Summary
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DestinationKalama, Samburu, Buffalo Springs, Shaba
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Days5
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Duration5 days
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Pick up and Drop offYes
5 days · By air · Kalama, Samburu, Buffalo Springs, Shaba
Safari special · saruni samburu
Four nights at Saruni Samburu, high on the rocks of the Kalama Conservancy, with game drives into all three reserves of the north: Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba. Your goal: the special five found only here.
The signature moment: Ticking off the fifth of the special five: Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, gerenuk and Beisa oryx.
Make it yours. This itinerary is a starting point. Contact Accessible Travel Kenya to customise it: change the dates, pace, length, lodges, vehicle and access support, or combine it with another journey or a beach stay. Price on request, with a written, tailored quote within 24 hours.
Contact Accessible Travel Kenya to customise · WhatsApp +254 724 215 977 · bookings@accessibletravel.co.ke
Who it works for
- Physical (wheelchair users and slow walkers): With support
- Visual (blind and low vision): With support
- Hearing (Deaf and hard of hearing): Yes
- Hidden (autism, fatigue, chronic illness): Yes
Your days
Day 1: Fly north
Wilson to Kalama airstrip, about 1 h 15 min.
Day 2: Samburu
The Ewaso Ng’iro river, elephant herds and leopard in the doum palms.
Day 3: Buffalo Springs
Gerenuk, Beisa oryx and the clear springs across the river.
Day 4: Shaba
Lava country and wide plains for Grevy’s zebra and Somali ostrich.
Day 5: Home
A last drive at dawn, then fly to Nairobi.
Where you stay
- Saruni Samburu, Kalama Conservancy · 4 nights
As listed or similar, subject to availability and to a measured accessible room.
Best time to go
- Weather: Jun–Oct and Dec–Mar
- Value: Apr–May and Nov, green season
Good to know
- Saruni’s villas sit on a rocky hillside: Accessible Travel Kenya confirms the most level villa and the route to it, or suggest a riverside camp for wheelchair users.
On every Accessible Travel Kenya journey
- Meet-and-assist at JKIA, Wilson and Moi airports, with an adapted vehicle at the kerb
- Adapted 4×4 Land Cruisers with ramp, tie-downs and pop-up roof; accessible vans in Nairobi and Mombasa
- Wheelchairs, shower chairs, commodes and more, delivered to your first hotel
- An easy pace: at most 4 hours’ driving a day, two nights per stop, a rest afternoon every three days
- A try-before-you-fly pack: photos of every step of your journey, room videos and a call with your guide
- Carer and companion rates, and health support: partner hospitals, oxygen or dialysis on request
- Sign language interpreters on request, 24-hour WhatsApp support and written briefs on every journey
Ready to plan? Every journey can be shortened, extended or combined. Contact Accessible Travel Kenya to customise this journey or message Accessible Travel Kenya on WhatsApp.
Plan this trip with Accessible Travel Kenya
This itinerary is a starting point. Accessible Travel Kenya can change the dates, pace, lodges and length, or combine it with another journey or a beach stay.
Every Accessible Travel Kenya trip includes:
- A wheelchair-accessible vehicle with a trained Accessible Travel Kenya driver-guide
- Rooms, bathrooms and paths checked for access before you book
- 24-hour WhatsApp support throughout your trip
- Mobility equipment, carers and sign language interpreters on request
Send your dates and who is travelling, and the team replies within 24 hours with a tailored, written proposal.
