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SAMBURU
GAME RESERVE
Samburu
Lodge
Samburu
Intrepids
Larsens Luxury Tented Camp
Samburu
Serena Lodge
SHABA
NATIONAL RESERVE
Sarova
Shaba
BUFFALO
SPRINGS RESERVE
Samburu
Serena lodge
SAMBURU,BUFFALO
SPRINGS & SHABA RESERVES GAME RESERVE.
The
reserves lie on either side of the Northern Ewaso Ngiro River,
340km North, North East of Nairobi (Samburu, Buffalo Springs
and Shaba).They are located north of Isiolo and the reserve
is 300sq.km.They were established in 1948 as the Samburu Isiolo
Game Reserve, part of the once extensive Marsabit National
Reserve. Now they are managed by their respective county councils,
Samburu and Isiolo. The reserve consists of a low lying, semi
arid plain on the southern bank of the Northern Ewaso Ngiro
river. It lies 9 km east of buffalo springs national reserve,
from which it is separated by the main road from isiolo to
marsabit. The reserve was gazetted in 1974 and is administered
by the Isiolo County Council. Its Northern section includes
a 34km stretch of the Ewaso Ngiro river; here and elsewhere
in the reserve are numerous springs and swampy areas, although
some have bitter tasting water. The starkly beautiful landscape
is dominated by Shaba hill to the south, at the foot of which
is a rugged area with steep ravines. The sandy soils are volcanic
in origin.
Climate:
The climate is hot and dry. Rainfall averages 250-300mm per
year.
HOW
TO GET THERE :-
1)Road:
The reserves are reached by tar road via Isiolo from Nairobi,
a total distance of 343 km.
2.Air:
MAJOR
ATTRACTIONS:
1.Scenic landscape and riverine forest, Permanent
Springs. Shaba has 17 springs at which animals congregate
during the dry season, Reticulated giraffe, Somalia ostrich,
Grevy's zebra, Joy Adamson's monument.The terrain is scrub
desert and open savannah plain, broken here and there by small
rugged hills.Shaba is more hilly with springs and great rocky
kopjes,replete with the rare klipspringer and hyrax.The river,which
is permanent,is the life line for all three parks and support
a wide variety of game.
2.Wildlife
Reptiles:
Crocodile, Python, Puff Adder, Gecko.
3.Insects/arthopods:
Grasshopper, Beetle, Buttefly, Scorpion.
Major
Animals:
Baboon, Olive; Buffalo, African; BushBaby; Bushbuck; Caracal;
Cheetah; Dik-dik, Kirk's; Duiker, Bush; Eland; Elephant, African;
Gazelle, Grant's; Giraffe, Reticulated; Klipspringer; Leopard;
Mongoose, Banded; Monkey, Sykes; Oryx, Beisa; Warthog; Waterbuck,
Common; Zebra, Common; Zebra, Grevy's.
COMMON
VEGETATION
The vegetation in the reserve includes; thicket with patches
of Acacia tortilis woodland; riverine woodland and forest
dominated by patches of Acacia elatior and doum palm, Hyphaene
coriacea; bushland and open areas of lava rock with scattered
grass and shrubs, dominated by communties of Commiphora spp.
with Ipomoea, Grewia, Acacia senegal and Salvadora; and Sporobolus
spicatus alkaline grasslands dotted with springs and swamps.
PARK
FEES
Entry to the reserves is US$30 per person.
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