Elephant Bedroom Camp sits directly on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River, its name earned honestly: elephant herds regularly pass through camp itself on their way to drink, making this one of Samburu’s most immersive riverside properties.
Spacious tents set close to the riverbank under a canopy of doum palms, each with an open-air bathroom and a veranda facing the water.
Kenyan and international cooking served riverside, with the sound and sight of elephants at the water’s edge a constant backdrop to meals.
Game drives across Samburu’s semi-arid terrain in search of its distinctive ‘special five’ species, river walks, and cultural visits to Samburu communities.
Samburu’s dry-country ecosystem supports species found nowhere else on Kenya’s classic safari circuit, including Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and Beisa oryx, alongside healthy elephant and predator numbers along the river.
The riverbank in front of camp is worth watching at any hour; elephants crossing at the doum palm treeline make for some of Samburu’s most distinctive frames.
The camp supports Samburu community conservancies and wildlife corridor initiatives that connect the reserve to the wider Ewaso ecosystem.
To arrange a tailor-made journey to this lodge, speak with your Kipekee Journey Lead.
