The guest accommodation at elephant watch camp comprises six spacious and netted tents, all with the same delightful thatched roofing as the main building. The team was one of the most friendly and efficient that we have met in kenya, the atmosphere very laidback and unpretentious. You can also day trek or climb the 2nd highest mountain in africa mount kenya. Run by oria douglashamilton, wife of save the elephants founder iain douglas. A favourite haunt of wildlife enthusiasts, filmmakers, and opinionshapers, its one of the few places where wild elephants slide so close by to the side of your vehicle that you can reach out and touch them. Weve been told that samburu isnt as good as other place in kenya for. Samburu national reserve uaso gate is minutes away. Here, your dreams of an african adventure without compromise come true. Elephant, monkeys, impalas are amongst the camp s many regular wild visitors, whilst samburu national reserve has a good number of lions and leopards and offers the opportunity to see many species endemic to northern kenya. Elephant bedroom is located deep in the heart of the samburu national. It opened in 2008 and offers relatively luxurious tented accommodation in a shady grove of acacias and doum palms. Safari to elephant bedroom camp with africa travel resource. Elephant bedroom camp offers luxury in a setting of breathtaking beauty.
Elephant watch camp is a privately owner run tented camp in the samburu national reserve of northern kenya. Elephant watch camp is the perfect camp for a safari stay in samburu, particularly for those with an interest in elephants, as the camp has strong links to save the elephants and the douglashamilton family. The most rewarding of the three national reserves that cluster around the lifegiving ewaso ngiro river the other two are shaba and buffalo springs, samburu s game viewing is famously firstclass and there are. We felt that the camp itself, under new management, was not quite up to previous visits. It is home to some of the largest elephant bulls in samburu who can often be spotted cooling down in the riverbed, resting in the shade. We have had two outstanding holidays at elephant watch camp and will certainly return again. Guests have plenty of opportunity to see a wide variety of kenya s wildlife the lesserknown species as well as the big five on the high quality game drives. Elephant watch camp is beautifully decorated with exotic colours and fabrics and sits on the sand banks of the ewaso nyiro river. Samburu intrepids, a luxury kenya safari lodge is located under the shady trees on a scenic stretch of the ewaso nyiro river in the samburu game reserve.
Breakfast, wifi, and parking are free at this lodge. It is perfectly positioned to make the most of game viewing in the arid northern regions of the country where herds of elephant and the long necked gerenuk can be seen during an east africa. Elephant watch camp has a wonderful position on the banks of the ewaso nyiro river in the samburu national reserve in northern kenya. Elephant watch camp is a luxury tented camp with the highest ecocredentials, located in samburu national reserve. Located along the banks of ewaso nyiro river, elephant bedroom camp samburu is located in samburu game reserve. Situated along the banks of ewaso nyiro river, elephant bedroom camp samburu is located in samburu game reserve. View hotels photos, videos, prices, map, tours for honeymoon vacation, booking family holidays, solo travel packages. Elephant bedroom camp samburu park, kenya yellow zebra. Elephant watch camp, samburu kenya safari scott dunn. The best airstrip for elephant bedroom is kalama, which is about a 90minute flight from nairobi. Tall, very intelligent and sensitive, the samburu have learnt how to survive on a very difficult and today are among the pioneers of ecotourism in kenya. A luxurious camp with ecofriendly detailing and a friendly handson team. Elephant bedroom safari camp via gamewatchers safaris.
Elegance and eco are a rare combination thats been perfected at elephant watch camp, a boutique style property standing over the ewaso nyiro river. Surrounded by nature, each tent is equipped with a seating area and electric kettle. Shortly after save the elephants was established in samburu, my mother, oria, built elephant watch camp to provide the simple luxury of an intimate but safe interface for people who wanted to come and explore the magical world of elephants. The camp is sits on the bank of the ewaso nyiro river, beneath big acacia and. Hi there, i worked for save the elephants for a short while and was based in samburu national reserve so i share your sentiments on its beauty and your struggles with rifling through all the elephant pictures trying to choose one. With their cotton drapes and gnarled beams, these are quite unlike anything else in samburu. The surrounding samburu national reserve is an area of spectacular scenery. Samburu national reserve, kenya ideal length of stay. The main camp will then consist of the 12 standard tents and existing dining area and.
Full report on elephant bedroom, kenya expert africa. More than a decade later, ive been spending more and more time helping out with this extraordinary project to engage people from kenya and around the. When staying at elephant watch camp in kenya, we recommend combining your safari to masai mara for the wildebeest migration, amboseli, laikipia lewa, nakuru and naivasha great rift valley lakes. Offering luxurious tents, the property features a spa and pool. Continue reading our full report on larsens tented camp. Elephant watch camp, perhaps unsurprisingly, enjoys a fantastic relationship with save the elephants, a charity founded in 1997 and based in samburu national reserve. When visiting samburu national reserve, we recommend combining your safari to masai mara for the wildebeest migration, amboseli, laikipia lewa, nakuru and naivasha great rift valley lakes.
Reviews by 24 travellers who stayed at elephant bedroom on an. Elephant watch camp, logo, elephant watch portfolio, nairobi, kenya, samburu. Elephant bedroom camp offers luxury in a setting of breath taking beauty. Elephant bedroom camp samburu, archers post, kenya. Set under doum palms on the north bank of the ewaso ngiro river in the samburu area of northern kenya, elephant bedroom camp is a pleasant midrange facility, with guest accommodation in 12 tents and providing access to a modest range of safari activities. Elephant watch camp in kenyas samburu national reserve. Elephant watch camp home the luxury safari company. Situated in the dry north of kenya, in a land of endless rugged beauty and untamed wilderness, elephant watch camp is perched on the banks of the ewaso nyiro river beneath widespreading kigelia and acacia trees in samburu national reserve.
Elephant watch is the ultimate in ecoluxury and an unrivalled wildlife experience, thanks to our long links to pioneering elephant conservation in kenya s samburu national reserve. Kenya samburu the wildlife movie collection youtube. Elephant watch camp is a privately owner run tented camp in the samburu national reserve in northern kenya. Make an enquiry contact us subscribe to news download our brochure.
The best elephant bedroom camp this month 11174730104. Lying on the edge of northern kenya s arid savannahs, the samburu national reserve is a destination that will appeal as much to the safari firsttimer as it will to the veteran. Offering luxurious tents, the property features a spa. Located in kenyas samburu national reserve, near the banks of the ewaso ngiro river, elephant watch camp is an ecoluxurious camp. Hosted and owned by oria douglas hamilton, the camp is very much geared towards elephant research and conservation, and is closely linked with save the elephants, orias husband iains organization both are famous for their pioneering work with conservation. Walk through elephant watch camp along the ewaso nyiro river in samburu. Situated in the dry north of kenya, elephant watch camp is perched on the banks of the ewaso nyiro river beneath widespreading kigelia and acacia trees in samburu national reserve.
However, though spotlessly clean, the camp is dated and a little scruffy. Samburu boasts its very own big five grevys zebra, gerenuk, beisa oryx, reticulated giraffe, and. Elephant bedroom camp campground, kenyasamburu national. Kenyas elephants at home in the samburu national reserve. Continue reading our full report on elephant bedroom. Observations are shared between camp and charity, and elephant watch guides have the rather remarkable skill of recognising every single one of the 66 families that call samburu home. It is then about a 45minute road transfer through the park to the camp, however this could be longer depending on what you see on the way. Save the elephants ste research facility and elephant watch safari camp located in samburu national reserve, kenya, were completely destroyed by. It is set along the banks of the ewaso nyiro river and shaded by doum palms and other trees that make up this green belt of riverine forest in samburu national reserve. Elephant watch is the ultimate in ecoluxury and an unrivalled wildlife experience, thanks to our long links to pioneering elephant conservation in kenyas samburu national reserve. Activities at elephant bedroom camp are geared around introducing guests to the flora and fauna of samburu national reserve. The samburu elephant project is the longest running study of its kind in the region. There are no fences in the camp so wildlife can come and go freely as they please.
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