13-Day Rhino Conservation

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival

Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by our driver who will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel near the Airport for your dinner and overnight stay.

If your flight arrives early there is an option of visiting a coffee farm and learn how coffee is grown and processed.

Main Destination:

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (Nairobi)

Accommodation:

Wildebeest Eco Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located in Nairobi (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Nairobi - Aberdare National Park

Check out from the hotel after your breakfast and drive to the Aberdare National Park arriving just in time for lunch.

Aberdare National Park is a protected area in the Aberdare Mountain Range in central Kenya located east of the East African Rift Valley. The park is renowned for its torrential waterfalls plunging from cloud-shrouded heights to spray-filled ravines.

Rare wildlife species include–Black rhino, Black Serval, Black Leopard (seldom seen) and the Eastern Bongo (a huge forest Antelope). Also present are elephants, buffalos, giraffes, blue and colobus monkey, leopard, lion, warthog, giant forest hog, bushbuck, red duiker, suni, reedbuck and eland. Lying above the treeline, the scenery is spectacular with its mountainous terrain covered in thick tropical forests swathed in mist.

Check in at The Ark and have lunch. The afternoon will be spent resting and watching animals visit the water hole.

Main Destination:

Aberdare National Park

Best Time To Visit June to September and December to February (Driest months)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to September and December to February (Less rain)

Wildlife in Aberdare NP

ElephantCommon

BuffaloCommon

HyenaCommon

Black RhinoRare

LionVery Rare

LeopardRare

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

The Ark

• Mid-range lodge located inside Aberdare NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full Day in Aberdare National Park

This day the driver guide picks you after breakfast and check out. You will carry your picnic lunch for a full day exploring the Aberdare National Park. Stopping at the amazing waterfalls and the diverse flora and fauna and enjoying your picnic lunch on one of the waterfalls where Queen Elizabeth used to enjoy her meals.

In the evening you will drive to Rhino Watch Safari Lodge for your dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Aberdare National Park

Accommodation:

Rhino Watch Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Aberdare NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full Day in Solio Ranch

After breakfast, drive to Solio Ranch with your picnic lunch. This day will be spent exploring the beautiful Solio Ranch, on morning and afternoon game drives.

At 2:30Pm, you will get a chance to meet and walk with an orphaned baby rhino. The Solio Ranch is also an ideal place for bird watching.

Main Destination:

Solio Ranch (Laikipia Plateau)

Best Time To Visit June to September (Dry season)

High Season July to October (High-season rates apply)

Best Weather June to September and December to February (Less rain)

Wildlife in Solio Ranch

White RhinoAbundant

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

Black RhinoOccasional

LionOccasional

CheetahOccasional

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GiraffeOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

ElephantNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Rhino Watch Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Rhino Watch - Meru National Park

After an early breakfast check out of Rhino Watch Lodge and drive for about 5 hours to Meru National Park, arriving just in time for Lunch.
Meru National Park is a beautiful wilderness surrounded by magnificent hills and rivers. Enjoy the afternoon resting, enjoying the beautiful and relaxing environment at the camp or by swimming pool.

Main Destination:

Meru National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Little to no rainfall)

High Season December to March and July to October (Not busy)

Best Weather June to September (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Meru NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

White RhinoOccasional

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LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

WildebeestOccasional

HyenaOccasional

Black RhinoRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogRare to None

Accommodation:

Elewana Elsa's Kopje Meru

• Luxury lodge located inside Meru NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full Day in Meru National Park

After breakfast the search for rhinos begins on the Park’s bushveld with luxuriant jungle, coursing rivers, verdant swamps, khaki grasslands and gaunt termite mounds.

Meru National Park is one of the least visited and therefore one of the least spoiled of Kenya’s National Parks.
Covering an area of 870 km2, the national park has 3 distinct micro-ecosystems (bushland, wet woodlands, and savannah) which support a diverse range of flora and fauna.
The park is famous for its connection to the orphaned lioness Elsa, who was hand-reared there by George and Joy Adamson, who subsequently wrote the popular non-fictional book Born Free, turned into a movie in 1966. Both Joy Adamson, and Elsa the lioness, are buried in Meru National Park.

The park also has an 84 square kilometers rhino sanctuary housing over 60 black and white rhino. We will focus on visiting the sanctuary to see the rhinos.

Main Destination:

Meru National Park

Accommodation:

Elewana Elsa's Kopje Meru

• Luxury lodge located inside Meru NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Meru National Park - Lewa Conservancy

After breakfast we drive 4 hours to Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. The Conservancy is home to a wide variety of wildlife including the rare and endangered black rhinos & Grevy’s zebras. Serving as a safe refuge for the critically endangered black rhino and the endangered Grevy’s zebra, as well as the elephant, lion, giraffe, wild dog and other iconic wildlife species in Kenya. The Conservancy is also home to more than 400 species of birds.

Main Destination:

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)

Best Time To Visit July to September (Little rain)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to September and December to February (Less rain)

Wildlife in Lewa Conservancy

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

White RhinoCommon

Black RhinoCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

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LionOccasional

CheetahOccasional

WildebeestOccasional

HippoOccasional

LeopardRare

HyenaRare

Wild DogRare

Accommodation:

Elewana Lewa Safari Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Lewa Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full Day in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy

This day will be spent in Lewa exploring the Conservancy on morning and afternoon game drives.
Witness firsthand behind-the-scenes conservation experiences during a full-day safari and learn how the local African rangers have employed their useful conservation model to save African wildlife.

Main Destination:

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)

Accommodation:

Elewana Lewa Safari Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Lewa Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy - Reteti Elephant Sanctuary - Ol Pejeta Conservancy

After an early morning breakfast, with your picnic lunch drive from Lewa to Reteti Elephant Sanctuary for an exclusive private visit. Enjoy spending time with the elephants.

After Lunch drive to Ol Pejeta Conservancy arriving in the evening for check in and evening rest. This is going to be a relatively long drive for the day.

Main Destination:

Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (Elephant Sanctuary)

Accommodation:

Sweetwaters Serena Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full Day in Ol Pejeta Conservancy

After an early morning breakfast, engage in a dog tracking activity with the help of the noble dog keepers; the Ol Pejeta’s anti-poaching dog unit. Interact with the dog keepers, and learn about what it takes to look after the trained K-9 Unit dogs.

After that exciting activity, you will engage in a mid morning game drive then head back to the camp for lunch. After lunch, enjoy an afternoon game drive in the conservancy. You will also meet the Northern white Rhinos at 4:30 Pm.

Main Destination:

Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)

Best Time To Visit June to September (Dry season)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to September and December to February (Less rain)

Wildlife in Ol Pejeta Conservancy

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

White RhinoCommon

Black RhinoCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

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HyenaCommon

LionOccasional

CheetahOccasional

WildebeestOccasional

HippoOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogRare

Accommodation:

Sweetwaters Serena Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full Day in Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Early wake up call for a bushwalk at 6:00 A.m led by a well-trained guide that takes nearly 2 hours, after the bush walk drive back to the camp for breakfast and freshen up and enjoy a relaxed morning watching animals by the watering hole till lunch hours.

After lunch enjoy an afternoon game drive till 6:00pm. You will have a chance to meet the chimpanzees; this is the only place to see chimpanzees in Kenya. It is a sanctuary where the chimps thrive and survive with the help of the caregivers.

Main Destination:

Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)

Accommodation:

Sweetwaters Serena Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ol Pejeta Conservancy - Nairobi

After breakfast, check out of the camp and enjoy a game drive enroute to Nairobi with a leisurely drive and stop over at the Curio shops for buying gifts for your loved ones. Arriving to your hotel in the evening. Check in, have dinner and enjoy your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City)

Accommodation:

Wildebeest Eco Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located in Nairobi (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Airport Drop Off

This day marks the end of your 13 days rhino Conservation Safari.

After breakfast, check out and depending on your flight schedule you could visit the Giraffe center, Karen Blixen Museum or the National Museums of Kenya.

Main Destination:

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (Nairobi)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.