Kenya’s newest and most ambitious lodge will open in June 2015. Taken from the Swahili word for ‘suspended in mid-air’, Angama Mara rests on the rim of the Oloololo Escarpment, which forms part of Africa’s Great Rift Valley, with magnificent views expanding over the Maasai Mara’s acclaimed Mara Triangle Game Reserve.

A dream come true for Steve and Nicky Fitzgerald who first visited the site nearly 15 years ago, the lodge is also situated where the romantic ‘Ngong Hills’ scenes were filmed in Out of Africa. Inspiration for Angama Mara has continued to be drawn from this classic safari era – one of romance, canvas and elegant simplicity – with modern influences bringing in a high design to the tented suites and an architectural drama to the guests areas.

The two totally separate and intimate camps, each of just 15 tented guest suites, have been designed by architects Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens of Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, North Island and Mombo fame. Floating 300 meters above the Mara, each tented suite hangs onto the edge of the escarpment offering 180-degree views from the 11m glass-fronted floor-to-ceiling windows.

The game viewing in the Mara Triangle is considered among the most outstanding in Africa. Travelers will descend a private track directly from the lodge and 10 minutes later find themselves surrounded by great herds of Africa’s mammals. Every day will be tailored around what they dream to experience. They may choose game drives that last a morning or the whole day, follow animal trails on foot along the escarpment with a Maasai guide, look back at the lodge early one morning from a hot air balloon or visit a manyatta in a neighboring community.

Angama Mara, www.angama.com