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Samburu lived up to & exceeded all of my expectations
I visited Samburu National Reserve in the last week of February 2018. The weather was beautiful everyday. I stayed at Larsens Tent Camp which was a wonderful 5 star experience with exceptional service & food.
The very first day we arrived at Samburu we saw most of the wildlife we hadn't seen elsewhere, such as Greater Kudu, Somali Ostrich, Gunther's Dikdik, Beisa Oryx, Vulturine Guineafowl, Gerenuk, Grevy's Zebra, Reticulated & Rothschild Giraffes as well as many different bird species and a special highlight was seeing a Striped Hyena, as well as seeing the usual, most still fantastic wildlife Samburu has to offer.
Our guides supplied by Rhino Safaris through Cheesemans' Ecological Safaris were outstanding. They were extremely knowledgeable, thoughtful and great drivers.
I would highly recommend Samburu National Reserve to anyone interested in going on a safari in Kenya and I would love to go back one day myself!
Gillian Ashworth & Hugh Epsom
ES
Visited:
July 2018
Reviewed: Jul 27, 2018
Another excellent safari in a new [to me] park
Elephant Bedroom lived up to its name as ele's munched outside our tent. Also saw herds of 25 and 60+ ele's which, after sniffing us, walked calmly past. About 50 walked past each lunchtime on the other side of the river. Leopard in a tree was a plus, but pity we missed the cheetah. Grevy zebra, reticulated giraffes, large herds of oryx, rare Somali ostrich, usual gazelles including dik dik, plus gerenuk, warthogs etc. and plenty of birds, too. The well-appointed tents were very comfortable, gourmet food, staff friendly and our driver, Julius, was excellent, managing to find a lioness and three cubs before anyone else did! The only negative: the weather was cooler than expected/usual with a pesky strong wind.
TR
US
Visited:
June 2018
Reviewed: Aug 11, 2018
Email TR | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Easy access to animals. Only place we saw Leopard, narrow stripe Zebra and Riticulated and Rothchild Giraffe
Dan
US
Visited:
July 2018
Reviewed: Aug 12, 2018
Email Dan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Samburu was such a different place than the other parks in Kenya. It is warmer here but the wildlife was incredible there is quite a variety of wildlife. It was a unique experience. The birding was good but there are better places-- Lake Nakuru. The Samburu tribesmen were very interesting to see. The park is very nice and we would return here in the future.
Claudia
US
Visited:
September 2018
Reviewed: Oct 1, 2018
Email Claudia | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
This was our first park and we saw so many animals. (I didn't even know there were different kinds of zebras.) Our game lodge was on the river so we could watch the crocodiles, elephants and birds hanging out and fishing. This was my second favorite park because of the number of animals.
Luanne
US
Visited:
August 2018
Reviewed: Nov 1, 2018
Email Luanne | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
This was the first park we encountered on the road and it was so exciting to see giraffes all taking a drink in the river, elephants munching on leaves, zebras and crocodiles along the shore by our hotel.
Troy
NP
Visited:
December 2018
Reviewed: Jan 8, 2019
Email Troy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We saw elephants, giraffe, zebra, impala, gazelles, lots of birds, and luckily a leopard very close up. The Shaba hotel is just next to the river and was very serene and lovely.
Nicholas You
KE
Visited:
February 2019
Reviewed: Feb 9, 2019
Email Nicholas You | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Veronica Alvarado
MX
Visited:
February 2019
Reviewed: Mar 23, 2019
Email Veronica Alvarado | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was a little dry, but we know it was because of the time of the year, but it´ is great to see animals in diferent scenics.
Ankit Desai
IN
Visited:
September 2015
Reviewed: Mar 25, 2019
Email Ankit Desai | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari