Samburu Game Reserve 2 Days 1 Night Luxury Flying Safari

Samburu Game Reserve 2 Days 1 Night Luxury Flying Safari is a luxury flying safari from Nairobi to Samburu Game Reserve. Travel time by air from Nairobi is about 45 minutes. Activities in Samburu include: game viewing, bird watching and Samburu tribal cultural visits. 

Samburu National Reserve roughly 350 km's (217 miles) from Nairobi. The reserve's topography is mainly open savannah (grassland) with clusters of acacia trees, forest, thorn trees and grassland vegetation.

Samburu National Reserve was one of the two areas in which conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness. Their story was made famous by the bestselling book and award-winning movie "Born Free”.

The game reserve is renowned for its rare species of animals unique to the park, namely: the long necked gerenuk, Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and Beisa onyx.

The elusive Kenya leopard is often known to visit the park, especially in the evenings. Other Kenyan wildlife present in the park includes cheetahs and lions, as well as elephants, buffalo and hippos.

Birdlife is as plentiful as wildlife at Samburu National Reserve, which boasts over 350 different species of birds including vultures, kingfishers, marabous, bateleurs, guinea fowl, Somali ostriches and others.

Day 1: Nairobi – Fly to Samburu Game Reserve
0700 Hours: After breakfast at your hotel in Nairobi, we transfer to Wilson Airport Nairobi for your scheduled flight to the Samburu National Reserve.

0830 Hours: Depart on a scheduled flight to the Samburu National Reserve. Wild and rugged, Samburu is fiercely beautiful with its arid savannahs watered by the lovely Uaso Nyiro River.

0955 Hours: Arrive in Samburu National Reserve at an airstrip followed by a transfer to you to your lodge/ camp with a short safari game drive en-route.

1230 Hours: Check-in at the hotel and lunch follows. Later relax and explore the camps/ lodge grounds. 

1500 Hours: Enjoy a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate before the afternoon safari drive. 

1530 Hours: Depart for the afternoon game drive. Animals found in Samburu, namely: cheetahs, lions, leopards, impalas, buffalo, hippos, and dik-diks, as well as the native gerenuk, Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and Beisa Oryx.

You are guaranteed to see most animals during the dry season as they converge at the Usaso Nyiro River, their main source of water during the long dry weather.

Elephants are also spotted during this time, and you can watch the Nile crocodiles swim in the river.

1830 Hours: Return back to your camp/ lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Options:
Luxury Accommodation: Elephant watch camp, Saruni Samburu, Samburu Saasab Lodge
Mid-Range Accommodation: Elephant Bedroom Camp, Samburu Lodge, Samburu Sentrim
Budget Accommodation: Lion King Bush camp, Samburu Sopa Lodge, Samburu Simba Lodge

Meal Plan: {Lunch & Dinner}

Day 2: Samburu Game Reserve – Fly to Nairobi
0630 Hours: Depart for an early morning game drive. Game viewing includes elephants, hippos, lions, leopards and cheetahs.

0830 Hours: Return to the lodge/ Camp for breakfast.

0930 Hours: You can opt to visit a Samburu Village to enjoy their rich culture and buy beautiful ornaments while on safari or relax at the lodge.

1045 Hours: Transfer to the airstrip for your scheduled flight to Nairobi

1120 Hours: Your flight from Samburu to Nairobi departs.

1305 Hours: Arrive in Nairobi and transfer to your residence/ Hotel.

Meal Plan {Breakfast and lunch}

Notes
* You can choose or request your own safari dates
*  Flight safari departs daily from the Wilson Airport
* 2 Days 1 Night Samburu Game Reserve Safari can be booked by a single individual or as a group