23 Days Conservation and Community Development

Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta international airport you will be welcomed by Responsible Travel Africa guide. You will be driven to your lodge in Nairobi for relaxation.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the orphanage, visitors are escorted to a small viewing area centered on a muddy watering hole. A few moments later, much like a sports team marching out onto the field, the animal handlers come in alongside a dozen or so baby elephants. For the first part of the viewing, the handlers bottle-feed the baby elephants and the experience you will board your scheduled flight to Nanyuki: check-in at the Stables and later head for Ol pejeta overview

A visit to Ol Pejeta nature trail, the rhino cemetery and the northern white rhinos. You will also Visit Morani information Centre and have a close encounter with Baraka the blind rhino, our resident ambassador for black rhinos across Kenya. Participate in the afternoon feeding of the northern white rhinos and Baraka.

You will learn about their work and training with our tracker dogs, as you try and escape their pursuit across the conservancy: Afternoon game drive, Sundowner and Movie Night at the Stables.

All day with wildlife and ecological monitoring unit collecting and interpreting data for research purposes.

You will learn what it takes to run a successful rhino conservancy in the East African.  Context; you will visit the platform at Sweet Waters, Chimpanzee Sanctuary and also Undertake a walk in the bush with one of our experienced guides.

On this day you will participate in Lion tracking and monitoring. Later Visit Nanyuki/ The equator and Cedar mall.

You will walk with the herders throughout the day and have a Movie Night at the Stables. learn how ol Pejeta integrates cattle with wildlife, and Use livestock as a means to manage the rangelands effectively. Spend half a day grazing cattle on the plains with the herders

Work with the Livestock department in cattle spraying and moving bomas etc.

NOTE: that this activity is to be confirmed closer to the date.  Afternoon game drive Sundowner.

All day with wildlife and ecological monitoring unit collecting and interpreting data for research purposes.

You will take a walk with the patrol team and help in identifying any rhinos that you come across and reporting back to the control Centre. Assist the tourism services and marketing department with office and/or field work. Movie Night at the stables.

Interact with community development department staff gaining insights into how Ol Pejeta Conservancy works with communities.

Spend all day getting to understand Ol Pejeta’s endangered species recovery programs with focus on counting the Jacksons hartebeest, grevy zebra, Ostriches and beisa Oryx.

Work with horse caregivers and for those who are brave enough, take a one- hour ride on the horses.  Afternoon game drive and Sundowner Movie Night at the stables.

For the next 7 days we will design and implement a project that gives back to Ol Pejeta and the Ol Pejeta Management.

After breakfast, you will board your connect flight to Nairobi and later connect with your international flight back.

NOTE: You can add an extra night at an extra cost in Nairobi and enjoy the night life. Contact us for the optional activities