SAMBURU PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE BENEFIT DIRECTLY FROM THE CAMP

Sabache offers guests the rare opportunity to experience the cultural richness of the Samburu people who live in the far northern reaches of Kenya.

The Samburu people who occupy this area are a pastoral nomadic tribal community with a livestock-based economy. They are related to the Maasai, sharing many customs and a common language known as Maa. Most dress traditionally in bright red cloth or leather and wear beaded jewelry. Social groups are divided by gender and age set. Traditionally, the moran, or young “warriors”, live separately from the rest of the community and are responsible for the safety of the tribe and looking after cattle. The Samburu people have lived sustainably with their environment for thousands of years, with the lightest possible carbon footprint.

Today, both the Samburu cultural heritage and their natural environment is threatened by development and globalization. Their lives are unknowingly impacted by consumption and development half a world away. Climate change and other factors have changed habitats, and increased the severity and frequency of droughts, impacting the availability of their food and water resources.

By sharing their culture and knowledge of the bush, they hope to preserve their culture and pass on their understanding of their environment to future generations. Your stay at Sabache helps preserve the cultural and natural heritage of this area, offsets your own carbon imprint, and provides the people of this region with much-needed food and water security, education and health care.