Basecamp Samburu sits in the heart of the 200,000 -acre Kalama Conservancy in northern Kenya. It is the second Saruni Basecamp property in the conservancy after Saruni Samburu, and one of the most distinctive in our collection.

Five tents, four doubles and one family tent, are designed to disappear into the rugged landscape around them. Built from locally sourced materials, they have private terraces with views that stretch across the Samburu wilderness to the unmistakable silhouette of Mount Ololokwe, a mountain sacred to the Samburu people. The family tent has two bedrooms joined by a central lounge and shaded pergola. The spirit of the early explorers lives here: under canvas, unhurried and entirely connected to the land.

What sets Basecamp Samburu apart, even within our own portfolio, is its star beds. Two elevated platforms invite you to spend the night beneath the Samburu sky, with nothing between you and the stars. One comes with a jacuzzi, the other with a private dining area, and both have full bathrooms. They offer something that is very difficult to put into words until you have experienced it.

Days are spent on game drives by day and night, on guided bush walks and scorpion safaris with Samburu guides, or on an excursion to the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary. The main tent houses the lounge and dining area, with open sides for 360-degree views, and evenings end around the fire pit. En-suite bathrooms throughout mean comfort is never compromised, even in the middle of the wilderness.

The camp runs on solar energy, harvests rainwater and is Silver-rated by Ecotourism Kenya. Every stay directly supports Kalama Conservancy and the Samburu community that calls this land home.