Samburu National Reserve
Overview
One of the famous Safari destinations in East Africa, Samburu National Reserve is located in Northern Kenya and is a premier game reserve situated on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river. This vast expanse of remote pristine wilderness measures 165 square kilometers in area and borders the Ewaso Ng'iro River to the south, which separates it from the Buffalo Springs National Reserve. Samburu Reserve is a unique wildlife conservation haven famous for an abundance of rare species of animals such as the Grevy Zebra, Somali Ostrich, Reticulated Giraffe, Gerenuk and the Beisa Oryx. The reserve is also home to a population of close to 900 Elephants. Large predators such as the Lion, Leopard and Cheetah are an important attraction (Kamunyak the famous Lioness that adapted a baby Oryx is a resident in the reserve). Samburu is infact one of the better locations in Kenya to spot Leopard. Wild dog sightings are also a common attraction to this unique protected area and Birdlife is abundant with over 450 recorded species.
Attractions
Samburu offers a number of notably exciting activities and one of the more thrilling of these is the Safari game viewing and bird watching
- the geography and climate of Samburu allows for quality wildlife viewing all round the year. Another popular experience is Samburu cultural tour which allows visitors a fascinating insight into the unique way of life of the renowned Samburu people, a pastrolist and warrior tribe found in Kenya and other parts of East Africa. In addition, you have Nature walks, Camel Trekking safaris, Bush meals and Sundowners as some of the other popular activities available to enjoy in Samburu National Reserve as a tourist visiting this park.
There is a diverse collection of Animals in Samburu and the reserve is much valued for its abundance of the Samburu Special Five which includes the Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and the beisa oryx, which are unique to this area of Kenya and can only be spotted in Samburu Reserve. There are about 75 species of Mammals and many more Birds in Samburu and the surrounding wildlife reserves such as Shaba National Reserve.
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