Samburu Safari & Watamu Beach

Overview

A 6-day mid-range journey combining Samburu and Watamu. Comfortable lodges, private vehicle and full board.

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Highlights

• Game drives to find the 'Special Five'
• Elephant and leopard watching along the Ewaso Ng'iro River
• Beach relaxation on Watamu's bays

About the destinations & activities

Activities marked included are covered by the package price. Activities marked optional are available in that destination for an extra cost.

Kenya

Samburu 2 nights

A dry, rugged reserve north of the equator on the Ewaso Ng'iro River. It has species rarely seen in southern parks: Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, gerenuk and Beisa oryx, known as the 'Special Five'.

Included in Samburu

• 2 nights: Samburu Sopa Lodge or similar
• Meals: Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
• Park / reserve entry fees
• Game drives to find the 'Special Five'
• Elephant and leopard watching along the Ewaso Ng'iro River
• Bird watching

Not included in Samburu

• Samburu village cultural visit (extra cost, paid locally)
• Guided nature walk (extra cost)
• Riverside sundowners (extra cost)
• Drinks, unless stated
• Tips and personal items

Activities in Samburu

• Game drives to find the 'Special Five'included
• Elephant and leopard watching along the Ewaso Ng'iro Riverincluded
• Bird watchingincluded
• Samburu village cultural visitoptional · extra cost, paid locally
• Guided nature walkoptional · extra cost
• Riverside sundownersoptional · extra cost

Kenya

Watamu 3 nights

A quieter north-coast village with sheltered bays, a marine national park, turtle conservation and the ruins of Gede. It is popular with snorkellers and eco-minded travellers.

Included in Watamu

• 3 nights: Ocean Sports Resort or similar
• Meals: Half board (breakfast & dinner)
• Beach relaxation on Watamu's bays

Not included in Watamu

• Glass-bottom boat and snorkelling in Watamu Marine National Park (extra cost)
• Gede Ruins (12th-century Swahili town) (extra cost)
• Arabuko-Sokoke Forest walk (extra cost)
• Sea turtle conservation visit (Local Ocean Conservation) (extra cost)
• Mida Creek sunset boat ride (extra cost)
• Deep-sea fishing (extra cost)
• Tips and personal items

Activities in Watamu

• Beach relaxation on Watamu's baysincluded
• Glass-bottom boat and snorkelling in Watamu Marine National Parkoptional · extra cost
• Gede Ruins (12th-century Swahili town)optional · extra cost
• Arabuko-Sokoke Forest walkoptional · extra cost
• Sea turtle conservation visit (Local Ocean Conservation)optional · extra cost
• Mida Creek sunset boat rideoptional · extra cost
• Deep-sea fishingoptional · extra cost

Day-by-day itinerary

Accommodation

Mid-range lodges and hotels such as those below, or similar based on availability.

Journey details

Your trip starts and ends with pick-up and drop-off, so you don't need to go to the airport.

What's included and not included

How the three travel levels compare

Optional activities (extra cost)

• Samburu village cultural visit (Samburu, extra cost, paid locally)
• Guided nature walk (Samburu, extra cost)
• Riverside sundowners (Samburu, extra cost)
• Glass-bottom boat and snorkelling in Watamu Marine National Park (Watamu, extra cost)
• Gede Ruins (12th-century Swahili town) (Watamu, extra cost)
• Arabuko-Sokoke Forest walk (Watamu, extra cost)
• Sea turtle conservation visit (Local Ocean Conservation) (Watamu, extra cost)
• Mida Creek sunset boat ride (Watamu, extra cost)
• Deep-sea fishing (Watamu, extra cost)

Optional activities can be added before or during your trip and are paid for separately. Ask us for a current quote.