3 Days Samburu Lodge or Camping Safari

Samburu National Reserve lies in the brooding austere badlands that divide Kenya’s central highlands from Ethiopia. Less crowded than the Mara or Ngorongoro, these reserves are nevertheless serviced by half a dozen upmarket lodges strung along the riparian forest fringing the Ewaso Nyiro River — an incongruously luxuriant ribbon through the surrounding dry scrub. The Maasai-affiliated pastoralists that share their name with the reserve are often to be seen herding their cattle in the area and several nearby traditional villages welcome tourist visits.

Most famed for the Gerenuk (Antelope Giraffe) distinguished by its extraordinarily distended neck and small head. here is the densely striped Grevy’s zebra (twice as heavy as the familiar Burchell’s zebra), the Reticulated giraffe (neat, geometrically marked coat), the regal Beisa oryx and a comically long-horned race of Grant’s gazelle. There is, too, a long list of northern birds — look out for the brilliant cobalt-chested Vulturine guineafowl — which within the restraints of an ordinary safari itinerary are likely to be seen only here. What’s more, Samburu supports healthy populations of elephant and lion, and must rank with the top handful of East African reserves for leopard sightings.

Itinerary

Day 1: Drive through the pristine wilderness of the Kenya’s Northern Frontier to the Samburu Game Reserve. Lunch at selected lodge or campsite and enjoy an evening game drive. Dinner and rest thereafter.

Day 2: Morning and evening game drives. Optional visits to Samburu villages. Dinner & overnight at selected lodge or campsite

Day 3: Pre-breakfast game drive, after breakfast depart for Nairobi arriving in the afternoon. End of your 3 day Samburu safari

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