Maine's two big mountains. Below, everything you need here — grouped by the Wells that matter, with vetted providers and straight pricing.
Stay-Well
Where you rest
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Angama Mara
★ Prime
Clifftop tented suites with sweeping Mara views
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Governors' Camp
★ Prime
Front-row tents on the Mara River
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Mahali Mzuri
★ Prime
Sir Richard Branson's tented camp
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Sarova Mara Game Camp
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Reliable comfort in the heart of the reserve
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Activities-Well
What excites you
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Mara Hot-Air Balloon
★ Prime
Sunrise flight + champagne breakfast
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Maasai Village Cultural Visit
★ Prime
Meet the community, respectfully
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Big Cat Tracking Experience
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With a resident researcher
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Walking Safari — Olare Motorogi
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On foot with armed rangers
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Eat-Well
What you savor
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Bush Dinner by Angama
★ Prime
Candlelit dining on the plains
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Emakoko Restaurant
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Farm-to-table at the park gate
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Talisman, Nairobi
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A Karen institution before you fly out
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Carnivore Nairobi
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The famous beast-of-a-feast
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Move-Well
Getting around
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Mara Land Cruiser Safaris
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Private 4×4 with expert guide
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Abercrombie & Kent Transfers
★ Prime
Seamless private transfers
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Scenic Air Transfers
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Fly between camps
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Nairobi Executive Cars
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Airport & city transfers
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Don't-miss jewels
Ski the biggest single peak in the East — SugarloafComfort
~1,360 skiable acres on one mountain, 162 trails/glades, a 2,820-ft continuous vertical
ski ~Dec-Apr, snow-dependent; in-bounds patrolled Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
Ski above the treeline in the SnowfieldsComfort
the only lift-served above-treeline skiing in the Northeast
late winter-spring, condition/wind-dependent Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
Lap eight peaks off the Chondola at Sunday RiverComfort
~884 acres across eight interconnected peaks, 139 trails and one of the country's biggest snowmaking systems
ski ~late Nov-Apr — early season on snowmaking Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
Ski a long spring on soft cornComfort
late-March–April spring skiing on both mountains — soft afternoon corn, long light and value, with Sugarloaf's Snowfields at their most forgiving
late Mar-Apr — verify closing Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
A two-mountain learn-to-ski weekEssential
strong snowsports schools and broad beginner-to-intermediate terrain at both resorts — Sunday River's South Ridge learning hub and Sugarloaf's village-based programs
ski ~late Nov-Apr Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
The Sugarloaf Village table + Bethel's New England town sceneComfort
après and dining in Sugarloaf's pedestrian village and, on the Sunday River side, the classic town of Bethel
standing; strongest ski + shoulder Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
A slopeside-village winter escapePremier
ski to your door and back — a fireside evening at the Jordan Grand or the Sugarloaf Mountain Hotel
ski season — book peak 3-8 mo Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
Good to know
When is the best time to visit Sunday River + Sugarloaf?
**Sunday River — eight peaks + a snowmaking machine:** ~884 skiable acres across eight interconnected peaks, 139 trails, 19 lifts, 2,340-ft vertical (2nd in Maine, 6th in New England), with snowmaking on ~552 acres — one of the biggest operations in US skiing; the 2008 **Chondola** (6-person chairs + 8-person gondola cabins) runs from the **South Ridge** learning base to North Peak. · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_River_(ski_resort)
How do I get to Sunday River + Sugarloaf?
**Slopeside beds:** Sunday River has the **Grand Summit Hotel** (~230 rooms, slopeside) and the premier **Jordan Grand** (spa, golf, Mahoosuc Range views); Sugarloaf has the **Sugarloaf Mountain Hotel** in the pedestrian village and the trailside **Sugarloaf Inn**. · https://www.sundayriver.com/resort-lodging/grand-summit-hotel
What is worth doing in Sunday River + Sugarloaf?
Ski the biggest single peak in the East — Sugarloaf. ~1,360 acres on one mountain, a 2,820-ft top-to-bottom fall line, and terrain that runs from long cruisers to the summit steeps — the closest thing to a Western big-mountain day in the Northeast. · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarloaf_(ski_resort)
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