Samburu National Reserve
Remote northern wilderness and the Samburu Special Five.
About Samburu National Reserve
Samburu National Reserve covers 165 square kilometres in the Samburu District, north of the equator — a desert and semi-desert region with a dry, warm climate. It is a vast, remote, pristine wilderness and a unique wildlife conservation haven, well known for the Samburu Special Five: Grevy's zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and Beisa oryx. It is home to a population of about 900 elephants, and you are likelier to spot leopards and other predators here than in most Kenyan parks. Over 450 bird species have been recorded. The Ewaso Nyiro River is the only water source in the reserve, and you will find schools of hippos and floats of crocodiles along it.
Highlights
- The Samburu Special Five
- Around 900 elephants
- Excellent leopard, lion and cheetah sightings
- Over 450 recorded bird species
- Hippos and crocodiles on the Ewaso Nyiro River