Samburu National Reserve is located  at about  344 kilometres north of Nairobi. The  reserve is in the hot and arid fringes of the vast northern region of Kenya. It is within the lands of the colourful Samburu people, close relatives of the Maasai.  Samburu reserve  has a permanent water supply that attracts  various and numberous animal species, that include the big cats, herbivores and reptiles such as crocodiles. It is relatively easier to spot Leopard in Samburu in comparison with the other Kenyan parks and reserve.

Getting to Samburu Game Reserve
By Road: It takes about 5 hours of driving to get to Samburu Reserve from  Nairobi. The road is all weather bitumen-paved till Isiolo town leaving the rest of 75 kilometres on the gravel road.

By Air:
There are daily flights between Nairobi and Samburu and Maasai Mara. The reserve has an airstrip that is the Oryx Samburu Airstrip.

Attractions in Samburu
A visit and interaction with the colorful Samburu people is an amazing experience likely to remain in your memory for long.

Samburu game reserve is also  home to a number of wildlife species that are rarely found any where else in East Africa. These include the reticulated giraffe, the Beisa Oryx and the Grevy’s Zebra – all species found only north of the Equator. The long necked gerenuk – a graceful antelope is also found in Samburu.  Elephants roam the hills on the scrubland while the hippos are ever present on the pools formed on the river tributaries.

Accommodation Options in Samburu Game Reserve
There are many lodging options in Samburu Reserve – from luxury accommodation to budget accommodation. Some of these include:   Samburu Serena Lodge, Larsens Camp, Samburu Sopa Lodge, Sentrim Samburu Camp,

Best time to visit Samburu Game Reserve
All year round.