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Buffalo and Shaba National Reserve in the Isiolo District lies at the northern foot of Mt Kenya rising above the expansive range lands of northern Kenya.The arid and semi-arid zones district sits as a divide between the populous agricultural highlands of the Mt. Kenya region and acts as a gateway into the vast lowlands of North Kenya inhabited by various nomadic pastoralist communities where wildlife and livestock freely co-exist. Together with the adjacent Samburu, and divided by the river Ewaso Nyiro, the three reserves form a very popular tourist destination because of the diverse wildlife populations they support. Unlike other wildlife areas in Kenya’s northern tourist circuit, the reserves, which are popularly known as the Samburu Ecosystem, sustain free ranging wildlife species both within the three reserves as well as far into community lands.

Features
1. Climatic Conditions: Temperatures range from 30ºC during hottest months to 20ºC between July and September. Annual rainfalls range between 100mm to 300mm on average usually divided into two seasons, short rains in October/ November and long rains between February and May.
2. Wildlife – Besides normal species found elsewhere in Kenya, the area is a natural home to the five rare species known as the five northern species which are endemic to this area. They are Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Beisa Oryx, Somali ostrich and the gerenuk. Shaba is also the home for the highly endangered Williamson’s lark. All these rare species can only be found inside this game reserve.

Euray Safaris E.A has scheduled fortnight departures from Nairobi throughout the year for game viewing safari, nature walks, entertainment by pastoralist cultural dancers, and visits to cultural villages to get the experience of nomadic lifestyle in the community.

Samburu National Reserve, situated along Ewaso Nyiro River, is one of the lesser-known national reserves but is nevertheless teeming with life with plenty to attract wildlife from the surrounding savannah plains.
The reserve is rich in wildlife with an abundance of rare northern specialist species such as the Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and the beisa oryx (also referred to as Samburu Special Five).
The reserve is also home to elephants and large predators such as the lion, leopard and cheetah. ‘Kamunyak’, the miracle lioness that adopted the baby oryx was as a resident in the reserve. Wild dog sightings are also a common attraction to this unique protected area. Birdlife is abundant with over 450 species recorded.

Euray Safaris E.A has scheduled fortnight departures from Nairobi throughout the year.

Masai Mara National Reserve, the jewel of East Africa’s Wildlife viewing, is one of the most popular tourism destinations in Africa. The reserve is in the Great Rift Valley, in primarily open savanna grassland.
Wildlife tends to be most concentrated on the reserve’s western escarpment and the annual wildebeest’s migration alone involves over 1.5 million animals arriving in July and departing in November back to Serengeti National Reserve in Tanzania.
There have been some 95 species of mammals, amphibians and reptiles and over 400 birds species recorded on the reserve.

Euray Safaris E.A has scheduled weekend departures from Nairobi throughout the year.