3 Day Tours
3 DAYS, SAMBURU GAME RESERVE SAFARI
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SAMBURU GAME RESERVE 3 DAY SAFARI ITINERARY
Want to get away from the crowds and see a different slice of Africa? Come North with us to Samburu, Shaba and Buffalo Springs Reserves. Along the way, we’ll pass the country’s tallest peak, snow-capped Mt. Kenya. In Samburu, you’ll find abundant wildlife as the reserve features plenty of the big cats and over 900 elephants. Neighboring Shaba and Buffalo Springs offer a dramatic choice of scenic terrain – from riverine forests to old lava flows to marshes and springs. There’s so much variety of wildlife and landscape awaiting you on this short 3-day adventure, so give yourself a treat. Contact us and we’ll book your own private tour right on the spot.
There’s something about Samburu National Reserve that our guests find calming, even in the midst of all the wildlife. Perhaps it’s the fact that Samburu is somewhat off the beaten path, so you’ll enjoy a wild game park with fewer tourists. And you’ll be treated to the sight of such unique creatures as Grevy’s zebra, gerenuk and the Somali Ostrich.
Your safari also includes visits to neighboring reserves – Buffalo Springs features a volcanic landscape broken up by forest and marsh. At Shaba National Reserve you’ll find a greener landscape than Samburu with forests, woodlands and even the iconic Shaba Hill Volcano. Combined, these three parks are a visual feast of scenic terrain and wildlife. And should you have any favorites, let us know so we can help personalize your African Safari.
All-Inclusive. Your 3-day Samburu, Shaba, Buffalo Springs safari includes park entrance fees, game drives, accommodations and meals. Umbato Safaris always offers a choice of accommodations. Depending on your budget and style choose from economy, comfort or luxury safari lodges or tented camps.
- Day 1: 07:30 hrs. – Your driver/guide will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel, residence or Nairobi airport. Then we’ll head out in our 4 x 4 Jeep over Kenya’s central highlands enjoying views of small, local coffee, tea, sisal and pineapple farms.
- Day 2: We’ll meet the new day with a game drive to look for lion, leopard, cheetah and whoever else might show up in the dawning light. Following the path of the Ewaso Ngiro River, we’ll be on the lookout for elephant, buffalo, and some of the more entertaining wildlife like dik-dik, warthog and the olive baboon. Samburu is also known as one of the two regions where conservationist Joy Adams raised Elsa the Lioness, later made famous in the book and movie, Born Free.
- Day 3: Our final morning in the park will give us opportunities to add more wildlife sightings to our checklist. But not all the park’s animal activity is limited to mammals. Samburu hosts over 350 species of birdlife including kingfisher, vulture, guinea fowl, egret, falcon and eagle. You’ll have plenty to keep watching for on the land, in the springs and overhead. We’ll enjoy another game drive as we exit the park on our journey back to Nairobi.
- Starting price: $580 per person
- Perfect for families
- adventurous
For your 3-day Samburu, Shaba, Buffalo Springs journey, you’ll be guided, hosted and looked after by your own experienced driver/guide.
Transportation to the parks and game viewing will be in a private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep – this vehicle is the safari standard with its higher seating and rugged all-wheel drive. Always included on our tours, the Land Cruiser Jeep is just another example of the value we offer you at Natural World Kenya Safaris.
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If you’d like to customize your safari or have any special desires, please let us know. We’re here to make your safari wishes come true.
- Samburu Game Reserve
– Local cultures, subsistence and commercial farming activities
– Snow capped Mount Kenya
– Different climatic and vegetation zones
– Orynx, Gerenuk, Somali ostrich, Grevy’s zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Elephant etc
– Samburu tribes & culture - Shaba Game Reserve
– Dramatic scenery including river-side forests, scattered woodlands and dry grasslands dominated by the Shaba Hill volcano
– Endangered Grevy’s zebra and the rare Williams’s lark
– Lots of Klipspringer and hyrax in the hills - Buffalo Springs National Reserve
– Old lava flows and volcanic soils of olivine basalt.
– Narrow band of riverine forest along the Ewaso Ngiro River
– Alkaline grasslands with occasional springs and swamps - Game species common to Kenya’s northern plains
Oryx, Gerenuk, Somali Ostrich, Grevy’s zebra, Grant’s Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe
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Yes of course, get in touch with us and we will arrange the details after booking an appointment.
We get it, plans change! In most cases, you can cancel your booking for a full refund up to 1 day before your activity.
The best time to visit Kenya is during the Dry season from late June to October (these are the best wildlife viewing months). The wildebeest migration usually reaches the Masai Mara in August and remains until October when they move back to the Serengeti in Tanzania.
A vacation to Kenya for one week usually costs around KES83,195 for one person. So, a trip to Kenya for two people costs around KES166,390 for one week. … Two people traveling together for one month in Kenya can often have a lower daily budget per person than one person traveling alone for one week.
Yes its worth it to visit Nairobi for some few days. You can visit the Nairobi National Park and stay at eco-friendly camps and enjoy the game drives seeing abundance of wild animals. Then you can also visit the Giraffe Manor and the Elephant orphanage.