Directions to Saruni Rhino

  • Leave Nairobi using Thika Road, headed North towards Nanyuki on the new "Chinese Highway".
  • Keep on the Nyeri Karatina highway and turn right at Marwa Town - 12 kms from Karatina town;
  • Head North, out of Nanyuki, via Timau and towards Isiolo, basically staying on the main road;
  • From Isiolo keep going North towards Archer's Post;
  • At Archer’s Post stay on the highway and keep North; do not enter the Samburu National Reserve and do not go through the Archer’s Post gate;
  • At exactly 8 km after Archer’s Post, on the left-hand side, you will see a sign that reads: ‘Kalama Conservancy/Saruni Camp’, do not leave t
  • Do not take this turning on the left - this is for Saruni Samburu.
  • 100 m past the Kalama gate exit on the left – leave the main road on the RIGHT.
  • All distances hereafter are based on 0 km from the turn off from the main road:
  • At 4.2 km – (Ignore the zig-zag nature of road as they all feed back onto main road). Turn LEFT at fork.
  • At 4.7 km– Keep STRAIGHT on main road (i.e. do not turn left)
  • At 17.1 km – Go LEFT at fork
  • At 28.4 km – Go LEFT at fork
  • At 29.7 km – Go RIGHT at fork
  • CONTINUE for 19 km to reach Saruni Rhino.
  • Total distance from turn-off at main road: 49 km taking about 1 hour and a half.