Seasons of Love15 June 2021As we celebrate Angama’s birthday, Nicky wonders – how do you begin to measure the love that has been poured into our lodge over the past six years?ByNicky Fitzgerald
Redefining Growth30 March 2021As Shannon’s time at Angama draws to a close, she reflects on her time and her personal journey – finding meaning in resolve, and fulfilment in effortByShannon Davis
From Godown to GM9 March 2021Just shy of six years ago, and three months before we welcomed our first guests to Angama, a most distinguished gentleman joined our family, and this is his story from then till now …ByNicky Fitzgerald
The Angama Way15 September 2020Chef Collins Randiga is an integral member of the Angama Mara team and has been since its inception in 2015. It is through living according to the company's core values, he believes, that we achieve what is known as The Angama WayByCollins Randiga
People First. Always.21 July 2020Looking back on a 40-year career, Nicky is certain that the heart of the industry is powered by people: guests, staff, communities, and other stakeholdersByNicky Fitzgerald
Rift Valley Revelry12 May 2020Our second cultural night was held mid-March 2020 to celebrate our brothers and sisters from the Rift Valley region of KenyaByAzei Lago
Angama By The Sea17 March 2020If you can’t take Angama Mara to the coast, why not bring the coast to Angama Mara? That’s exactly what Azei Lago and his fellow ‘coastals’ did for our inaugural Coastal Night, a celebration of the diversity of culture found in the Angama Mara familyByAzei Lago
From Pied Crow* to Suspended in Mid Air**15 October 2019We delight in sharing the history of Angama Mara and this week’s story, written by our dear friend Sarah, offers our readers not only a peek into times gone by but is also a story with a romantic endingByGuest Author
Alice in Maasailand6 August 2019With an enthusiasm and passion for wildlife that is as admirable as it is contagious, Angama Mara guide Alice Mantaine has been breaking traditional boundaries throughout her life, paving the way for future female guides in the MaraByAlice Mantaine
Steve’s Last Drive26 February 2019Last month, Douggy Onsongo kept a promise and took the guiding team on a path less travelledByDouggy Onsongo
Building a Future1 January 2019From digging foundations and laying bricks to becoming skilled hospitality professionals at Angama Mara, Tyler Davis honours those twenty three members of our family who began their journey at the lodge from ground zeroByTyler Davis
Kwaheri Steve28 November 2017Despite the pouring rain – considered a blessing on important days in Maasailand – family, friends, staff, community members, young and old, gathered from far and wide to say farewell to SteveByNicky Fitzgerald
Angama of 1000 Days15 August 2017On 12 August 2014 the first peg was hammered into the ground and Steve Fitzgerald reminisces what it took to build Angama Mara in just over 10 monthsBySteve Fitzgerald
When Our Staff Came to Stay7 June 2016As a Camp Manager, I have seen our guests taken aback at their first view from the guest area, and speechless when they reach the crest of the Out of Africa kopje … but it has always been abstract to me. Until it happened to me.ByAzei Lago
Then & Now: A Year of Miracles12 April 2016Who would have thought just twelve months ago, in April 2015, our lovely lodge would make such an extraordinary recovery from Construction Catastrophe to this? These ‘then’ pictures were snapped during a site visit between 6 – 10 April 2015. The fact we were just 10 weeks to opening hadn’t really dawned on us...ByNicky Fitzgerald
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
