Sitting above a sweeping bend in the Talek River at the confluence of the Maasai Mara's four game-viewing areas, Mara Intrepids enjoys one of the most spectacular locations in the Maasai Mara ecosystem. Mara Intrepids camp is a short drive from the Mara River, where more than a million wildebeest and zebra make their perilous migration crossing every July and August. For the remainder of the year, the camp offers some of the world's finest game viewing, with large local populations of elephants, rhinos, buffalos, and all the Big Cats. The 30 luxury tents are widely spread across a large riverside site to ensure guests the optimum privacy and peace. Each tent is furnished in the classic style of the grand African safaris, with large four-poster beds and handsome reproduction furniture offset by modern en suite bathrooms with hot showers, flush toilets and all modern amenities. Each tent sits on a shady platform, with sweeping views over the riverbanks where a wide variety of animals come to drink.

Mara Intrepids is divided into four distinct areas, each with its own open-air dining area and "mess tent" where private meals and functions can be arranged. Dinner is usually served in a large dining room under a traditional makuti thatch roof, while breakfast and lunch are hosted on a breezy terrace beside the riverfront swimming pool. As one of the Mara's most established camps, Mara Intrepids enjoys a very close relationship with the local Maasai community, from which most of the staff hail. Together with a sister camp, Mara Explorer, Mara Intrepids runs a Community Development Fund that channels money into local community initiatives, including environmental awareness training, the establishment of medical clinics, and financial support for the local Talek Primary School. The camp itself is run on strict eco-principles, with hot water generated by burning used coffee husks and biodegradable waste mulched for compost in the vegetable gardens. All non-degradable products are returned to Nairobi for proper disposal.