Tag: Ol Pejeta

• Camping by the Ewaso in Ol Pejeta

  

  In many ways, Ol Pejeta is the ideal destination for a weekend safari out of Nairobi. The drive is manageable – short enough for a one-night stay, and with plenty of good breakfast spots along the way. The views of Mount Kenya are stunning, the density of wildlife is high, and there are accommodation options […]

  Jan Fox

  11/08/2019

  Camping, Travel

  Camping, Conservation, Ewaso Nyiro, Laikipia, Mount Kenya, Ol Pejeta, Recent, Safari, Wildlife

• Budget Bush Accommodation in Ol Pejeta

  

  When I last visited Ol Pejeta 12 months ago, its plains were green and its rivers were swollen. The woodlands were dank and dripping, and the tracks were sodden and treacherous. Now, the conservancy is dry. The plains are parched, and the marshes are waterless and cracked. But not everything has changed. Up on a […]

  Jan Fox

  14/04/2019

  Travel

  Budget Accommodation, Conservation, kenya, Mount Kenya, Nanyuki, Ol Pejeta, Recent, Safari, The Stables, Wildlife

• Close Encounters with Hyenas in Ol Pejeta

  

  Over the last few weeks we’ve been hosting some family from the UK for Easter, and last Sunday’s article documented the first leg of our holiday at the Mara Serena Safari Lodge. For the second leg, we were booked in at the Ol Pejeta Safari Cottages – a relatively new addition to the conservancy’s landscape. […]

  Jan Fox

  22/04/2018

  Travel

  Laikipia, Ol Pejeta, Ol Pejeta Safari Cottages, Spotted Hyena

• A Wildly Private Escape to Ol Pejeta

  

  I needed a break. I needed to get away from Nairobi, even if for a little while. I got the break – a very good one. At dawn last Saturday morning we drove off, threaded the streets of the city, took to the Thika Highway, and made north for Nanyuki. We were heading for the […]

  John Fox

  08/10/2017

  Travel

  Conservation, Ol Pejeta, Ol Pejeta Safari Cottages

• Mutara: Laikipia’s New Conservancy

  

  I’m very fond of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. It’s always high up on my list of recommended destinations for newcomers to Kenya. It’s not too far from Nairobi, offers excellent views of Mount Kenya, and has one of the country’s highest densities of wildlife outside of the Maasai Mara. A couple of years ago, 20,000 […]

  Jan Fox

  26/02/2017

  Travel

  Mutara Conservancy, Ol Pejeta, Tented Camp

• Good Value at Ol Pejeta Conservancy

  

  It had been a few years since I had last visited Ol Pejeta Conservancy. As a family we often stayed at Serena Sweetwaters when we had foreign guests, and I have many fond memories of the place. I am envious of the one trip I missed – I am reminded every time I look at […]

  Andreas Fox

  10/07/2016

  Travel

  Conservation, Ol Pejeta, The Stables