Saruni Rhino Camp Sera Community Conservancy

Saruni Rhino Camp is an intimate Luxury 3 ‘banda’ lodge inside the remote 350,000-hectare Sera Community Conservancy in northern Kenya. This unique lodge is a little over 2 hours drive from Saruni Samburu lodge in nearby Kalama Conservancy. The rustic stone cottages are situated on the edge of a doum palm-lined ‘lugga’, a dry river bed, a half-hour’ drive from the first of its kind in East Africa. Scheduled flights land at Kalama airstrip in Kalama Conservancy, the same airstrip is a 2-hour drive away while Charter flights land at the Kauro airstrip, a 5 mins drive from the camp. 

Saruni Rhino Camp offers the first rhino tracking experience in East Africa: an amazing walking safari that provides a uniquely thrilling adventure, but also allows our guests to actively contribute to the protection of this iconic species. Herds of elephants populate this vast landscape, offering also amazing bird watching and cultural experiences with the “singing wells”.

Saruni Rhino Camp consists of stone-and-thatch structures situated overlooking both river beds and waterholes. The Lodge sleeps 8 guests in three bands. Bandas 1 and 2 come with twin beds that can be combined to make a double.  a bathroom with a shower, mirrors, twin basins, hot water, and a flush toilet. Both bedrooms in the family-sized banda are en-suite.

Banda 3 is a 2-bedroom, family-sized has four twin beds that can also be reconfigured according to the individual needs of each party. The beds are comfortable and covered in traditional print, sofas and rugs, and outside tables and chairs.

Please be aware that Wi-Fi is non-existent and cell phone coverage unreliable; solar power is sufficient for batteries, but not for appliances such as hairdryers.

Saruni Rhino provides the Sera Conservancy with a vital source of commercial income and is a tourism partner of the Samburu community. As a result, Saruni Rhino is the only company to operate black rhino tracking in East Africa, and the income generated gives the community a financial incentive to continue the conservation project’s fantastic work.

Sera conservancy provides further plentiful wildlife opportunities and experiences; game drives to spot the Samburu specials (oryx, gerenuk, ostrich, Grevy’s Zebra, reticulated giraffe), buffalo, elephants, antelope, and a plethora of birdlife.

Sera is also home to The Fifty Wells, ‘Kisima Hamsini’, a series of (50!) springs where local pastoralists take their livestock to water, digging up water from the wells to fill upholders and troughs. 

Saruni Rhino Camp activities include rhino tracking, wildlife drives, guided walks on the lugga, and trips to perennial springs to view the massive flocks of sandgrouse & visit the Fifty Wells.

Saruni Rhino Camp Non-Residents Accommodation Rates Per Night Includes;

Full board accommodation + Soft drinks, beer & house wine + non-luxury spirits + Samburu Airstrip transfers + Shared Day & Night game drives + Guided bush walks + Transfers for Cultural visits + Bush meals & Sundowners + One complimentary Massage per room + Special courses in bush skills & limited laundry service and Taxes

Notes

* Family Banda -2 Nights Minimum Stay
* Children under the age of 5 stay for free when sharing with parents/ adults
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* 2 to 3 children under 16 years sharing a family villa with 2 adults will each be charged 50% of the adult rate
* 2 Children in their own room (not a family suite) will each be charged 75% of the adult price per person per night
* 1 or 2 children under 16 years sharing a room with 1 adult will each be charged 50% of the adult price per person per night
* All guests traveling to Saruni must have comprehensive travel insurance, medical insurance, and emergency evacuation coverage
* Generally check-in time is 1100 hours and we ask that guests check out by 1000 Hours to create time to prepare rooms for incoming guests
* All children are the responsibility of their parents, childminder or ayahs can be organized upon request for 20 US Dollars per hour.  Ayah accommodation is  subject to availability at the rate of 100 US Dollars per day in the guest’s room

Saruni Rhino Camp Non-Residents Accommodation Rates Excludes:

* Child-care
* Additional Massage or Spa Treatment
* Extra Lunch Per person is 30 US Dollars
* All statutory increases beyond our control
* Gratuity to staff & guide and anything personal
* Exclusive use of vehicle 350 US Dollars Per Day
* Entry fee to cultural visits Any payable extra activity
* Transport & entry fees for Reteti Elephant Sanctuary
* Premium drinks/ Champagne, luxury Spirits, and Selected Wines
* Late departure fees – Adult (150 US Dollars) and Child (75 US Dollars)
* Conservation fees/ Park Entry Fee – 175 US Dollars for Adults and 58 US Dollars per day for children under 16 years