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3 Days Samburu Wildlife Safari Kenya Cultural Tour

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3 Days Samburu Wildlife Safari Kenya Cultural Tour

Explore Samburu National Reserve on this 3 Days Samburu Wildlife Safari Kenya Cultural Tour with the most trusted and reliable Kenya tour operator – Kitagata Safaris Uganda. For affordable, authentic, and ultimate Kenya Safaris tour tailor-made holiday packages, Kitagata Safaris Uganda is your first choice. At the southern corner of the Samburu district, the rift valley. It lies in the semi-desert Samburu National Reserve, named after the Samburu people who have lived in the area for many years.

The word Samburu comes from the Maasai word sambur, which is a traditional leather bag for carrying honey and milk. Amidst the park flows the life-giving Ewaso Ng’iro River. It derives its name from a local language – and it means brown or muddy water, this river attracts a large population of Kenyan animals to the reserve. The unfenced park is relatively small in size compared to other Kenyan parks such as Tsavo and Maasai Mara.

The reserve has visible mountains surrounding it. And koitogor and Ololokwe are the best for hiking and camping. Samburu National Reserve is an exceptional destination for a cultural visit, most specifically the Samburu village. The village hosts a considerable number of women and children. These all flee from or are survivors of various forms of atrocities that pause as risky to them, most of them being uncouth cultural norms

Samburu has several exciting tourist activities such as game drives on the dusty roads, wild dog sightings, nature walks, sightseeing, birding, and hiking. Some of the first community-owned and managed Elephant Sanctuary in Africa: Reteti Elephant Sanctuary

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Detailed 3 Days Samburu Wildlife Safari Kenya Cultural Tour

Day 1: Transfer from Nairobi and Afternoon Game Drive

Your adventure begins with leaving your hotel after an early breakfast at 8:30 am. You have a 2 hours drive to the first stop at Karatina open Market.

This stop brings you face to face with East Africa’s largest open-air retail outlet which is majorly known for a variety of goods, ranging from fresh fruits and vegetables, Kiondos, (baskets made from sisal), all types of cereals, and many other market goods with stalls that can hold up to 3,000 traders.

You will spend 30 minutes at this stop to get a feel of the local market activities before embarking on a 1-hour drive to Nanyuki town for Lunch at Ibis Hotel.

Thereafter, you will yet have another 1-hour drive to Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. This is the home to amazing wildlife where a 2-hour game drive will allow you to see the Rhinos, Gravy’s zebras, elephants, and many other animals.

You will then switch to one and half hours drive to Samburu National Reserve, reaching in time for your check-in, dinner, and overnight stay

Accommodation

Luxury: Samburu Game Lodge

Midrange: Ashnil Samburu Camp

Budget: Samburu Riverside Camp

Day 2: Morning Game Drive and Samburu Village Tour

Your day starts with an early breakfast at the camp at 7:00 am, you will leave for an extensive game drive in the reserve.

The park exploration will bring you close to the wildlife including leopards, lions, hyenas, cheetahs, antelopes, etc.

Samburu’s diverse wildlife tend to cluster close together near the life-giving Ewaso Ng’iro river which meanders through the reserve, leaving a trail of lush pastures for the reserve’s thousands of wild game species.

After a 3-hour game drive, you will head back to your camp for a snack and thereafter a cultural tour experience at Samburu village where you will interact with and learn about the fascinating local people in this area.

The cattle, goat, and camel-herding Samburu people are closely related to the Masai and they also wear the similar traditional dress of blankets and beads and maintain a very similar lifestyle.

You will discover more about their nomadic way of life, and participate in the numerous activities that define a typical Samburu homestead.

These include goading cattle into pens, making traditional ornaments, and milking goats. The activities at this stop last for 2 hours, after which you will return to the camp in time for your dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation

Luxury: Samburu Game Lodge

Midrange: Ashnil Samburu Camp

Budget: Samburu Riverside Camp

Day 3: Samburu -Nairobi

On your last day, you have breakfast at the camp and prepare for your departure at 8:30 am by road en route to Nairobi.

You will branch off at Nanyuki sports club for lunch and thereafter drive to Nairobi for an overnight stay at your hotel or airport for your flight back home

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Tour Highlights of the 3 Days Samburu Wildlife Safari Kenya

Day 1: Transfer and afternoon game drive

Day 2: Morning game drive and Samburu village tour

Day 3: Transfer to Nairobi

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