3-Day Special Five Samburu National Reserve Safari

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Nairobi - Samburu National Reserve

You'll be picked up from your Nairobi Hotel at 7:00 am and depart by road driving north crossing the equator from the Southern to the Northern hemisphere to Samburu Game Reserve a semi-arid region excellent for photographers.
You'll arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. This will be followed by some leisure hours for a siesta/swim before you depart at around 4:00 pm for afternoon wildlife viewing. You'll return to the lodge before sunset.

Samburu is a name of Masai origin ‘Samburr’ a traditional leather bag for carrying honey and milk. The region is characterized by vast, open landscapes, dried riverbeds (depending on the season of the year), and red volcanic soil. Rock outcroppings contrast against the dense woodland vegetation along the banks of Ewaso Nyiro meaning ‘River of brown water’, the river that gives life to the reserve.

Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the Lions Cave Camp.

Main Destination:

Samburu National Reserve

Best Time To Visit June to September and January to February

High Season December to March and July to October (Busy)

Best Weather June and December (Cool and fresh after rain)

Wildlife in Samburu NR

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

ZebraCommon

LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

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HippoOccasional

HyenaOccasional

CheetahRare

Wild DogRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

WildebeestNone

Accommodation:

Lion's Cave Camp

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Samburu NR

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full-Day in Samburu National Reserve

This full day in the Samburu Game Reserve will be spent searching for the Big Five, the Samburu Five, and observing the vast unspoiled scenery during morning and afternoon game viewing drive, watching crocodiles bask on muddy riverbanks and velvet monkeys frolic in the late afternoon sun.

In addition, you will have a chance to interact with the Samburu People to learn about their culture.

These five particular animals are usually only found north of the equator —the long-necked gerenuk, the reticulated giraffe which is characterized by its liver-colored geometric patches defined by narrow white lines, the Grevy’s zebra which is smaller than the common zebra and looks more like a horse, the beisa oryx with a black horizontal stripe running across its lower flank and the Somali ostrich males which have blue-grey necks and thighs.

Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the Lions Cave Camp.

Main Destination:

Samburu National Reserve

Accommodation:

Sarova Shaba Game Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Samburu NR

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Samburu - Nairobi

You will enjoy an early morning game drive in Samburu.
Breakfast will be served at the camp. You will depart by road to Nairobi with game viewing en route.
You will have a lunch stop over(own cost) en route to Nairobi.
You will arrive in Nairobi in the late afternoon.

Main Destination:

Samburu National Reserve

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.