🕓Nairobi: 3-Day Samburu National Reserve Safari in 4WD Jeep

Day 1 Nairobi to Samburu National ReserveGet picked up from your hotel or the airport in Nairobi and depart for Samburu National Reserve in Northern Kenya. Arrive in time for lunch, then head out for an afternoon game drive in the reserve.Explore the semi-arid landscape, home to a large concentration of wild animals and birdlife. Together with the adjoining Shaba and Buffalo Springs national reserves, Samburu is popular for hosting the rare Northern-Kenya animal species (Gerenuk, Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, Beisa Oryx and Somali Ostrich) which are not found in the other popular parks and reserves in Kenya.It is also home to all the African big cats (lion, cheetah and leopard), alongside other big game including elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, hippos, impala, water-buck and many others. Samburu is also a renowned bird watching haven, with hundreds of bird species resident here. These include kingfisher, bee-eaters, tawny eagle, guinea-fowll, yellow throated spur-fowl, lilac-breasted roller, red-billed horn bill, secretary bird, Verreaux’s eagle, superb starling, yellow-billed hornbill and vultures.The unique culture of The Samburu tribe who live in the region is the icing to cake for the amazing Samburu National Reserve.Day 2 Full Day Game DriveAfter breakfast, depart for a game drive to look for lion, leopard, cheetah and whoever else might show up in the dawning light.Follow the path of the Ewaso Ngiro River, and be on the lookout for elephant, 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.Day 3 Samburu to NairobiEnjoy an early morning breakfast and then drive back to Nairobi with a short game drive en route. Continue to Nairobi with an optional lunch on the way (at your own expense).