Camping Sites in Isiolo
The Big North: Amazing Launches Sold Short
One of the great pleasure about exploring northern Kenya is that there are plenty of much-talked about but rarely travelled destination – of mountains, landmarks, preserves, and amazing camp sites. The weather too is always on the side of the outdoor lover. After a day of scouting the plains, taking in the range views and enjoying game drives, huddling around a campfire to look up at the glowing sky, in tranquility and solitude, camping, is the best way to wind up a day here.
For the beginner, planning a trip here can feel daunting, to work out the best campsites in the big north – the collective name for the counties of Samburu, Laikipia and Marsabit – which is an extensive and diverse landscape. Lucky for the avid camper, Big North, an adventure outfit working in collaboration with key stakeholders like Northern Rangeland Trust, Nature Conservancy and Embassy of Denmark has curated some of the great camping sites in Isiolo County, Samburu County, and the Great North, and provide organizational support for campers.
The Big North is a community collective designed to market and promote visitors to this little-travlled but stunning part of the country. Some of the most popular camping launches include, but not limited to: Belinda’s Campsite in Westgate Conservancy, Tumot Campsite in Sera Conservancy, Tiamamut, Wakumbe Hill and Sunyai Campsites in Naibunga Conservancy, Lbaa and Nasha Campsites in Kalama Conservancy and Boji Dera Campsite in Nakuprat Gotu Conservancy. For more information, do get in touch with the Big North: tourism@nrt-kenya.org
Camping is much more than a pleasant holiday, it’s a great way to truly enjoy Kenya. An inexpensive and indulging do-it-yourself holiday. In the warm Kenyan sun, camping is a way of life the intrepid spiritedly remembers. It is a memorable outdoor activity to carry out whether you are single, as a couple, or as a family.
Index of Camping Sites in Kenya
Baringo County - Maji Moto Hot Springs, Lake Bogoria National Reserve, Robert's Camp, Royal Campsite, Elgeyo Marakwet County - Lelin Campsite, Kilima Resort, Embu County - Camp Ndunda Falls, Mount Kenya Riverside Retreat, Mzima Fishing Camp, Homa Bay County - Abasuba Peace Museum, Siambi Resort, Isiolo County - Boji Dera Camp, The Big North, Kericho County - Chesumot Estate, Kiambu County - Redhill Campsite, Kirinyaga County - Camp Malta, Rukenya Islands, Kijani Camp, Timstep Hotel & Camp, Savage Wilderness, Outdoorman Cabins, Laikipia County - Mukogodo Forest, Ol Maisor Ranch, Tandala Ranch, Machakos County - Swara Plains Mua Hills Tented Camp, Makueni County - Nzaui Range, Muranga County - Aberdare Bongo Lodge, Laibon Gardens & Campsite, Nakuru County - Sanctuary Farm, Hell's Gate National Park, Fisherman's Camp, Lake Oloiden Campsite, Crater Lake Camp, Hyrax Hill Camp, Lake Nakuru National Park, Nyandarua County - Plovers Eco Camp, Maverick Rondavels, Malewa Bundu Camp, Samburu County - Mount Ololokwe, Yale Camel Camp, Siaya County - Hawi's Tented Camp, Taita Taveta County - Ziwani Camp, Lake Jipe Camp, Lualenyi Camp, Tharaka Nithi County - Kinondoni Lodge, Marimanti Lodge, Trans Nzoia County - Mount Elgon National Park, Kitale Nature Conservancy, Saiwa Camp, Turkana County - The Eliye Springs, Uasin Gishu County - Greenwoods
Isiolo County, with its strategic location, rich cultural heritage, and potential for development, is a unique region in Kenya. It features a mix of semi-arid and arid landscapes, with some areas of savannah and bushland, and home to several wildlife reserves and conservancies, including the Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Shaba National Reserve and the famed Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.
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42 Destinations in Isiolo County, arranged as one would visit these - south, north, east then north - with aid of narratives, images, strip maps and distance chart:
Isiolo Town, St. Eusebius Cathedral, Isiolo Jamia Mosque, Isiolo Memorial, Kisimani Eco Resort, Isiolo Falls, Kaita and Degushi Hills, Nyambeni Range, Magado Crater, Cave Dwellings, Harr Girrissa, Mlima Tatu, Kubi Turkana, Garba Tula, Gotu Falls, Gotu Cultural Centre, Biliqo Bulesa Conservancy, Merti Plateau, Merti Catholic Church, Ewaso Nyiro River, Lorian Swamp, Malka Cultural Centre, Bisanadi National Reserve, Kora Wells, Leparua Conservancy, Ol Lentille Conservancy, The Sanctuary at Ol Lentille, Oldonyiro Conservancy, Nantudu Spire Rock, Nasuulu Conservancy, Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Buffalo Springs, Samburu National Reserve, Samburu Simba Lodge, Shaba National Reserve, Sarova Shaba Lodge, Joy’s Camp, Nakuprat Gotu Conservancy, Boji Dera Camp, Sera Conservancy, Isiolo Cultural Festival, Camping in the Great North
Know More About Isiolo County: Its Geography, Land-Use, Highlights, Population, Roads - with the aid of strip maps, Airports, Climate & National Monuments
Isiolo is almost always hot and dry at most months of year, with a mean of 30oC, and two rainy seasons. The rainfall received is historically erratic, scarce and unreliable.
Isiolo can be split into three ecological zones, semi-arid, arid and very near desert arid. The smallest, useful, semi-arid zone covers only 5% the county, around Kinna region.