Buffalo Springs Ololokwe Lookout Campsite

Safari Lodge · Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Kenya

Mid-range

from $380pp/night

PlnrScore 35

Best time: Feb, Jun, Aug
Suggested stay: 1-2 nights

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Buffalo Springs Ololokwe Lookout Campsite is a camp near Buffalo Springs National Reserve.

Why stay at Buffalo Springs Ololokwe Lookout Campsite

71 mammal species recorded nearby

Rooms & inclusions

Activities: camp

Wildlife near this lodge

Species recorded within 20 km (iNaturalist research-grade observations).

589

Species

Mammals

304

Birds

Most observed

Kirk's Dik-dik288 sightings
Grant's Gazelle244 sightings
Vulturine Guineafowl236 sightings
Northern Red-billed Hornbill220 sightings
African Savanna Elephant219 sightings
Impala210 sightings
Reticulated Giraffe200 sightings
East African Oryx194 sightings
Gerenuk179 sightings
Grévy's Zebra162 sightings

Best time to stay at Buffalo Springs Ololokwe Lookout Campsite

Best months:

June

July

August

Jan

Great25°C33mm

Feb

Excellent26°C14mm

Mar

Great27°C59mm

Apr

Good25°C113mm

May

Great25°C34mm

Jun

Excellent25°C3mm

Jul

Excellent25°C9mm

Aug

Excellent25°C10mm

Sep

Excellent26°C11mm

Oct

Great27°C25mm

Nov

Good24°C115mm

Dec

Great24°C36mm

Great (4-5)

Good (3)

Poor (1-2)

Best month

Climate at the lodge

Average monthly temperature, rainfall and humidity at Buffalo Springs Ololokwe Lookout Campsite
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High	31°	33°	33°	32°	32°	32°	31°	31°	33°	33°	30°	31°
Low	19°	20°	21°	21°	21°	20°	20°	20°	20°	21°	20°	19°
Rain mm	36	11	58	118	39	5	13	11	12	27	111	40
Humidity	54%	47%	50%	64%	57%	48%	48%	48%	46%	48%	66%	60%

Map & getting there

Nearest airport

Larsens Camp Airstrip (KE-0150)

3 km from the park

International airport

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)

223 km from the park

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Data updated June 2026 · Sources: lodge website, Go2Africa, iNaturalist, Open-Meteo