Samburu National Reserve is  a premier game reserve  located along the banks of  Ewaso Ngiro River. Ewaso  Ngiro River traverses/ lies  between Samburu National  Reserve and the Buffalo  Springs National Reserve creating a unique wildlife  ecosystem that is wholly  reliant on the river. The reserves are rich in wildlife  with fame for abundance in  rare northern specialist  species such as the Grevy  Zebra, Somali Ostrich,   Reticulated Giraffe, Gerenuk  and the Beisa Oryx (Also  referred as Samburu Special). The Samburu National  Reserve was one of the two  areas in which  conservationists George and  Joy Adamson raised Elsa the  Lioness, made famous in the  best-selling book and award winning movie Born Free.  

The Elephant Watch Camp lies within the park. The  Samburu National Reserve is also the home of Kamunyak,  a lioness famous for adopting  oryx calves. The park  presents a chance for tourists  to interact with local indigenous communities and  learn about their preserved  ways of lives that blends with  the unique wildlife ecosystems.