Walking In the Wild: An Immersive Safari at Olgaboli Banda

Olgaboli Bandas Walking Safari – Step into Untamed Laikipia

Beneath the wide embrace of a fig tree and along the quiet banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River, Olgaboli Bandas offers a walking safari that takes you beyond the ordinary. This is more than just a place to stay ; it’s a journey into the wild heart of Laikipia, where you walk in rhythm with nature, not apart from it.

On the Olgaboli Bandas walking safari, you trade game drive vehicles for the crunch of earth beneath your boots and stories carried on the wind. Skilled local guides lead you through open plains, rocky escarpments, and riverine forests. They don’t just know the land ; they belong to it. Every step reveals something new: a fresh elephant track, a rustle in the grass, or the sudden lift of a bird from a distant acacia.

This safari doesn’t rush. It teaches you to slow down, to listen deeply, and to see through the eyes of the land. You’ll pause for coffee brewed over open flame beneath ancient trees, learn the meaning of animal tracks, and feel the thrill of spotting wildlife without the filter of glass or engine noise.

At Olgaboli Bandas, simplicity meets soul. The bandas, made from stone and wood, open out into the bush. With no doors and windows. Community members built and manage them with care, creating a space where conservation, culture, and comfort live side by side.

When you walk here, you support local livelihoods and conservation efforts. You connect with a land that still moves at nature’s pace. And more than anything, you remember what it means to belong to something wild.

If you crave an experience that’s raw, real, and unforgettable, the Olgaboli Bandas walking safari is waiting.

3 Days

+1+ Age

Samburu

Conservation Safari

Private Tour

Walking Safari

Wildlife Safari

Destination

Samburu
Departure

Nairobi
Dress Code

Casual, comfortable clothing, hat and light jacket.
Included

Accommodation

Bottled Water

Breakfast

Entrance Fees

First Aid Kit

Guide Services

Lunch Stop

Personal Guide

Transport

Transport in 4x4 Cruiser
Not Included

5 Star Accommodation

Airplane Transport

All Meals

Departure Taxes

Snacks & Light Refreshments

1

Arrival

Your journey begins long before you arrive ; winding past red-earth roads and golden plains until the river greets you. A short walk leads to your banda ; shaded, simple, and soulfully silent.

2

Guided Walking Safari

At dawn or dusk, your guide leads the way ; a slow, quiet pace. No engines. Just the rhythm of footsteps. You learn to read the land: a snapped branch, a footprint in the dust, the hush before the birds call again.

3

Bush Coffee Stop

Somewhere by the river, beneath a tree older than memory, we brew coffee over a fire. The guide tells stories ; of elephants, of warriors, of how this land came to hold so many names.

4

Evening Return

Warm water. A simple meal. The sounds of Laikipia outside your door. And sleep like you’ve never slept before.

Tour Location

Tucked beneath a grand fig tree along the Ewaso Nyiro River, in the heart of Laikipia’s Naibunga Conservancy, Olgaboli Banda is a community-owned retreat offering intimate, immersive safari experiences on foot.

In Laikipia' s quiet northeast, where wildness still reigns and the river tells its own stories, lies Olgaboli Banda ; five bandas built of stone, shaded by acacia and fig, and humming with the quiet pulse of Africa. It’s not a luxury lodge. It’s better ; raw, rooted, and run by the hands of the very land it stands on. Every night is spent under canvas and stars. Every morning is birdsong and stories. Olgaboli is where time slows, and safaris feel like they once did ; wild, personal, and deeply real.

Bush Experience

Walking With the Wild: An Immersive Safari at Olgaboli Banda

Nothing prepares you for the silence of it ; the kind that lets you hear your own heartbeat. We followed elephant prints until the trees opened, and there it was ; a family of giraffes watching us, as still as breath. It wasn’t a game drive. It was a remembering.