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Gunhild & Ina
DE
Visited:
September 2015
Reviewed: Sep 27, 2015
Email Gunhild & Ina | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dry and hot, but worth to see. Few animals at this time but nevertheless awesome.
Elephants, giraffes, zebras, lions, impalas, okapi, dikdiks, baboons, cheetah, ostrich, different birds... to see!
Hot and dry but great weather. Sentrim Samburu camp very nice (warm welcome, friendly people, nice food and accomodation). Umoja women camp not be recommended (unfriendly people, very basic)
Nice game drives, very nice driver, sunrise...
sebastian brandner
GB
Visited:
September 2015
Reviewed: Sep 21, 2015
Email sebastian brandner | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The overall service was more upmarket and the food was higher quality and more refined than on Offbeat Meru, and comparable with Ol Seki in the Mara Naboisho. We were really fantastically entertained by Tom, a young British
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Camp Manager, and he looked after all guests very well. We had relatively junior drivers, who were familiar with the wildlife, but explained less and we had the impression we saw less wildlife than in Meru. The vegetation is hilly shrub land an there is one large river, where lions wait for a catch. The red terrain makes it a great photography area for landscapes. The drivers had less experience dealing with photographer, but still we were able to make a few excellent photo-shots
Shamir Zavahir
LK
Visited:
August 2015
Reviewed: Sep 1, 2015
Email Shamir Zavahir | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Lion kingdom
Samburu is one of those places which just surprise you right from the word go. Literally 2 minutes into driving into he park, we spotted two cheetahs lounging in the shade. The wildlife in this park is just fabulous - from the herds of elephants, the giraffes, zebra and the birdlife. However, the highlight was the lion sightings. Absolutely breathtaking!
Samburu also gives you stunning sunrises and sunsets. The photographs look like they were taken straight out of the 'Lion King'.
All in all, a park you cannot afford to miss if you're visiting kenya. It will certainly give you memories of a lifetime.
denis
KE
Visited:
July 2015
Reviewed: Aug 19, 2015
Email denis | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
great national park with abundant wildlife and beautiful sceneries
Kristine
US
Visited:
July 2015
Reviewed: Aug 9, 2015
Email Kristine | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Visit Samburu to experience authentic East Africa.
Exceptionally beautiful scenery, people, and wildlife encounters. We stayed at Samburu Lodge, staffed by friendly Kenyans and many local Samburu people. The rooms, lodge, and food were all outstanding without being pretentious. We felt like we were in a place that had not yet been discovered. We will definitely return. I would recommend staying for 3 nights, and consider flying in our out. The drive from Nairobi is a long one, but worth a one-way trip as you will see many interesting people and landscapes along the way. Next time we would probably fly directly to Masai Mara from the Samburu airstrip instead of driving.
ninara
Visited:
December 2014
Reviewed: Apr 24, 2015
Extreme Travel Romania
RO
Visited:
February 2015
Reviewed: Apr 18, 2015
Email Extreme Travel Romania | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A true wildlife experience
Cheetah, lions, elephants and a lot of antelopes in a beautiful scenery, plus the colorful Samburu tribes.
I recommend the overnight tented camps.
Tom Vohya
Visited:
April 2014
Reviewed: Apr 25, 2014
We went to Samburu for an early morning game drive with a guide. We drove for quite a while without seeing much, but then saw a lion just as we were leaving the park.
Mark Hancock
GB
Visited:
July 2011
Reviewed: Aug 13, 2012
Email Mark Hancock | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fanstastic experience which exceeded our expectations.
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safari as 5 stars apart from the wildlife which I gave 4 and that is only because we also went to the Masai Mara where the wildlife was even more plentiful.
Le Caylar
GB
Visited:
December 2010
Reviewed: Apr 16, 2012
Varied, remote country from rugged hills via dusty slopes down to the river. Flora & fauna to match.
Samburu has varied country from the rocky hills, through the dry and dusty slopes down to the Ewaso Ng'iro river. The fauna and flora were equally varied but there was evidence of stress from the changing climate. Samburu had suffered from drought and then, around the river, serious floods.
Our trip was just off-season so the park had few vehicles and the lodge had few guests. We saw big game (lion, cheetah, elephant etc) and numerous smaller animals. Although some trees had died, there were signs of recovery and those in flower were beautiful. The clear air meant it was easy to see birds.
The park is remote, from an outsider's point of view. We reached it by plane from Nairobi Wilson to Samburu airport and were picked up by a Samburu Lodge vehicle. So the first game drive was on the way to the Lodge! The guide was excellent. Later, we witnessed the aftermath of a kill, returning several times to see the animals and birds that turned up at different times.
The accommodation was excellent; food and service couldn't be faulted.
