Samburu is incredibly beautiful, and undoubtedly one of the best wildlife areas in Africa. Sitting in the north of the country and at an altitude of just over 3000 feet, a low elevation by Kenyan standards, Samburu is one of the hotter and more arid wildlife areas of Kenya. Its rugged hills, sparsely wooded acacia plains and sandy soil offer a stark contrast to the picturesque ribbon of green riverine woodland that borders the life giving Ewaso Nyiro River.

Samburu offers sanctuary to an extraordinary variety of animals, as well as over 365 species of birds. Game viewing is excellent, and as well as boasting all the African big cats, it has several rare and striking species such as the reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, baisa oryx, and Grevy's zebra. These northern species are rarely seen in other parts of Africa, making it a truly unique destination.

Samburu is also famous for its namesake, the fiercely proud and traditional Samburu people, cousins of the Masai and arguably the most beautiful of the African tribes. Samburu is a particularly remote area, and we endeavour to get off the tourist trail and visit these people in wilderness that surrounds the wildlife areas. Few people venture out this far, and we are privileged to be able to experience this nomadic pasturalist, warrior culture in its undamaged state.

But above all Samburu is elephant country, and your enduing impression of Samburu is likely to be a family of these extraordinary creatures bathing in the river just in front of our tents!