Kalama Community Wildlife Conservancy covers 16,000 hectares of dramatic semi-arid wilderness adjacent to Samburu National Reserve. Established in 1998 by the Kalama community and registered as a Community-Based Organisation in 2002, it was one of the first community conservancies in northern Kenya.
The conservancy provides a vital wildlife corridor connecting Samburu to the greater northern rangelands. All of Samburu’s famous “Special Five” — Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Beisa oryx, gerenuk, and Somali ostrich — roam freely here, along with large elephant herds, lions, leopards, and cheetahs.
As a private conservancy, Kalama offers exclusive activities not available in the national reserve: night game drives, guided bush walks with Samburu warriors, and in-depth cultural visits to working Samburu villages. Revenue from tourism directly supports community development, funding schools, healthcare, and livestock programmes.