Overview
This private five-day road safari combines two scenic Mount Kenya foothills nights with two nights in the Ol Pejeta area. The foothills stay is spent at the selected accommodation and has no national-park mountain activities, trekking or summit attempt. Ol Pejeta includes an arrival-afternoon game drive, a full wildlife-viewing day with the northern white rhino and chimpanzee sanctuary visits, and a final morning drive before returning to Nairobi. Full-board arrangements apply. Budget, Mid-Range and Luxury accommodation options and a private Land Cruiser 4×4 or Safari Minivan are available. The selected properties, vehicle, dates and party determine the quotation; the options do not necessarily have the same price.
Trip Highlights
- Two-night scenic Mount Kenya foothills stay
- Two Ol Pejeta-area nights with private game drives
- Included northern white rhino visit
- Included Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary visit
- Budget, Mid-Range or Luxury accommodation
- Private Land Cruiser 4x4 or Safari Minivan
Itinerary
The journey begins with two nights in the Mount Kenya foothills for a scenic stay at the selected accommodation. It continues to two Ol Pejeta nights with private game drives and the included northern white rhino and chimpanzee sanctuary visits, before the final morning drive and Nairobi return.
The safari leaves Nairobi for the central highlands and the Mount Kenya foothills. The changing countryside introduces the highland setting before arrival at the foothills accommodation. The afternoon is spent at the property, with time to settle into the surroundings and enjoy the first part of this scenic stay. This is the first of two foothills nights; the programme stays outside the mountain trekking route.
A full day is spent at the Mount Kenya foothills accommodation. The focus is the highland setting and time to relax at the property, rather than an ascent into the national park. The mountain landscape forms the backdrop when visibility allows. This second foothills day provides an unhurried scenic stay before the safari continues to Ol Pejeta; it contains no guided mountain walk, forest game drive or summit attempt.
The party leaves the Mount Kenya foothills and continues to Ol Pejeta Conservancy. An afternoon private game drive introduces the conservancy’s open grassland, acacia country and wildlife habitats. The guide follows authorised roads, pausing to observe the animals and birds encountered. This arrival drive begins the two-night Ol Pejeta stage and shifts the programme from the highland stay to vehicle-based wildlife viewing.
Morning and afternoon wildlife viewing explore Ol Pejeta on authorised game-drive routes. The day also includes the northern white rhino visit and Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary visit, arranged around the conservancy’s booked session times. These visits introduce the work undertaken for the animals in their care, alongside game drives through the surrounding wildlife habitats. No particular sighting or close approach is guaranteed, and visits follow the conservancy team’s instructions.
A final morning game drive completes the Ol Pejeta programme. The guide follows permitted vehicle routes for another opportunity to observe the wildlife and landscape before departure from the conservancy. The party then returns to Nairobi by private road transport. The five-day journey ends after two scenic foothills nights and two Ol Pejeta nights, with no mountain ascent or trekking section.
Cost Details
What's Included
- Private road transport for the Nairobi, Mount Kenya foothills and Ol Pejeta route
- Professional English-speaking safari guide
- Four full-board nights: two Mount Kenya foothills and two Ol Pejeta area, in the selected accommodation tier
- Scheduled Ol Pejeta game drives and conservancy entry and conservation fees
- Northern white rhino visit at an arranged conservancy session
- Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary visit
What's Not Included
- International flights
- Kenya entry authorisation or visa charges, where applicable
- Travel and medical insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Alcoholic and premium beverages
- Personal expenses
- Optional Ol Pejeta night drive and lion tracking, separately arranged and charged
- Mount Kenya National Park entry, mountain walks, trekking and climbing
FAQs
The five-day road route is Nairobi, the Mount Kenya foothills, Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Nairobi. Four nights are divided into two in the foothills and two in the Ol Pejeta area.
No. The Mount Kenya section is a scenic stay at the foothills accommodation. National-park entry, mountain walks, forest or moorland game drives, trekking and summit attempts are outside the programme.
An arrival-afternoon game drive on day three, wildlife viewing on day four and a final morning drive on day five are included. The northern white rhino and Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary visits are included on day four, at arranged conservancy session times and following staff instructions.
Budget, Mid-Range and Luxury accommodation options are available, with a private Land Cruiser 4×4 or Safari Minivan. The quotation identifies the selected properties and locations, vehicle, dates and party, and the price for those arrangements. Options do not necessarily have the same price.
Full-board arrangements apply to the four-night safari. The native meal plan lists lunch and dinner on day one, breakfast, lunch and dinner on days two to four, and breakfast on day five.
No. An Ol Pejeta night drive or lion-tracking activity is optional and requires separate arrangements and charges. Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed.
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Nairobi → Mount Kenya foothills → Ol Pejeta Conservancy → Nairobi
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