Saruni Samburu Lodge

Kalama Conservancy, Samburu - Kenya

(Saruni Samburu Lodge is located on Kalama Conservancy (95,000 Hectares Private Reserve) about 7 kilometers/ 20 Minutes of exciting Game Drive - away from the Northern border of Samburu National Reserve in Northern Kenya. Access to Saruni Samburu is through the Kalama airstrip or the Buffalo Springs airstrip. Flying time from Nairobi is about an Hour. Saruni Samburu Camp is 360 Kilometers from Nairobi and the drive takes about 5 hours)

Saruni Samburu Lodge is located on Kalama Conservancy - Kenya

Saruni Samburu Lodge

Saruni Samburu; Saruni Samburu is located at the heart of the Kalama Community Wildlife Conservancy, about 7 kilometers from the Northern border of the Samburu National Reserve (accessed through the Kalama Gate). It also borders Ngutuk Ongiron to the west, Namunyak Community Conservation Trust to the north and Sera Community Wildlife Conservation to the north east. Access to Saruni Samburu is through the Kalama airstrip or the Buffalo Springs airstrip, where several local airlines land every day with flights from Nairobi (Wilson Airport), Lewa and Meru.

Saruni Samburu lodge has four houses (two of them are large family villas with two separate bedrooms each and two spectacular bathrooms), a large swimming pool with dramatic view over Samburu land, a waterhole that attract elephant, reticulated giraffe, zebra, oryx and all the species that make Kalama so special. Saruni Samburu lodge has its own private airstrip near the Kalama Wildlife Conservancy headquarters, but it is also easily served by schedule airlines that land at nearby Buffalo Springs airstrip.

Saruni Samburu lodge game drives are conducted inside Samburu National Reserve and Buffalo Springs National Reserve, but many activities take place in Kalama Wildlife Conservancy, a well-kept secret of Kenya's North. The recent introduction of water means that Kalama is becoming an important attraction to all the Samburu wildlife. Saruni Samburu lodge activities include night and morning game drive in Kalama Conservancy, visits to the caves where in the past the Samburu have painted and carved rock art during meat-eating feasts, professionally-led game walks, bush dinners and star gazing. The traditions and semi-nomadic heritage of the local Samburu people are an important part of the experience. Led by professional Samburu guides, Saruni Samburu lodge guests enjoy a new dimension of this rightfully popular region: the feeling of exclusivity, of having an incredibly large area totally to their own, and a high level of comfort and tailor-made service.

Saruni Samburu Lodge Accommodation Rates

Saruni Samburu Lodge Standard Room Rates

Saruni Samburu Lodge Family Cottage (4 Guests)

Notes

* Family Cottage - Additional Guests at the adult rate or child rate sharing ( Maximum Guests is 6)

Saruni Samburu Accommodation Rates Includes:

* Soft drinks, House wines, Local Beers and Non-Luxury Spirits

* Full Board Accommodation in Saruni Samburu Lodge

Saruni Samburu Accommodation Rates Excludes:
* Park Entry Fee 70 US Dollars for Adult and 35 US Dollars per day children under 16 years
* Champagne, luxury Spirits and Selected Wines

* Local Airstrip Transfer at Samburu Airstrip

* Complimentary Massage or Spa Treatment

* Extra Lunch Per person is 30 US Dollars

* Samburu fee for cultural visits

* Bush Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

* Transfers for cultural visits

* Night Game drives

* Day Game Drives

* Guided Walk
* Laundry

Saruni Samburu lodge is perched on the top of the Kalama mountains with an all-round view of Northern Kenya all the way to snow-covered Mount Kenya. Saruni Samburu lodge that is built on the pristine land owned by the Kalama Wildlife Conservancy in 240,000 acres-large Gir Gir Group Ranch, it is only seven kilometers - and 20 minutes of exciting game drive - away from the Northern border of Samburu National Reserve, a celebrated elephant sanctuary. Kalama Wildlife Conservancy lies in an area of 95,000 hectares of GirGir Group Ranch in Samburu land, west of Archer's Post. With a population of only 2,000, the main livelihood in the area is livestock, mostly camels and goats. Centered on a core conservation area of 3,150 hectares, Kalama Wildlife Conservancy represents a crucial migratory corridor between northern and southern conservation areas of this spectacular region of Kenya. Large herds of elephants cross Kalama Wildlife Conservancy in their migratory routes between the different conservancies that are under the NRT umbrella. Kalama members have coexisted with the Samburu National Reserve for over 40 years, sharing revenues and wildlife.

Northern Kenya is one of Africa's last true wilderness areas. The absence of fences makes it one of the few places left that allows for the free movement of wildlife across a vast area. A red landscape dominated by acacia-grassland mosaic, with dramatic dry upland/montane forests rising from its plains, it is home to a wide diversity of species. Inhabited by pastoral tribes with rich traditional histories that are collectively striving both to protect its ecological integrity and their own livelihoods there is no better way for visitors to experience the real Africa. Wildlife highlights include elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, jackal, buffalo, hippo, zebra, oryx, gerenuk, gazelle, gerenuk, hyrax and klipspringer. Birds: 395 recorded species.

Saruni Samburu Lodge Accommodation
Saruni Samburu lodge offers just four accommodation blocks: 2 cottages (1 en suite bedroom, dressing room and private seating/dining area). 2 family cottages(2 en suite bedrooms, 1 double and 1 twin, dressing rooms and private seating area)

Saruni Samburu Lodge Dining and bars
Saruni Samburu lodge prides itself on the quality of its cuisine. Meals are traditionally served in the spacious dining room, on the terrace or in the bush. Drinks can be taken at the bar, on the terrace or in the bush. Soft drinks, beer, house wines and non-luxury spirits are included in the room rates. Champagne, special wines and luxury spirits are additional.

Saruni Samburu Lodge Child-friendly
Saruni Samburu lodge welcomes children and family groups. All rooms can fit one extra bed, to accommodate children under the age of 16yrs only.

Saruni Samburu Lodge Activities
* Bush Meals
* Sundowners

* Cultural Visits

* Guided Bush Walks

* Day & Night Game Drives

* ‘Warrior for a Week ' Programme

* Samburu Well being Space (Massage and Spa Treatments)
* Drawing Safaris, led by a Professional Artist (3 Drawing Safari itineraries available)

Saruni Samburu Lodge attractions include:
Saruni Samburu lodge offers a swimming pool overlooking several waterhole's where the wildlife comes to drink. Saruni Samburu also features an area for massage and beauty treatments called Samburu Well being Space. Saruni Samburu lodge has its own private airstrip near the Kalama Wildlife Conservancy headquarters, but it is also easily served by schedule airlines that land at nearby Buffalo Springs airstrip.