Itinerary
- Day 1
Nairobi to Samburu
You'll arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transfer to your Nairobi hotel for the night, or if you're ready to go, head straight to Wilson Airport for your flight to Samburu. Once you land there, your guide will meet you and take you either to the lodge or out on a game drive with a bush picnic lunch included. Later in the afternoon, you'll head out to the Kalama Conservancy for another game drive before heading back to Saruni Samburu for dinner.
- Start point
- Nairobi, Kenya (Jomo Kenyatta airport)
- Meals
- Lunch (Bush picnic lunch (if choosing game drive option on arrival)), Dinner (Italian-inspired dishes at the lodge)
Included Activities
- Afternoon game drive on Kalama Conservancy
- Sundowners viewing
Optional Activities
- Game drive with bush picnic lunch (alternative to direct transfer on arrival)
Landmarks/POIs Kalama Conservancy Samburu National Reserve 
- Day 2
Samburu
Early morning takes you out on a game drive through Samburu National Reserve with a bush picnic breakfast, where you'll search for the rare Samburu Special Five (reticulated giraffe, Grevy zebra, beisa oryx, Somali ostrich, and gerenuk) along with elephants, lions, and leopards. Back at the lodge by mid-morning, you'll have a light three-course lunch and can relax for the afternoon with optional pool time and a complimentary 30-minute back and neck massage. After that, you'll head out again to Kalama Conservancy for a game drive that ends with a bush dinner under the stars, complete with Samburu warriors dancing and a night drive back to camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Bush picnic breakfast in Samburu National Reserve), Lunch (Light three-course lunch at the lodge), Dinner (Bush dinner under the stars with Samburu warriors dancing and fire)
Included Activities
- Early morning game drive in Samburu National Reserve
- Bush picnic breakfast
- Complimentary half-hour Back & Neck massage at Samburu Wellbeing Space
- Afternoon pool time at infinity pools
- Evening game drive in Kalama Conservancy
- Bush dinner under the stars with Samburu warriors dancing
Landmarks/POIs Samburu National Reserve Kalama Conservancy 
- Day 3
Samburu to Sera Conservancy
After breakfast, you'll drive northwest for about two hours to the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Namunyak Conservancy to watch the midday elephant feeding. You'll see the elephants run out for their bottles and learn about their milk formulas from the keepers, then watch them play and bathe in the water. From there, you'll head toward Saruni Rhino with a picnic lunch along the way, and once you arrive, you can either settle in or go straight out for an on-foot rhino tracking adventure in the late afternoon. The day ends with a lantern-lit bush dinner in the dry river bed.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch on the way to Sera Conservancy), Dinner (Lantern-lit bush dinner in the dry river bed)
Included Activities
- On-foot black rhino tracking in Rhino Sanctuary with guide and ranger
Optional Activities
- Reteti Elephant Sanctuary visit (payable and bookable in advance)
Landmarks/POIs Reteti Elephant Sanctuary Namunyak Conservancy Sera Conservancy Rhino Sanctuary - Day 4
Sera Conservancy
You'll leave early with picnic breakfast on a game drive to either Fifty Wells or the Singing Wells, where you can watch Samburu pastoralists water their livestock and sing traditional songs at natural wells that have been used for centuries. Thousands of sand grouse come to drink from these wells, creating a remarkable sight and sound. Back at camp, you'll have time for a swim in the natural rock infinity pool overlooking the dry river bed, then lunch with views of a waterhole where elephants and other wildlife come to drink. The afternoon is yours to relax at your cottage with beach club-style verandah viewing, and if you want, you can do another rhino tracking experience. The day finishes with a bush lugga dinner under the stars.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Picnic breakfast on game drive), Lunch (Lunch in the shade of Swara House with views of wildlife waterhole), Dinner (Bush 'lugga' dinner under the starlit African skies)
Included Activities
- Game drive to Fifty Wells (Kisima Hamsini) or Singing Wells with picnic breakfast
- Wildlife and birding observation at natural wells
- Swimming in natural rock infinity pool
- Afternoon relaxation at waterhole viewing area
Optional Activities
- Second round of on-foot black rhino tracking
Landmarks/POIs Fifty Wells (Kisima Hamsini) Singing Wells Sera Conservancy - Day 5
Departure
You'll have breakfast at camp or grab a picnic breakfast and depart early from Saruni Rhino for your onward flight to the Mara or back to Nairobi. On the drive back to Kalama, you'll have one final chance to spot the incredible wildlife of this community-owned conservancy, bringing your 5-day Samburu rhino tracking safari to a close.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast in camp or picnic breakfast for early departure)
Landmarks/POIs Kalama Conservancy
