A Tale of Three Graves25 January 2022Inspired 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 MaraByNicky Fitzgerald
Shoot Not the Iguana18 January 2022Charlotte 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 trueByCharlotte Ross Stewart
That Yellow Plane16 January 2022Jens 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 LaikipiaByJens Kozany
The Nine Lives Of The Cottar’s Safari Cat21 January 2020Why 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 catBySue van Winsen
Celebrating 30 Years of Out of Africa29 February 2016Angama 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 storyByNicky Fitzgerald
“We have a lodge in Africa”27 October 2015The 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...ByKate Fitzgerald Boyd
The Leaning Giraffe14 October 2015The 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 brandByChris Gough Palmer
Musings on African Film … Part One1 April 2015Mike 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 soilByMichael Boyd
Karen Blixen: Out of Africa and into the heart of Copenhagen31 December 2014In 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...ByNestor E. Lara Baeza
Layers, Cottons and Neutrals11 November 2014Jenny 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 safariByJenny Le Roux
It All Started with The Bath30 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 interiorsByAnnemarie Meintjes
Welcome to Leaving Out The Dull Parts29 August 2014Nicky 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 nameByNicky Fitzgerald
