Samburu Game Reserve

Samburu Game Reserve

Samburu Game Reserve is situated in the hot and arid fringes of Kenya's vast Northern Frontier District. The area is home to the Samburu tribe, pastoral relatives of the Masai. The landscape is rugged and dramatic - against a backdrop of volcanic mountains, gaunt hills and withered scrub tree punctuate the sparse and dry terrain with clusters of the incredibly hardy desert rose providing the occasional flash of vivid colour. The Ewaso Nyiro river, lifeline of the area, runs along the southern boundary dividing Samburu from Buffalo Springs Reserve. Crocodile and hippo share the river with the many small herds of elephant which bathe and frolic in the muddy brown waters during the heat of the day before returning later to browse on the lush vegetation of the riverine forest. Buffalo, lion, leopard, cheetah and plains game may also be seen but a special feature of this Reserve are the various species of game unique to these northern parks - Beisa Oryx, the long necked gerenuk, Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and the blue shanked Somali ostrich. Samburu Reserve covers an area of 104 km2 on the northern bank of Uaso Nyiro river. The reserve has a unique landscapes of rounded and rugged hills and undulating plains. 

Hotels in Samburu Game Reserve

Bedouin Camp

Elephant Watch Camp

Samburu Intrepids Club

Samburu Lodge

Samburu Serena Lodge

Samburu Sopa Lodge

Sentrim Samburu  Lodge

Sasaab Camp

Larsens Camp

KSS 09 -- 7DAYS /6 NIGHTS –SAMBURU PACKAGE

Key information

Tour Duration              :7 Days

Group Size                    : Minimum 2-6people

Destination                   : Kenya

Specialty                       :Wildlife Viewing – National Parks

Season                           :January -December

Airfare included          : No

Tour Customizable     : Yes

Ø       Popular Destination

Ø       Samburu game reserve

Ø       Lake Nakuru National Park

Ø       Masai Mara game reserve

This Samburu safari package in Kenya is available as 3 & 4 or 5 star accommodation

Samburu/Nakuru/Mara

Tour itinerary

Optional activities not included in rates

Nairobi City Tour

Karen Blixen, Giraffe Centre, Karen Beads and Utamaduni

Bomas of Kenya

Nairobi National Park

Animal Orphanage, Safari walk and Mamba village

Day 1:

Arrival into Nairobi. You will be met by our local representative and transferred to the Panafric Hotel or similar. Day free for orientation and Safari briefing. Overnight stay at the Hotel. (BB) 

Day 2: Samburu Sopa

08.00 hrs. Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive through Central Kenya and North across the Equator to Samburu National Reserve arriving Sarova Shaba in time for Lunch. Afternoon game drive with an optional visit to a local Samburu village. All meals and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge

Day 3: Samburu Sopa

Full day in Samburu, a beautiful game abundant park, home to rarely found species such as the Beisa Oryx, Grevy’s Zebra, blue-necked Somali Ostrich and reticulated giraffe. Morning and afternoon game drives with an optional visit to a local Samburu village. All meals and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge.   

Day 4:Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast, link up with your driver/guide for the morning drive to Lake Nakuru National Park via Thompson Falls and other spectacular countryside.

                Lake Nakuru: was the first place in Africa to be designated a National Park

                primarily because of its numerous bird population. Lake Nakuru is a very

               shallow, strongly alkaline lake of 62 square kilometers/38 miles. It is set in

                the picturesque landscape of the Great Rift Valley with surrounding

                woodland and grassland next to Nakuru town. This is a saline Lake hosting

               the Pink Flamingos, Black and White Rhinos, Pelicans, Buffalos and Lions

                among others. Lunch at Lake Nakuru Lodge. Afternoon game drive at

                the lake shore. Return to the Lodge for dinner and overnight stay at

                Lake Nakuru Lodge

Day 5 Masai Mara -Mara Sopa

      Breakfast at the Lodge. Embark on the morning drive to the spectacular

      countryside. Arrival at Mara Sopa in time for lunch. Seated on a corner of

      the Reserve with plenty of Game, the Mara Sopa is a dream come true.

      The Lodge reflects the Masai people’s culture in its décor; the Masai are

      the surrounding community. They have remained proudly aloof from

      Western civilization. Afternoon game drive. Lunch, Dinner and overnight at    

     the Mara Sopa Lodge

Day 6: Masai Mara-Mara Sopa

You have one full day at the Masai Mara. Here you may undertake optional Balloon rides, or optional visits to Lake Victoria, the second biggest fresh water lake in the world. You may also visit a Masai tribal village as an option. Enjoy morning and afternoon game viewing drives. All the meals are included. Overnight stay at Sarova Mara. Masai Mara is famous for its annual Great Migration of more than two million wildebeest and thousands of Thomson’s gazelle, zebra and impala. Aside from the Migration, game-viewing is excellent throughout the year. For the bird enthusiast 500 species have been recorded. The Masai Mara is well-known for its spectacular black-maned lion and for up-close-and-personal cheetah sightings. Lunch, Dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge .

Day 7:

Breakfast at the lodge. Later, you have the morning drive to Nairobi arriving at about mid-day. Lunch at a Nairobi Hotel. Rest of the day free for own activities and shopping. Transfer to the Airport for a flight back home.

Hotels and Lodges used all 4 Star Hotels

·         Sarova Panafric

·         Samburu Sopa

·         Lake Nakuru Lodge

·         Mara Sopa