Home of the Samburu Special Five · Samburu County, northern Kenya
Samburu is dry, rugged country in northern Kenya along the Ewaso Nyiro River. It is home to the “Samburu Special Five” you will not find in the southern parks: reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, beisa oryx, gerenuk and the Somali ostrich.
Elephants come down to the river every day, and leopards are often seen in the riverine forest. The neighbouring Buffalo Springs and Shaba reserves and the Sera Community Conservancy are part of the same wild landscape.
About 5–6 hours by road from Nairobi via Nanyuki and Isiolo, or around 1 hour by scheduled flight from Wilson Airport.
June–October and December–March are dry and great for game viewing around the river.
Northern Kenya’s wild river country and the Samburu Special Five. Choose a lodge or tented camp on full board, including Saruni Rhino for on-foot rhino tracking.
Drives along the Ewaso Nyiro River for elephants, leopard and the Special Five.
Meet Samburu families and see their beadwork and dances.
Track black rhino on foot from Saruni Rhino in Sera Conservancy.
Dry-country birds such as the vulturine guineafowl.
Hotel, transport, park fees and activities in one price. No booking fees.