What Is Samburu National Park Known For?

What Is Samburu National Park Known For? Samburu National Park is located Samburu County in the Northern part of Kenya and it found along the banks of the Ewaso Ng’iro River in Kenya. This national park covers a total surface area of about 165 square kilometers and it is situated in a distance of about 350 kilometers from Nairobi, which is known to be the capital city of Kenya. Samburu national park stands at an elevated area, which has an altitude, which ranges between 800 t0 1230 meters above the sea level and it, was officially established as a national park in 1985. Samburu National park is famously known to be a home to the special five animals, which include; reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, beisa oryx, gravy zebra, gerenuk and it hosts large numbers of big cats. More so, touring around this national park can come across many other animals’ species such as; endangered wild dogs, large herds of elephants and many others. Samburu national park is situated near other game parks like; Buffalo springs and Shaba national reserve and it comprises of beautiful landscapes, which are covered with green lush vegetation, beautiful hills, swamps, riverine forests, savannah plains, and many others which act as good natural habitats to many wildlife species.

How to access in Samburu National Park.

Tourists planning to visit in Samburu national park can choose to travel by either road transport or air transport. Therefore, for who opt, to use road transport will take a drive which enables individuals to go through the beautiful landscapes of the country and this drive always covers a distance of about 347 kilometers from Nairobi city to be able to access the park. More so, for those who would love to skip the long trips can opt to use the air transport whereby they will book their flights to Oryx Samburu airstrip and Saruni airstrip where they will take a short drive to the park. In addition, there are many gates, which tourists can go through to get access into the park and some of these entry points are; Ngare Mare and buffalo springs and many others.

Tourist Attractions in Samburu National Park.

Wildlife species.

Samburu national park is considered as a good adventurous destination because it hosts various wildlife species and some of these include; leopards, elephants, reticulated giraffe, cheetahs, generuk, impalas, waterbucks, dik dik, lions and many others. In addition, these species are commonly spotted along the riverbanks, as they are always drinking water to quench off their thirst.

Birds.

Samburu national park also hosts large population of bird species that tourists can see while they move around the park and some of these birds include; the golden-breasted starling, Sulphur breasted bush shrike, white-headed mouse bird, martial eagle, blue-necked Somali ostrich, vulturine guinea fowl, Egyptian vulture, yellow-billed hornbill, kori bustard, secretary bird and many others.

Beautiful mountains.

While exploring within Samburu national park, tourists will get chances to hike to the stunning mountains such as; Mount Koitogor, which is well shaped, in the form of pyramid with rocky ridges and they can trek to Ololokwe.

Samburu People. 

Visiting in Samburu national park gives you chances to tour around the neighbouring communities where you to get interact with the Samburu local people and get opportunities to learn more about their culture, traditions and history for example; being around these people, tourists get to observe and learn more about the daily lifestyle of the local people, watch how they prepare their local meals, how they speak and how they dress whereby these Samburu people dress in blankets and beads. More so, these people are also known for eager domestic animals like; goats, camels and cattle among others.

Activities done in Samburu National park.

And tourists should note that the best While exploring Samburu National Park, tourists are always blessed with great opportunities to engage into several activities where they learn and gain new experiences and some of these things include; game drives which are done in different sessions such as; morning, afternoon and evening and these game drives are best when individuals are interested in seeing wildlife species. More so, tourists can opt to go for community visits and cultural encounters, guided nature walks where they are always accompanied with park guides and rangers, bird watching, wildlife viewing and many others.

And tourists should note that the best time when they can visit is between months of October to December and from June to August when their happens to be less rains and the grass vegetation is always short which enables  tourists to capture classic views of all the tourist attractions and the beautiful scenery of the park.

For more information, contact our trusted tour operators for more information about what Samburu national park is famously known for and Book with our tours and travel companies such as; Focus East Africa tours who offer the best tour packages while on your safari in Kenya.

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