| In the middle of the reserve, the Ewaso Ng'iro flows | | | | dry-country animal life: All three big cats, Lion, |
| through doum palm groves and thick riverine forests | | | | Cheetah and Leopard, can be found here, as well as |
| that provides water without which the game in the | | | | Elephants, Buffalos and Hippos. |
| reserve could not survive in the arid country. | | | | Samburu boasts the most unusual fauna of all East |
| The Samburu National Reserve was one of the two | | | | Africa's major savannah reserves. There is the |
| areas in which conservationists George Adamson and | | | | densely striped Grevy's zebra (twice as heavy as the |
| Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness made famous in | | | | more familiar Burchell's zebra), the Reticulated giraffe |
| the best selling book and award winning movie Born | | | | (neat, geometrically marked coat), the regal Beisa |
| Free. | | | | oryx and a comically long-horned race of the Grant's |
| The Samburu National Reserve is also the home of | | | | gazelle. The most unique of them all is the Gerenuk |
| Kamunyak, a lioness famous for adopting oryx calves. | | | | or antelope giraffe, distinguished by its extraordinarily |
| Samburu National Reserve can be entered via the | | | | distended neck and freakishly small head. It also |
| Ngare Mare and Buffalo Springs gates. Once inside | | | | possesses a unique manner of feeding, standing |
| the reserve, there are two mountains visible: | | | | near-erect on its hind legs to stretch two metres |
| Koitogor and Ololokwe. Samburu National Reserve is | | | | above the ground and nibble on the leaves that other |
| very peaceful and attracts animals because of the | | | | browsers can't reach. |
| Uaso Nyiro River (meaning "brown water" and | | | | There are over 350 species of bird. These include |
| pronounced U-aa-so-Nyee-ro) that runs through it and | | | | Somali Ostrich, Kingfisher, Sunbird, Bee-eater, |
| the mixture of acacia, riverine forest, thorn trees and | | | | Marabou Stork, Tawny Eagle, Bateleur, Guinea fowl |
| grassland vegetation. The Uaso Nyiro flows from the | | | | and Vultures. |
| Kenyan highlands and empties into the famous Lorian | | | | The Uaso Nyiro River contains large numbers of Nile |
| Swamp. The natural serenity that is evident here is | | | | crocodile. |
| due to its distance from industry and the | | | | Some of the camps and lodges to stay in include |
| inaccessibility of the reserve for many years. | | | | Samburu Serena Safari Lodge, Joy's Camp, Sarova |
| There is a wide variety of animal and bird life seen at | | | | Shaba Game Lodge, Sopa Lodge, Samburu game |
| Samburu National Reserve. Several species are | | | | Lodge among others. |
| considered unique to the region, including its ts unique | | | | |