Porini Rhino Camp Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Porini Rhino Camp is a rare gem for conservation-minded travelers. Located within the renowned 90,000-acre Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia, central Kenya, this highly exclusive eco-camp features just seven guest tents and two family units, ensuring a crowd-free and deeply immersive wilderness experience. It offers unparalleled access to East Africa’s highest density of black rhinos, the Big Five, rescued chimpanzees, and the world’s last two remaining northern white rhinos.

Operating entirely on solar power with a minimal ecological footprint, every stay at Porini Rhino directly funds vital conservation efforts and supports the local indigenous community, proving that comfort and purpose can coexist perfectly.

Location & Accessibility

The camp is nestled in a private, quiet corner of the vast Ol Pejeta Conservancy, offering exclusive access to game-rich savannahs far from the crowds of mass tourism.

By Road

✓ Located in central Kenya’s Laikipia region.
✓ Easily accessible by car from Nairobi to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy via Nanyuki, with an approximate scenic driving time of 3.5 hours.

By Air

✓ Private charters can also be organized directly to Kamok
✓ The camp provides complimentary airstrip transfers to and from Kamok Airstrip, where your safari effectively begins the moment you land
✓ For a seamless, effortless journey, scheduled flights can be booked from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport directly to the Kamok Airstrip inside the conservancy

Accommodation & Room Facilities

Porini Rhino Camp is an intimate and highly exclusive eco-camp designed to have a minimal environmental footprint. With a maximum capacity of just 14 guests (plus children), the camp guarantees a deeply personalized and private safari experience. The accommodation consists of seven spacious guest tents and two expansive family units, all carefully spaced apart and facing the open plains and a nearby wildlife watering hole.

Operating entirely on solar power, with no noisy generators, the camp beautifully balances classic, authentic safari charm with comfortable, practical living.

Standard Tent Amenities

Every unit at the camp is fully constructed from high-quality canvas, featuring vinyl floors, cozy rugs, and a private front veranda with a table and traditional safari chairs.

All tents include

✓ Solar-powered lighting and dedicated charging points for your cameras and devices
✓ A private en-suite bathroom equipped with a flushing toilet and a classic hot-water safari shower
✓ A comfortable sleeping area with simple, unfussy furnishings, a small writing desk, and a luggage stand
✓ Important Note: Due to the camp’s strict reliance on 100% solar power, hairdryers cannot be supported by the electrical grid and are not provided

Room Categories & Setup

✓ Guide Accommodation: The camp also provides dedicated on-site accommodation for private guides or drivers accompanying guests
✓ Guest Tents (7 Units): Designed for couples or friends, these spacious standard tents offer a warm, homely feel. They can be configured with either a King-size bed or as a twin setup. Please note: To maximize practicality, the twin configuration consists of exactly one double bed and one single bed
✓ Family Units (2 Units): These massive, 144-square-meter canvas units are perfect for families or small groups of friends traveling together. Each unit features two separate bedrooms (each containing a King-size bed, a single bed, and a private en-suite bathroom), connected by a central, shared private lounge. These units are offered at the exact same per-person rate as the standard tents

Guest Policies & Services

✓ Seasonality: The camp remains open all year but closes entirely during the month of May for the long rains
✓ Check-in & Check-out: Standard check-in is at 11:00 am, and check-out is by 10:00 am. Afternoon departures can be arranged at an extra cost
✓ Connectivity: While the camp’s remote setting encourages you to disconnect, there is a cellular phone signal and free Wi-Fi available in the communal lounge and mess areas if you need to stay in touch
✓ Child Policy: To maintain the serene atmosphere, the camp welcomes children aged 8 years and over. Children can comfortably share a family unit with adults, or older children may stay in their own guest tent
✓ Laundry Service: A complimentary, limited laundry service is available. Clothes are washed gently by hand and dried outdoors, so turnaround times depend on the weather. Out of respect for local cultural customs, the staff do not wash underwear; however, washing powder is provided in all guest bathrooms for personal use

Hotel Facilities & Amenities

Porini Rhino Camp is specifically designed to maximize your connection to nature without the distractions of a traditional hotel. It offers a warm, communal atmosphere and amenities designed to enhance your safari experience

✓ The Camp Bar: A well-stocked bar located in the main lounge, offering a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
✓ Communal Areas: Features an outside dining area, a classic safari fire pit for evening gatherings, and board games for downtime
✓ Eco-Friendly Security: The camp provides 24-hour security and maintains a strictly low eco-footprint with non-permanent structures, operating in harmony with the environment
✓ Wi-Fi & Charging: Free Wi-Fi is available in the public lounge and mess areas. While there are no loud generators, the camp uses 100% solar power to provide charging points right in the guest tents
✓ The Mess Tent: The heart of the camp features a spacious, inviting canvas lounge area with comfortable sofas and chairs, perfect for relaxing between game drives and swapping stories with other guests

Dining & Culinary Experience

The culinary experience at Porini Rhino Camp is fully inclusive and deeply tied to the rhythms of the wilderness. The camp’s chefs create hearty, delicious meals using fresh, locally sourced ingredients from nearby farms.

✓ Fully Inclusive: The room rate includes all meals and a selection of drinks, including mineral water, soft drinks, house wines, local beers (like Tusker), vodka, and gin & tonics

Daily Meal Structure

Breakfast: Hearty morning meals to fuel your day, or special packed “bush breakfasts” enjoyed out on the plains
Lunch: Light, invigorating buffet-style lunches served in the camp, or picnic lunches enjoyed in scenic settings during full-day drives
Dinner: High-quality, three-course dinners served in the dedicated dining tent or, weather permitting, alfresco under the African stars

✓ Sundowners: A classic safari tradition where guests are treated to refreshing evening drinks out in the bush while watching the spectacular African sunset
✓ Dietary Requirements: The kitchen is fully equipped to cater to vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and other specialized dietary needs with advance notice

Experiences & Activities

Because it is located within a private conservancy, Porini Rhino Camp offers a much wider range of activities than standard national parks, completely free from the crowds of mass tourism.

Included Safari Activities

✓ Night Game Drives: A rare opportunity to explore the bush after dark with spotlights to find elusive nocturnal creatures like leopards, bat-eared foxes, striped hyenas, and aardvarks
✓ Guided Bush Walks: Step out of the vehicle and explore the landscape on foot alongside expert Maasai guides. You will learn to identify animal tracks, local flora, and smaller wildlife often missed from a car
✓ Day Game Drives: Shared morning and late afternoon drives across the 90,000-acre conservancy in open-sided 4×4 vehicles. Led by a KPSGA-certified driver and spotter team, you will track the Big Five and the highest density of black rhinos in East Africa. Off-road driving is permitted here for optimal tracking

Conservation & Unique Encounters (Optional / Extra Charge)

✓ Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary: Visit the only place in Kenya where you can see rescued and orphaned chimpanzees living in a natural environment
✓ Meet Baraka: Visit the Morani Information Center and meet Baraka, a blind black rhino who acts as an ambassador for his species, at his specialized feeding platform
✓ Active Safaris & Tracking: For the adventurous, the camp can arrange horseback riding safaris, cycling safaris, lion tracking, or even dog tracking with the conservancy’s anti-poaching K9 units
✓ Meet the Northern White Rhinos: Visit the Endangered Species Boma to view Najin and Fatu, the absolute last two northern white rhinos remaining on Earth, and learn about the groundbreaking science aiming to save them

Hotel Highlights

✓ Purpose-Driven Travel: Every stay directly funds vital wildlife conservation efforts, anti-poaching units, and the local indigenous economy, ensuring your visit leaves a positive impact
✓ Intimate & Eco-Friendly: An exceptionally low-impact camp featuring just seven standard tents and two family units, running entirely on 100% solar power with a prestigious Gold Eco-rating
✓ Underground Photography Hide: Features a dedicated, safe wildlife viewing hide positioned right next to a busy watering hole, allowing for incredible close-up photography as animals stroll in freely
✓ Endangered Species Haven: Home to East Africa’s largest population of black rhinos, rescued chimpanzees at the Sweetwaters Sanctuary, and the world’s absolute last two northern white rhinos (Najin and Fatu)
✓ Exclusive Conservancy Access: Located in a private corner of the 90,000-acre Ol Pejeta Conservancy, allowing for strict vehicle limits, crowd-free game viewing, and off-road driving for optimal wildlife tracking
✓ Fully Inclusive Luxury: Rates comprehensively cover all meals, house drinks (including wine, beer, vodka, and gin), conservancy fees, airstrip transfers, and classic experiences like bush breakfasts and evening sundowners
✓ Unique Safari Activities: Beyond traditional day drives, the camp offers thrilling night game drives, Maasai-guided bush walks, and optional adventures like horseback safaris, cycling, lion tracking, and dog tracking with anti-poaching K9 units

Porini Rhino Camp Ol Pejeta Conservancy Non-Resident Accommodation Rates Per Night Include

✓ Sundowners
✓ Full board accommodation
✓ Day & night shared game drives
✓ Local conservancy airstrip transfers
✓ Visit to Chimpanzee Sanctuary & 16% Value added tax
✓ Soft drinks, beer, house wine, gin & tonic, mineral water

Notes

* Our child’s age is between 8 and 16 years
* The camp is not suitable for children under 8 years of age
* Free airstrip transfers from  Nanyuki Airstrip &  Kamok Airstrip
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* 1 child pays 60% of per person sharing rates when sharing with 1 adult, but the 1 adult pays the full single tent rate
* Christmas & New Year supplement 24/25/26/31 December & 01 January 100 US Dollars per person per night
* 2 children in own tent pay 75% of per person sharing rates each, 3rd child in the same tent pays 75% of per person sharing rate
* Each tent has 1 double bed & 1 single bed so 3 adults can be accommodated. 3rd adult pays the same per-person sharing rates
* 1 child pays 60% of per-person sharing rates when sharing with 2 adults in 1 tent & the 2 adults pay per person sharing rates each
* Rates are per person sharing in twin or double tent – per night; a Single supplement is added for a single person occupying a double tent
* There is 1 family unit comprising 2 en-suite tents with an interconnecting lounge. The family unit is booked as 2 individual tents; therefore, children taking up one of the tents are charged 75% of the per-person sharing rates

Porini Rhino Camp Ol Pejeta Conservancy Accommodation Does Not Include

☓ Insurance 
☓Laundry services
☓ Tips and gratuities
☓ All items of personal nature
☓Any other item(s) not included or mentioned
☓ Regional and international flights plus taxes and visa fees
☓ Exclusive use of the vehicle at 550 US Dollars per vehicle per day inclusive of 16% Value Added Tax
☓ Late departure after the normal 10.00 am check-out will be charged 200 US Dollars per person, minimum 2 guests, inclusive of 16% VAT + lunch, drinks, and activities before departure in the afternoon

Porini Rhino Camp has 8 spacious and comfortable guest tents, each tastefully furnished and with a vinyl floor spread with rugs, a work desk, and a luggage stand. Each tent is tastefully furnished and has solar-powered lighting, an ensuite hot shower, and a flush toilet.

The camp is specially designed to have a minimum environmental impact (with no permanent structures and using eco-friendly fuel). There is a central area consisting of the main mess tent, with a dining table for communal meals and chunky wooden-framed seating.

In front of the main tent is a veranda with seating set out around coffee tables and a small campfire, where guests enjoy a drink before dinner.

The safari camp is fully inclusive of meals, drinks (gin & tonics, beer, wine, sodas, and mineral water) as well as day and night shared game drives, escorted walks, sundowners, a visit to Rhino Information Center, and a visit to the Chimpanzee Sanctuary.

The Conservancy ensures excellent game-viewing and safari game drives – with “proper” open-sided, off-road (4×4) safari vehicles and expert safari guides.

Porini Rhino Camp Ol Pejeta Conservancy activities include:  day game drives, escorted bush walks, spear-throwing, lion tracking, sundowner, and night game drives. Guests can also enjoy visits to the Rhino Sanctuary Area, the Chimpanzee Sanctuary, the Endangered Species Boma, Lion Tracking, Riding with Rhinos, and Junior Rangers.

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