Ashnil Samburu Camp
Location: Samburu National Reserve, Samburu, 00100, Samburu, KE
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Property Type: Safari/Tentalow
About this Property
Luxurious Safari Experience: Immerse yourself in a safari adventure at Ashnil Samburu Camp, steps away from Buffalo Springs National Reserve.
Relaxing Amenities: Unwind by the outdoor pool, enjoy free babysitting services, and cozy up by the fireplace in the lobby.
Culinary Delights and Convenience: Indulge in delicious meals at the on-site restaurant, sip on drinks at the bar/lounge, and savor a complimentary buffet breakfast every morning.
Experience luxury and adventure at Ashnil Samburu Camp – book your stay now for an unforgettable safari getaway!
Important Information
- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
Policies
Check-in: 12:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Instructions: This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). To arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Amenities & Facilities
- Free breakfast
- Meeting rooms
- Fireplace in lobby
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Terrace
- Garden
- Luggage storage
- Designated smoking area
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Fireplace in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Meeting rooms
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Snack bar/deli
- Playground on site
- Free self parking
- Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
- Pool sun loungers
- Free buffet breakfast
- Safari on site
- Mosquito nets
- Banquet hall
Rooms Available
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Luxury Triple Room, River View
3 Twin Beds
312-sq-foot room, furnished patio with river views
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Kitchen
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and slippers
Practical - Safe, desk, and wardrobe or closet; cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, and ceiling fan
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Need to Know - Bed sheets not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Kitchen
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Room service (limited hours)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Ceiling fan
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bed sheets not available
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Luxury Twin Room
2 Twin Beds
269-sq-foot room, furnished patio with river views
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Kitchen
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and slippers
Practical - Safe and desk
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, and ceiling fan
Need to Know - Bed sheets not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Kitchen
- Bottle of water
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Ceiling fan
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Bed sheets not available
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Deluxe Room, 2 Twin Beds (Safari & Airship Transfers Included)
2 Twin Beds
269-sq-foot room, furnished patio with river views
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Room service (limited) and free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and slippers
Practical - Safe, desk, and wardrobe or closet
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, and ceiling fan
Need to Know - Bed sheets not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Ceiling fan
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Bed sheets not available
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Luxury Double Room, River View
1 Double Bed
312-sq-foot room, furnished patio with river views
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Kitchen
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and slippers
Practical - Safe and desk; cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, and ceiling fan
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Need to Know - Bed sheets not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Kitchen
- Bottle of water
- Room service (limited hours)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Ceiling fan
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bed sheets not available
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Luxury Single Room, River View
1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed
312-sq-foot room, furnished patio with river views
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Kitchen
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and slippers
Practical - Safe and desk
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, and ceiling fan
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available, bed sheets not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Kitchen
- Bottle of water
- Room service (limited hours)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Ceiling fan
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bed sheets not available
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Deluxe Single Room (Safari & Airship Transfers Included)
1 Twin Bed
312-sq-foot room, furnished patio with river views
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Room service (limited) and free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and slippers
Practical - Safe and desk; cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, and ceiling fan
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Need to Know - Bed sheets not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Bottle of water
- Room service (limited hours)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Ceiling fan
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bed sheets not available
-
Deluxe Triple Room (Safari & Airship Transfers Included)
3 Twin Beds
312-sq-foot room, furnished patio with river views
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Room service (limited) and free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and slippers
Practical - Safe, desk, and wardrobe or closet; cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, and ceiling fan
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Need to Know - Bed sheets not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Room service (limited hours)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Ceiling fan
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bed sheets not available
-
Deluxe Double Room (Safari & Airship Transfers Included)
1 Double Bed
312-sq-foot room, furnished patio with river views
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Room service (limited) and free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and slippers
Practical - Safe and desk; cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, and ceiling fan
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Need to Know - Bed sheets not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Bottle of water
- Room service (limited hours)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Ceiling fan
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bed sheets not available
Guest Reviews
- Derrick (10/5): Excellent but work on the connection - Ambience Lack of WiFi and stable mobile connection.
- marisol (9/5): - La habitación
- bad2d9ff0f5d714f09f231dc1360c323 (8/5): We enjoyed our stay but mostly spent our time in the park rather than in the lodge. - Beds were comfortable, showers had good pressure and was hot. Ladies at reception were very helpful and friendly, Our waiter was lovely and attentive. Food was generally very good. Bar was well stocked. No one could give us information about where to game drive and where the animals where. Location is right on the river but unfortunately you don't have any views of the river, just a wall and the top of opposite river bank. Staff in the kitchen were noisy during meal times. Baked goods all tasted of blueband and were often stale, brown bread was mouldy one morning. Dining room was dark and curtains closed, full of mosquitos, insect repellant provided but didn't work. It was rainy when we were there so our towels didn't dry, would be good to have somewhere to hang them better to dry in damp weather or for housekeeping to dry them.
- 6817a4d0b74f7398664c672294819bde (10/5): -
- Patricia (10/5): -
- Anthony (10/5): Na Samburu reserve,is dit dé plaats voor Bufallo springs, dieren gaan en komen van elke zijde van de - De locatie is in self drive 4x4 wat moeilijker te bereiken , maar we konden over een crossing bridge over de rivier. Plots stonden we bij een enorme kudde olifanten met baby olifanten’ een prachtige ervaring. Vaak zijn lodges onder buffetvorm’, deze was onder keuze menu, ook lekker. Alles was prima
- Nicholas (9/5): -
- Gulnara (8/5): Я сделала ошибку с выбором отеля.нид советовал другой, а я не послушалась - Ну, так себе отель. Во-первых не умеют готовить от слова совсем. Скудные завтраки, невкусные ланчи и ужины. Очень медленное обслуживание. Сидишь в ресторане по часу. И еще официанты парни все жутко пахнут потом. Это невыносимо. Еще вся еда по меню. Выбора практически нет. Не приносят закуски, суп и салат одновременно. Ты должен выбрать между закуской, салатом или супом. В первый раз такое вижу(((. А завтраки это вообще треш. Тихий ужас, а не завтраки. Кстати все, даже вода за ужином, платная. Стоит 450 шиллингов. Что тоже не гуманно. Во-вторых они экономят электричество и вырубают его по часам. Очень неприятно находится в темноте и слушать звуки животных. Даже страшно. В-третьих они экономят горячую воду. И тоже выдают ее по часам. Не успел принять душ до 21:00, потом только утром(((. Я считаю за эту цену - не приемлемо В-четвертых. Нет халатов и тапочек. За два дня не меняли полотенца. Вытирались мокрыми. В-пятых очень грязный и холодный бассейн. Почти лужа, а не бассейн. . У нас сломалась машина и за то, чтобы добраться до деревни (3-5 км), где нас ждала другая машина, они запросили 300$. Еще они звонили гиду и доказывали, что мы украли фонарик. А потом, когда они его нашли в номере, извинений не последовало. Менеджер Карла кажется. Её надо уволить или воспитывать персонал. Не вернусь и не советую. Сам отель зеленый. С обезьянками. Все. Не рекомендую.
- Rocio (9/5): -
- Bethuel (10/5): -
- Dimitrios (10/5): Paradise - Superb location, nice design, excellent service
- Gibbard (9/5): OUR SAFARI with John superb Our waiter... Fantastic. - Great selection and efficient service The last half a mile tp the gate; very rocky!
- nagan (4/5): It was ok to stay but better options are available at this price around that area. Not gonna go back again . - Tent - was natural and good view from the bed 🛏️. Natural bird noise . Location is good .We were lucky to see elephants and giraffes. Poor customer service- Receptionist ( chubby one ) was not professional at all . First impression was bad . Some staff calls guest Rafiki 😁imagine . Towel , duvet covers and bed sheets was dirty and old .
- Pierre (10/5): On my road to visit the Grevy Zebra Trust - Perfecto staff X
- Peter (10/5): A super, small and special place. - The staff were very helpful, happy and friendly. The food was excellent and plentiful. The room was lovely and right by the elephants regular trail. Facilities super with a good pool and well priced spa treatments. All very good and not too big so you get lots of attention.
- Christopher (10/5): - Delightyful helpful staff. Well located near the river.
- Dennis (10/5): Fantastische ervaring - Vriendelijk personeel Nvt
- Leslie (10/5): - This is such an amazing location, and the staff are amazing! You will absolutely see animals! We would wake up to elephants and reticulated giraffes crossing right in front of our site. Monkeys will hang out on your patio and baboons are constantly nearby. We made the mistake of not locking the zipper (absolutely on us! they tell you to do so multiple times) and had some monkeys enter and wreck havoc! However, staff dealt with it quickly and were super nice about it! Don't just close the zipper- the monkeys know how to open it and it needs to be locked down. It's got a lush and green look to it too so it's a small reprieve from the hot Samburu summer. Something that wasn't made clear was that they do tend to have times when they turn off the power to so prepare yourself. The food is nice and was always different. We had a lovely time and will recommend it to anyone.
- maria (10/5): Delightful stay in a magical place, with wonderful staff and the best massage - It was so calm and relaxing! I liked the tents with a lot of space and private sitting area. You can even see animals through the fence if you are lucky! We saw an elephant and a giraffe. We were there to celebrate our anniversary and they brought live music on our first night and a lovely decorated plate. Lovely detail. Also, the food was amazing. Breakfast, lunch and dinner with plenty of options including vegetarian. If you have food allergies better check in advance though. I had the best massage ever with Rachel. She literally made all the tension of my body disappear. I was going for a 30 min massage initially but extended for a full hour because it was so good. My husband also enjoyed the massage. The staff was amazing and the highlight. All of them super nice: the lady at the reception, Abdi our room attendant, Marundu from the bar (not sure if I spelled the name right, but this man was a lot of fun and his vibe was amazing! He made us enjoy our afternoon beers even more!) Elvis from the restaurant, Roba from security, Hussain the safari driver, and every single employee at the hotel! I wish I had written all the names down to write a special thank you to each one of them because they all made our stay very pleasant and enjoyable. Always nice to us and super helpful. Maybe the bathrooms could use some love and upgrade (new seats for example) but the toiletries are actually fantastic and bathrooms are very spacious with good ventilation which is great.
- Stefan (10/5): -
- Ling (9/5): Superb -
- Yunting (9/5): very comfortable stay - The location is perfect by the river and we met a big family of elephant not far from the lodge and the last day even a leopard around that area. The staffs are super nice and friendly, always ready to help and very flexible with our request about food, room arrangement. When some of us in the team was not feeling well there were trying the best to support and even called a doctor. Definitely recommend this place to others The neighbors next to my tent were noisy during the night, maybe the staffs could remind the guest to be mindful about other guests when it's sleeping time.
- Christine (8/5): Great location to see the animals - Great location, tents are nice and comfortable with great views of the river and animals. Staff were all superb very friendly and efficient. Good could be improved especially for kids and the pool was not clean during our stay.
- Kate (10/5): - All good
- Melissa (10/5): Magical river retreat, perfect for a Samburu safari camp - Cosy, comfortable and clean
- Catherine (8/5): Very good -
- Kathleen (10/5): Exceptional -
- Harald (10/5): Nice stay and calm welcoming environment - Good food Good straff and good service
- Meret (4/5): Not coming back - The location was good in the park and a good pool area All the rules around when the power cut-off times and the warm water shut-off at certain times, as well as general rules on when we should eat, and the menu was preset without prices forcing us to eat certain things. It also seemed like we were dictated to leave for safari and come back at certain times instead of letting it be up to the guests when we should be back.
- Mark (9/5): Superb -
- Wim (10/5): Exceptional - The tent Far too expensive for what you get
- Johnny (1/5): Management here is shady, lacks professional communication. They were unclear about pricing and found ways to upcharge f - Beautiful and well kept property that overlooks the river. Great room with plenty of amenities like hot water boiler. Staff was very nice Management here is shady, lacks professional communication. They were unclear about pricing and found ways to upcharge for everything. Florence was one of the worst customer representatives we’ve dealt with in all of Africa as she continued to put the blame on me for not knowing how the pricing works even though none of the details were made clear anywhere on the booking profile. We then paid to go on a game drive for four hours which seemed very short but it actually only ended up being two hours and we barely saw anything. I highly recommend any of the other places in the Samburu reserve because it’s a beautiful setting, just don’t give these people your business.
- Mh (6/5): - - The staff were friendly and helpful at the hotel. Bed is comfortable and the facilities in the room are in good condition. The hotel is next to river bank and the elephants come to drink sometimes. We saw herds of elephants on the way back from game drive near the hotel. The name of the hotel is quite misleading as we thought it's located in Samburu National Park, however it's actually in Buffalo Springs National Park, which means we need to pay $140 ($70 each park) to enter Samburu and which is about an hour drive from the hotel. Also the hotel is incredibly difficult to contact, the "headquarter" never respond your calls/ emails/ messages.
- Arthur (10/5): Love this lodge - Everything. The tents are so comfortable. The pool is amazing. The location is top for seeing elephants on River. Stunning view. Great staff and food. Only regret is not staying 3 nights
- Emmanuela (9/5): Superb -
- Siva (3/5): They or booking.com should make it known of the intermittent power supply and lack of AC. - Bread was not warm or taste fresh made. the other options were run of the mill. Freshly made omelette was the only good one. Frequent power cuts citing generator supply of power. the tents were hot without ventilation and portable fan on request only. Without power the fan was useless. it was unbearably hot during 12 noon- 4 PM, no power. After 4 pm, every one goes out on the game drive. Hot water supply too is timed, if you miss that window you have to settle for a luke warm water. One important issue that disappointed me is - putting in me a tent far away from the river bank even though I put in a request at time of booking for a tent on the river bank. It was not honored. I was given a tent far away from the river bank, and irony is they did have unoccupied tents on the river bank.
- Chris (6/5): it was nice. but not worth the money. - location and staff were excellent. generally quite dirty. ants were everywhere. pool was really murky. didn’t see anyone clean it the whole time we were there. double bed was tiny and really needed a mosquito net as we got bitten so much overnight.
- David (10/5): Exceptional - Really loved the stay. The camp is in Buffalo Springs not Samburu but this was no problem - we had two days self drive safari in Buffalo Springs and Shaba and saw Lion, Cheetah and Leopard with the help of a ranger which Ashnil organised. Food and service was great. Great value for money. Nothing
- Helen (8/5): Very good - I like it’s not a buffet so everything is bought out on request and very happy to get more if wanted. The bed covers didn’t cover the whole bed partly because the bed was so large would have been better to have two smaller covers than one that didn’t reach.
- Reddy (1/5): Poor and unprofessional management - Beware of Manager Daniel if you are a tourist - I liked the scenery and the room. We were able to spot a lot of elephants, which was very nice. Extremely unprofessional manager named Daniel. I am a regular customer of booking.com and have stayed in multiple locations over the past few years but have never come across such unprofessional behavior from a manager. He asked us to pay the base fare although booking.com gave me a 10% discount. He didn't move an inch to fix this issue and held us captive until we payed the full amount. We were delayed by 1 hour and missed our next appointment at an elephant orphanage due to his negligence and lackadaisical attitude. I would like booking.com's team to escalate this with Ashnil's senior staff so that other customers don't face such issues in the future. Also. I request booking.com to refund the discount amount.
- Stuart (10/5): - Staff fantastic.stunning setting. Saw loads of wildlife
- Karen (10/5): we felt spoilt it was a great reintroduction to Kenya safari - food was excellent . staff friendly. cocktails superbly done and good value called Ashnil Samburu so we thought it was in Samburu reserve. it is actually in Buffalo Springs. it was still fabulous
- Michael (8/5): Great location, food, staff and surroundings - very chilled - Great location on the rivers edge. Navigating to property was straight forward. Food served to table and not a buffet (which was a pleasant change) Pool superb Not so keen on baboons - and there was plenty of them, but staff always around to chase them ofd
- Tzt1000 (9/5): Superb - Excellent food. Wonderful staff. Beautiful place. Highly recommend.
- Paul (9/5): Superb -
- Peter (9/5): Beautiful game park - Comfortable accomodation inside the game reserve. Nothing
- Cs1973 (10/5): Exceptional - Great location for resting and game drives! Very pleasant staff!!! Food is various and excellent. Would come back again. Nothing...
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Tres bel hotel dans un parc exceptionnel
- Verified traveler (6/5): - Ashnil is a fine hotel for first time travelers to this location.
- Verified traveler (10/5): Terrific stay! - Very good tent experience. Amazing food and staffs. Enjoyed the relaxing time in the hotel very much! However, wish the electricity to be 24hrs for more convenience.
- Jeff (8/5): Nice camp in need of a couple improvements - In Buffalo Springs National park, the resort is situated right on the river. The staff are very accommodating and helpful. The rooms are really nice as i was lucky enough to get a river view, sometimes elephants come to the river to drink. The pool area is really nice. Every meal is a buffet with lots of selection, however the quality of the meals is average. A second problem is for the first couple hours at night all these little bugs fall on your bed. Only lasts for a couple hours but really annoying when you're trying to fall asleep. Finally while the game drive driver was very knowledgeable and nice, he wasn't that good at spotting animals and we were always the first people back from the have drives.
- Elaine (10/5): Great place to stay while on safari - Great staff, good food and selection, clean accommodations.
- Verified traveler (8/5): 干净整洁，舒适 - 帐篷比较大，干净。就是每天三次断电，断电时帐篷里会比较热。不过据说这个问题会解决。遇到大象到园外觅食，捡了好多果子喂它，很有趣。房间内没有Wi-Fi信号
- Denise (4/5): - We did not enjoy our stay at Ashnil Samburu at all, which is quite sad because we stayed at another Ashnil camp shortly after our Samburu experience and it was a night and day experience! The staff were not friendly or helpful at all. We had problems with our room (specifically the toilets) and were told to "push it down with the toilet brush". The food was okay (it was basic and average). We had a group of 10 in our party and we all agree we would not stay there again on our next trip to Kenya.
- Mark (8/5): - It's a great spot. Great game viewing ... leopards, cheetahs, etc
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