  • A private toilet and a hot and cold shower in every tent (camp website)
  • Numbered tents on raised bases with steps (our photographs)

Source: Miti Mingi Eco Camp (opens in a new tab)

A double bed with a mosquito net and folded blanket inside a guest tent at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
A double bed under a canopy mosquito net, with a folded blanket and towel. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
Inside a tent

Canopy beds and simple furnishings.

Inside, the tents we photographed have wooden beds with canopy mosquito nets and folded towels, a writing table and chair in some, and power sockets on the tent frame. In the two-bed tents the beds stand on opposite sides, each under its own net, and mesh windows in the canvas walls let in light.

These are budget tents rather than lodge rooms: practical, with the essentials close at hand. A small torch is useful for the walk between your tent and the dining hall after dark.

A tiled shower with a rain shower head in a guest tent bathroom at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
A tent bathroom: tiled walls, an overhead and a hand-held shower, and a grab rail. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
Bathrooms and power

Hot showers, and power for charging.

The tent bathrooms we photographed are tiled, with an overhead and a hand-held shower, a toilet and a washbasin, and the camp’s website says the showers run hot and cold.

The website describes evening lighting from a diesel generator between about 6.30 pm and 10 pm, and sockets in every tent for charging cameras and phones; another page of the same website refers to mains electricity backed up by the generator. Ask us for the current power arrangements before you travel, and charge batteries while the power is on.

Sources: Miti Mingi Eco Camp (opens in a new tab); Miti Mingi Eco Camp (opens in a new tab)

The dining area at Miti Mingi Eco Camp, set with tables and chairs
The dining hall, set with tables and chairs. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
Dining

Meals in the dining hall.

Meals are served in a dining hall laid with long tables and wrought-iron chairs, and a buffet counter with covered serving dishes stands to one side. Which meals are included on your journey is set out in your written quotation: our approved itineraries leave meals to the quotation rather than assuming them.

A lounge with leather sofas and a low table at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
The lounge, with leather sofas around a low table. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
Shared spaces

A lounge and a bar for the evenings.

After a day of game drives there is a lounge with leather sofas and a low table, and a bar counter with stools, both photographed by our team. The camp’s website also lists bonfires among its evening activities. Ask whether drinks are part of your quotation before you travel.

Source: Miti Mingi Eco Camp (opens in a new tab)

On our journeys

A base for budget Mara safaris.

Our catalogue names Miti Mingi Eco Camp on 20 journeys, all of them budget journeys, from 2 to 13 days long. Two stay in the Maasai Mara throughout; others combine the reserve with Kenyan parks such as the Rift Valley lakes, Amboseli, Samburu and Tsavo; and seven continue into Tanzania for the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater, so the camp can be the start of a much longer journey.

Two of these journeys are group-joining, where you share the vehicle and the days with other travellers: the 3 Days Maasai Mara Budget Safari and the 11 Days Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli, Lake Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Safari. On every journey, how many nights are spent at the camp, and which meals and activities are included, are set out when Big Time confirms your itinerary, rather than assumed from the area alone.

Beyond the game drive

Optional activities the camp lists.

The camp’s website lists walking safaris, balloon safaris, bird watching, cultural visits to Maasai homesteads and scenic flights over the Mara, alongside game drives. It describes balloon safaris as run by specialists and scenic flights as privately chartered. None of these is part of a Big Time package unless your written quotation includes it.

On our journeys, game drives are in a 4×4 Land Cruiser, as each day of the itinerary describes. If you would like to add a balloon flight or a cultural visit, ask us for the cost and timing before you book.

Source: Miti Mingi Eco Camp (opens in a new tab)

When to go

Choosing your Mara season.

The Mara Conservancy says the wildebeest migration usually reaches the Maasai Mara around June or July and continues until November, though the herds follow the rain and the timing shifts every year. River crossings are frequent in season but hard to predict. Outside those months the reserve’s resident elephants, giraffes, topi and lions remain, so a Mara safari from the camp is worthwhile in any month.

The Kenya Meteorological Department describes the long rains of March to May and a second rainy season from October to December, and Kenya Wildlife Service treats April to June as the low season, when some park roads need four-wheel drive. Inside the reserve, the Conservancy’s rules apply on every game drive: stay in the vehicle except at designated points, never sit on the roof or in the windows, and keep well back from crossing herds.

Sources: Mara Conservancy (Mara Triangle, Maasai Mara National Reserve) (opens in a new tab); Kenya Meteorological Department (opens in a new tab); Kenya Wildlife Service (opens in a new tab)

Photo tour

More of Miti Mingi Eco Camp.

Photographed by our team in October 2026. Captions describe only what is visible; they do not allocate a tent or promise a view. Photography credits

  • Buildings with brick and canvas walls under green roofs at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
    Tents with brick and canvas walls under green roofs. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
  • Free-standing canvas guest tents with green roofs among trees at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
    Free-standing tents under hipped green roofs, among trees and flowering shrubs. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
  • A row of canvas guest tents with verandahs and steps along a stone path at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
    A row of tents with verandahs and steps; each tent is numbered. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
  • Two styles of canvas guest tent beside a stone path among trees at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
    The two tent styles side by side, linked by a stone path. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
  • A path leading between buildings with green roofs at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
    A path between the tents. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
  • A paved path between shrubs leading towards the guest tents at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
    A paved path through shrubs towards the tents. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
  • A paved path lined with shrubs and a garden lamp between guest tents at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
    A garden lamp beside the path between tents. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
  • Two single beds with mosquito nets inside a guest tent at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
    Two single beds, each under its own mosquito net. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
  • Two beds with canopy mosquito nets on opposite sides of a guest tent at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
    A two-bed tent, with the beds on opposite sides. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
  • A bed under a mosquito net, with a tiled bathroom visible through a doorway, inside a guest tent at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
    A bed under a mosquito net, with the tent’s tiled bathroom through the doorway behind. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
  • A writing table and chair beside the bed inside a guest tent at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
    A writing table and chair beside the bed, with mesh windows in the canvas. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
  • A buffet counter with covered serving dishes at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
    The buffet counter, with covered serving dishes. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
  • The bar counter and stools at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
    The bar counter and stools. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
  • A covered walkway leading to a doorway in one of the camp buildings at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
    A covered walkway leading to one of the camp buildings. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
  • The carved Miti Mingi Eco Camp sign
    The carved Miti Mingi Eco Camp sign. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
  • Guest tents lit by porch lights and a garden lamp after dark at Miti Mingi Eco Camp
    Tents after dark, lit by porch lights and a garden lamp. Photograph: Big Time Safaris
Who it suits

Is Miti Mingi Eco Camp right for you?

  • Budget travellers

    A tented camp close to a reserve gate, with en-suite tents, shared dining and the budget comfort level of the journeys that name it.

  • Group-joining travellers

    Two of our group-joining journeys stay here, so you may share meals and evenings with the people in your vehicle.

  • Families

    The camp lists triple and family tents. Ask us to confirm one for your dates before you book, and share the children’s ages.

  • Not the best fit for

    Travellers who want lodge-style rooms or electricity at every hour. Our midrange and luxury Mara journeys stay at lodges instead.

Things to know

Before you choose it.

  • Power: the camp describes evening generator lighting and charging sockets in the tents. Bring a power bank and charge while the power is on.
  • Wi-Fi: we have not confirmed Wi-Fi at the camp, so do not rely on it for work or calls.
  • Mosquito nets cover the beds in the tents we photographed. Ask a travel-health professional about malaria prevention before you travel.
  • Meals, drinks and optional activities: check what your written quotation includes.
  • After dark: the paths are lit by garden lamps in our night photograph, but carry a torch and follow the camp staff’s guidance.
Safaris that stay at Miti Mingi Eco Camp

20 journeys name this stay.

Each of these journeys names this property in our catalogue. Visiting the same area is not enough to be listed here.

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Questions travellers ask

Miti Mingi Eco Camp, answered.

Is Miti Mingi Eco Camp a luxury camp?
No. It is the budget camp our catalogue names for the Maasai Mara, and it appears only on budget journeys. Our midrange and luxury Maasai Mara journeys stay at lodges, which we discuss with you during planning.
Where exactly is the camp?
The camp’s website places it about 500 metres from the Ololaimutiek (Oloolaimutia) Gate of the Masai Mara National Reserve. We have not confirmed whether the camp’s land is inside or outside the reserve boundary.
Do the tents have their own bathrooms?
Yes. The camp’s website describes permanent, self-contained tents with a private toilet and a hot and cold shower, and the tent bathrooms we photographed are tiled, with a shower, a toilet and a washbasin.
Can I charge my phone and camera?
The camp’s website says every tent has sockets for charging cameras and phones, with lighting from a generator in the evening. Power arrangements can change, so ask us to confirm them before you travel.
Which of your journeys stay at Miti Mingi Eco Camp?
Our catalogue names the camp for the Maasai Mara on 20 budget journeys, from 2 to 13 days, seven of them continuing into Tanzania. They are all listed on this page.
When is the best time to stay?
It depends on what you want to see. The Mara Conservancy says the migration usually reaches the Mara around June or July and stays until November, but the timing shifts every year. The reserve’s resident wildlife is there all year.
Can I stay somewhere else in the Maasai Mara?
Our midrange and luxury Maasai Mara journeys stay at lodges rather than at Miti Mingi. Tell us what matters to you in Plan My Safari and we will talk you through the options.
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How we describe this property

This guide separates the stays named in our approved catalogue from independently researched accommodation. Photographs show the property as photographed or supplied; they do not guarantee a room allocation or current service. Property website claims are attributed, and current arrangements should be confirmed before booking. Listing a property here does not imply ownership of it or a formal partnership with it.

Sources

Facts on this page were checked against these sources in October 2026. Park rules, fees and conditions change, so always check the latest before you travel.

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