Day 1
North via Nanyuki
Scenic drive, afternoon along the river.
Wildlife · 3 days / 2 nights
3-Day Samburu Wilderness
Northern Kenya’s rare species and riverine camps along the Ewaso Nyiro.
Duration
3 days / 2 nights
Price guide
From USD 430 · about KES 55,470 per person
Private guide
From USD 690 · about KES 89,010 per person
Style
Wildlife
The journey
What these days are for
Samburu is the antidote to a crowded southern safari. The Special Five live here, and the river gives you a reason to sit still.
Prices are per person sharing, in low-to-shoulder lodge categories, before international flights. Park fees move; we reconfirm them on the invoice, not in a footnote after you have paid.
In the field
What you will remember
— Special Five
— Ewaso Nyiro
— Samburu culture
— Quiet game drives
Countries of the trip, in practice: Samburu. Read the place notes if you want the road times and the sort of camp we book.
Day by day
The shape of the trip
This is the spine. Lodges change with season and availability; the rhythm does not.
Day 2
Special Five
Morning and afternoon drives for reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, oryx and Grevy’s zebra.
Day 3
Return
Early drive, breakfast, Nairobi by evening. Flying back is wiser if you have a late meeting.
Included
· 2 nights camp or lodge
· Meals
· Park fees
· 4×4 game drives
· Guide
Not included
· Tips
· Drinks
· Cultural visit fees
A sense of the place
Light, canvas, country
Places on this route
Read the country before you book the days
Northern Kenya
Samburu
Arid beauty along the Ewaso Nyiro. Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, gerenuk and Beisa oryx.
Destination notesNext
Tell us your dates. We will tell you if this trip fits them.
Share how many of you are travelling, the ages of any children, and whether you prefer to drive or fly. We reply with a named camp, not a brochure PDF.