Samburu National Reserve

Samburu National Reserve lies in the Northern part of Kenya. It is one of the 56 protected areas in Kenya. It rises to an altitude of 2785 ft above sea level and covers an area of 390 km2. Samburu National Reserve was established in 1948 as part of the enormous Marsabit National Reserve under the national park ordinance.

Climate:

The climate for Samburu is hot dry with cool nights with an average annual maximum temperature of 30ºc (86F) and minimum annual temperature of 20ºc (68F).

Major attractions:

In the 1960s and 1970s more than 160 fossil remains of early man including Homo Habilis and Homo Erectus were discovered, putting man’s origins back three million years. More than 4,000 fossil specimens of mammal and stone age artefacts have been discovered here.

The major Topographical features include:

  • The spectacular great Rift valley
  • Lake lokipi hot spring the breeding site of flamingo and home to various reptiles.
  • Lake Turkana (known as the Jade sea)
  • Largest indigenous forest in Kenya is located here
  • The amazing escarpments – Lolokwe, Ndoto, Nyiro (Mathew ranges)
  • Waso Ngiro River meanders through the rugged landscape and provides the only source of water in Samburu national reserve and