Adventure Africa Holidays is a specialist tour operator with
its office headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya but operating
throughout East Africa. We offer Safaris to Samburu National
Reserve, Kenya, Samburu Game Reserve, Samburu Safaris, Samburu
Park Kenya Safari, Samburu Serena Lodge, Samburu Lodge,
Samburu Sopa Lodge, Samburu Larsens and Samburu Intrepids.
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Samburu
National Reserve:
Samburu National Reserve is located on the banks of
Uaso Nyiro river, across which is the Buffalo Springs
National Reserve. It is 104 km˛ in size and 350
kilometers from Nairobi. Geographically, it is located
in Samburu District of the Rift Valley Province in
Kenya.
Samburu
National Reserve Background Infortmation:
- Samburu National
Reserve is located north of Nairobi, and was
established in the 1970's. Samburu National Reserve is
adjacent to the Buffalo Springs National Reserve.
Samburu Reserve is 40 square miles in size;
temperature during the day is hot, but tends to cool
during the night. This area of the region to this date
is referred to as the Northern Frontier District
because of the war in the 1960's and early 70's with
the Somali people. Culturally, Northern Kenya has
always had a strong influence of Somali, Galla and
Borana communities/tribes, who have been nomads for
many centuries.
Samburu
National Reserve
Habitat:
Samburu National Reserve can be entered via the Ngare
Mare and Buffalo Springs gates. Once inside the
reserve, there are two mountains visible: Koitogor and
Ololokwe. Samburu National Reserve is very peaceful
and attracts animals because of River Uaso Nyiro
(meaning "brown water" and pronounced U-aa-so-Nyee-ro)
that runs through it and the mixture of acacia,
riverine forest, thorn trees and grass vegetation. The
Uaso Nyiro flows from the Kenyan highlands and
completes down stream at the famous Lorian Swamp. The
natural serenity that is evident here is due to its
distance from industries and the inaccessibility of
the reserve for many years.
Samburu
National Reserve
Wildlife:
There is a wide variety of animal and bird life seen
at Samburu National Reserve. Several species are
considered unique to the region; Grevy's Zebra, Beisa
Oryx, Reticulated Giraffe & Somali Ostrich. Other
mammals frequently seen in the park include: African
Elephant, Lion, Cheetah, Gerenuk, African Buffalo,
Grant's Gazelle, Kirk's Dik-dik, Impala, Waterbuck,
Rhino are no longer present in the park due to heavy
poaching.
There are over 350 species of bird. These include:
Kingfisher, Sunbird, Bee-eater, Marabou Stork, Tawny
Eagle, Bateleur, Guinea fowl, Palm-nut Vulture and
Vultures. The Uaso Nyiro River contains large numbers
of Nile crocodile.
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Samburu
National Reserve Facilities:
- Accommodation
includes: Samburu Serena Safari Lodge, Samburu Lodge,
Samburu Larsens, Samburu Intrepids and Samburu Sopa
Lodge.
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