Shaba National Reserve
The largest of three sister reserves
Shaba is the largest (240 sq km) of the three related ecosystems: Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba. Nestled between mountains and along the Ewaso Nyiro River, there is an enchanting landscape. The river rises in the Aberdare Range, flows north and cascades down the 72m Thompson Falls at Nyahururu. From there it continues east in an arc over Archer's Post.
The Shaba Reserve is named after the copper-colored sandstone hill Shaba, the contemporary witness to the fossilized lava flows that flowed out of the Nyambeni Heights 5.000 years ago.
Size
240 km²
Ecosystem
Samburu · Buffalo Springs · Shaba
Bird species
over 400
Wildlife at the water
When to travel?
As in neighbouring Samburu, the dry seasons from June to October and December to March offer the best conditions, when animals concentrate along the Ewaso Nyiro.
The climate is hot and dry. In the rainy seasons the bushland blooms, but some tracks can become difficult to drive.
