Samburu National Park

The Ewaso Ng’iro River is the lifeline of the park attracting wildlife to its banks. In an otherwise arid region on a Kenya vacation, Samburu and other neighbouring reserves host animals like lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants and hippos while the river itself is teeming with Nile crocodiles on a Kenyan safari. Rare animals like the long-necked gerenuk, gravy’s zebra and the reticulated giraffe are found in the reserve. Samburu was the home of two famous lionesses, Elsa of the book and film “Born Free” fame and Kamunyak who became well known after adopting two oryx calves.

Samburu is not only rich in wildlife, but it is also very significant when travelling to Kenya historically. Between the 1960s and 1970s, more than 160 fossil remains of early man (including Homo habilis and Homo erectus) were discovered. An additional 4,000 mammal and stone age artefacts have also been uncovered.