Safari Lodge
    Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Kenya
    822m
    PlnrScore 35

    Heshima Best Camping

    Heshima Best Camping is a camp near Buffalo Springs National Reserve.

    Score
    35
    Species
    571

    Location

    Latitude

    0.643933

    Longitude

    37.682884

    Elevation

    822m

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    Heshima Best Camping in Buffalo Springs National Reserve

    Activities

    camp

    Nearest Airport

    Larsens Camp Airstrip

    KE-0150
    3 km away

    Nearest International Airport

    Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

    NBO
    223 km away

    571

    Total Species

    70

    Mammals

    298

    Birds

    Most Observed Species

    Kirk's Dik-dik
    260 obs
    Grant's Gazelle
    229 obs
    Vulturine Guineafowl
    206 obs
    Northern Red-billed Hornbill
    206 obs
    Impala
    189 obs
    African Savanna Elephant
    155 obs
    East African Oryx
    150 obs
    Desert Warthog
    148 obs
    White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    147 obs
    Gerenuk
    140 obs
    More details
    MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
    High31.1°32.8°33.2°31.6°31.7°32°31.3°31.5°33°33.4°30.3°30.8°
    Low19.2°20.3°21.2°20.8°20.8°20.4°20.1°19.9°20.5°21.1°19.7°18.9°
    Rain
    37
    11
    54
    117
    38
    5
    17
    11
    10
    26
    121
    43
    Humidity55%48%50%64%57%47%48%47%45%47%65%60%
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