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Samburu landscape

Kenya safari destination

Samburu

Build Samburu into a route that fits your days, your starting point and the way you want to travel.

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Landscape
Park
Routes available
6
Trip length
5–16 days
Common starts
Nairobi

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Why put Samburu on your route?

Our itinerary notes show what a day here can feel like, without separating the destination from the journey around it.

Samburu features on 6 FAD itineraries, ranging from 5 to 16 days. Compare the routes, see what our guides plan into a day here and choose the journey that fits your time.

Africa Safari Tour kenya and Tanzania Safaris
Day 01 13 Days
Samburu day note Africa Safari Tour kenya and Tanzania Safaris
Day 01 in Samburu 01 / 06

Africa Safari Tour kenya and Tanzania Safaris

0730hrs: Pick up from Nairobi airport or Nairobi hotel Drive on the scenic route via the central highlands to the Samburu National Reserve in the semi arid northern frontier of Kenya Samburu,Shaba and Buffalo springs game reserves are a place of endless skies, dust-red plains and...

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8-Days 7-Nights Affordable Kenya Adventure Safari
Day 03 8 Days
Samburu day note 8-Days 7-Nights Affordable Kenya Adventure Safari
Day 03 in Samburu 02 / 06

8-Days 7-Nights Affordable Kenya Adventure Safari

Lying in the heart of northern Kenya’s stunning natural landscapes, Samburu National Reserve includes parts of Mount Kenya National Park and is blessed with a rich diversity of habitats that encompass montane forests, grasslands and the meandering waters of the Ewaso Nyiro River....

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8-Days 7-Nights Affordable Kenya Adventure Safari
Day 02 8 Days
Samburu day note 8-Days 7-Nights Affordable Kenya Adventure Safari
Day 02 in Samburu 03 / 06

8-Days 7-Nights Affordable Kenya Adventure Safari

Returning to the Aberdare Country Club this morning, we rejoin our vehicle and continue north, towards the stark desert scrub and open savannahs of Samburu National Reserve. On arrival we transfer to the Samburu Simba Lodge for a 2 night stay, after which you will enjoy an aftern...

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Kenya Safari Tours Packages |16-Days Kenya Wildlife Safari
Day 08 16 Days
Samburu day note Kenya Safari Tours Packages |16-Days Kenya Wildlife Safari
Day 08 in Samburu 04 / 06

Kenya Safari Tours Packages |16-Days Kenya Wildlife Safari

Early breakfast at your hotel, short game en-route, Leave Aberdare for Samburu arriving with a short game drive in time for lunch and check in at Ashnil Samburu Camp have lunch and relax. Later afternoon game drive across the park which is a unique resident wildlife species like...

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Africa Safari Tour kenya and Tanzania Safaris
Day 02 13 Days
Samburu day note Africa Safari Tour kenya and Tanzania Safaris
Day 02 in Samburu 05 / 06

Africa Safari Tour kenya and Tanzania Safaris

Day spent at the Samburu game reserve with game viewing drives. Game viewing is concentrated along the Ewaso Nyiro River, the lifeline of this semi desert environment. You can explore further the adjacent Shaba & Buffalo springs reserves Overnight at your Samburu lodge or tented...

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Safaris through Samburu

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  5. 13 days / 12 nights

    Africa Safari Tour kenya and Tanzania Safaris

    Nairobi , then Samburu , then Sweetwaters , then Lake Nakuru , then Lake Victoria , then Masai Mara , then Serengeti , then Lake Manyara , then Amboseli , then Nairobi

    Price on request
  6. 16 days / 15 nights

    Kenya Safari Tours Packages |16-Days Kenya Wildlife Safari

    Nairobi , then Tsavo East , then Tsavo West , then Amboseli , then Nairobi , then Aberdares , then Samburu , then Sweetwaters , then Lake Nakuru , then Lake Bogoria , then Lake Naivasha , then Masai Mara , then Nairobi

    Price on request
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Where you can stay

Your final quote depends on season, group size and the lodge level you choose. These are places our itineraries already use.

Places we use

Trusted bases our team can include when building your route.

  1. 01

    Ashnil Samburu Safari Camp

    Ashnil Samburu Safari camp is one of the latest luxury camp in Buffalo Springs Reserve, neighboring the Samburu National Reserve.

  2. 02

    Elephant Bedroom Camp

    Surrounded by Doum palms and other beautiful indigenous trees and shrubs on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River in the Samburu National reserve, the Elephan...

  3. 03

    Samburu Game Lodge

    Samburu Game Lodge is set in 10 acres of pristine riverine forest on the western bank of the Ewaso Nyiro River within the Samburu National Reserve in north...

  4. 04

    Samburu Serena Lodge

    Samburu Serena Lodge is a rustic lodge renowned for the timeless beauty of its landscape and the serene tranquility of its setting - a landscape of endless...

  5. 05

    Samburu Serena Safari Lodge

    is located in the centre of the Samburu Game Reserve, a semi-arid, open savannah plain broken by small rugged hills.

  6. 06

    Sarova Shaba Lodge

    Sarova Shaba Lodge is a luxury lodge located on the periphery of Shaba National Reserve overlooking the crocodile infested Ewaso Nyiro River. Sarova Shaba...

  7. 07

    Sentrim Samburu Safari Camp

    Sentrim Samburu Camp's location deep inside the reserve guarantees close encounters with Samburu shier specie – the rare Reticulated Giraffe, long necked G...

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When to go to Samburu

Our safari year runs in three seasons. They change the price, the crowds and what the plains look like, so the month you choose shapes the trip as much as the route does.

Country
Kenya
Time here
5 to 16 days
Routes
6
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  • LowApr to Jun
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  • Jul to Oct Wildebeest migration in the Masai Mara
  • Apr to May Long rains: green parks, quiet roads

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