Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Ol Pejeta Conservancy is one of Africa's most important and innovative conservation areas — a 90,000-acre private sanctuary on the Laikipia Plateau between the Aberdare Mountains and Mount Kenya that serves as East Africa's largest black rhino sanctuary and the final refuge of the northern white rhino, a subspecies now functionally extinct in the wild. The conservancy is home to Najin and Fatu — the world's last two surviving northern white rhinos, both female — whose story has galvanised global conservation awareness and prompted unprecedented scientific efforts in assisted reproduction to save the subspecies from extinction. Beyond rhinos, Ol Pejeta shelters the full Big Five, cheetah, wild dog, Grevy's zebra, and over 500 bird species. The conservancy's chimpanzee sanctuary — one of the few in East Africa — provides refuge for orphaned and rescued chimpanzees in a large, natural enclosure. Ol Pejeta is the most visited conservancy in East Africa, yet its vast size ensures excellent, uncrowded wildlife experiences. It is fully accessible from Nairobi by road or air, with Nanyuki airport just 10 km from the conservancy entrance. The conservancy's community programme is one of Kenya's most comprehensive, directing significant revenues into healthcare, education, and enterprise development for over 12,000 people in surrounding communities.