Samburu Game Reserve
	• 300 sq km • 1,200 m (sea level) • scrub dessert, open savannah • Elephants & Buffaloes • Lions and Leopards • rare plains game • Crocodiles

There is an area of about 300 sq km along the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River set aside for wildlife consisting of Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba conservation areas. The area is mostly savanna plains and scrub dessert. The harsh climatic conditions harbor some very unique species which have adapted to the semi dessert area. They are the reticulated giraffe, the grevy’s zebra and the rare Somali Ostrich. On the sandy river banks one can find crocodiles and the sighting of lions and elephants is guaranteed. The park houses also leopards, buffaloes, and several species of gazelles.

Joy Adamson and her husband George, who lived here greatly contributed to Kenya's wildlife conservation as authors, through art and research on lions and cheetahs. Samburu Game Reserve has featured in many films including "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle”.