Sarara’s
Signature Itineraries

We are thrilled to introduce our favourite itineraries here at Sarara – and these tailor made safaris were carefully compiled to offer you the very best of Samburuland.

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From up-close elephant encounters to unscripted connections with the richly layered culture and traditions of the region, the itineraries provide a complete immersion in the breathtaking landscapes of Kenya’s remote northern frontier.

With opportunities to witness pioneering conservation efforts led by the Indigenous Community, spend time with the area’s thriving elephant herds, and discover a cherished age-old way of life, these journeys leave one inspired, enriched, and with lifelong memories. By visiting, you’ll become part of the Sarara family, and experience true Samburu hospitality in the heart of a remote and pristine wilderness.


A Conservation Journey

ITINERARY

5 Nights | 1 - 12 Guests

For travelers looking for a deeper, more intimate connection with the landscape and people of Northern Kenya, this itinerary offers an in-depth exploration of The Sarara Foundation’s community-driven conservation initiatives.

  • 2 nights at Sarara Camp – the heartbeat of the Sarara experience, where game drives, walking safaris, and cultural visits give you an intimate connection to Samburu traditions and the magnificent scenery of the Sarara Valley.

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    1 night Fly Camp – step into the heart of the wilderness on a walking safari, before spending a night under the stars in a simple, yet comfortable fly camp in the great outdoors!

    2 nights at Sarara Treehouses – a truly unique stay perched high above the treetops, with elephants and other wildlife roaming freely beneath your tent on the forest floor, and melodic birdsong making for the perfect wake-up call.

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    • Explore our 850,000-acre conservancy and its wildlife on unrestricted guided game drives

    • Meet the herd at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary and watch the keepers bottle-feed and interact with each of the elephants!

    • Honour an ancient Samburu tradition as you discover the Singing Wells

    • Welcome the sunrise on guided walking safaris with packed breakfasts in breathtaking settings

    • Enjoy outdoor bush meals and sundowners under Africa’s wide open skies

    • Experience a thrilling horseback safari

    • Visit one of our Nomadic Montessori Schools and join the Nomadic Healthcare team to see their impact on the ground

    • Spend a morning beading with Samburu ladies and hear more about the cultural importance of their vivid jewellery

    • Learn about an age-old art in the company of a skilled Samburu blacksmith, while watching him fashion beautiful items over a fire

  • 2025
    Starting from: US$7,805 per person
    (based on 1 guest, including transfers from Nairobi)


    Pricing varies depending on group size.

    • Direct flights from and to Nairobi

    • Accommodation includes all meals and beverages

    • 1 Night Fly Camping

    • Fresh, healthy meals are prepared to meet every dietary need, showcasing regional produce blended with Samburu flair

    • A fully stocked bar with soft drinks, local beers and non-premium wines and spirits

    • All transfers between lodges and camps included in itinerary

    • Included activities: Unrestricted game drives, walking safaris, one horseback safari

    • An exclusive Reteti Elephant Sanctuary visit

    • Laundry service

    • Local airstrip transfers (Namunyak airstrip)

    • Starlink WiFi in the communal area

    • Rescue medevac cover

    • Conservation Fees

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Ultimate Northern Kenya

ITINERARY

7 Nights | 4 - 12 Guests

A seamless blend of adventure, luxury and wilderness, this itinerary takes you through the diverse landscapes of Samburu offering a perfect mix of wildlife encounters, cultural immersions, and exclusive access to Northern Kenya’s most pristine landscapes.

  • 3 nights at Sarara Camp – the heartbeat of the Sarara experience, where game drives, walking safaris, and cultural visits give you an intimate connection to Samburu traditions and the magnificent scenery of the Sarara Valley.

    Read more about Sarara Camp

    2 nights at Sarara Treehouses – a truly unique stay perched high above the treetops, with elephants and other wildlife roaming freely beneath your tent on the forest floor, and melodic birdsong making for the perfect wake-up call.

    Read more about Sarara Treehouses

    2 nights at Sarara Wilderness – a completely remote tented safari experience set in the game-rich Greater Samburu Ecosystem, which is home to thriving populations of big cats and large elephant herds.

    Read more about Sarara Wilderness

    • Explore our 850,000-acre conservancy and its wildlife on unrestricted guided game drives

    • Meet the herd at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary and watch the keepers bottle-feed and interact with each of the elephants!

    • Honour an ancient Samburu tradition as you discover the Singing Wells

    • Welcome the sunrise on guided walking safaris with packed breakfasts in breathtaking settings

    • Enjoy outdoor bush meals and sundowners under Africa’s wide open skies

    • Experience a thrilling horseback safari

    • Visit one of our Nomadic Montessori Schools and join the Nomadic Healthcare team to see their impact on the ground

    • Spend a morning beading with Samburu ladies and hear more about the cultural importance of their vivid jewellery

    • Learn about an age-old art in the company of a skilled Samburu blacksmith, while watching him fashion beautiful items over a fire

  • 2025
    Starting from: US$9,565 per person
    (based on 4 guests, including transfers from Nairobi)


    Pricing varies depending on group size.

    • Direct flights from and to Nairobi

    • Accommodation includes all meals and beverages

    • Fresh, healthy meals are prepared to meet every dietary need, showcasing regional produce blended with Samburu flair

    • A fully stocked bar with soft drinks, local beers and non-premium wines and spirits

    • All transfers between lodges and camps included in itinerary

    • Included activities: Unrestricted game drives, walking safaris, one horseback safari

    • An exclusive Reteti Elephant Sanctuary visit

    • Laundry service

    • Local airstrip transfers (Namunyak airstrip)

    • Starlink WiFi in the communal area

    • Rescue medevac cover

    • Conservation Fees

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The Elephant Expedition

ITINERARY

7 Nights | 6 - 12 Guests

This transformative journey through Kenya’s most significant elephant conservation landscapes offers a deep dive into the region’s iconic wildlife, far-reaching conservation initiatives, and opportunities for adventure in the most remote settings. Focusing on the incredible elephant populations of Sarara, Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, and the wider Samburu region, no two days are the same, and a spirit of freedom and discovery awaits.

  • 3 nights at Sarara Camp – from watching elephants gather at the camp’s busy wildlife waterhole, to seeing them sip water at the infamous Singing Wells (a sacred part of Indigenous culture in this semi-arid region), you’re continuously reminded of the rare and powerful story of coexistence between the Samburu and wildlife in this untouched landscape.

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    2 nights at Reteti House – stay a stone’s throw from Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, where you’ll witness the incredible work of the world's first community-owned and -run African elephant orphanage, and even join the keepers as they tend to the calves in their care.

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    2 nights at Sarara Wilderness – celebrate the true essence of a tented safari on the edge of the wild while exploring the Greater Samburu Ecosystem, which is home to Kenya’s second-largest elephant population. Here, you can watch elephant herds bathe in the Ewaso Nyiro River and take your time to observe these majestic animals up close.

    Read more about Sarara Wilderness

    • Explore our 850,000-acre conservancy and its wildlife on unrestricted guided game drives

    • Meet the herd at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary and watch the keepers bottle-feed and interact with each of the elephants!

    • Honour an ancient Samburu tradition as you discover the Singing Wells

    • Welcome the sunrise on guided walking safaris with packed breakfasts in breathtaking settings

    • Enjoy outdoor bush meals and sundowners under Africa’s wide open skies

    • Experience a thrilling horseback safari

    • Visit one of our Nomadic Montessori Schools and join the Nomadic Healthcare team to see their impact on the ground

    • Spend a morning beading with Samburu ladies and hear more about the cultural importance of their vivid jewellery

    • Learn about an age-old art in the company of a skilled Samburu blacksmith, while watching him fashion beautiful items over a fire

  • 2025
    Starting from: US$9,150 per person
    (based on 6 guests, including transfers from Nairobi)


    Pricing varies depending on group size.

    • Direct flights from and to Nairobi

    • Accommodation includes all meals and beverages

    • Fresh, healthy meals are prepared to meet every dietary need, showcasing regional produce blended with Samburu flair

    • A fully stocked bar with soft drinks, local beers and non-premium wines and spirits

    • All transfers between lodges and camps included in itinerary

    • Included activities: Unrestricted game drives, walking safaris, one horseback safari

    • An exclusive Reteti Elephant Sanctuary visit

    • Laundry service

    • Local airstrip transfers (Namunyak airstrip)

    • Starlink WiFi in the communal area

    • Rescue medevac cover

    • Conservation Fees

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The Reteti House Experience

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4 Nights | Private House | Exclusive use for up to 16 guests

Each Reteti House itinerary is fully flexible and thoughtfully personalised to match your rhythm, interests, and sense of adventure.

An exclusive haven of calm and quiet sophistication – just a 10-minute stroll from Reteti, the world’s first community-owned and operated African elephant sanctuary.

Featuring a dramatic cliffside setting overlooking the sweeping Sarara Valley, Reteti House is a private-use lodge surrounded by unfiltered nature.

With its front-row seat to Namunyak Conservancy’s groundbreaking conservation initiatives, this completely private property features standalone suites and an expansive main communal area – and was purposefully designed for families or groups of friends seeking exclusive and meaningful encounters with wildlife and the wilderness.

  • 4 nights at Reteti House

    Reteti House is perfectly suited for multigenerational families, photographers, retreats, or groups of friends seeking exclusive-use stays and meaningful time together in the wilderness.

    The private-use property includes:

    • Seven bedrooms, sleeping up to 16 guests

    • Four standalone suites

    • Open-plan family room with one double bed and two singles

    • Family suite with two bedrooms connected by a shared veranda and living area

    • Two guide rooms for accompanying guides or pilots

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    • Sink into stillness next to the infinity pool, watching elephants and other wildlife gather at the wildlife waterhole below.

    • Set off on foot or by vehicle to meet the orphaned elephants of Reteti – walking beside them as they return for their evening bottle-feeding beneath the golden Samburu sunset.

    • Listen to Reteti’s Samburu keepers’ stories of rescue, resilience, and coexistence –  shared over tea in the wild.

    • Venture out on game drives through Namunyak Conservancy’s vast, untouched lands – where giraffes stretch for acacia leaves and leopards make for thrilling sightings.

    • Enjoy a freshly prepared, Samburu-inspired bush breakfast in the open savannah, with locally-sourced ingredients that celebrate the abundance of each season.

    • Witness the haunting beauty of the Singing Wells, where Samburu morans (warriors) partake in an age-old ritual – scooping up water for their livestock from deep within the earth while singing songs that reverberate within your soul.

    • Visit a traditional manyatta and be welcomed into the daily rhythm of Samburu life – a humbling window into a centuries-old culture.

    • Take to the skies on a thrilling helicopter safari over the Suguta Valley and marvel at the shimmering waters of Lake Turkana.

    • Spend a night under a galaxy of stars while Fly Camping – enjoying storytelling by firelight, a rare Ngoma experience, and falling asleep to the sounds of the wild.

    • Meet the Milk Mamas and follow their milk’s journey to Reteti Elephant Sanctuary – an inspiring story of community and conservation intertwined.

    • Join the Beading Mamas for an afternoon of colour, craft, and shared laughter, or spend time with the region’s master blacksmith – who shape Samburu heritage into beautiful jewellery, weaponry and more.

    • Ease into a slow afternoon with a massage, or another unhurried game drive ending with sundowners in a specially picked location.

    • Hike to Reteti Rock at dawn – where the vision of the sanctuary was first born – and gaze out over the Sarara Valley one last, breathtaking time.

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    • Direct flights from and to Nairobi

    • Accommodation includes all meals and beverages

    • Fresh, healthy meals are prepared to meet every dietary need, showcasing regional produce blended with Samburu flair

    • A fully stocked bar with soft drinks, local beers and non-premium wines and spirits

    • All transfers between lodges and camps included in itinerary

    • Included activities: Unrestricted game drives, walking safaris, one horseback safari

    • An exclusive Reteti Elephant Sanctuary visit

    • Laundry service

    • Local airstrip transfers (Namunyak airstrip)

    • Starlink WiFi in the communal area

    • Rescue medevac cover

    • Conservation Fees

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Each of these itineraries offers a bucket-list experience in one of Africa’s most spectacular and untouched regions. Whether you’re yearning for adventure, to be part of meaningful conservation efforts, or an authentic cultural immersion, Sarara’s landscapes and people will leave you deeply transformed, and with lasting memories for life.

Itineraries can be tailored to guests preferences – number of nights, people, activities, etc.


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