Samburu Game Reserve Things to Do

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We were following a track through the savanna when the driver slowed and motioned off to our right. Once again it took a lot of spotting but there in the long grass was a lioness watching a small herd of Oryx. The only thing was, the Oryx were wise to her moves and every time she tried a manoeuvre they turned the other way. Being on her own didn't help and after 15/20 mins she gave up, but it certainly made fascinating watching.

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We had just stopped to look at the Vervet monkeys and let the elephant past so he could cross the river, when our chauffeur/guide whispered "Look up to the left on the far bank, do you see the lioness ?". After much staring through leneses we finally spotted the first one, but after waiting 30 mins and moving along the bank a few yards, what was not our surprise to see the whole pride.At first the male couldn't be seen,but when, what we thought was a large rock, moved, the male was staring at us through a small bush. Even at that distance, the adrenaline cranked itself up. The pride consisted of 1 male, 2 lioness and 3 cubs.

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The river that runs through the park is, of course the place where you'll find all sorts of animals congregating, apparently without concern. There are a few crocs lazing about, so don't go partaking of the freshness of the water.

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The elephants here seem to have a different colour than those in Amboseli due to the earth here being more of a reddish brown against the grey ash colour of Amboseli. But, whatever colour they are the most magnificent of animals.

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The strange Gerenuk, has the body of an antelope and the neck of a small giraffe, that allows it to reach up to the top of tall bushes for food where other species cannot reach, for the succulent leaves. Its large eyes and ears has the same look as the "Mule Deer". The animal doesn't need to drink either as it gets its water from these same leaves and other buds and plants. The Gerenuk is also known as the Waller's gazelle and as the "Giraffe-necked Antelope".

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We had seen the tiny Dik-Dik in Amboseli, but they are terribly nervous animals and move away at the slightest noise that they don't like. Normally always in pairs we found this little fellow on its own, but surprisingly not making his usual dik-dik sound. Only standing at 30 cms they are the smallest of all antelopes.
Photo 2. A female waterbuck seemingly keeping an eye out for the Dik-Dik.
Photo 3. Superb profile the Red-Beaked Calao. The male and female are very similar although the male has a larger beak.
Photo 4. This strange looking bird is the Helmeted Guineafowl. Weighing in at around 1.25 kilos, it will run before flying when alarmed but can actually fly short distances. May be seen in quite large flocks scratching around for insects and roots.
Photo 5. Beautiful colours of the sunset on an Impala.

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Samburu has it ALL! Well, they don't have Rhinos or Hippos. They have Cape Buffalo, Tons of Elephants,Impalla, Giraffes, Grevy Zebras, Vervet Monkeys, Baboons, Cheetahs, Leopards, and every night at the lodge, they feed enormous Nile Crocs!.

After we spotted the lions at the plains, they moved towards the riverine forest. They crossed the track just in front of our truck. It was amazing, so see them that close !

We had to turn our truck and tried to overtake them again. I think they did their hunting in the meantime, because when we saw them again, they were having their breakfast between the bushes. It was so far and and the lions were so hidden in the high grass, that we couldn't recognise which kind of animal they had catched.