Home Base
Archer's Post, Samburu County, Kenya
Samburu Region begins where the cultivated Mount Kenya highlands give way to the drier country north of Isiolo. Archer's Post is the practical road gateway to Samburu National Reserve and the Ewaso Nyiro landscape, with Buffalo Springs and Shaba nearby across the wider ecosystem. Use this Home Base to understand the transition into northern Kenya, arrange reserve access with current local guidance, and discover the communities and conservation areas beyond a single safari stop.
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See the published routes that arrive at this Home Base and radiate outward toward nearby Places.
Begin with the primary Journey into Samburu Region, then continue toward the Places connected to this Home Base.
Primary Journey · Begin here
The primary northbound Journey from Nanyuki through Timau and Isiolo to the Archer's Post gateway, where the Mount Kenya highlands open into Samburu's drier northern landscape.
Travel to Samburu Region →The continuing northbound Journey from Archer's Post through Merille and Laisamis to the cool volcanic highlands of the Marsabit Home Base.
A short local Journey from the Samburu Region Home Base at Archer's Post to the reserve's main gate and the beginning of the Ewaso Nyiro wildlife landscape.
A locally arranged Journey from Archer's Post to the community-run Sabache base, where the guided climb of sacred Mount Ololokwe begins.
The destinations and discoveries connected to Journeys from this Home Base.
A vast flat-topped mountain, also known as Ol Donyo Sabache, rising above the northern plains as a sacred Samburu place and a remarkable guided climb.
On the northern bank of the Ewaso Nyiro River, Samburu National Reserve protects 165 square kilometres of arid savannah, rocky outcrops, acacia country and riverine woodland. Elephants gather along the river, and the reserve is known for northern dryland wildlife including Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, beisa oryx and Somali ostrich.