Our Favorite Places to See Rhinos

February 2022

On 22nd September, we celebrate the rhino. Conceived by the World Wildlife Fund, South Africa and inaugurated in 2010, this day highlights the need to protect these critically endangered animals, which includes both the white and black rhinoceros as well as the Sumatra, Java and Greater One-Horned rhinos. All the species of the rhino are deeply endangered in the wild and are on the road to extinction if something isn’t done to ensure these animals walk this earth for many generations to come. So critical and dire was the condition of the rhino species, with less than 30,000 rhinos alive in the world, that the WWF-South Africa announced the creation of World Rhino Day with the desire to save the world’s remaining rhinos, an effort that grew to be an unprecedented success. Kenya is leading in the efforts to save the rhino, with many conservancies doing their part so these animals don’t disappear from our world for ever! Today, let’s celebrate these magnificent animals and we’ll be highlighting the conservancies that protect Rhinos in Kenya.

Ol Pejeta Conservancy

A wildlife conservancy situated between the foothills of Mount Kenya and the Aberdares, Ol Pejeta is the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa, with over 140 critically endangered black rhinos, and home to the world’s last two remaining northern white rhinos. As well as having the ‘Big 5’ and some the highest predator densities in Kenya, it is also the only place in Kenya to see chimpanzees, in a sanctuary established to rehabilitate animals rescued from the black market. Ol Pejeta manages a very successful livestock programme and also seeks to support the people living around its borders, to ensure wildlife conservation translates to better education, healthcare and infrastructure for the next generation of wildlife guardians. The conservancy is at the forefront of rhino conservation and plays a huge part in the conservation of endangered species in their natural habitat. The world’s last two remaining rhinos – Najin and Fatu, live in the 700-acre rhino enclosure at Ol Pejeta. Here, visitors have a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet these remarkable rhino up close and personal and to hear their amazing story from the keepers who look after them 24/7.

Our Favorite Properties in Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Kicheche Laikipia

Ol Pejeta Bush Camp

Ol Pejeta Safari Cottages

Porini Rhino

Incredible Rhino Experiences at Ol Pejeta

Visit the Last 2 Northern White Rhinos in the World
Visit Baraka – the Blind Black Rhino (He loves carrots and sugarcane!)
Experience a Horse back safari with the Northern White Rhinos

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy

Many conservancies in Kenya are working towards the protection and preservation of this iconic species from extinction. Lewa Conservancy has been at the forefront of protecting the rhino. . .

“Tens of thousands of rhinos once thrived in Africa’s landscape. Since the beginning of the 20th century, humans have pushed the species to the brink of extinction. In the 1960s, Kenya was home to an estimated 20,000 black rhinos, but just two decades later, poaching had reduced the population to less than 300.
As a result of conservation efforts, the black rhino population is steadily recovering and there are now over 600 black rhinos in Kenya. However, even with marked progress, the black rhino remains critically endangered.
Today, the survival of one of Africa’s iconic species rests on long-term solutions that involve local people, securing its habitat and reducing demand for its horn.”

-Lewa.org

Our Favorite Properties in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy

Sirikoi Lodge

Lewa Wilderness

Lewa House

Lewa Safari Camp

Kifaru House

Solio Ranch

Our Favorite Property on Solio Ranch

Solio Lodge

Sera Conservancy

Our Favorite Property in Sera Conservancy

Saruni Rhino

Incredible Rhino Experiences at Sera Conservancy

Track Black Rhinos on Foot! It’s incredibly thrilling
Visit Loljipu the Orphaned Black Rhino

Nairobi National Park

Where else in the world can you find rhinos and other wildlife roaming next door to a city? The unique Nairobi National Park is home to the four out of the ‘Big 5’ and is one of Kenya’s most successful rhino sanctuaries. Kenya’s first national park, and one of the smallest, never fails to delight visitors with its abundance of wildlife and birdlife, and more importantly, it’s healthy population of the black rhino and a steadily growing population of white rhinos.

Our Favorite Places to See Rhinos