Name: Samburu Sopa Lodge
Address: Samburu National Reserve, Samburu, Samburu, Samburu, 00200, Kenya
Rating: 8

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Samburu Sopa Lodge

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We enjoyed our stay here. It's a bit dated and needs an upgrade. However, great service, great food, and lots of choice. The accommodation is spacious with a balcony. Lots of choice for food, very friendly staff. There is plenty of wildlife to see on the safaris.

Samburu Sopa Review 

We had the most amazing time at Sopa Samburu, we even extended our 4 night stay to 5 nights! We have a 3 yr old and a 5 yr old, they loved every minute. We had a good deal, and an extra 10% off booking through booking.com. 
Nothing was too much for the staff, they worked long hours and were always smiling, on standby for our every need. The food was fantastic - huge variety in the buffet for each meal - the fruit was perfect, the 'protein' options always delicious. The dining area water hole was always busy with guinea fowl, dikdiks, warthogs, jackals, francolin, zebra, impala. Hornbills and birds were everywhere especially at the dining area. Sopa Lodge also has a 'resident' bull elephant called Lenakai who visited a few times while we were there, he was wonderful! We didn't even need to leave the lodge!  The swimming pool was well kept and wonderfully cold - so refreshing in the Samburu heat. The beds were comfortable, lots of pillows, bathroom very clean, good shower water pressure and immediate hot water, 4 bottles of drinking water given to our room each day. Wifi is only around the main reception area and not in the rooms, but the speed was good. The electricity runs off a generator which is turned off between 11.30am and 5.30pm but when I needed anything charged or wanted to get some work done using the internet I was welcomed to sit with the Sopa staff in their main office!
We requested picnic breakfasts two mornings - we each got a lovely box with fruit, yoghurt, sausages, bacon, juice, jams toast, and wooden cultery! All meals and picnic boxes are cater-able to your diet requirements. 
The security night watchmen were so helpful, carrying our kids to our room when we arrived late after a long game drive. On our last night the Kitchen Staff prepared a small cake and the dining staff came out singing with it as a thank you to us for extending our stay! 
It has been a wonderful week surrounded by Samburu magic - thank you Sopa Samburu! We'll be back!

5 wonderful nights at Sopa!

We had stayed here for 2 nights during our Kenya / Tanzania trip in Aug / Sep 2024 and enjoyed every moment - thanks to our trip guide and driver as well as the nice and well mannered staff of the Soap Lodge. We drove from Nairobi after breakfast a bit early and it was a 6.5 hours drive though the road is good till you take turn for Samburu from the main road. On our way we stopped at the Equator and visited some shops. We purchased a few mementoes but you must bargain quite well keeping in mind the relative Purchasing Power Parity theory of comparing per capita income (USD). You must shamelessly quote your price as low as possible if you want to buy the stuffs. The road is bad once you move towards Samburu though a little better road to traverse within the game sanctuary. The drive from the entry gate is about 1 hours or so to reach the lodge. The lodges have been inside the game reserves and free movement of animals is the norm. The rooms are good and well maintained. The food is also good. They do not provide drinking water in the dining hall at the time of lunch or dinner and you have to buy the same. Better carry the bottles from your vehicles as sufficient rent water is stored for guests in the vehicle. We took multiple game drives and saw many varieties of animals including big 5s. The staff are extremely nice and on our request they changed our room after one day. We enjoyed our stay. Thanks to our guide, Mr. Henry Ayega, +254 722 741223 we had a great time in seeing animals.

Great Place inside Samburu

The buffet food was excellent and we were full board. Staff and service could not be faulted. All were lovely, attentive and helpful. The dining and lounge areas are fantastic. 
The lodge is right in the middle of the reserve so the sounds and sights were amazing. 
The downside were the rooms. Clearly the economic downturn has taken a toll. The rooms we were given had not been maintained which meant there were spiders in the bathroom and some fittings had come off exposing rusted nails. The mirror lights were not working. The manager did apologise for this.

Stay in the wild.

The lodge is inside the National Reserve and the rooms are in the style of Cottages/Pods .  They are very spacious with two double beds, separate bathroom, dressing table, wardrobe, safe and private terrace with lovely views.  The beds were very comfortable with plenty of bedding and pillows.  Bathroom was spacious with lots of toiletries and towels.  Each cottage is accessible along a paved walkway, not far at all from the reception area.  NB: there are no hairdryers and if you need constant electricity (for CPAP users) you need to alert reception upon arrival as a small number of rooms have solar power for overnight electricity.

The public areas such as bar, restaurant and pool are very spacious and comfortable.  A nice place to relax whilst waiting to go on game drives or for a drink before and after dining.  The food is served buffet style and there is plenty of variation with two hot soups to choose from to begin at both lunch and dinner.  Breakfast is served buffet, lots to choose from and live egg cooking to your choice. 
 The staff are exceptional.  Friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and accommodating.  

This is my second visit to Samburu Sopa and I’m pleased to say it’s every bit as great as my previous visit.  I thoroughly enjoyed my stay here.  The views are great and I particularly enjoyed the visit from the two genet cats at dinner!

Excellent Lodge and Great Staff

Our stay at this family-friendly hotel was marked by delightful experiences, heightened by breathtaking views and an immersive wild setting. The customer service, while generally commendable, exhibited some delay in addressing specific queries. A minor setback was observed with the pool, as it was only half full due to a leakage issue.
Regrettably, the New Year's dinner and crossover activities on December 31st fell below our expectations. We would have preferred Samburu dancers for their kid-friendly appeal. However, it should be noted that the entertainment catered to those who enjoy alcohol and disco.
Despite these minor drawbacks, our overall experience was positive, especially considering that this visit marked our return after a decade. The charm of the location and the family-friendly atmosphere contributed to a memorable stay.


"Enchanting Return: A Decade Later, Embracing Nature and Family-Friendly Hospitality"

I’ll start with the positives: the food was good and the service was fine.

I did not book this location, I am on a 11 day tour through Kenya and the travel company recommended/booked this place. There is no electricity from 11:30pm to 6am and none after 9 am until 6:30 pm. It is hot. Waking up in a pool of sweat, fumbling around the room in total darkness to use the bathroom while bugs are crawling everywhere is just horrific. The pool was filthy and green. It is also barely filled with water. I would not recommend this to anyone. The only reason I gave it two stars is the service and food. 

I’ll be fair, if you are fortunate enough to get a room with solar, you can ask for a fan. But that fan does little unless blown right on you, and in that case, the other person in the room is hot. And forget charging your phones after a day of safari picture taking.

I would never recommend this place to anyone, and having traveled all over the world, it was the most unpleasant stay I’ve unfortunately had.

Worst place I have ever stayed at

The staff were exceptional - all friendly and could not not do enough to make our stay comfortable and solve every personal problem that we had. The food was varied and very good. The hotel is a little dated but clean and very comfortable. 


Exceptional staff

Sopa Samburu is a good facility if you are not too much on the pampering. The lodge is situated deep inside Samburu National Reserve. Rustic and a nice basic set up. It's ideal for adventure and of course game drives throughout the day. I loved the wilderness of it. The staff was great and hospitable.
Bush dinners and bonfire nights included. The Samburu dancers were very entertaining. Generally if you want to be in the open wild, this is the place. 

Samburu Sopa Lodge. In the wilderness 

This place has excellent service. Martin the supervisor was quite attentive to us. Nickson the manager gave us 5 star service. Patricia was just a trainee but she would go out of her way to ensure we don't raise our hands. Josephine and Florence were flawless!! Amazing teamwork and delivery. My fiancee had a stomach upset, their doctor Isaiah was quite professional. Congratulations Mr Alex. Keep up the good work...we will be back!!

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