3 DAYS SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
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 unique creatures as Grevy’s zebra, gerenuk and the Somali Ostrich.
Want to get away from the crowds and see a different slice of Africa? Come North with us to Samburu, Shaba, and Buffalo Springs Reserves. Along the way, we’ll pass the country’s tallest peak, snow-capped Mt. Kenya. In Samburu, you’ll find abundant wildlife as the reserve features plenty of big cats and over 900 elephants. Neighboring Shaba and Buffalo Springs offer a dramatic choice of scenic terrain – from riverine forests to old lava flow to marshes and springs. There’s so much variety of wildlife and landscape awaiting you
SAFARI ITINERARY
NAIROBI – SAMBURU: 320Km: Appr. 5-6 hrs
NAIROBI – SAMBURU: 320Km: Appr. 5-6 hrs
Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner
07:30 hrs. – Your driver/guide will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel, residence or Nairobi airport. Then we’ll head out in our safari vehicle over Kenya’s central highlands enjoying views of small, local coffee, tea, sisal and pineapple farms.
We’ll also pass the imposing form of Mt. Kenya, the pride of our country and its tallest peak.
We’ll arrive at the reserve in the afternoon and tour the three parks and their varied environments.
A major landmark at the border between Samburu and Buffalo Springs is the Ewaso Ngiro River which is a lifeline for the parks’ wildlife. It also creates an unexpected corridor of green forest along its path, breaking up the more arid look of the reserves.
Here we’ll find wildlife from the neighboring reserves gathering to drink at the river’s nourishing banks. The river is also home to hippos, crocodiles and some of the many varieties of birdlife found in the parks.
OVERNIGHT: We’ll spend two nights in Samburu Park at your choice of safari lodge or tented camp.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
We’ll meet the new day with a game drive to look for lion, leopard, cheetah and whoever else might show up in the dawning light.
Following the path of the Ewaso Ngiro River, we’ll be on the lookout for elephants, buffalo, and some of the more entertaining wildlife like dik-dik, warthog and the olive baboon.
Samburu is also known as one of the two regions where conservationist Joy Adams raised Elsa the Lioness, later made famous in the book and movie, Born Free.
Here too, are the Samburu people, closely related to the Maasai, an indigenous, pastoral group, who have inhabited this region for eons.
As always on our safaris, be as active as you wish or relax at your safari accommodation.
OVERNIGHT: Our second night at the park will be at your choice of accommodation
SAMBURU – NAIROBI
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch.
Our final morning in the park will give us opportunities to add more wildlife sightings to our checklist. But not all the park’s animal activity is limited to mammals. Samburu hosts over 350 species of birdlife including kingfisher, vulture, guinea fowl, egret, falcon and eagle. You’ll have plenty to keep watching for on the land, in the springs and overhead.
We’ll enjoy another game drive as we exit the park on our journey back to Nairobi.
Heading back to the city, we’ll break up the drive with a stop for lunch.
DROPOFF:
We should arrive in Nairobi in the late afternoon and will drop you off at your hotel, residence or should you wish at the airport.
We hope you enjoyed this unique tour of Northern Kenya and enjoyed the special atmosphere and wildlife of Samburu. From all of us at Homeland Adventures Kenya, a big thanks and we hope to see you on your next African safari adventure!
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.
– Narrowband 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
- Samburu Game Reserve