Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Getting There

Expert

Anthony is the author of the Lonely Planet guide to Kenya.

Your entry point to Kenya will most likely be Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), 15km/9mi southeast of the capital city Nairobi.

Ol Pejeta Conservancy is 210km/130mi northeast of Nairobi, and the drive takes about 3 to 4 hours*. The last 13km/8mi to Ol Pejeta is dirt, and 4x4 vehicles are essential in the rainy season. Ol Pejeta can be easily combined with some of the other conservancies on the Laikipia Plateau, or with Meru National Park.

*Driving times are only a rough indication. You should always consider the possibility of significant delays.

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Airlines & Ticket Prices

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Domestic Flights

The easiest way to get to Ol Pejeta is to take one of the daily scheduled flights from Nairobi to Nanyuki airstrip, which is a 45-minute drive away. It is also possible to charter a flight from any other park to Ol Pejeta’s airstrip (currently only open to charter flights).

Charter flights between parks are usually booked by tour operators as part of the tour package.

Scheduled flights to Nanyuki (the closest airstrip to Ol Pejeta) leave from Wilson Airport (WIL), 6km/4mi south of Nairobi. Flights can be booked with the following domestic carriers:

AirKenya (Flies to/from Lewa Downs, Loisaba, Meru, Nairobi’s Wilson Airport, Samburu and the Masai Mara)
Safarilink (Flies to/from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport and the Masai Mara)