Ol Pajeta Ranch (Sweetwaters)

Ol Pajeta Ranch – Sweetwaters is a private sanctuary which is famously known as Ol – Pajeta Ranch and it’s owned by the communities. It covers an area of 90,000 Ha and from here you can easily view Mt Kenya (The highest Mountain in Kenya). Sweetwaters is well known for animal orphanages like Al Moran (this is the black rhino which was shifted from Amboseli in 1974 because the parents were killed by poachers) and chimpanzees (most of them were brought in from Cameroon, Rwanda and Congo forests because they were killed for meat). Physical attractions here include Uwaso Nyiro River, plain grassland savannah with Acacia bushes. Animals found in this area include the black and white rhinos, reticulated and Masai giraffes, chimpanzees, buffalos, warthogs, lions, cheetahs, impalas, hippos, hyenas and different types of bird species among other animals. Sweetwaters is attractive for holiday makers, researchers and students from all over the world & it lies directly on the equator line.