Where the Ewaso Nyiro River carves a path through the dusty plains of the north, Samburu National Reserve offers a wilderness experience that is raw and untamed.

Samburu is distinct for its arid landscapes and the unique “Samburu Special Five”—the Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, and Beisa oryx. This is the land where the red-clay soil meets the life-giving waters of the river.