Day 2 & 3 - Samburu: Samburu Game Lodge 

The Samburu National Park is located 325kms north of Nairobi in the hot and arid northern region of Kenya and is 165 sq. km in extent. The reserve is placed within the ancestral lands of the Samburu, who are close relatives of the Maasai tribe. Despite being so far flung, the reserve harbours a number of species rarely found anywhere else. Among these are Grevy's zebra, the reticulated giraffe and the beisa oryx, all of which are only found north of the equator.

Whilst travelling to our next destination, we stumbled upon a group of (One-Hump!) Camels.
Whilst travelling to our next destination, we stumbled upon a group of (One-Hump!) Camels.
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View of the Samburu National Reserve, 325km north of Nairobi in the hot and arid fringes of the vast northern region of Kenya.
View of the Samburu National Reserve, 325km north of Nairobi in the hot and arid fringes of the vast northern region of Kenya.
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Our first game drive in Kenya within Samburu National Reserve - and our first viewing was....a Giraffe!
Our first game drive in Kenya within Samburu National Reserve - and our first viewing was....a Giraffe!
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...and then we saw a Female Ostrich...
...and then we saw a Female Ostrich...
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...and her male companion!
...and her male companion!
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The Grant's Gazelle
The Grant's Gazelle
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From our lodge, we were literally surrounded by Baffoons! (The animals that is!!)
From our lodge, we were literally surrounded by Baffoons! (The animals that is!!)
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From the bar at the Samburu Game Lodge, we had a great view across the Water, and were able to watch herds of Elephant's walking by...
From the bar at the Samburu Game Lodge, we had a great view across the Water, and were able to watch herds of Elephant's walking by...
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....one Elephant decides to venture across the water....for fun?
....one Elephant decides to venture across the water....for fun?
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The water was surprisingly very shallow....
The water was surprisingly very shallow....
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This was a great picture of the elephant eating the bank roughage...
This was a great picture of the elephant eating the bank roughage...
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A couple of Monkey's playing in the trees!
A couple of Monkey's playing in the trees!
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More Baboon's on the ground!
More Baboon's on the ground!
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Vulturine Guineafowl - the combination of vivid cobalt blue mixed with black and white on the long neck feathers is very striking.
Vulturine Guineafowl - the combination of vivid cobalt blue mixed with black and white on the long neck feathers is very striking.
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and more of them!
and more of them!
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Thomson's Gazelle (I think!)
Thomson's Gazelle (I think!)
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Thomson's Gazelle (definitely sure!) - the smallest of Kenya's gazelles and is the favoured prey of the Cheetah
Thomson's Gazelle (definitely sure!) - the smallest of Kenya's gazelles and is the favoured prey of the Cheetah
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Kirk's Dikdik - they pair for life and it is seldom you see a Dik-dik on its own.
Kirk's Dikdik - they pair for life and it is seldom you see a Dik-dik on its own.
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