Expert Reviews of Buffalo Springs National Reserve (7 Reviews)

Buffalo Springs is located in dry, scrubby bush country on the richest stretch of the Ewaso Ng’iro River and is the continuation of Samburu, which lies on the northern banks. The two national reserves are connected by a bridge, although in some years of heavy rains this has washed away, but if the bridge is out of action there is the option to go back to the highway (A2), via Archers Post, and cross a bridge there. Either way, you need to pay separate entry fees for both parks. I visited Buffalo Springs on a game drive from Samburu (where most of the accommodation is), and obviously the types of animals seen were the same, making the two different in name only. These included many distinct northern species such as the reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich and Beisa oryx, and I saw plentiful elephant – their well-worn tracks around the river are evidence of their numbers and they frequently splash across the floodplains to and from Samburu. The springs themselves were also a target –

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two pools of clear if weedy water, which (like the river) attract wildlife – and I was lucky to spot a small pride of lion resting under the bushes nearby.