Getting around · Samburu
LuxuryElephant Bedroom Camp
Tented camp · 14 tents (including 2 family tents) · Samburu, Kenya
- Tier
- Luxury
- Style
- Tented camp
- Size
- 14 tents (including 2 family tents)
- Region
- Samburu
- Nearest airstrip
- Samburu (Buffalo Springs)
- Drive from strip
- 20–30 min
Each tent has its own plunge pool on a private deck, and elephants regularly wander right through the unfenced camp beneath the doum palms — hence the name.
An intimate, characterful tented camp set among doum palms on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro in Samburu National Reserve. The unfenced setting means elephants and other wildlife move freely between the tents, each of which has a private plunge pool facing the river. A romantic, atmospheric choice that pairs genuine bush immersion with relaxed luxury.
Flying in
The nearest airstrip is Samburu (Buffalo Springs), about 20–30 min by road from the lodge. See the real fly-in routes and how the rest of the region connects on the Getting Around map.
Open the fly-in mapEach Wildtouch safari is quoted individually — rates depend on your dates, the camps you choose and how it all links together. Wildtouch prices the whole journey, not a per-night sticker.
Safaris that visit Samburu
Elephant Bedroom Camp sits in Samburu. These are the routes we run through it — each one rebuilt around you, with your choice of camp.
8-Day Luxury Kenya Fly-In Safari: Samburu & Maasai Mara
An eight-day luxury Kenya fly-in safari pairing the rugged Kalama Conservancy in Samburu — home of the Samburu Special Five and the community-owned Reteti Elephant Sanctuary — with the Big Five plains and Great Migration of the Maasai Mara.
View this safari →10 days10-Day Luxury Kenya Fly-In Safari: Meru, Samburu & Maasai Mara
A ten-day luxury Kenya fly-in safari through three wildlife regions — the 'Born Free' wilderness of Meru, the Samburu Special Five and Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in the north, and the Great Migration plains of the Maasai Mara.
View this safari →Other places to stay nearby
Samburu Sopa Lodge
A solid, good-value Sopa property of spacious cottages on a hillside above Samburu, a dependable comfort-tier option for the northern circuit.
ComfortSentrim Samburu
A comfortable, well-priced tented camp with private river views, giving easy access to game drives in both Samburu and Buffalo Springs.
ComfortLion King Bush Camp
An informal, owner-hosted bush camp where wildlife including elephants regularly passes through, set near the bridge linking Samburu and Buffalo Springs.
ClassicSarova Shaba Game Lodge
Built around natural spring-fed streams that meander right through the lodge grounds, with a famous Born Free heritage — it sits in the reserve where Joy Adamson worked.
ClassicSamburu Serena Safari Lodge
Set under a verdant stand of riverine acacia forest right on the Ewaso Nyiro, with a celebrated riverbank viewing terrace where crocodiles and visiting leopards are baited at dusk.
ClassicAshnil Samburu Camp
Spacious en-suite tents fronting directly onto the Ewaso Nyiro, so wildlife — including elephant — frequently passes the verandas, with an outdoor swimming pool overlooking the river.
ClassicSamburu Intrepids
A well-established riverside tented camp on raised wooden platforms beneath thatched roofs, with game viewing across both Samburu and Buffalo Springs. A polished yet relaxed base on the northern frontier.
ClassicSaruni Rhino
The only lodge inside Sera Conservancy, offering East Africa's pioneering on-foot black rhino tracking in a community-owned sanctuary, where stays directly fund rhino protection.
LuxurySoroi Larsens Camp
A reimagined boutique tented camp set quietly along the Ewaso Nyiro, offering a refined riverside retreat that welcomes families and couples alike, with an emphasis on privacy and personal service.
LuxuryElephant Watch Camp
An intimate, conservation-led camp founded by the Douglas-Hamilton family, where Samburu guides trained with Save the Elephants know hundreds of individual elephants by name.
Ultimate luxurySaruni Samburu
Perched high in the Kalama Conservancy with vast open-fronted villas and infinity pools framing sweeping views to Mount Kenya and the Samburu plains — an exclusive, community-owned wilderness with no other lodges nearby.
Ultimate luxurySasaab
Vast open-fronted rooms, most with private plunge pools and rooftop star beds, perched on a ridge above the Ewaso Nyiro in the community-owned Westgate Conservancy, with bush walks and camel rides alongside game drives.