Campsites.

In Samburu Nationa Park, there is a camping site to the west of the Ewaso Nyiro bridge about one kilometer from Samburu lodge and Park Headquarters. There are also four special campsites along the north bank of river in Samburu reserve which are reportedly equipped with shower and toilets.
There is also another camping site in Buffalo Springs Reserve not far from the first gate although its an open place and near the main road so visits by intruders are common so one should keep his/her belongings safely.

Lodges and Tented Camps.
The other accommodation is in the lodges and luxury Tented Camps, There are quite a number of these.
Buffalo Springs which is on the south side of the river in the reserve of the same name. There is pleasant, relaxed atmosphere and the most economical lodge accommodation available with quite good rooms and some much cheaper bandas. Good game viewing and crocodile viewing across the swamp from the bar has a swimming pool too.

Sarova Shaba Lodge

Sarova hotels manage this lodge and it is downstream on Ewaso Nyiro River in Shaba Reserve. Immaculate and very attractively landscaped, with a superb swimming pool and streams running through public areas. It has mosquito-netted rooms with fans. High Standards of food and service.

Samburu Intrepid Club
Heritage hotels manage this lodge. It is on the upstream of the other lodges and camps on the north bank. It is impressive small and very luxurious development, all on stilts.

RIFT VALLEY PARKS

Samburu Serena Safari Lodge
Situated on the fertile banks of the Uaso Nyiro River, in the centre of the Samburu Game Reserve in Kenya's rugged, semi-arid Northern province, Samburu Serena Lodge echoes the robust rhythms of riverfront life. The rustic yet convivial lodge blends with the environment by making full use if native materials. All guest rooms have private verandahs that overlook the river where crocodiles feed in full view. The surrounding terrain is renowned for rare game - long - necked gerunuk, Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, and Beisa oryx. Leopard are frequent passersby. Game drives and bird-watching safaris are the ideal way to experience the native wildlife in its natural splendor.

Larsen Tented Camp
Block hotels as well manage it and it is very upmarket and highly recommended, with game drives and excellent food. The 17 tents, each shaded by palm trees and named for a bird, have ensuite bathrooms and all faces the river. This lodge does not take children under 7 years.

Samburu Lodge
Block hotels manage this lodge and it is set in a rugged landscape with a backdrop of jagged mountains and its own indigenous animals, unique to the region. It is beautifully situated on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro river with a wide choice of accommodation spread up and down the river in cottages, bandas and single or twin rooms, all facing the river. There is a swimming pool.