Out of Africa Archives

Above: Karen Blixen’s “iguana” is actually the agama lizard found near Angama (no relation)

Shoot Not the Iguana 18 January 2022 Charlotte discovers that despite the divide between a colonial coffee-growing settler and a Gen Z digital marketer, many of Out of Africa's sentiments and lessons still ring true By Charlotte Ross Stewart

Segera's G-AAMY biplane heading towards Mount Kenya

That Yellow Plane 16 January 2022 Jens Kozany tells the story of G-AAMY, the Gipsy Moth biplane so famously filmed in Out of Africa, and now resident of Segera Retreat in Laikipia By Jens Kozany

Piki Piki, the Cottar's cat featured prominently in a Vogue shoot with Keira Knightley

The Nine Lives Of The Cottar’s Safari Cat 21 January 2020 Why go on a game drive when the most handsome of felines can be found in the mess tent? From brushing shoulders with the rich and famous to tales of fierce encounters with wildlife, we couldn’t help but fall in love with Piki Piki, Cottar’s safari cat By Sue van Winsen

Why Spinning Tops Don’t Get Dizzy 20 December 2016 Experience Angama Mara through the eyes of Marina Greaves, one half of the duo who created Angama Mara's signature brand By Marina Greaves

Behind the Closed Doors of Segera’s Explorer Lounge 14 April 2016 Mike Boyd steps into a past of snug leather sofas, old libraries and worn leather, as he explores the Explorer Lounge at Segera Retreat By Michael Boyd

The crest of the Out of Africa kopje featured on the movie’s poster

Celebrating 30 Years of Out of Africa 29 February 2016 Angama Mara celebrates 30 years since the movie Out of Africa swept the oscars by sharing some of our favourite moments from the movie and the story By Nicky Fitzgerald

Above: Enjoy a picnic for two on the Out of Africa kopje that is featured in the movie poster

“We have a lodge in Africa” 27 October 2015 The world fell in love with Karen Blixen's opening line, "I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills". For those who identify with Out of Africa, this wild continent is the heart of every safari and many of the film's most memorable scenes were shot overlooking the Maasai Mara at Angama... By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

The Leaning Giraffe 14 October 2015 The brand name needed to be reflected in the logo: to tell the story of a lodge being ‘suspended in mid-air’; to underpin the historical importance and the world’s curiosity with Africa; the spirit of the place, its people, flora and fauna.... Chris Gough Palmer shares his story about the creation of the Angama brand By Chris Gough Palmer

Musings on African Film … Part One 1 April 2015 Mike Boyd is a film fundi and assisted the Angama Mara team in curating our DVD library of over 100 African films, in this three part series he shares some of his favourite films created on African soil By Michael Boyd

Karen Blixen: Out of Africa and into the heart of Copenhagen 31 December 2014 In the movie, Out of Africa, Meryl Streep perfectly portrays how Africa, and Kenya in particular, changes Karen Blixen over the seventeen years that she lived there. Blixen, so inherently and elegantly Danish on her arrival in Africa was transformed from her European aristocratic roots into the beautiful African memsahib, who embraced everything that Africa... By Nestor E. Lara Baeza

Layers, Cottons and Neutrals 11 November 2014 Jenny Le Roux is the owner of one Cape Town’s most loved boutiques called Habits and shares some very sounds advice on what to wear on safari By Jenny Le Roux

Angama Mara's dreamy bath in all tented suites

It All Started with The Bath 30 September 2014 “It started with a galvanized bath, of course, and then I read all about Karen and Denys, their romance, their safaris and the history of Kenya during those times” says Annemarie Meintjes on where she took her inspiration for the Angama Mara interiors By Annemarie Meintjes

The iconic scene that inspired the name of our beloved blog

Welcome to Leaving Out The Dull Parts 29 August 2014 Nicky Fitzgerald, CEO and Chief Editor of Angama's blog, shares what Leaving Out The Dull Parts is all about and explains the origins of its name By Nicky Fitzgerald

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