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Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Established in cooperation with the Kenya Wildlife Service and the Jane
Goodall Institute for Conservation Projects for Chimpanzees Throughout the World,
the 1 km sq sanctuary is a non-profit-making venture and the only sanctuary of
its kind in Kenya. A gentle and charming diversion for children and adults alike,
it offers visitors the unique opportunity of taking a boat ride on the Ewaso
Nyiro River, which flows through the centre of the sanctuary where 26 orphaned
chimps enjoy the peace and harmony of their natural environment.
Sweetwaters wildlife
Includes: "The Big Five" (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo) plus an exciting catalogue of; giraffe, zebra, eland, oryx, waterbuck, Grant’s gazelle, Thompson’s gazelle, cheetah, silver-backed jackal, hartebeest and baboon. The reserve also boasts several hundred bird species.
Resident wildlife star
The camp also hosts a tame black rhino called "Morani",
rescued from the wild.
Wildlife ratio
The reserve has the highest ratio of game to area of any park or reserve in Kenya.
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