Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba National Reserves

 

African safari home

 

 

All three reserves offer unique vistas of rounded and rugged hills and undulating plains. The mix of wood and grassland with riverine forest and swamp is home to a wide variety of animal and birdlife during the Kenya safari . Buffalo Springs records over 365 species of bird. Game viewing and visibility is excellent. Reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, elephant, oryx, Somali ostrich, hippo, crocodile, gerenuk, buffalo, lion, leopard, cheetah and hyena.

Shaba National Reserve is home to Joy Adamson's Monument. It is notable for its hot springs. Samburu and Buffalo Springs, in particular, are popular Kenya safaris routes. Samburu covers an area of 104 Sq. Kms and is 343 Kms from Nairobi at an altitude of 2,500 Ft.  Buffalo Springs covers 131 Sq.Kms and both were opened in 1985. Both lies in the same ecosystem. There are three lodges in Samburu, one lodge in Shaba and one tented lodge. There are a number of special campsites in each park, favored by the mobile tented safari operators, which have to be pre-booked. Shaba also has an airstrip.

 

Maralal and Laikipia Game Sanctuaries are also located in this vicinity and is easily accessible on prior  arrangement. Laikipia Plateau Reserve was opened in October 1991. It is north-east of Laikipia district and borders Isiolo district. To the west is the Mkogodo Forest Reserve, a belt of riverine forest along the Ngare Ndare River. It is the homeland of a unique small tribe known as the Laikipia Maasai.

The landscape is rich and varied, game includes elephant, eland, buffalo, zebra, bushbuck, duiker, bush pigs, Gerenuks, Plains games and the big cats include cheetahs, leopards and lions. A great haven for bird watching and walking adventures including camel safaris.

 

 

Nairobi Hotels  

Boulevard Hotel Hilton Hotel 
Grand Regency Hotel  Intercontinental Nairobi
Holiday Inn   Mayfair Nairobi Safari Club   
Nairobi Serena The Stanley
Safari Park Hotel Norfolk Hotel     
Meridian Court Silver Springs  Hotel 
Jacaranda Hotel  Panafric Hotel 
Utalii Hotel The Giraffe Manor
Windsor Golf and Country Club   
   

Mombasa & Coastal Hotels

Mombasa Serena Beach Hotel Sarova WhiteSands Hotel 
Kiwayu Safari Village Leopard Beach
Voyager Beach Resort Leisure Lodge
Safari Beach Hotel Travellers Beach Hotel
Kilifi Bay Beach Resort Club Sun & Sand
Bamburi Beach Hotel Whispering Palms
Reef Hotel- North Coast Shimba Hills Lodge
Driftwood Hotel Crystal Bay
Turtle Bay Beach Club  
 

Masai Mara safari lodges & camps 

Keekorok Lodge  Kichwa Tembo Camp
Mara Fig Tree Camp Mara Intrepids Club
Mara River Camp Sarova Mara Game Camp
Mara Hippo Lodge Mara Sopa lodge 
Siana Springs Intrepids  Kicheche Mara Camp
Little Governors Camp Mpata Safari Club
Mara Governors Camp  Mara Serena Safari lodge
Mara Safari Club  Mara Simba Lodge
Royal Mara Safari Lodge  
 

Amboseli & Tsavo safari lodges

Amboseli Lodge  Sarova Salt Lick  Lodge
Voi Safari Lodge- Tsavo East Amboseli Serena Lodge
Kilanguni Serena Lodge- Tsavo West Ngulia Lodge- Tsavo West
Tortillis camp-Amboseli Ol Tukai Lodge-Amboseli
Tsavo Safari Camp  
   

Samburu & Buffalo Springs 

Samburu Serena Safari Lodge Larsens Tented camp -Samburu
Sarova Shaba Lodge Samburu Intrepids Club 
   

Central Kenya, Mount Kenya & The Aberdares

The Ark  Serena Mountain Lodge
Mt Kenya Safari Club  Outspan hotel, Nyeri
The Aberdare Country Club  Elsa Kopje-Meru
Sweetwaters tented camp Great Rift Valley Lodge-Naivasha
Treetops Lodge Izaak Walton Valley Lodge Embu
Lake Naivasha country club Loldia House- Naivasha   

Mundui House-Naivasha 

 
   

Western Kenya

Imperial Hotel Kisumu Kericho Tea Hotel  
Lake Nakuru Lodge Sarova Lion Hill Lodge
Lake Bogoria Hotel Lake Baringo Club
Lake Elementaita Lodge Sunset Hotel, Kisumu
   
 

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