This is an interesting park with lots of animals around. The conservancy work to ensure the animals are thriving and in balance with each other. Regardless of where you stay, the park has various ‘excursions’. We highly recommend seeing the White Rhinos and Lion Tracking. We stayed at the Serena lodge and recommended it. Unfortunately, it is impossible to go to the elephant orphanage in Nairobi and fly to Oj Pejeta on the same day. So, we rented a car and drove up. There is a rough gravel road you’ll need to navigate from the highway to get to the park. We survived it in a rental car.

Beautiful place. Do many Rhinos. Love Baraka, the blind Rhino. I love what to get do to care for and protect the rhinos. We also saw giraffes, lions, monkeys, and lots of birds. Not near as touristy as masi mara. Less people, more animals, less disturbance. Elephants and rhinos came up and drank water right by our camp. It was such a beautiful place.

We were initially hesitant to spent $70 per person for this night drive. However, this turned out to be an excellent opportunity to see some animals that are more active at night than the daytime. We took a late night trip starting at 9PM with a wonderful guide from Sweetwaters Serena Camp. After driving about 15-20 minutes they found a prowling Leopard, a rather elusive animal generally. We managed to watch it for quite a while literally around our safari vehicle. A bit later we ran into an elephant in the darkness. We saw several hares and jackals flitting about but most importantly went past the Northern White Rhino enclosure which hosts the last two of this endangered species of animals. It was a fascinating trip indeed and lasted well past 11PM by the time we got back to camp. Would definitely recommend at least one such trip at any safari camp

It's truly deserve the visit and contribute with your tickets to continue their extraordinary work and efforts to preserve wildlife

This is an agonising place to rate, the heart says one thing, the brain something else. First and foremost, this is a Rhino Conservancy which has successfully protected both Black and White and are moving some to other conservancies, although, as we were told not back in to national parks etc. We had a very informative talk at the Rhino center, though the sadly blind Rhino decided not to perform, and I don’t blame him one bit for this, he must get totally fed up at times. For this work they deserve the highest praise, although it would be nice if at some point in the future, some can be released safely in to fully wild habitats. The chimpanzee area was interesting but we were told currently they cannot release any back to their natural locations due to international political issues. So the program is seems at a bit of a standstill. So we have the rest of the conservancy which has a quite large number and variety of animals. However, it appears that, initially at least these, some have been imported in to the conservancy, this creates for me a sense of things not being quite right. Having spent several days watching Reticulated Giraffes in their natural dry, bushy grasslands in northern Kenya seeing them a couple of days later in the lush Aberdare’s just did not seem quite natural. Make no mistake what is here is now wild, witnessed by the African Hare who was chased and killed (and eaten) by two Jackals. However, you are rarely out of sight of the protective fencing with watch towers and seeing a group of Ostriches looking somewhat bemused by finding themselves in an area with fences on 3 out of 4 sides of them did not seem quite right. This takes away part of the wild element. It is true that Parks such as Lake Nakuru have fences round them, but they are nowhere near as obvious as here. I am sure it is the case that conservancies like this one are a part of the way forward in conserving the wildlife of East Africa and beyond. This in conjunction with the protecting wildlife and their habitats, and supporting the populations in the National Parks and Reserves in the region has to be a good thing. I will go back to re-enforce my praise and support for the Rhino conservation work. Having visited a number of National Parks and Reserves in Kenya and 6 other African countries this just did not quite hit the mark for me.

My husband and I were very impressed by both the dedication of the officers and the dogs. They play an important role in the conservancy and the community in Kenya. Don't miss this opportunity to witness their tracking ability.

Excellent wildlife and environment. All staff members are very good and nice, except for one caregiver in the rhino sanctuary. After being introduced to the rhino sanctuary and taking a photo with the rhino (which took approximately 3 minutes), the so-called caregiver kept asking for tips. I gave him 5 US dollars, but he impolitely said it was not enough and demanded 10 US dollars. How disgusting!

In Ol Pejeta, we stayed at Sweetwaters Serena Camp for 2 nights. Originally a cattle station, the conservancy is on the equator, so there are a lot of photo opportunities through the area where you can walk crossing the equator. There are even resort golf courses where you can tee off in the Northern Hemisphere and the ball will land on the fairway in the Southern. It is the largest Black Rhino sanctuary in Kenya and one off the largest in the world The park is smaller than, say the Maura , but it has all the animals you want to see plus a lot unique bird activity. There are additional things that are worthwhile visiting while in the area. One is the Rhino Preserve, where Baraka the rhino resides. He is blind in both eyes so cannot be released back into the wild, but appears to be quite comfortable in the reserve where he is fed daily by tourists, who also take the opportunity to pet him. There are other rhinos in the preserves well, including the 2 last Northern White Rhino left on the planet. Unfortunately the are both female and they are attempting to breed using Southern White rhino and artificial insemination This area had massive poaching problems up until less than a decade ago. The conservancy also contains the largest Chimpanzee rescue sanctuary in Kenya, which was set up to rehabilitate Chimpanzees saved from the black market trade. Then there is Mt Kenya, always lurking in the background. Not quite as high as Kilimanjaro still very impressive

It's an amazing and beautiful place, lots of animals to see and experience the most beautiful landscape

We have been to Ol Pejeta several times before and have stayed at Porini Rhino Camp and Sweetwaters . This time our two week safari was curated by Safarinut and we stayed at Ol Pejeta Cottages as we were a large group and wanted a more private experience. You can see my review of the cottages. If you want to see Rhinos then Ol Pejeta is one of the few places that can offer both White and Black Rhinos. There is also much other game and some like Grevys Zebra and Reticulated Giraffe that you won't see in many of the more southern Kenyan safari destinations. It is also the home of the two last surviving Northern White Rhinos and you can arrange to meet them Safarinut had arranged for us to visit the Rhino Information centre and the Chimp sanctuary as well as the rhino graveyard - this is not a graveyard as such but has little monuments to different rhinos with some sad stories of their death by poaching. There are many other activities such as participating in games with the anti poaching dogs and also tracking collared lions. Ol Pejeta channels 10% of its profits back into conservation.

Landscape is absolutely beautiful and we saw so many animals! November is a rainy season, there was also El Nino where we were there so we don't have much sun, but everything was really green and awesome. Game drives are great, animals aren't really scared of the safari cars, so you can see them from really close! It's pure nature, just beautiful.

It was a great park. It was nice to get up close to the Blind Black Rhino Baraka. We also enjoyed seeing the Chimpanzees. It was a good experience with lots of wildlife to see from the large to the small. We stayed at Sweetwaters Camp.

I went on the Ol Pejeta Immersive Conservation Experience (ICE) in September of this year and had the most amazing time. The programme is structured to give you a first-hand insight into what it takes to run a successful wildlife conservancy of this size and does so by letting you work alongside a range of different teams within Ol Pejeta. We were a group of 7 in total (3 of whom were doing the 1 week programme and 4, including myself, who did the 2 week programme). During my time there our group got to work with the following different teams: - Canine anti-poaching unit - Black rhino monitoring unit (including on foot tracking) - Ecological monitoring unit including: Lion tracking, Grevys zebras, migratory corridor, herbivore counts/data collection - Caring for the last two surviving northern white rhinos, Najin & Fatu - Livestock department - Community development department - Horse riding in the wild - Guided bush walks - Technical operations team (working on fence repairs) We also visited Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, the Rhino Memorial Site, the Equator and Cedar Mall. In addition, we did a game drive almost every day and were also lucky enough to do two night game drives whilst we were there. I had no idea what to expect upon arriving at Ol Pejeta but the ICE completely exceeded my expectations and was one of the best experiences I’ve had in my life. The accommodation at the Stables and the food was also amazing and we were looked after by the team there exceptionally well. However, the main thing that made Ol Pejeta really stand out was the people. Everyone we met working at Ol Pejeta was so kind, friendly and caring and could not have made us feel more welcome. Above all, our guide Manu (Emmanuel Lochavar) made our experience truly one of a kind. Thanks to Manu, we got to see lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, rhinos, buffalo and so many other animals whilst out there and he took the time to really educate us about all of the animals and to make our experience as informative as possible. I would 100% recommend this experience to anyone looking to learn more about wildlife conservation in Kenya who is interested in a more hands-on, educational experience than a traditional safari. Thank you Ol Pejeta!

Most amazing trip I’ve ever been on!!! Ol Pejeta Conservancy provides luxurious accommodations, exquisite culinary delights and wonderfully friendly staff. I’d like to give a shout out to the chef. He was accommodating to folks with food preferences and created the best culinary delights ever!!! We ate to our fill 3 meals a day! And even had great box lunches made for one of our safari drives. I’d like to make a big shout out to our fabulous guide, Lakura. He was so knowledgeable and informative whether telling us about the largest animals or the smallest bugs. He could identify birds, plants and trees as well. He openly shared about his Samburu and Masai roots. One could tell how much he loves his country and his culture. Ol Pejeta Mutara Conservancy will not disappoint!

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