Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Saruni Basecamp proudly unveils Basecamp Samburu, an intimate safari lodge set within the coronary heart of Kenya’s untamed northern landscapes. Tucked away in Kalama Conservancy, a community-owned sanctuary, the camp is a gateway to the uncooked fantastic thing about Samburu, with panoramic views of the enduring Mt. Ololokwe and huge, untouched terrain.
Designed to supply an unparalleled wilderness expertise, Basecamp Samburu options simply 5 luxurious safari tents, guaranteeing privateness and exclusivity for company. A standout function of the camp is its open-air Starbed, a one-of-a-kind providing that enables company to sleep beneath a blinding cover of stars—a very immersive expertise within the African night time.
Guests can discover the wonders of Samburu by way of a wide range of distinctive actions, together with on-foot rhino trekking, late-night stargazing, dark-night scorpion safaris, and cultural visits to native Samburu villages. Friends can even witness the fascinating custom of the Singing Wells in the course of the dry season, the place Samburu herders sing to their livestock as they draw water. Every day recreation drives inside Kalama Conservancy and Samburu Nationwide Park additional improve the expertise, providing encounters with iconic wildlife comparable to elephants, leopards, and the uncommon Grevy’s zebra.
The design of Basecamp Samburu is the work of Bull Arkitekter, a Norwegian structure agency identified for its sustainable and minimalist strategy to luxurious safari lodging. The camp blends seamlessly into its pure environment, guaranteeing that company get pleasure from fashionable comforts whereas staying deeply related to the wilderness.
With its unique Starbed expertise, immersive cultural encounters, and prime location in one in every of Kenya’s most breathtaking conservancies, Basecamp Samburu invitations vacationers to find the magic of Samburu like by no means earlier than.
Jeremiah Mutisya, CEO of Saruni Basecamp commented on the launch of Basecamp Samburu: “Our long-term tourism objective for Kenya has been to help and develop the event of group conservancies. We imagine that is the important thing to defending each wildlife and communities dwelling in rural Kenya side-by-side. Kalama Conservancy is a partnership between Saruni Basecamp and the Samburu tribal landowners on this area. The constructing of Basecamp Samburu is a continued effort to have a good time the spectacular ecosystems throughout Kenya and to diversify the vacationer visitor expertise by broadening the locations they will add or embody on their Kenyan safari itinerary. We’re very excited in regards to the constructing of the Starbeds – a brand new addition to our portfolio. We hope this can deliver a brand new class of traveler to Samburu – honeymooners, adventurers and lovers of skygazing and tranquility.”