The Experience
This pioneering walking safari is the first of its kind in East Africa, in a remote and stunning part of Kenya. It is an experience like no other. You will be driven out into the wild by the expert Samburu guides in search of the 16 resident rhinos. When you come within a tracking distance from the nearest rhino, you will leave the vehicle and continue on foot, to metres from the grazing rhino. The thrill and excitement you feel as you come in such close proximity for the first time; heart beating and pulse racing. You may even come across herds of elephants that roam the vast landscape as well as other wildlife – it doesn’t get more thrilling than this!
Guests can also visit the ‘Singing Wells’ and experience the local community singing proprietary songs recognisable only by their own cattle, to encourage them to come to the wells to drink.
In addition, guests can pay a visit to the recently opened The Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy located in the remote Mathews Range nearby, providing protection for orphaned and abandoned elephant calves with an aim to release them back into the wild herds adjoining the Sanctuary.
Other Experiences to Enjoy with Black Rhino Tracking
Singing Wells
Sera Community is also home to The Fifty Wells, ‘Kisima Hamsini’, a series of (50!) springs where local pastoralists take their livestock to water, digging up water from the wells to fill up holders and troughs. A rare treat to see the local community singing proprietary songs recognisable only by their own cattle, to encourage them to come to the wells to drink.
Sand Grouse Spectacular
Spectacular bird-watching, with the unique ‘show’ of tens of thousands of sand grouse that swoop to take the water, the flapping of their wings en masse creating one of the most sensory delights possible. Every day, these rare Lichtenstein sand grouse descend in swarms upon the few sources of water providing fantastic photographic opportunities.
Reteti Elephant Sanctuary
Located in Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy in Samburu County of Northern Kenya, Reteti Elephant Sanctuary is the first community owned and
managed elephant sanctuary in Africa. Reteti takes in orphaned and abandoned elephant calves with the aim to
release them back into the wild herds adjoining the Sanctuary.