• At Ar
cher’s Post stay on the hig
hw
ay 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, down on the left‐hand side, you will see a sign that reads: ‘Kalama
Conservancy/Saruni Camp’, leave the main road and go through the Kalama Conservancy gate;
Nairobi (CBD) to Thika
Thika to Makuyu
Makuyu to Karatina
Nanyuki to Isiolo
44.0 km
28.6 km
64.3 km
79.5 km
34.6 km
APPROXIMATE DISTANCE BETWEEN TOWNS
ALONG THE HIGHWAY
Karatina to Nanyuki
68.0 km
DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO
SARUNI SAMBURU FROM NAIROBI
APPROXIMATE TIME: 5-6 HRS
From Archer’s Post, follow the below instructions to Saruni Samburu
Coordinates
00.705275, 037.531111
• Drive STRAIGHT down the road and you will soon see a stone signage ‘Saruni. Welcome
to Saruni Airstrip’, with a road off to the right. Pass this and continue STRAIGHT;
•
At the next junction turn RIGHT
. There is no sign;
• A seldom used road will form a crossroads with your road. Ignore this and continue STRAIGHT;
• You will then have to cross a large dry river bed/lugga;
•
When you come t
o another junction with a stone signage ‘
Saruni. The Loop’ continue STRAIGHT along
the main track (veer LEFT);
• You will soon come across a sign saying ‘Saruni 2 km’ at the next junction. Go STRAIGHT (veer RIGHT);
• From here, follow the most used road all the way to the lodge which should appear on a rocky hill, in
front of you to the LEFT.
The distance between Kalama gate and Saruni is 12 km, follow the main dirt road, keeping
the distinctive Thumb Rock, pictured on the right, as a reference point;
•
Karatina