Samburu Riverside Camp

This was the fourth destination on our safari introducing our son and daughter in law to self drive in Kenya. We arrived a little late for lunch from the luxury of Sweetwaters in Ol Pejeta and after a lot of payment hassle at the Archer's Post gate to the reserve. First impressions were only fair. The camp looked a bit run down but the staff greeted us shyly but pleasantly enough and the freshly cooked lunch was very good. The tents were better appointed than first impressions gave and we soon learned that if something was missing (drinking water in the bathroom) we only had to ask! We also had to ask for a game drive in the camp vehicle but as we had arrived under our own steam it was not surprising that it was not offered. It was very worthwhile, we had our only view of a cheetah on this trip as well as wonderful elephants. The beds proved as good as any of the ones we had slept in before, the shower, which looked pretty 'heath robinson' worked beautifully and Wilson's meals were freshly cooked from first class ingredients and were delicious, the best mandazis of our trip! Sleeping so close to the wildlife was magical and once the staff got to know us conversation flowed and we all four fell under the spell of staying in this camp and venturing out for game drives at any time we wished. By the time we left after three nights we were wishing we could stay for much longer. Thank you to the team at Samburu Riverside Camp.