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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
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
A Tale of Three Graves
25 October 2016
Inspired by a chance meeting with a remarkable traveller, Nicky Fitzgerald set out to find the tale of three graves which weaves together the Out of Africa story with Angama Mara
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
Celebrating 30 Years of OoA
29 February 2016
Thirty years ago Sydney Pollack’s beautiful movie Out of Africa swept the boards at the 1986 Oscars with 11 nominations and 7 wins: Best Picture, Cinematography, Sound, Music (Original Score), Writing, Art Direction and, of course, Directing. We love this great Kenyan story, part of which was filmed on Angama Mara’s property, and to celebrate...
That Yellow Plane
16 December 2015
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
“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...