The spa at Paradise Plains is a short walk from your tent, and the treatments are built around restoration. Our therapists work with African botanicals, Aloe Vera, Baobab and Shea among them, alongside techniques from further afield, and the signature massage uses the Maasai rungu, a smooth wooden club, to reach the muscles that hands cannot. Come after the morning drive, or in the hour before sundowners.

Before daybreak, the hot air balloon launches from the plains, drifting up as the sun comes over the horizon and the Mara begins to wake. From a thousand feet, the landscape opens out in every direction as wildlife moves below, the rivers cutting across the savannah, the light shifting minute by minute as the day takes hold. Flights last around an hour, guided by the wind. Upon landing, a short drive leads to a full bush breakfast served under the open sky, surrounded by the wilderness you have just spent the morning floating above. On the way back to camp, guests have the option of a short game drive, turning the return into one final pass through the wildlife of the morning.

Available all year-round, weather dependent.

Game drives at Wilder follow the natural pattern of the wildlife, which means leaving camp early and returning before the heat sets in, then heading out again as the afternoon cools. Morning drives depart around six, with breakfast back at camp on return. Afternoon drives leave around four, with sundowners served somewhere scenic before returning at dusk. Each game viewer comes equipped with binoculars, bird and mammal reference books, blankets, charging ports, and refreshments.