Elephants, zebra and topi grazing on the Mara plains with Mlima camp on the horizon

Mlima Mara

Filmmakers

Mlima’s camp buildings glowing under festoon lights at dusk in the Maasai Mara

A Filming Base

Mlima is a private, exclusive-use camp in the Maasai Mara, built by John Haskew — a working wildlife cinematographer — as a base for filming. The whole camp is yours for the shoot, and the day runs on your call sheet.

Please register for access to our Film Makers Area to see photographs of the vehicles and camp, the kit list, our rates, and the fees and permits for a production. Registered film makers sign in with a one-time code emailed to their registered address.

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A Mlima photographic vehicle in the Maasai Mara with a cine camera on a side mount, and a Maasai driver-guide alongside

Why Film Makers Choose Mlima

  • Exclusive use of the camp: no other guests and no shared vehicles.
  • Long-lens cine kit on site — RED V-RAPTOR 8K and a Canon CN20x50 (50–1000mm) on an OConnor Ultimate 2560 head — so nothing is freighted in.
  • Open-sided photographic vehicles with low-angle sightlines, and Maasai driver-guides on a shared sighting network.
  • Flexible drive times: pre-dawn departures and after-dark returns.
  • Dedicated editing space and Starlink Wi-Fi in every cottage.
  • Permits and ground fixing handled through a Mara fixer we have worked with for years.
  • 30 minutes from Musiara airstrip — we help coordinate Nairobi transfers and domestic flights.
Mlima camp from the air at sunset in the Maasai Mara

A Filming Base First, a Safari Camp Second

John founded Mlima in 2014 as a base for filming and photography, and opened it to photographic safaris in 2024. Where it sits, how it runs and what is parked outside it were all decided by the requirements of a shoot. More about John’s background.