Our story

A Place of
Happiness.

Nashipai Mara is a hotel in the making and a promise to the landscape: that travel can feel deeply restorative while respecting the people and wildlife that make the Mara extraordinary.

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What Nashipai means

More than a name.
A feeling.

Nashipai—the Maa word for happiness—describes the ease we want every guest to carry home.

Located in Lemek Conservancy, Nashipai Mara is being developed as an intimate boutique eco-luxury safari hotel. Refined comfort meets a landscape that remains the true host.

Our philosophy is simple: luxury is quiet, nature leads, and genuine hospitality begins with listening—to guests, to community and to the land.

Female cheetah with three young cheetahs in the Mara

The spirit of Nashipai

Grace across
the plains.

Across the Maasai Mara, Nashipai is also the name of a celebrated wild female cheetah and devoted mother. Her resilience and the journey of her daughters inspire our emblem: watchfulness, courage, tenderness and freedom.

A mother's grace. A daughter's freedom. The enduring happiness of the wild.
Our emblem is an artistic tribute to this spirit, not an official wildlife identification mark.

Leadership & advisors

Built with purpose.
Guided locally.

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Founder & Owner

Nancy Hauschild

The vision behind Nashipai Mara: an intimate place of happiness shaped by refined hospitality, respect for the landscape and a commitment to creating meaningful local opportunity.

Founder & Owner · Shaping Nashipai Mara as a place of happiness, thoughtful hospitality and meaningful local opportunity.

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Community Advisor & Board Member

Mr. Nicholas Murero

Chairman, Narok County Natural Resources Network. Mr. Murero brings invaluable knowledge of the region, its people, traditions and conservation values, helping ensure Nashipai grows with cultural respect and community partnership.

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Your Mara journey

There is a sunrise
waiting for you.

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