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Ol Pejeta safari tours
Multi-day Kenya safari packages that include Ol Pejeta as part of their itinerary.
Kenya safari park
The last two northern white rhinos on Earth, and Kenya's only chimpanzee sanctuary.
Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a 360 km² private wildlife conservancy on the Laikipia Plateau, in the foothills of Mount Kenya about 200 km north of Nairobi (a 3.5-hour drive). It is East Africa's largest black rhino sanctuary, holding more than 140 black rhinos plus a smaller white rhino population — and it is the only place on Earth where you can still see the last two northern white rhinos: Najin and Fatu, the final survivors of a subspecies that once numbered in the thousands.
Ol Pejeta also hosts the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary — Kenya's only chimpanzee sanctuary — where rescued chimps from central Africa are rehabilitated. While chimps are not native to Kenya, the sanctuary has played an important role in regional primate conservation since 1993.
Beyond rhinos and chimps, the conservancy holds the Big Five plus a healthy population of African wild dogs (rare elsewhere in Kenya). The lower density of vehicles compared to the Mara, the option of guided night drives, walking safaris with armed rangers, and behind-the-scenes rhino-tracking experiences make Ol Pejeta one of the most active-experience-rich destinations in Kenya.
Peak (Jun–Oct, Jan–Feb): dry, animals concentrated. Shoulder/green (Nov–Dec): lush views of Mount Kenya. Avoid (Mar–May): long rains.
Multi-day Kenya safari packages that include Ol Pejeta as part of their itinerary.
Yes — Najin (born 1989) and Fatu (born 2000), the last two northern white rhinos on Earth, live in a 700-acre fenced enclosure inside Ol Pejeta. A specially booked rhino-encounter experience lets visitors approach the rhinos with their armed guardian; standard game drives also pass the enclosure.
Ol Pejeta is about 200 km north of Nairobi — a 3.5 to 4-hour drive via the A2 highway and Nanyuki. Many Kenya safari packages combine Ol Pejeta with Lake Nakuru and the Maasai Mara as a 5-day "rhino + Mara" itinerary.
Yes — Ol Pejeta is one of the few places in Kenya that allows guided night drives, giving you a chance to see leopards, hyenas, aardvarks and porcupines. Walking safaris with an armed ranger and behind-the-scenes rhino tracking are also bookable.
Chimpanzees are not native to Kenya. The Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary inside Ol Pejeta was opened in 1993 as a rehabilitation centre for chimpanzees rescued from the central African pet and bushmeat trades. The sanctuary continues to take in rescued individuals today.
