The Samburu is located on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro river in Kenya. This attracts wildlife like elephants, lions, girafes and zebras from the surrounding savannah plains. It is also common to spot Leopards. The reserve is not so is therefore not too crowded - a huge plus in Kenya where so many reserves are often overflowing with tourists. It is often grouped together with the Buffalo Springs and Shaba National Reserves as they lie so close together.