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Clive Cheeseman
GB
Visited:
September 2011
Reviewed: Apr 7, 2012
50-65 years of age
Enormous variety of animals in one relatively small park
When we arrived at the Samburu Game Lodge we were delighted with the well appointed accomodation under a canvas roof'. The lodges are located within a few yards of the river bank with a decking verandah to view the animals by the riverside. These include monkeys, baboons, black buck and a large family of elephants (on the other side!) not to mention several species of birds including kingfisher. Our lodge was about 100 yards from the main buildings, restaraunt etc., but after the evening meal we were always accompanied to our lodge by one of the security staff with torch, just in case a baboon might be roaming around. Security staff constantly patrolled the perimeter, which made us feel very safe
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The food was buffet style with a variety of cooked meals including good vegetarian choices and was of very good quality. All the staff were extremely friendly and helpful (as we found throughout our tour of Kenya).
When we were there most of the park was very dry and brown (unlike much of Kenya which was surprisingly verdant) but there was plenty of trees and bushes for animal cover. We were very excited at the start of the first ever game drive and were soon rewarded by the sight of several lionesses relaxing in the shade of an acacia tree. On this and subsequent drives we were regularly stopping to take photos of Zebra, Giraffe, Gazelles, various species of antelope, Elephant, Lions patrolling (super photo opportunity), birds (including bee-eater, eagles, goshawk, and various ground birds). It was wonderful to be so close to the animals, which for the most part ignored the presence of the vehicle (a six seat minibus). We saw more and more variety on each game drive and were lucky enough to spot a Leopard on the way back from our very last drive - Wow!
I recommend a long lens for your camera to get those close up and intimate shots and I found a camera bean bag for supporting the lens to be essential to avoid camera shake. All in all Samburu was a fantastic introduction to the Kenyan safari and I highly recommend a visit to this lovely place. We are looking forward to another safari trip in a few years time.
A truly wonderful experience, which fulfilled all our expectations. It was a holiday of a lifetime!
We thought that the wildlife was superb spotting all the big five including a glimpse of a leopard, the scenery was great and the weather was very good. The accommodation was excellent staying in a lodge in Samburu National Park. We had own our guide who could not do enough for us taking us on extra safaris and we even visited a Samburu village and tasted their way of life. The food was well cooked and we even tried crocodile and ostrich eggs. Cannot wait to go back again
Claus Hjoernet
Visited:
August 2011
Reviewed: Jan 9, 2012
Makis
Visited:
August 2005
Reviewed: Aug 11, 2011
Samburu is an excellent NP, I felt more on the wild than on Masai Mara
Barry
US
Visited:
February 2024
Reviewed: Mar 5, 2024
Email Barry | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A very under rated park that during some times during the year is as good as the Masai Mara.
Ray
PH
Visited:
July 2018
Reviewed: Dec 31, 2018
Email Ray | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Good to see the different species compared to the south of the country, but would not make this a priority.
Irma
CH
Visited:
October 2018
Reviewed: Nov 26, 2018
Email Irma | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great
Wildlife very interesting, scenery beautiful, weather good, accommodations good, food ok, transportation most of time good, guide Alois excellent
Dan McCoy
US
Visited:
September 2017
Reviewed: Oct 26, 2017
Email Dan McCoy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I liked Samburu but it seemed as though it was a bit on the small side for the number of safari outfitters there- thus when a lion or leopard were spotted there were immediately 10 vehicles chasing after it.
Migara Wijesinghe
LK
Visited:
July 2016
Reviewed: Aug 15, 2016
Email Migara Wijesinghe | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Samburu was the hottest park (in terms of weather) and the wildlife, is simply unique to each of the parks.
mwangee
KE
Visited:
July 2015
Reviewed: Apr 4, 2016
Email mwangee | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
This place is wild! Wild and beautiful. The Ewaso Ng'iro river makes it even more beautiful with animals flocking to its shores to quench their thirst every day.