Mara Nyika, meaning “Large Plains or Great Plains,” is an intimate tented camp set in a valley, straddling a small stream on the western side of the private Naboisho Conservancy bordering Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Mara Nyika’s light-colored canvas tents sit under the canopy of umbrella thorn trees, offering guests views across the plains. Walkways from the tents to the main area evoke the feeling of a treehouse under canvas, and the camp’s ethic and inspiration are on