Lodge
Saruni Samburu
Outside protected areasby Saruni Basecamp
Six-villa lodge in the community-owned Kalama Conservancy, the only lodge there, with access to Samburu National Reserve. It has an elephant-proof sunken photographic hide beside a waterhole visited by elephants, hyenas, leopards and birds. The area holds the 'Samburu Special Five'.
Details
- Feeding not stated
- Baiting not stated
- No captive animals
- For photographers
- Hides on site
- Language
- English
- Species nearby
- Grevy's zebra, Reticulated giraffe, Beisa oryx, Somali ostrich, Gerenuk, African elephant, Leopard and African wild dog
Months
- January, open
- February, open
- March, open
- April, open
- May, open
- June, open
- July, open
- August, open
- September, open
- October, open
- November, open
- December, open
Year round or not stated
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Nairobi time (with summer time where it applies).
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 06:40– | 18:13– | 12h 5m12 h 5 min | 68° |
| Feb | 06:45– | 18:19– | 12h 6m12 h 6 min | 77° |
| Mar | 06:39– | 18:15– | 12h 6m12 h 6 min | 87° |
| Apr | 06:29– | 18:06– | 12h 8m12 h 8 min | 81° |
| May | 06:25– | 18:02– | 12h 9m12 h 9 min | 72° |
| Jun | 06:29– | 18:06– | 12h 10m12 h 10 min | 67° |
| Jul | 06:35– | 18:11– | 12h 9m12 h 9 min | 69° |
| Aug | 06:34– | 18:10– | 12h 8m12 h 8 min | 77° |
| Sep | 06:25– | 18:01– | 12h 7m12 h 7 min | 88° |
| Oct | 06:16– | 17:51– | 12h 6m12 h 6 min | 81° |
| Nov | 06:15– | 17:48– | 12h 5m12 h 5 min | 71° |
| Dec | 06:26– | 17:58– | 12h 5m12 h 5 min | 66° |