Phone Number
0733 869661
Description
Samburu National Reserve is one of the lesser-known national parks, but is nevertheless teeming with life.
Situated alongside the Ewaso Nyiro River, there is plenty to attract wildlife from the surrounding savannah plains.
The reserve is rich in wildlife with an abundance of rare northern specialist species such as the Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and the beisa oryx (also referred to as Samburu Special Five).
The reserve is also home to elephants and large predators such as the lion, leopard and cheetah. Kamunyak the miracle lioness that adopted the baby oryx was as a resident in the reserve.
Wild dog sightings are also a common attraction to this unique protected area. Birdlife is abundant with over 450 species recorded.
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ABOUT THE PLACE
The Reserve lies within ecological zone V- which is classified as arid and semi- arid with moisture index of 42 to 57, which indicate that evapo-transpiration is greater than available moisture. The days are extremely hot while the nights are cool. The annual mean temperatures range between 18ºC and 30ºC, while the mean annual rainfall is 354mm with peaks in November and April. The dry season starts in late May, and goes up to early October during when large concentration of wildlife is found in the reserve due to availability of lush vegetation along the Ewaso Nyiro River, the main source of water to the Reserve and the nearby communities.
165 km²
LODGES Samburu Game Lodge Samburu Larsens’ Camp Samburu Sopa Sasaab – The Safari Collection Saruni Samburu Lodge Samburu Intrepids => Tented Camps => Samburu Intrepids Elephant Watch Camp Elephant Bedroom PERMANENT CAMPSITES Game trackers Lion king Safari SPECIAL CAMPSITES Doom Palm campsite Von derdecken (hornbill) campsite Grevy campsite Impala Campsite PUBLIC CAMPSITES Vervet Monkey Butterfly Kigelia Kingfisher
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