Saruni Basecamp has opened its safari lodge Basecamp Samburu in Kenya’s hidden northern territory. Basecamp Samburu is set in a valley in community-owned Kalama Conservancy and offers views of Mt. Ololokwe.
Basecamp Samburu has an open-air Starbed alongside five safari tents. Additional activities in the Samburu region include rhino trekking, late-night stargazing, dark-night scorpion safari, Samburu village visits and Singing Wells dry season excursions, as well as daily safari game drives within either Kalama Conservancy or Samburu National Park.
Jeremiah Mutisya, CEO of Saruni Basecamp said: “Our long-term tourism goal for Kenya has been to support and expand the development of community conservancies. We believe this is the key to protecting both wildlife and communities living in rural Kenya side-by-side. Kalama Conservancy is a partnership between Saruni Basecamp and the Samburu tribal landowners in this region. The building of Basecamp Samburu is a continued effort to celebrate the spectacular ecosystems across Kenya and to diversify the tourist guest experience by broadening the destinations they can add or include on their Kenyan safari itinerary. We are very excited about the building of the Starbeds—a new addition to our portfolio. We hope this will bring a new category of traveler to Samburu—honeymooners, adventurers and lovers of skygazing and tranquility.”
Tourism is the vehicle through which Saruni Basecamp achieves long term sustainable conservation and human economic empowerment in the rural areas where it operates. The company is a member of The Long Run and the African Travel & Tourism Association (ATTA), and its properties have been awarded Gold and Silver ratings for its operations by Ecotourism Kenya.