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Sarara Camp

Sarara is a leading community-run tented camp set in the Mathews Range of Northern Kenya. Accommodation is in six double tents, each with flush-loos and open air showers. A natural rock swimming pool overlooks a waterhole frequently visited by animals.

Samburu National Park, Northern Kenya, Kenya
  • Wait in the hide and see what comes down to drink at the watering hole

  • Visit the singing wells

  • Spend a night under the stars, sleeping in your own mosquito-netting tent in the middle of a dry river bed, watching the stars in the clear sky above you

  • Enjoy a bush dinner on a dry river bed close to camp


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A trip to the singing wells is an absolute must! A most fascinating experience.

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Facilities

Camping

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Location

Samburu National Park, Northern Kenya, Kenya

Sarara Camp is situated on 75,000 acres of Namunyak Wildlife Conservation Trust land. It is mostly dry plains, but the Sarara River flows through, and is flanked by the Mathews Ranges, giving it a truly stunning setting and a good range of habitat.

It is an 8-hour 30-minute international flight to Jomo Kenyatta International. Scheduled flights from Nairobi Wilson airport to Nanyuki or Lewa Downs followed by a short private charter flight to Sarara. Or by road, it is an 8-hour drive from Nairobi.


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