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Elephant Watch Camp
Samburu
An eco-camp founded by elephant researchers, built of natural materials on the riverbank.
Safari & wildlife · No. 9 in Kenya
Boutique hotels in Samburu
Samburu is a red-earth reserve in northern Kenya, home to the 'Samburu Special Five' and to the Samburu people.
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Where to stay in Samburu
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Saruni Samburu
Samburu
Open-fronted villas on a rocky outcrop in the Kalama Conservancy with views stretching to the horizon.
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Sasaab
Samburu
Moroccan-inspired rooms with private plunge pools above the Ewaso Nyiro river.
The Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba reserves straddle the Ewaso Nyiro river in the semi-arid north. Here you find species absent from the south – Grevy's zebras, reticulated giraffes, gerenuks, beisa oryx and Somali ostriches – along with elephants, lions and leopards that come to drink at the river. The Samburu people, cousins of the Maasai, still live as pastoralists around the reserves.
Where to stay
The best camps are on the riverbanks or in the surrounding community conservancies, such as Kalama and Westgate.
Good to know
Samburu is about 6 hours by road or an hour by air from Nairobi. It is hot and dry most of the year.
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Questions about Samburu
How many boutique hotels are there in Samburu?
We list 3 boutique hotels in Samburu, including Elephant Watch Camp, Saruni Samburu and Sasaab.
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