Samburu Wilderness Safari

Samburu National Reserve sits north of the equator in a drier, more rugged landscape than the Mara, and holds species found nowhere else in Kenya's southern parks: Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, and the long-necked gerenuk among them. It's noticeably quieter than the more-visited southern circuit.

This four-day safari balances game drives with time along the Ewaso Ng'iro River, where most of the reserve's wildlife concentrates.