Shaba
National
Reserve,
established in
1968 and lying
314 Kms from
Nairobi,
consists of a
low-lying,
semi-arid plain
on the southern
bank of the
Northern Ewaso
Nyiro river. It
lies 9 km east
of Buffalo
Springs National
Reserve and
neighbours
Samburu National
Reserve, Shaba
is smaller with
a greater
occurrence of
riverine forests
with acacia
trees, doum
palms and a
dramatic
landscape.
Shaba game
reserve is a
semi desert with
a rugged hilly
terrain, with
great rocky
kopjes (small
isolated hills)
and lots of
springs
supporting
abundant
wildlife and the
solitary
mountain Shaba
which rises to
2,145m from an
otherwise flat
area. This place
is replent with
klipspringer and
hyrax who love
the hills. The
specialties that
can only be
found in this
part of the
world are the
gravy zebra, the
Somali ostrich,
generuk and the
reticulated
giraffe and
gazelles the
lesser kudu
leopard and
plenty of lion
and herds of
elephants and
plenty of bird
life and other
small game.
Shaba Game
Reserve was made
famous by the
late Joy Adamson
and her lioness
Elsa which and
is often
referred to as
the Born free
country.
Accommodation
here is at the
Sarova Shaba
lodge, an up
market
establishment
with beautiful
deluxe rooms in
suites, and
presidential
suite complete
with a private
Jacuzzi. |
