Samburu

The arid north, and animals found nowhere else.

Coordinates: 00°37′N 37°32′E
Elevation: 800–1,230 m
Area: 165 km²
From Nairobi: 1 h flight · 5 h drive
Region: Northern Frontier
From: $2,280 pp

[A]Briefing

Doum palms line the Ewaso Ng'iro river through dry, ochre country. This is the home of the 'Samburu Special Five': species adapted to the north that you won't see in the southern parks.

[B]What you’ll do

01Reticulated giraffe, Grévy's zebra, gerenuk, beisa oryx, Somali ostrich
02Riverside leopard tracking along the Ewaso Ng'iro
03Camel-supported walking safaris
04Evenings with Samburu warriors

[C]Season curve

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Prime: Jan · Feb · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep

[D]Expeditions through Samburu

FT-03Adventure

NBO → MTK → SMB

Northern Frontier Signal

The quiet north. You cross the equator at Nanyuki, track rhino at Ol Pejeta, then go on to Samburu for species found nowhere else in Kenya and camel-supported walks.

Days: 8
Intensity
From: $3,950

FT-00Signature

NBO → SMB → MTK → NKR → MMR → DIA

Zero Latitude Traverse

Our flagship trip covers the whole country in two weeks. You go from the desert north over the equator to the highlands, down through the Rift Valley to the Mara, and finish on the coast, travelling by bush plane, 4×4 and dhow.

Days: 14
Intensity
From: $7,900

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Safari vehicle parked beneath a lone acacia on the Mara plains

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