BUFFALO SPRINGS NATIONAL RESERVE

Buffalo Springs National Reserve Entry Fees. Buffalo Springs National Reserve is a protected area in Isiolo County in northern Kenya. The reserve was established in 1948 as part of the Samburu – Isiolo Game Reserve and the present boundaries were established in 1985. Buffalo Springs, Samburu and Shaba are a trio of similar, adjoining reserves. Buffalo Springs offers good wildlife viewing and is one of the more reliable places in Kenya for leopard sightings.The springs, after which the reserve is named, are a perennial marsh fed by underground water – that attracts plenty of wildlife in the dry season. The reserve is home to a variety of wildlife species, including the “Samburu Five” which are the reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, gerenuk, Grevy’s zebra, and Beisa oryx. Other animals found in the reserve include elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffaloes, and baboons, among others.Buffalo Springs National Reserve is a great alternate choice for guests who desire a discerning and unfettered safari trip in northern Kenya’s bush country. As one of the several hidden landscapes, the reserve offers a serene setting where you escape into a vast landscape of remarkable flora and fauna.

activities at buffalo springs include ;game drives,guided nature walk,bird watching,cultural visits,swimming and the famous singing wells, in Samburu will let you witness a daily event that is unique to this area of the country. Every morning the local pastoralists bring their family herds of goats and cattle to the “singing wells”. Because this is an arid land and water is extremely scarce, the young herdsmen have to draw water from deep wells for their domestic animals to drink. As the young herdsmen descend into the wells, some of which can be up to 10m deep, they sing traditional songs in unison, as they pass the collected water to the surface for their livestock