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Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Ol Pejeta Conservancy Day Trip
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Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Ol Pejeta Conservancy Day Trip
Sweetwaters chimpanzee sanctuary & Ol Pejeta Conservancy day trip is a full day excursion from Nairobi to Sweetwaters Chimpanzee sanctuary and Ol Pejeta Conservancy- a 90,000acre wildlife conservation ranch.
Sweet waters chimpanzee sanctuary and Ol Pejeta conservancy day trip from Nairobi is one of the best options to do if you have a full day. The chimp orphanage and conservancy offers a chance to interact with chimpanzees and also see the big five wildlife in the sanctuary.
A one day trip to Sweetwaters and Ol Pejeta conservancy starts from Nairobi at 5:00am and drives through the central kikuyu highlands passing Mt Kenya on the right at Naro Moru. An Ol Pejeta game drive is very exciting as you stand a chance to see all the big five animals against the backdrop of Mt Kenya in the distance. Meet Baraka the favourite blind black rhino who now occupies the 100 acre space formerly occupied by the now deceased Morani the last male of the northern white rhinos.
Inclusions in a Sweetwaters chimpanzee sanctuary and Ol Pejeta conservancy Day Trip Cost
- Transport in a safari minivan with open roof
- Services of a professional driver guide
- Free Breakfast at Karatina Hotel
- Packed sandwich lunch box
- Bottled mineral water
- Pick up and drop off in your hotel in Nairobi
- 5-hours comprehensive game drive hours
Exclusions from a Sweetwaters chimpanzee sanctuary and Ol Pejeta conservancy
- Direct charges like park entrance fees paid directly by card at gate at Usd 85pp
- Items of a personal nature
- Tips to drivers and guides
- 0500 Hours: Sweetwaters chimpanzee sanctuary & Ol Pejeta Conservancy day trip starts before dawn from Nairobi.
- 0730 Hours: Free Breakfast at Karatina Town. View the 2nd highest mountain in Africa, the Mt Kenya with its ice caps near Naro Moru and Nanyuki towns.
- 0930 Hours: Arrive at the Sweetwaters chimpanzee sanctuary and Ol Pejeta conservancy and start your game drive in the park. View lots of rhinos, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalos, leopards, cheetahs among others.
- 1300 Hours: Enjoy a packed lunch at the picnic site or while doing your game drive in the Sweetwaters chimpanzee sanctuary and Ol Pejeta conservancy.
- 1400 Hours: Do a further game drive in the Sweetwaters chimpanzee sanctuary and Ol Pejeta conservancy looking for elusive animals including the leopards.
- 1500 Hours: Visit the chimp sweet waters orphanage on your way out for the drive back to Nairobi.
- 1930 Hours: Arrive in Nairobi and drop off in your hotel in the city.
- Starting price: $139 per person
- Perfect for families
- adventurous
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a 90,000-acre (360 km2) not-for-profit wildlife conservancy in Central Kenya’s Laikipia County. It is situated on the equator west of Nanyuki, between the foothills of the Aberdares and Mount Kenya. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy works to conserve wildlife, provide a sanctuary for great apes and to generate income through wildlife tourism and complementary enterprises for re-investment in conservation and community development.
Northern White Rhinos on Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Sweetwaters chimp sanctuary and Ol Pejeta wildlife conservancy are located some 200km north of Nairobi in Nanyuki area. The chimp orphanage is located inside the Ol Pejeta wildlife conservancy which is a great success story of a black and white rhino conservation. There are more than 110 critically endangered black rhinos and the only place in the world to find the only two left northern white rhinos named Najin and fatu.
Ol Pejeta also has a rhino memorial located at the east of the conservancy which commemorates all the rhinos that have been killed by the poaching epidemic that has been a challenge to the conservation efforts of the conservancy.
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The best time to visit Kenya is during the Dry season from late June to October (these are the best wildlife viewing months). The wildebeest migration usually reaches the Masai Mara in August and remains until October when they move back to the Serengeti in Tanzania.
A vacation to Kenya for one week usually costs around KES83,195 for one person. So, a trip to Kenya for two people costs around KES166,390 for one week. … Two people traveling together for one month in Kenya can often have a lower daily budget per person than one person traveling alone for one week.
Yes its worth it to visit Nairobi for some few days. You can visit the Nairobi National Park and stay at eco-friendly camps and enjoy the game drives seeing abundance of wild animals. Then you can also visit the Giraffe Manor and the Elephant orphanage.