Located between Mount Kenya and the Aberdares foothills on the equator, west of Nanyuki. In addition to protecting wildlife and offering a haven for great apes, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy makes money from wildlife tourism and related businesses that it then reinvests in conservation and community development.

In 2013, the Conservancy achieved a population milestone of 100 black rhinos, making it the largest black rhino refuge in East Africa. The two surviving northern white rhinos in the world are also kept there; they were relocated from the Czech Republic's Dvůr Králové Zoo. Here is the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, a refuge for rescued, abandoned, and orphaned chimpanzees.

The only location in Kenya where chimpanzees may be spotted is here. The Conservancy is a well-liked safari destination since it is home to the "Big five game" in addition to a wide variety of other African animals. Additionally, it runs a productive cattle operation that benefits the local wildlife and pastoralists. Ol Pejeta funds local communities' infrastructure, water, education, and health initiatives through the conservancy's community development program.

Additionally, they encourage the growth of community-based conservation tourism initiatives as well as the delivery of extension services related to agriculture and livestock.

WIldlife

The Ol Pejeta Conservancy is home to all five of the "Big five game": lion, Cape buffalo, African elephant, leopard, and rhinoceros. Here, black and white rhinos flourish. Ol Pejeta documented the birth of its 100th black rhino in 2013. According to the IUCN African Rhino Specialist Group, the Conservancy's black rhino population is currently classified as a "Key 1." Just eight sanctuaries in Africa hold this distinction, including this one.

The endangered African wild dog, oryx, Jackson's hartebeest, Grevy's zebra, serval, cheetah, and bat-eared fox are among the other uncommon creatures that may be found on Ol Pejeta. Giraffes, vervet monkeys, baboons, hippos, impala, eland, Grant's gazelle, dik-dik, plains zebra, silver-backed jackal, and hyena are among the more frequent African fauna that may be seen there. The Conservancy is home to more than 300 different kinds of birds.

Specially designed "game corridors" let all animals to enter and exit the Conservancy freely, with the exception of rhinos. Elephants, antelope, and carnivores may readily jump or walk over knee-high poles in the ground that are placed quite near to one another. However, because they are unable to do so, rhinos are prohibited from relocating to locations where they may be killed for their horn.

Activities

• Game drives.
• Bird Watching.
• Nature walks.