1. MEET THE LAST TWO NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS ON THE PLANET
Here, guests have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come face to face with the last two remaining northern white rhinos on the planet, who are under 24-hour protection from armed guards. Learn about their journey to Kenya from the Czech Republic, and the conservation efforts in progress to save the species.
Visitors can also meet Baraka a blind black rhino, who was one of the first rhinos born at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Because he is blind he has a low chance of survival on his own in the wild, so he was moved into a 100-acre enclosure to ensure his safety.
Baraka is now an ambassador for his species – and a popular attraction at Ol Pejeta. There is a feeding platform from which visitors can get up close to view and feed him.
2. VISIT A REMOTE COMMUNITY RUN ELEPHANT SANCTUARY
Reteti Elephant Sanctuary is well off the beaten track and a truly authentic experience that very few travelers will get to experience. It is the first Kenyan community-run facility that rescues orphaned and abandoned elephant calves, to release them back into the wild. The drive to the Sanctuary takes you through spectacular scenery.
On arrival you will be paired with a keeper who will show you the behind-the-scenes running of the sanctuary, giving you an understanding and unique perspective of life at Reteti.
The highlight is the feeding time of these rambunctious calves, and you will also have the chance to meet any other wildlife that has been rescued, and now resides at the sanctuary.
Not too far from the sanctuary and should not be missed is a large rock in the middle of nowhere with this fantastic elephant mural by artist Youri Cansell aka Mantra
3. INTERACT WITH THE CANINES OF AN ANTI-POACHING TEAM
At Ol Pejeta Conservancy’s anti-poaching canine unit, guests will Interact with the keepers, and learn about the training these canines undergo to become anti-poaching patrollers, you can play a game of human-canines hide and seek, trying to dodge the canines and finding a spot to hide within the Morani Information Centre. This is a fun way to interact with the dogs.
4. LION TRACKING
Guests take this unique opportunity to head out on Ol Pejeta Conservancy in a vehicle to track the lion populations. Some of the lions have been fitted with radio collars, and guests will help track collared lions using a receiver and gather information about each pride member.
It is a great way to support the conservation project and to learn more about these fascinating apex predators up close.
All of the information gathered is passed on to the Ol Pejeta ecological monitoring department, and will help find solutions to the challenges facing Laikipia’s lions.
5. HAND FEED ENDANGERED ROTHCHILD GIRAFFE AT THE GIRAFFE CENTER
Want to get up close and personal, maybe even get a kiss, with an endangered Rothschild’s giraffe, then this place is for you.
Upon entering the Giraffe Centre, you are given a small bag of pellets to hand feed the giraffes. There is also staff on hand to teach you all about the giraffes
The giraffe center is one of the few sanctuaries in the world that provides a safe breeding place for endangered Rothschild’s Giraffes. The conservation fees from visitors go into supporting conservation initiatives.
6. VISIT THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST
If you love elephants, then this is a must-stop for all ages. The Trust rescues elephant calves in need of help whether they have been abandoned, injured, or their mother died.
They are given around-the-clock care with their caretaker until they are old enough to be released back into the wild.
Guests arrive in time for the elephant calves feeding time, followed by them enjoying a mud bath. The caretakers share stories about DSWT and how the calves came to be there.
The trust not only rescues elephants, but they also work to protect entire ecosystems and other wildlife across Kenya.
7.TRACKING BLACK RHINO ON FOOT
In remote northern Kenya is Sera Conservancy. Guests get to experience a ‘thrill-of-a-lifetime’ with a walking safari tracking the black rhino on foot, accompanied by an expert Samburu guide and a highly-trained Conservancy ranger through the middle of a remote arid landscape.
Sera is a Community managed conservancy, the money from visitors benefits the community and supports the conservancy, which is dedicated to nature and the conservation of wildlife.
