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Number
of tents:
17
spacious airy tents all raised on
wooden platforms, with each being
named after a bird.
Room
Décor:
This
is camping in style with casual
colonial elegance, hot showers and
a surprising degree of comfort
with toweling gowns in the tent
and comfort able leather safari
chairs.
Special
Features:
The
dining tent is open on three sides
and faces the river. A first class
dinner elegantly served by
candlelight on tables set with
silver and Larsen's china.
Restaurants/Bars
Tent
Bar
In
the bar, Eric Larsen's old cabin
trunks and pith helmets add to the
period flavour while you play
backgammon or chess on his
original boards.
Larsens
Lounge
For
the rainy days of which there are
very few, or for the evening that
you can not sleep, a small `card'
tent stocks a number of board
games and a library of magazines
and wildlife books.
Recreation
Facilities
Swimming
Pool
Although
Larsens does not have a pool,
guests are welcome to use this
facility at the nearby Samburu
Lodge free of charge.
The
Camp Fire
Many
a tale is exchanged around the
fire each evening. Amidst the glow
from the embers, the calls of the
African night, a waft of cigar
smoke and the kick of a White
Mischief liqueur, game drives are
relived and personal histories
exchanged - it's a wonderful venue
for making new friends and
imbibing the essence of Africa as
did the safari pioneers so many
years ago.
Treehouse
An
excellent place to enjoy a
sundowner as you look out onto the
plains as the animals walk by.
Excursions
& Activities
Game
Drive
In
the afternoon take a game drive to
see the Beisa oryx, Grevys zebra,
reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and
blue legged ostrich _ animals
unique to this region.
Leopard/
crocodile viewing
Guests
can arrange to visit Samburu Lodge
in the evening to view the baiting
of the leopard and crocodile
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Samburu
Dancing
This
takes place in the Samburu Lodge
arena each afternoon from 2.30pm
to 3.00pm
Game
Drives
Vehicles
can be booked for game drives
through headoffice or
directly at Larsens.
Special
functions
Champagne
breakfast
After
an early morning game drive return
to a sumptuous breakfast on the
banks of the Uaso Nyiro river.
Champagne, orange juice and strong
Kenya coffee flow whilst
immaculately uniformed chefs and
waiters tend to guests every need.
Samburu
Sunset
An
early evening cocktail party can
be held on the banks of the river
or on top of one of the small
hills overlooking the river.
Drinks and canapés are served as
the sun sets painting the
landscape pink.
Other
Facilities
Bureau
de Change
The
reception can exchange reasonable
amounts of foreign currency.
Children
The
emphasis at Larsens is peace and
tranquility, children under 5
years are not allowed
Communication
Telephone
services are available at the
reception. Radio communication
also allows contact between
Samburu Lodge, Block Hotels
headoffice and other Samburu Camps
and Lodges.
Shops
A
shop is available for personal
toiletries and souvenirs.
Credit
Cards
All
major credit cards are accepted at
Larsens tented camp.
Transportation
Daily
Air
Scheduled
services to Larsens are available
from Nairobi's Wilson Airport.
Flying time Nairobi/Samburu is
approximately 45 - 60 minutes
depending on the aircraft used and
the number of stops en route.
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Larsens
Tented Camp was opened in 1987
and is set in lush lawns on the
bank of the Uaso Nyiro, a river in Samburu National Reserve,
320kms north of Nairobi on the border of the old Northern
Frontier Province. Tranquility and nature embrace you the minute
you enter Larsens with the river being the perfect stage for an
endless pageant of wildlife - elephants rolling and trumpeting
in the shallows, timid impala nervously drinking, baboons and
vervet monkeys swinging through the canopy of trees. The only
man made noise is that of the young Samburu flutist as he slowly
makes his way along the river front. He unobtrusively doubles as
a palmnut thrower when the monkeys become too bold.
The leopard is the big attraction and other big
cats are fairly common, but you should also look for Grevy's
zebra and the reticulated giraffe. Both species are particularly
finely marked and can only be seen in Samburu. You can also
expect to see elephants, greater kudu, gerenuk, oryx, Somali
ostrich and the vulturine guinea fowl among many others.
An animal viewing platform in a tree lets you scan the vast
Samburu plain. There are game drives,
