Visit Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya
Tour Details
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a 90,000 acre wildlife conservancy situated between the foot hills of the Aberdares and Mount Kenya. The conservancy has an extensive variety of animals including the big five as well as a chimpanzee sanctuary.
Wildlife of Ol Pejeta
The conservancy encompasses the Sweetwaters Game Reserve where the chimpanzee sanctuary is located and the old surrounding ranches which have reverted to wilderness. Since 2004 game has come back into the area in large numbers and populations have increased 15% each year. Open plains, acacia forests, hilly slopes and swamps provide diverse habitats for a wide range of species. There are numerous black rhino, elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, Grevy’s zebra, giraffe, cheetah, Thomson’s gazelle, Grant’s gazelle, black-backed jackals, ostrich, baboons, waterbuck, oryx, eland and more. Birds will not disappoint with several hundred species present on the conservancy.
Itinerary
Day 1-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport – Nanyuki
Arrive in Kenya (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport) where you will be met by some of our staff and transfered by road to Nanyuki town on the slopes of Mt Kenya (3hrs). Dinner and overnight in a budget hotel.
Day 2-Game drive – Nanyuki
Full day game drive and transfer back to Nanyuki.