Camping in Samburu/Shaba/Buffalo Springs

Camping in Samburu/Shaba/Buffalo Springs

Has anyone self-driven and stayed in the campsites in Samburu/Buffalo
Spring/Shaba? We are planning a trip there and had a few questions:

1/ Is it possible to simply roll up and get accommodation at a
campsite - preferably a campsite, or is pre-booking better? If the
latter, any ideas on where to pre-book?

2/ What are the facilities like in the public campsites at Samburu?
When I was there last in 2002, the toilets were absolute disasters.
Has that gotten better?

3/ Any specific safety issues to be aware of (other than the general
Kenya/north Kenya stuff)?

TIA,
Vandit

Re: Camping in Samburu/Shaba/Buffalo Springs

On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:45:38 -0700 (PDT), VK wrote:

>Has anyone self-driven and stayed in the campsites in Samburu/Buffalo
>Spring/Shaba? We are planning a trip there and had a few questions:
>
>1/ Is it possible to simply roll up and get accommodation at a
>campsite - preferably a campsite, or is pre-booking better? If the
>latter, any ideas on where to pre-book?

Most likely possible. Pre-booking not necessary, particularly
not this year.

>2/ What are the facilities like in the public campsites at Samburu?
>When I was there last in 2002, the toilets were absolute disasters.
>Has that gotten better?

I don't know. Probably not better.

>3/ Any specific safety issues to be aware of (other than the general
>Kenya/north Kenya stuff)?

No.

Hans-Georg
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Re: Camping in Samburu/Shaba/Buffalo Springs

On Aug 9, 8:32 pm, Hans-Georg Michna <hans-
georgNoEmailPle...@michna . com > wrote:
<snip>

Thanks for the info. As it turns out, we did not go to Samburu. Did
9 days in the Mara, and then went to Baringo, Kakamega and Samburu.

Will post a trip report and images soon - I just got back today.

Cheers,
Vandit