3 Days Samburu Tour

3 Days Samburu National Reserve Tour

$170-250 USD

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Safari summary

The Samburu National Reserve is located on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Kenya. On the other side of the river is the Buffalo Springs National Reserve. The park is 165 km² in size and is situated 350 kilometers from Nairobi.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Kenya
	Parks	Nairobi Samburu

Fine details

Safari highlights

Cultural visits—orphanages, markets, schools

Itinerary

Day 1

Nairobi | Samburu

Day 1: Nairobi – Drive to Samburu Game Reserve Enjoy your early breakfast in your city hotel/ residence, Later your driver guide meets you at 0730hrs with a briefing of your safari adventure as you depart by road driving across the equator from the Southern to the Northern Hemisphere, and onwards to the semi-arid region of the Samburu Game Reserve. The name Samburu is of Maasai origin, a ‘samburr’ is a traditional leather bag the Masai use for carrying honey and milk. This region is characterized by vast, open landscapes, dried riverbeds (depending on the season of the year) and its red volcanic soil. Rock outcroppings contrast against the dense woodland vegetation along the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River, the river that gives life to the reserve. The area is home to the Samburu tribe, who are ‘cousins’ to the Maasai people with their own distinct cultural traditions. Arrive at the camp or lodge in time for lunch, followed by some leisure hours for a siesta or swim before you depart for an afternoon game viewing drive, and return back to the camp or lodge before sunset. Dinner and overnight at the camp or lodge. Meal Plan {Lunch & Dinner}

Day 2

Samburu

Day 2: Explore Samburu Game Reserve This full day in the Samburu Game Reserve will be spent searching for the big five, the Samburu five and observing the vast unspoiled scenery during morning and afternoon game viewing drives. The park is plentiful with crocodiles that bask on muddy riverbanks and velvet monkeys that frolic in the late afternoon sun. Samburu is renowned for its rare species of fauna known as the ‘Samburu five’. These five particular animals are usually only found north of the equator – the long necked gerenuk, the reticulated giraffe which is characterized by its liver-colored geometric patches defined by narrow white lines, the Grevy’s zebra which is smaller than the common zebra and looks more like a horse, the beisa oryx with black horizontal stripe running across its lower flank and the Somali ostrich males which have blue-grey necks and thighs. A camel-back safari is a specialty in Samburu, as well as a cultural visit to the Samburu people who depend on their cattle, goat, sheep and donkey can be arranged. Dinner and overnight at the camp or lodge. Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 3

Nairobi | Samburu

Day 3: Samburu – Drive to Nairobi For your final day in Samburu National Reserve, an enjoy morning game viewing drive and later Breakfast will be served at the camp or lodge, after which you will depart by road to Nairobi arriving in the afternoon and be dropped at your Hotel or JKIA Airport to connect with your flight back home. Meal Plan, Breakfast . Your African Safari memories that will last forever. Price Includes: - Extensive Game Drives - All meals included while on safari - Airport Transfers - All applicable Game Park Entrance Fees - Guaranteed window seating with open top - Accommodations in Samburu Game Reserve on Lodge / Budget Camping - Safe drinking water 1 litre - Round trip transport from Nairobi to Samburu Game Reserve - Guaranteed departures for two or more passengers booking this Safari - Multi-lingual Professional Safari Guide/Driver. (Professional Safari Escort is available upon request) Price Excludes: -International Airfare - A visit to a Samburu Village - Accommodations in Nairobi -Cost of obtaining passport and visas -Nature walks, Night Game Drives etc -Gratuity for your professional driver guide -Sundowner bush cocktails and bush dinner -Christmas, New Year and Easter Supplement -Gratuity for Porterage/ waiters at hotels, camps and airports - Membership in Flying Doctors Society – Emergency air rescue -Personal expenses such traveling insurance, excess baggage fee, communication charges that include, laundry, emails, faxes and phone calls beverages including luxury champagne, luxury spirits, beer, wines during meals or meals not indicated in the itinerary

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