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3 Days and 2 Nights
Daily Tour
Unlimited
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The chimpanzees’ natural home range spans from Senegal on the West African coast, through the central forested belt of Africa, to Uganda. They are not native to Kenya, but when a rescue centre in Burundi had to be closed due to the civil war outbreak in 1993 – Ol Pejeta opened its doors.
The Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary was established with an agreement between the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the Jane Goodall Institute. The aim – to provide lifelong refuge to orphaned and abused chimpanzees from West and Central Africa. Over the last decade, Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary has been compelled to keep accepting chimpanzees rescued from traumatic situations – bringing the total number of chimpanzees in the Sanctuary to 35. Many are confiscated from cramped and unnatural living conditions, and many arrive with horrific injuries sustained from abuse at the hands of humans. Here at Sweetwaters, they get a chance to start over.
Sweetwaters Chimpanzees
With 24-hour veterinary support and a stimulating quarantine enclosure, chimpanzees arriving at the Sanctuary are carefully nursed back to health. When they are ready, they are introduced into one of the two large groups at the Sanctuary, who live in vast natural enclosures separated by the Ewaso Nyiro River. The chimps have set feeding times, and return to their indoor enclosures at night – but other than that they spend their days exploring, climbing, socialising, and learning to be chimpanzees all over again.
Sweetwaters is a chartered member of the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA), an alliance of 18 sanctuaries in 12 African countries; currently caring for over 800 orphaned and/or confiscated chimpanzees. PASA’s role is to help conserve chimpanzees and other primates and their habitats through public education and lobbying for political goodwill.
Pick up from Airport/hotel and depart to the Northern frontier arriving at Olpejeta conservancy; located in Mount Kenya region, in good time for lunch and rest at your lodge. After lunch, embark on an afternoon game at the Ol Pejeta plains until sunset.
Dinner and Overnight at the lodge/camp/cottage.
Accommodations: Sweetwater’s Tented Camp, Ol Pejeta Houses, Olpejeta Safari Cottages, Comfort Gardens Sweetwater’s
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
We will have two extensive game drives exploring the exotic Sweetwater’s Sanctuary. As our camp overlooks one of the best waterholes in the area, this will give us a good view of the wild life such as elephants, giraffes and myriad plains game among others. Sweetwater’s boasts of excellent game viewing experience with the highest ratio of game to area among any other parks or reserves in Kenya.
Dinner and Overnight at the lodge/camp/cottage.
Accommodations: Sweetwater’s Tented Camp, Ol Pejeta Houses, Olpejeta Safari Cottages, Comfort Gardens Sweetwater’s
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Do an early morning game drive; return to your camp/lodge for a full buffet breakfast. After breakfast, depart to Nairobi to arrive in good time for drop of at Nairobi Hotel/Airport.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
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