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Yukon Travellor
CA
Visited:
April 2011
Reviewed: Dec 26, 2011
Email Yukon Travellor | 50-65 years of age
Much the same as Shaba for animals, vegetation and climate. Though not the quantity of animals in comparision to the Mara, one is not disappointed.
Claus Hjoernet
Visited:
August 2011
Reviewed: Jan 9, 2012
simbambili
IT
Visited:
November 2011
Reviewed: Apr 7, 2012
35-50 years of age
Like the closest Samburu National park is very interesting place to be seen
Berend
NL
Visited:
September 2011
Reviewed: May 2, 2012
65+ years of age
Stunning
Our visit to Buffalo Springs NP.
In september 2011 we visited Buffalo Springs NP in Kenya.
We drove in an open Safari truck so we had a good sight at the different kind of animals that you normally only see in a zoo.
The nature is great and it is quiet because there're not so much tourists as in other NP's. The roads are unsealed but the trip was not too uncomfortable.
We saw a lot of animals but also a lot of birds and that's fine for a birdlover like me.
Highlights are the Lions and a Leopard with its kill in a tree.
We saw p.e.; Lions, Leopard, Gerenuks, Grant's Gazelles, Kirk's dik-dik's, Reticulated giraffes and Gemsboks.
We also saw a lot of birds, like; Yellow-necked spurfowl, White-headed Buffalo-weaver, White-browed Sparrow-weaver, Lilac-breasted roller, Rueppel's long-tailed starling and Brown snake-Eagle.
The Acacia trees and Doumpalms are beuatiful and you can visit a village of a very friendly Samburu tribe.
I'm glad that we have seen this NP and recommend it.
gazthelob
GB
Visited:
August 2008
Reviewed: May 15, 2012
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Just a fantastic time
We travelled to Kenya in 2008 and Buffalo Springs was the highlight ( along with the Mara) of the holiday. Wildlife sightings are superb in particular the Elephants.
Tom Vohya
Visited:
April 2014
Reviewed: Apr 25, 2014
You only pay one park entry fee for Buffalo Springs, Shaba and Samburu National Reserves, although they are separate parks. It's $70 for non-residents, Ksh1,200 for residents and Ksh500 for citizens
We drove around for 2 hours in the afternoon and saw 3 lions (1 about 10m away from us!) and a cheetah, as well as many giraffes
ninara
Visited:
December 2014
Reviewed: Apr 24, 2015
We had only a short look when we visited Samburu National Park.
Ellinor Johansson
SE
Visited:
April 2015
Reviewed: Jul 1, 2015
At another point, we came around a corner and saw a small family of elephants right next to the car. There were several baby elephants and one of them pretended to attack (it was playing, the mother remained calm - making noises, running towards the car with ears out). It was the cutest! We stayed with the family for some time and saw the baby elephants feeding, trying to throw dirt on themselves like the mothers etc.
The roads are not as good as in some other National Parks (ex Amboseli where you have proper flat roads) but I only appreciated that because it made it feel more natural.
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Even though we had a 4WD, there were some parts of the park where we could not drive and needed to turn back. In either case, I would recommend paying to go on a game drive. We did both (i.e. self-drive and game drive) and not only were we able to go to parts of the park that we could not go on our own, the experience was much better with a game drive as the driver was able to find spots and animals that we could not have found on our own.Buffalo Springs actually does have a spring (not just a name) where you can go swimming. We brought towels from the hotel one evening and went for a swim - it was a nice experience and rather warm water. Even though I didn't try it, I would recommend going to the spring towards the evening since I assume that several game drives go past the spring during the day. When we were there we had it all for ourselves, could not even see a car around.
Several of the lodges are located along the river (recommended) which means that animals usually come very close to the lodge. Where we were staying, we could sit on our balcony and see several elephants walk past just a few meters away.
Christopher J May
US
Visited:
March 2016
Reviewed: Apr 4, 2016
Email Christopher J May | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Buffalo Springs was a day trip for me. While I didn't have as much time here as at some of the other locations I stayed at, it was still very enjoyable. Our group got closer to elephants in Buffalo Springs than in any of the other locations we visited and this offered the opportunity for some very dramatic images. Scenes along the river were also quite beautiful and different from others we had encountered anywhere else.
Tobie Faith Gordon
US
Visited:
May 2018
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2018
Email Tobie Faith Gordon | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Saw a secretary bird! And close up with Giraffe. But not too much else