Saruni Rhino, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya

A Luxury Lodge or Hotel in Kenya

Camp Details

Saruni Rhino is a unique, 4 “bandas” (stone cottages) camp located in the large and remote Sera Conservancy, in the wild, undiscovered northern frontier of Kenya. It is little over 1.5 hours’ drive from our Saruni Samburu lodge in nearby Kalama Conservancy. It is unique not only for the unforgettable, raw beauty of its habitat, but because, as the name says, it is the gateway to an extraordinary place: the rhino sanctuary where black rhinos have been successfully re-introduced and are guarded by the community. The camp offers several diverse experiences. One is the first on-foot black rhino tracking experience in East Africa. This incredible walking safari provides a thrilling adventure and the opportunity for guests to actively contribute to the protection of this iconic species. But it is not all about the rhinos. Herds of elephants populate this vast landscape, there is amazing birdwatching, and cultural experiences with the “singing wells”. Northern Kenya is a largely unexplored and uninhabited expanse of wild beauty rich in colour and experiences.

WHY CHOOSE SARUNI RHINO?

• Whilst staying at Saruni Rhino is an experience in itself; echoing the origins of safari – exploring remote areas of a yet largely undiscovered terrain, the main draw to the area is the reason for our camp’s name sake – the endangered black Rhino.
• Saruni is delighted to be able to offer our guests a scintillating, ‘thrill-of-a-lifetime’ experience: a walking safari tracking black rhino on foot, accompanied by an expert Saruni guide and a highly-trained Sera Community Conservancy ranger, equipped with a transmitter correlating to the GPS whereabouts of the 11 rhinos throughout the 54,000 hectares-large sanctuary.
• The Singing Wells are also a driving distance away and can be visited with some notice – a rare treat to see the local community singing proprietary songs recognizable only by their own cattle, to encourage them to come to the wells to drink.