Ol Pejeta Conservancy Full Day Trip from Nanyuki

Our Ol Pejeta Conservancy Full Day Trip from Nanyuki is a short 1-day wildlife safari to Ol Pejeta Conservancy, situated on the plains of the Laikipia Plateau near Nanyuki town in the Laikipia District of Kenya.

The conservancy lies on the equator and is 17 km from Nanyuki town (30 30-minute drive). This is a guided, full-day safari that offers the opportunity to see the Big Five at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. 

Enjoy an action-packed day of wildlife viewing with a professional guide, transport, lunch, and Park fees included. Ol Pejeta Conservancy is one of the closest Big 5 (lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, and buffalo) game reserves to Nairobi. The Ol Pejeta’s 90,000 acres are home to a wide variety of wildlife species.

Predators include lions, cheetahs, leopards, spotted hyenas, black-backed jackals, caracals, bat-eared foxes, and African wild dogs.  Endangered species that live here include elephant, African wild dog, cheetah, lion, leopard, hippo, Grevy’s zebra, and the locally threatened Jackson’s hartebeest.

Other animals include hippos, giraffes, baboons, monkeys, aardvarks, and ostriches. Antelopes include  Grant’s gazelle, Thomson’s gazelle, impala, Beisa oryx, waterbuck, and eland.

Ol Pejeta Conservancy Day Trip Safari Highlights

✓ East Africa’s largest black rhino sanctuary
✓ Hosts some of the highest predator densities in Kenya
✓ A higher wildlife-to-area ratio than any other Kenyan national park
✓ Home to the Big Five of Africa (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo, and leopard)
✓ The only place in Kenya to view chimpanzees (Kenya’s only chimpanzee sanctuary)
✓ Home to the last two northern white rhinos in the world. The northern white rhino became a functionally extinct subspecies of white rhino in March 2018, when the last male northern white rhino died at Ol Pejeta

Ol Pejeta Conservancy Full Day Trip from Nanyuki Itinerary

Our full-day trip to Ol Pejeta Conservancy from Nanyuki offers a dense wildlife experience, as the conservancy is only about 30–45 minutes (17–25 km) away.

Morning: Wildlife & Primates

0700 Hours – Departure from Nanyuki: Aim to leave early to catch the animals at their most active. Most visitors enter through the Serat Gate (main gate from Nanyuki) or the Rongai Gate

0745 Hours– Morning Game Drive: Begin your drive across the northern plains. Keep an eye out for the “Big Five” (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino), as well as rare species like the Grevy’s zebra

0930 Hours – Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary: Visit Kenya’s only chimpanzee sanctuary.  

1100 Hours – Morani Information Centre: Visit this educational hub to learn about the conservancy’s history and anti-poaching efforts. 

Midday: Lunch & Relaxation

1230 Hours – Lunch at Morani’s Restaurant: Located at the Information Centre, this spot offers à la carte meals. You can watch animals at the nearby waterhole while you eat.

Afternoon: Endangered Species & Rhinos

1400 Hours – Meet Baraka the Blind Rhino: Visit the enclosure of Baraka, a black rhino that you can feed and touch from a platform. This is available until 1800 Hours.

1500 Hours – Endangered Species Boma: Head to the 700-acre enclosure to see the world’s last two northern white rhinos, Najin and Fatu. Note: This often requires a separate booking and fee.

1600 Hours – Afternoon Game Drive: Wind through the eastern grasslands or the Ewaso Nyiro floodplains for final predator sightings.

1730 Hours – Return to Nanyuki: Exit the conservancy before the gates close at 1900 Hours

Ol Pejeta Conservancy Full Day Trip from Nanyuki Safari Inclusions

✓ Fees and Taxes: Conservancy entry fees (if booking an all-inclusive package) and all applicable government taxes/VAT
✓ Professional Guide: Services of a KPSGA-certified driver-guide with deep knowledge of the conservancy’s habitats and wildlife
 ✓ Game Drives: Extensive morning and afternoon game drives through varied landscapes such as the Toki Plains and Morani Loop
 ✓ Transportation: Round-trip transfers from your Nanyuki hotel or residence in a customized 4×4 Safari Land Cruiser or minivan with a pop-up roof for optimal game viewing

✓ Sanctuary Visits:

• Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary: Entry to Kenya’s only chimpanzee rescue and rehabilitation center
• Baraka the Blind Rhino: An encounter with the conservancy’s black rhino ambassador

✓ Meals and Refreshments:

• Water: Bottled mineral water provided throughout the day
• Lunch: Buffet at Sweetwaters Serena Camp, or a hot meal at Morani’s Restaurant, or a picnic lunch

✓ Key Activities & Landmarks Included

• Equator Crossing: A brief stop at the Equator marker for photos and a demonstration of the Coriolis effect
• Morani Information Center: Access to interactive exhibits on rhino conservation and anti-poaching efforts
• Wildlife Sightings: Opportunities to see the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino), Grevy’s zebras, and reticulated giraffes

Ol Pejeta Conservancy Full Day Trip from Nanyuki Prices Include:

Notes

* Enjoy a full-day tour from the Mount Kenya region to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
* Ol Pejeta Conservancy one-day safari from Nairobi is possible; however, it will be a long day as the drive takes 5 hours each way + 4.5 Hours of game drive with a lunch break included. Arrival time back to Nairobi will be 2100 Hours | Kindly Inquire!

Ol Pejeta Conservancy Full Day Trip from Nanyuki Prices Exclude:

* Drinks, Extra Meals
* Visa and any related fees
* Tips or gratuities to your driver-guide
* Tour to a Cultural Village (extra cost)
* Medical cover & travel personal insurance
* Any other item not mentioned in the inclusive

Day trip to Ol Pejeta Conservancy from Nanyuki

Our One-day Ol Pejeta Conservancy Safari starts in the Mount Kenya region, which includes towns such as Timau, Nanyuki, Naru Moru, Meru, Nyeri, Mweiga, Nyahururu, and Laikipia. Leaving Nanyuki, we make our way straight to Ol Pejeta Conservancy. A short drive of about 35 minutes brings us to the Rongai Main Gate entrance of the Conservancy.

Arriving at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, we check in and take a brief comfort break before embarking on our exciting game drive in the untamed bush. Entering the park, we make our way, scanning for wildlife, birds, and other creatures.

The scenic Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a 90,000-acre (36,000 ha) non-profit wildlife conservancy situated in the foothills of the Aberdare Mountain Range and Mount Kenya. Ol Pejeta Conservancy hosts more than 10000 large mammals and features an endangered species boma, home to rhino species, Grevy’s zebra, and Jackson’s hartebeest.

Wild Animals at Ol Pejeta include Black rhinos, southern white rhinos, and the last two northern white rhinos in the world (functionally extinct).  The park has approximately 300 elephants. The Conservancy features wildlife corridors within its boundaries, enabling movement between Ol Pejeta and the broader Laikipia/Samburu ecosystem.

Large predators – about 67 lions, 30 cheetahs, 20 leopards, and 60 spotted hyenas, as well as a pack of African wild dogs. Smaller predators – black-backed jackal, serval, caracal, and the bat-eared fox. There are hippos, giraffes, baboons, monkeys, aardvarks, and ostriches. Antelopes – Grant’s gazelle, Thomson’s gazelle, impala, Beisa oryx, waterbuck, and eland. Over 300 species of birds.

During the game drive, we pause to watch any interesting animal or bird sightings and take photographs. At midday, we have a light lunch at the park and relax in the shade. A visit to the conservancy includes access to the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, which was opened in 1993 by the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), and the Jane Goodall Institute.

Then we make our way back through the national park, watching for wildlife action along the way. We exit the park later this afternoon and return to Nanyuki, bringing your action-packed day safari to a close.

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