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pfsmalo Says: On the way between Samburu and Nakuru, there are a couple of places for a stop to have a look at the 5199 metres high Mount Kenya from a distance. All around Mount Kenya you also have coffee stops and souvenir shops planted just on the Equator, easily found because of the...
pfsmalo Says: 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...
Pride of lions near the river.
pfsmalo Says: 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,...
Down by the Awaso Ngiro river.
pfsmalo Says: 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.
pfsmalo Says: 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.
Go see the animals, what else II ??
pfsmalo Says: 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...
Go see the animals, what else ??
pfsmalo Says: 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...
More Safari Game Drives in Samburu!
luddinra Says: 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!.
luddinra Says: Games drives, taking pictures, hair blowing in the African breeze, glass of wine at sunset, wake up call with a knock on the door, big breakfasts, dust on your skin, never wanting to leave...
sachara Says: 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...
sachara Says: At our last gamedrive early in the morning we were very lucky to see four female lions. We saw them at the edge of the plains and the riverine forest. The highlight of the day !To see lions is always very impressive for me. The first time I visited Nationals Parks in Africa,...
sachara Says: During my former visits to National Parks in Africa it was not very common to see buffalos. So we made some efforts with our truck to find a track to approach this buffalo at the riverside. It was our last game-drive in the Samburu National Reserve before we left for...
In the plains there was not much game.
sachara Says: In the plains of the Samburu National Reserve we didn't see many animals. The first two hours in the park on our way from the entrance to the Samburu lodge we saw some zebras, reticulated giraffes and gerenuk antilopes.Just before arriving at the lodge in the riverine...
sachara Says: On the road from Marsabit to Samburu National Reserve we hardly see any local transport. There must be some buses on this route. In one of the few small villages along the track we saw this open truck. In many countries in Africa people travel at the top of open trucks. In...
sachara Says: In the north of Kenya we travelled again with our own truck, hired in Arusha this time, after we had to leave our first truck in N'Djamena in Chad. Because of the problems in Darfur in Sudan, we couldn't travel overland ans had to fly from Chad to Ethiopia. In the south of...
sachara Says: From Moyale at the Ethiopian border to Marsabit and from Marsabit to the Samburu National Reserve all the vehicles mostly travel in convoy to minimise the danger of attacks. Travelling in convoy means you have to leave very early or wait for hours.In Marsabit we decided to...
Road from Marsabit to Samburu Game Reserve
sachara Says: We didn't reach the Samburu National Reserve at the easy way from Nairobi from the south along mainly tarred roads. We came from the north from Marsabit and the Ethiopian border.From Marsabit it was a long and rough ride of about 10 hours, though it was only 260 KMs. En...
Helpfulness
When visiting the Samburu people, the women will show all of their goods on their 'market'. There are at least 30 stalls, so choose wisely.
What to buy: I bought myself a typical Samburu neckjewel, high quality and low price (but you do have to negotiate).
What to pay: Try to pay 60 % of their first price.
For my necklace I paid Ksh 35 000 and the first price was Ksh 70 000. A bargain! You'll find this kind of jewelry elsewhere, more expensive and off lower quality.
Written Sep 18, 2004
luddinra Says: For 20 US dollars, you can visit the village in the Samburu Game Reserve. As with the Masai, the Kenyan governement has told the Samburu that if they do not kill the wildlife for their religious purposes, food, ect...then the tourists will come. And the tourists will bring...
sachara Says: The Samburu people are herdsmen of camels and goats. You can see them often on the reserve boundaries bringing their animals to the river. These Samburu are closely related to the Maasai and are speaking the same language. Traditionally the Samburu live of the milk and blood...
In March 2004 we visited the Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Game Reserves along the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River. We camped two nights at the northbank of this river. .
I enjoyed Samburu more than Amboseli, although the variety of animals was only slightly different, the fact of having the Ewaso Ngiro river running through it providing a lot more greenery and shade,...
An elephant storming towards our truck stops just 10 meters from the truck to have a look at us.
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