Kicheche Laikipia
Kicheche Laikipia Camp is located in the heart of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, at the foot of Mount Kenya and right on the equator. The camp is nestled into the edge of an indigenous forest and overlooks a permanent waterhole. It’s a lovely destination for families and offers great learning experiences for children both inside and around camp.
Accommodation & Facilities
Kicheche Laikipia has six large and well-appointed tents with en-suite bathrooms and generous verandahs providing great views over the waterhole. The family suite sleeps up to five guests in two large en-suite bedrooms. There is a lounge area furnished with a sofa and a small table enabling private dining on request. Each tent also has a hammock. There is a dining and lounge tent, although meals are frequently eaten outside.
Eating & Sleeping
Children can eat at times to suit them and there is a children’s menu featuring dishes such as chicken fillet strips with chips, salad or vegetables, pasta baked in a cheese sauce, tomato and mozzarella cheese pizza. There is no babysitting or listening service so parents need to be responsible for the supervision of their children.
Wildlife & Activities
The conservancy is home to Kenya’s largest population of black rhino, large numbers of elephant, cheetah, lion, leopard and plentiful plains wildlife. There are also a number of rarer Northern species such as reticulated giraffe, Jackson’s hartebeest and Beisa oryx. Mountain biking, canoeing, walks, visits to the endangered species sanctuary and anti poaching dog team, and night drives are possible in addition to daytime wildlife drives. Horse riding on the reserve and a night of fly camping in the Lolldaiga Hills are also possible for an additional cost.
Specifically for children …………..
• Visiting the Ol Pejeta Chimpanzee Sanctuary.
• Visiting the Wildlife Educational Centre and Morani Information Centre (Morans are the ‘warrior’ age Samburu tribesmen).
• Local school visit.
• Mountain biking is offered for 12 years plus.
• Learn to light a fire with stones.
• Bow and arrows and spear launching.
• Leaf, plant and animal footprint identification.
• Toasting mash mallows on the fire while on sundowners in the conservancy.
• ‘Kicheche Kids’ Klub’ completion certificate awarded at end of stay.
