Samburu National Reserve
Samburu National Reserve is a game reserve situated along the banks of the Ewaso Ng’iro River, covering an area of 165 square kilometers. It is a unique conservation haven, renowned for its abundance of rare animal species known as the “Special Five”: the Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, and beisa oryx. The reserve is also home to a population of approximately 900 elephants.
In addition to these unique species, visitors can find all three of Africa’s big cats: the lion, cheetah, and leopard. The reserve is also inhabited by buffalo, hippos, impalas, olive baboons, warthogs, and Grant’s gazelles, among others.
Samburu National Reserve offers various tourist activities, including trekking excursions, guided bush walks, night game drives, visits to local Samburu caves, and cultural experiences. This tour is provided by Simba Paka Safaris.
The reserve supports different tourist activities such as trekking excursions, guided bush walks, night game drives, visiting the local Samburu caves and cultural visits
This tour is offered by Simba Paka Safaris.
Details of Samburu National Reserve
Words apart, from the other parks, on the hot and vast desert once known as the Northern frontier county, there lies the Samburu National Reserve. The heat scorched scrublands extending to the waters of Lake Turkana and beyond are some Samburu who are cousins to the Masai.
The days in Samburu National Reserve are extremely hot with cool nights, rising to 30 degrees, and evapotranspiration is greater than available moisture. In the 833 square kilometers of the protected area flows the Ewaso Ng`iro River flows. It is also known as Uaso Nyiro or Lagh Dera.
Across the river is the Buffalo Springs National Reserve. A bridge connects the two, and they are often grouped. Nearby is the swampy wilderness of the Shaba National Reserve.
Ewaso Ng`iro River feeds wildlife found in the reserve and the nearby communities.
There are also over 450 bird species, some endangered.
Interesting facts about the Samburu Game Reserve.
Samburu was one of the two areas in which conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the lioness. Their story was made famous by the bestselling book and award-winning movie “Born Free.”
