Safari Secrets: Kenya’s Hidden Gems

7 Nights / 8 Days | Northern Kenya & Mara Safari

📅 Validity: 03 January 2026 – 02 January 2028

🎁 Special Offer: Stay 7 Nights, Pay for 6 (Valid all year round)

A life-enriching journey into some of Kenya’s less well-known protected areas, with the opportunity to enjoy exceptional wildlife viewing and authentic, immersive cultural encounters. Plus, you’ll get to see the difference that conservation initiatives are making.

Choose to follow our suggested safari featuring the very best of Saruni Basecamp experiences, or ask our team to adjust the programme to your specific preferences and create your perfect tailor-made safari experience, far from the beaten path.

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🌍 Overview

Destinations: Samburu | Naboisho, Mara Kenya

Lodges & Camps:

🦏 2 Nights: Saruni Rhino
🏕️ 2 Nights: Basecamp Samburu
🌳 3 Nights: Basecamp Wilderness

Minimum Guests: 2

💰 All-Inclusive Cost: From US$ 4,985 per adult sharing

✨ Highlights

🌿 Private conservancies – no crowds.
🦁 Incredible wildlife sightings.
✈️ Scenic flight transfers between regions.
🚙 Game drives and walking safaris.
🦏 Rhino tracking experience on foot.

🌟 The Saruni Basecamp Difference

📍 Remarkable locations.
😊 Warm, welcoming local staff.
🧭 Expert local guides.
🏕️ Remote, secluded and intimate lodges & camps.
🤝 Warm, genuine Kenyan hospitality.

🏕️ The Lodges

🦏 Saruni Rhino (2 Nights)

🤝 Exclusive access to the Sera Community Conservancy.
🚶 First on-foot black rhino tracking experience in East Africa.
🌍 Discover remote tracts of northern Kenya.
🎭 Experience unique local traditions.
🐘 Regular elephant visits to the camp waterhole.

🏕️ Basecamp Samburu (2 Nights)

🏔️ A small, intimate lodge in a vast landscape, with spectacular mountain views.
🌿 Eco-chic architecture.
🦁 Exclusive 200,000-acre wilderness area to explore (private conservancy).

🌳 Basecamp Wilderness (3 Nights)

🏕️ Classic safari styling in Masai Mara.
🦁 Unlimited access to the Mara Naboisho Conservancy.
🦁 A hotspot for lion sightings.
🌌 Remarkable skyscapes by day and night.
🤝 Contribute to Maasai community upliftment.

🗓️ Suggested Itinerary

(May vary depending on local circumstances, weather, and the recommendations of your guides)

Day 1: Arrival & Saruni Rhino

🚙 Saruni Basecamp transfer from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Wilson Airport.
✈️ One-hour fifteen-minute flight to Kalama, met by a guide for your camp transfer or game drive (approx. 1.5 hours).
🥂 Afternoon game drive and sundowners in the Sera Community Conservancy.

Day 2: Saruni Rhino

🦏 Early morning black rhino tracking experience.
🎶 Kisima Hamsini Singing Wells experience (seasonal).
🧺 Picnic lunch and return to camp.
🕯️ Candlelit bush dinner with traditional Samburu dancing.

Day 3: Saruni Rhino to Basecamp Samburu

🚙 Morning game drive (including a bush breakfast) en route to Saruni Samburu, looking out for the Samburu Special Five.
🍽️ Arrival in time for an al fresco lunch overlooking the sacred Mt. Ololokwe.
🥂 Short evening game drive culminating in sundowners at a waterhole, before a starlit dinner back at the lodge.

Day 4: Basecamp Samburu

🐘 Continue exploring with a morning game drive along the Ewaso Nyiro River.
🎓 Enroll in our Warrior’s Academy for the afternoon and immerse yourself in traditional Samburu culture.
🔥 Evening game drive in Kalama Conservancy, ending with a starlit bush dinner followed by a night drive back to the lodge.

Day 5: Basecamp Samburu to Basecamp Wilderness

✈️ Depart Samburu on your morning flight and arrive in the Masai Mara an hour and a half later.
🧺 Enjoy your first Mara game drive with a picnic lunch, or head to Basecamp Wilderness to relax.
🦁 Afternoon game drive in the private Mara Naboisho Conservancy followed by dinner and an optional night game drive.

Day 6: Basecamp Wilderness

🚙 Embark on an early morning game drive, returning to the camp for breakfast.
🐆 Join your guide for an afternoon game drive to explore the secret haunts of elusive leopards or majestic lion prides.
🔥 End your day with a bush dinner under the vast African sky, with traditional Maasai singing and dancing.

Day 7: Basecamp Wilderness

🚶 Guided bush walks through the saddle valley surrounding Basecamp Wilderness, or a game drive in search of exceptional wildlife.
🕯️ Private dinner in the camp with just your partner or family.

Day 8: Departure

🚙 Drive through the Mara Naboisho conservancy to the airstrip, looking out for wildlife on the way.
✈️ Saruni Basecamp transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your international flight back home (via lunch and last-minute shopping).

💰 Pricing (Per Adult Sharing)

📅 Seasons

🟢 Low Season
- 📅 Dates: March, April, May, November 2026
- 💰 Published Rate — US$ 4,985
🟡 Mid-Season
- 📅 Dates: 03 Jan–28 Feb 2026; 01–30 Jun 2026; 01–19 Oct 2026; Dec 2026
- 💰 Published Rate — US$ 5,585
🔴 High Season
- 📅 Dates: 01 Jul–30 Sept 2026; 20 Dec 2026–02 Jan 2027
- 💰 Published Rate — US$ 6,185

📝 Note: Open to stay at Saruni Samburu at respective accommodation supplement.

✅ Included

🍽️ Full-board accommodation (including meals, and non-premium drinks).
👕 Selected laundry service.
🏡 Family villa accommodation (subject to availability).
✈️ Internal flights and transfers.
🛎️ Airport assistance.
🚑 Temporary Flying Doctors cover.
🌿 Conservation fees and levies.
🧾 VAT and local taxes.

❌ Excluded

🚙 Exclusive vehicle use.
🍾 Premium drinks.
💆 Additional Wellbeing Space treatments (if staying at Saruni Samburu).
🎯 Any payable additional activities and entry fees.
🎒 Any additional payable services (including childcare).
💵 Discretionary expenditure (including gratuities, items of a personal nature).
✈️ International flights and travel.
🛂 Visas.
🛡️ Travel and medical insurance.
📈 Any statutory increases beyond our control.

⚠️ Please Note

🌙 Guests stay 2 nights minimum at Saruni Rhino.
🎁 Free night applies on the lowest priced camp/lodge.
🌿 Conservation fees are payable for all nights.
🏔️ Guests are open to stay at Saruni Samburu at respective accommodation supplement.
👨‍👩‍👧 Basecamp Wilderness: Young Explorers Club – family activities (upon request and bookable in advance), SBC’s Conservation & Community projects; Enjoolata Awareness Centre.

✈️ Rates & Flights

Rates with children or for single occupancy are available upon request.

Flight times and durations may vary depending on airline, weather and routing, and are subject to change. Road transfer times and durations also subject to change, and will be coordinated with your flights.