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Sue Green LRPS (suebg1)
GB
Visited:
December 2013
Reviewed: May 26, 2015
Email Sue Green LRPS (suebg1) | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Magical
Samburu will always be a very special place for me. The scenery especially after rain is especially colourful. There are many many species of animals and it is home to the gerenuk antelope unlikely to be seen any where else in the wild. Samburu also has an amazing variety of bird species. I have been there a few times now and have photographed the bateleur eagle,pygmy, kingfishers, hawks and several species of bee eaters on many of my visits. Also home to a large number of elephant families one is able to observe up close.
Samburu is always warm and the staff very welcoming. I have loved every moment spent there and I know I will go there again.
Just that bit different and special.
We are travelling back to Samburu in January 2016, for our 7th visit, which has to say something about the reserve. We have spent time in the Masai Mara, Nakuru, Amboseli, Tsavo all of which are beautiful and have been privileged to witness some amazing game viewing, but for me Samburu has a special place in my heart and I feel as if I am 'home'. It probably has a lot to do with the number of elephants and the close encounters we have experienced in their company, but Samburu is special and totally different to all the other reserves, mentioned above, that we have visited.
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!
Briana
US
Visited:
October 2022
Reviewed: Nov 18, 2022
Email Briana | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Second favorite park! Saw a lot of good wildlife and felt like we were really out in the African bush.
Jo H
NZ
Visited:
September 2023
Reviewed: Sep 25, 2023
Email Jo H | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
First park we entered so was extra special, set a very high bar for all following parks. Loved the specialness of the creatures there like reticulated giraffe and special zebra.
Keith Westley
GB
Visited:
September 2023
Reviewed: Sep 28, 2023
Email Keith Westley | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Maria Arreba
ES
Visited:
October 2023
Reviewed: Nov 6, 2023
Email Maria Arreba | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very beatiful and interesting to see how animals have adapted to this hard environment
glynis2
KE
Visited:
March 2012
Reviewed: Dec 16, 2012
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari Destination!
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names of some of the many types of antelope or birds we saw. The lodges we stayed in were wonderful. I was really expecting to "rough it" so I was pleasantly surprised by the lovely upscale tents on raised wooden floors we got to stay in complete with all the amenities of a nice hotel room. There were lots of baboons wandering around the camp and just outside our tents, which provided fun viewing from the decks. The food provided was pretty good and all the bottled water we needed was always available. The dirt roads throughout the park were in much better condition than I was expecting, but the roads throughout Kenya which you need to drive on to reach the reserve are pretty bad (important to note if you get motion sick like I do- make sure to bring motion sickness remedy with you.) The weather in March was fantastic, being the end of the dry/hot season and just before the cold/rainy season. It was sunny and 80-90F the entire time! Not very many mosquitos at that time either. The entire experience exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend making Samburu National Reserve a stop on your safari!
Cookswell Jikos
KE
Visited:
April 2016
Reviewed: May 4, 2016
Email Cookswell Jikos | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
On of the best National Reserves in Kenya!
One of the best places I have been in Kenya in 31 years of traveling around Kenya! The wildlife is prefuse and qutie friendly and accustomed to vehicles. The roads are fine as far as park roads go and the river is magnificent! We stayed at the nicest campsite under huge old acacia trees with a very helpful campsite attendant who much to our amazement was able to source cold beers and fresh bread and milk from out of thin air.
The drive to Samburu from Nairobi is an easy one, there is a very good cafe mid-way just before Nanyuki - One Stop Cafe opposite Barneys airfield. Camping and park fee's for what the experience is worth should be much higher as it is in almost all Kenyan parks.
If you want to see the South of the North of Kenya - Samburu is your park - if you dont like camping, Elephant Bedroom Camp is the best place to stay by a mile.
Mary Harvey
GB
Visited:
September 2023
Reviewed: Nov 13, 2023
Email Mary Harvey | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Really awesome with a great variety of scenery and associated wildlife.