View over dry acacia bush to distant hills in the Westgate Conservancy

Conservancy · Samburu, Kenya

Westgate Community Conservancy

A community conservancy along the Ewaso Nyiro, next door to Samburu National Reserve on its western side.

Photo: Westgate Community Conservancy Scroll

The destination

Next door to the reserve, on community land.

Westgate Community Conservancy stretches along the Ewaso Nyiro River to the west of Samburu National Reserve, in Samburu County. It is a separate destination from the reserve, on community land, with its own rules.

The conservancy was established in 2004 and is a member of the Northern Rangelands Trust. Sasaab, set on a ridge above the river, is in the conservancy, and its guests explore both Westgate and the reserve next door.

Type: Community conservancy
County: Samburu
Established: 2004
Neighbours: Samburu National Reserve and Kalama Conservancy, to the east
Network: Northern Rangelands Trust member

On the conservancy

Ways to explore.

Guests riding camels led by a Samburu guide across a shallow river at Sasaab

Guests staying in Westgate can explore the conservancy and the national reserve next door.

Game drives in two destinations
The Safari Collection says Sasaab guests go on game drives both in Westgate and in the adjacent Samburu National Reserve.
Guided wildlife viewing
The conservancy lists guided tours and wildlife viewing on its own land.
Samburu culture
The conservancy also lists Samburu cultural experiences among the things visitors can do.

When to go