OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY

All members of the "Big five game" (lion, Cape buffalo, African elephant, leopard and rhinoceros) can be found on the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Both black and white rhino thrive here. Other rare animals that can be found on Ol Pejeta include the endangered African wild dog, oryx, Jackson’s hartebeest, Grevy’s zebra, serval, cheetah and bat-eared fox. The more common African wildlife can, of course, be found here too, including giraffes, vervet monkeys, baboons, hippos, impala, eland, Grant’s gazelle, dik-dik, plains zebra, silver backed jackal, hyena. There are also over 300 bird species on the Conservancy.

Day 1

You leave Nairobi at 8.00 am drive crossing the equator at Nanyuki to Olpejeta Conservancy arriving in time for lunch at Sweetwaters.

Spend the afternoon at leisure, at 3.30 you will be taken on an evening game drive. Return to the camp at dusk for dinner and overnight.

Olpejeta conservancy is a host to all the members of the ‘Big Five' (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard), the conservancy has a higher wildlife-to-area ratio than any Kenyan national park and is one of only four private game conservancies to have been founded in Kenya. At the forefront of the Kenyan conservancy program, the conservancy boasts the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa, hosts the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Kenya, and shelters large numbers of rare and endangered species.

Day 2

Early morning drive or a visit to the chimps starting at 6.30 am. Return to the camp for breakfast. After breakfast check out and return to Nairobi.

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