Nairobi: 3-Day Samburu National Reserve Safari Tour

Embark on a 3-day safari tour from Nairobi to Samburu National Reserve. Spot the African big cats, elephants, buffaloes, and other big game in their natural habitat.
Day 1: Nairobi to Samburu National Reserve

Get picked up from your hotel or the airport in Nairobi and depart for Samburu National Reserve in Northern Kenya. Arrive in time for lunch, then head out for an afternoon game drive in the reserve.

Explore the semi-arid landscape, home to a large concentration of wild animals and birdlife. Together with the adjoining Shaba and Buffalo Springs national reserves, Samburu is popular for hosting the rare Northern-Kenya animal species (Gerenuk, Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, Beisa Oryx and Somali Ostrich) which are not found in the other popular parks and reserves in Kenya.

It is also home to all the African big cats (lion, cheetah and leopard), alongside other big game including elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, hippos, impala, water-buck and many others. Samburu is also a renowned bird watching haven, with hundreds of bird species resident here. These include kingfisher, bee-eaters, tawny eagle, guinea-fowll, yellow throated spur-fowl, lilac-breasted roller, red-billed horn bill, secretary bird, Verreaux’s eagle, superb starling, yellow-billed hornbill and vultures.The unique culture of The Samburu tribe who live in the region is the icing to cake for the amazing Samburu National Reserve.


Day 2: Full Day Game Drive

After breakfast, depart for a game drive to look for lion, leopard, cheetah and whoever else might show up in the dawning light.

Follow the path of the Ewaso Ngiro River, and be on the lookout for elephant, buffalo, and some of the more entertaining wildlife like dik-dik, warthog and the olive baboon.

Samburu is also known as one of the two regions where conservationist Joy Adams raised Elsa the Lioness, later made famous in the book and movie, Born Free.

Here too, are the Samburu people, closely related to the Maasai, an indigenous, pastoral group, who have inhabited this region for eons.

As always on our safaris, be as active as you wish or relax at your safari accommodation.

Day 3: Samburu to Nairobi

Enjoy an early morning breakfast and then drive back to Nairobi with a short game drive en route. Continue to Nairobi with an optional lunch on the way (at your own expense).

Para garantir a disponibilidade, reserve o mais cedo possível. A reserva antecipada vale a pena considerar especialmente se você estiver planejando a viagem durante a alta temporada, como feriados ou fins de semana.

Esta excursão você pode cancelar sem custo até 24 horas antes do início da viagem. Se você cancelar após 24 horas ou não comparecer à excursão, ainda será cobrado o preço total da atividade. Chegar atrasado na coleta ou partida será considerado como não comparecimento.