Overview
There’s something about Samburu National Reserve that our guests find calming, even in the midst of all the wildlife. Perhaps it’s the fact that Samburu is somewhat off the beaten path, so you’ll enjoy a wild game park with fewer tourists. And you’ll be treated to the sight of such Special 5 unique creatures as Grevy’s zebra, gerenuk, and the Somali Ostrich.
Your safari also includes visits to neighboring reserves – Buffalo Springs & Shaba National Reserve.
Tour Highlights:
- Samburu Game Reserve
– Local cultures, subsistence, and commercial farming activities
– Snow-capped Mount Kenya
– Different climatic and vegetation zones
– Oryx, Gerenuk, Somali ostrich, Grevy’s zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Elephant etc
– Samburu tribes & culture - Shaba Game Reserve
– Dramatic scenery including river-side forests, scattered woodlands, and dry grasslands dominated by the Shaba Hill volcano
– Endangered Grevy’s zebra and the rare Williams’s lark
– Lots of Klipspringer and hyrax in the hills - Buffalo Springs National Reserve
– Old lava flows and volcanic soils of olivine basalt.
– Narrow band of riverine forest along the Ewaso Ngiro River
– Alkaline grasslands with occasional springs and swamps - Game species common to Kenya’s northern plains
Oryx, Gerenuk, Somali Ostrich, Grevy’s zebra, Grant’s Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe
