Sarara Camp
Sarara is a tented eco-camp owned by the local Samburu community and run by Jeremy Bastard whose family has many years of experience in safaris. Nestled into the lower slopes of Uargees which is the highest peak of the Mathews Range it has sweeping views of the great amphitheatre of the mountains. The area is a true and remote wilderness the camp is the only one in an area of nearly one million acres, and has a most magical feel. It includes the extraordinary seasonal “singing” wells where the Samburu water their cattle. Profits from the lodge are divided among the local community and help to support local households, schools, school bursaries and other group ranch community operations.
Accommodation & Facilities
Sarara Camp has been constructed from local materials with a spacious mess area under a large thatched roof with comfortable sofas, overlooking the natural rock swimming pool which itself overlooks a water hole where many animals come to drink. There are five double tents with private shower facilities and each has its own verandah area with great views.
Wildlife & Activities
Sarara and the Namunyak Conservancy offer an excellent insight into rugged wilderness and age-old Samburu culture; Sarara’s guides aren’t simply wildlife spotters — they reveal the landscape through their own deep knowledge, explaining the relationships between the wildlife, the seasonal rains, the people, and the environment. The wildlife in the Sarara Valley has staged a remarkable recovery since the establishment of the Namunyak Conservancy, and the broader area is home to Kenya’s second-largest elephant population, as well as one of the largest reticulated giraffe populations. A variety of other species are also seen, including the occasional leopard sighting.
The wide variety of activities on offer here includes day and night drives, walking safaris, fly-camping, horse riding, hikes in the mountains, visits to the Singing Wells, visits to local communities, and Reteti Elephant Orphanage, walks in the mountains to look for De Brazza’s monkeys, and amazing bird watching.
