Northern Kenya
Samburu
The Special Five of the Northern Frontier
Samburu National Reserve sits in the dry northern rangelands along the Ewaso Nyiro River. Its landscape of doum palms and rocky hills feels entirely different to the southern parks.
The reserve is known for the Samburu Special Five: Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, Beisa oryx, gerenuk and the Somali ostrich. Elephant, lion and leopard are all present, and leopard sightings along the river are frequent.
Visits combine well with cultural time among the Samburu community.
What makes it worth the trip
- Grevy's zebra and reticulated giraffe
- Gerenuk and Beisa oryx
- Ewaso Nyiro River game viewing
- Strong leopard sightings
- Samburu community cultural visits
- Dramatic semi-desert scenery
Where it is
Samburu, Northern Kenya, Kenya
No packaged tours here — yet
We travel to Samburu regularly on custom itineraries, we just haven't packaged one for the website. Tell us your dates and we'll build something.
