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Ol Pejeta Bush Camp embodies low-key luxury with six large canvas tents on the tranquil banks of Ewaso Nyiro River in Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Warm hospitality and great guides make this a perfect base from which to explore Ol Pejeta, be it by horse riding with rhinos or playing hide-and-seek with the anti-poaching dogs.
In the foothills of Mount Kenya, in Laikipia, central Kenya, Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a Big Five reserve, perhaps best known for protecting the world’s last two northern white rhinos and its pioneering conservation initiatives. Straddling the equator, the golden savannah is punctuated with patches of scrubby bush, umbrella acacias and fever trees, the snow-capped peak of Mount Kenya in the background. It’s a three- to four-hour drive from Nairobi along a good road, but you can also fly to Nanyuki Airstrip, 45 minutes from the conservancy. Charter flights can use Ol Pejeta’s own airstrip.
Bush Camp has a relaxed, traditional safari camp vibe. In the main tent, canvas-backed chairs sit around dark-wood dining tables set with feather print-patterned runners. During the day, the tent’s canvas panels are rolled up, so you can sip your coffee on cushion-strewn couches of wood and wicker and watch birds flit around the yellow fever trees outside. In the evening, join other guests for pre-dinner drinks around the camp fire.
Six spacious, raised tents are set by the river with large decks, pink velvety armchairs and comfy beds, made snug on chilly evenings with extra blankets and a hot water bottle wrapped in Maasai red check fabric. There are bucket showers to keep water usage down; hot or cold water is provided within 10 minutes of asking and hooked up to your shower head. There are flushing loos and 24-hour electricity.
Simple, wholesome meals make up the menu at Bush Camp. After a long bush walk with rhinos and even a lion, we are surprised by a bush breakfast of cereal, yogurt, Scotch eggs, sausages, pancakes and Amarula coffee, set by the river under a shady tree. In-camp breakfasts also include hot options, such as omelettes or bacon and eggs. Lunch might be pasta or pizza, with bread and salads. Dinner is a three-course menu: mushroom and red pepper risotto, pork with apple sauce and mashed potato, followed by a mixed fruit crumble. On my second night, we have a delicious chicken curry with paratha and rice.
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