Laikipia a Place to Visit

The map of Africa shows the Equator cutting across Kenya at precisely the Ol Pejeta Conservancy which is located in Laikipia. There has been torrential rainfall and the area is very green hence ensuring that there is plenty of food for the wild animals. It is just one of the novelties of Ol Pejeta, the 350km square wildlife conservancy that is twice the size of Lake Nakuru National Park. The Ewaso Nyiro River runs through the conservancy, which is home to an assortment of endangered wildlife. At this conservancy you can find one of the beautiful designed Serena Hotels called the Sweetwaters Tented Camp. This Camp lies at the centre of the 110,000 acre Ol Pejeta Conservancy which lies on the Laikipia Plains 17km from Nanyuki and 217km from Nairobi. These tents are spacious airy, have refreshing earth tones complimented with enormous floor-to-ceiling glass doors that allow the light in and give an unlimited view of the plains and the busy water hole. The Camp offers a charming blend of under-canvas ambiance and safari luxury.

Ol Pejeta Conservancy is the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa and the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Kenya. Visitor have the luxurious of seeing these black rhinos when they visit the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia. With the rains the Ewaso Nyiro River rages and swamps are full, attracting all sorts of birds. A pair of juvenile Saddle billed storks stalk through the swamps in search of snails and fish to feed on. An African fish eagle scans the waters and a family of elephants crosses the road.

There is still more to be explored at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy – lion trekking, camel rides, cycling, splendid views of mount kenya and a visit to the Ol Pejeta House. Surely if you are visiting Kenya then you should include Laikipia in your Safari Itinerary because the Ol Pejeta Conservancy has a higher wildlife-to-area ratio than any Kenyan National Park.

A Journey of 1000 miles starts with a single step…….let that step be Laikipia…….