Your 3 Days Samburu camping Safari takes you through Samburu Game Reserve which 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. Samburu Reserve as a safari destination has rugged and dramatic landscape; the Owasso Nyiro River runs along the southern boundary dividing Samburu Game Reserve and is home to crocodile and hippo with the many animals visiting to drink during the heat of the day.
3-Day Samburu Game Reserve Standard Private Tour
Day by Day Tour Itinerary
Day 1
Nairobi – Samburu National Reserve
Pick up from your Nairobi Hotel at 0700hrs and drive north to Samburu National Reserve to arrive at around 1300 hours in time for lunch. After lunch proceed for an afternoon game drive in the park famous as the place for the Samburu semi-nomadic tribesmen, the reticulated giraffe, the Grevy’s zebra gerenuk, beisa oryx and a host of the big game including elephant and lion. Dinner and overnight at your lodge in Samburu reserve.
Day 2
Full Day in Samburu National Reserve
Full day spent in Samburu with early morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu Game Reserve, which covers 40 square miles (104 square kilometers). Ololokwe Table Mountain forms a dramatic backdrop to our game viewing. Samburu is also home to the third of Kenya’s giraffe species – the rare Reticulated Giraffe (only found in the Northern parks). This is also where you see the blue-legged Somali Ostrich, the long-necked Gerenuk gazelle and the straight-horned Beisa Oryx antelope. Dinner and overnight at your pre-booked safari camp in Samburu reserve.
Day 3
Samburu National Reserve to Nairobi
After breakfast, check-out at 0800hrs with a game drive en-route, alternatively you can go for an early morning game drive before breakfast. You’ll also have an optional visit to a Samburu Village to experience how the Samburu people live in the middle of the bush with zebras grazing and lions roaring just outside their homes and get to know their culture and customs during the village tour. Afterwards, we begin our journey back to Nairobi arriving later in the afternoon.
Tour Inclusions
Park fees
All activities
All accommodation
A professional driver/guide
All transportation
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals
Tour Exclusions
International flights
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips
Personal items
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Drinks
