 Overlooking a waterhole, the camp offers the visitor an unforgettable opportunity to watch and photograph animals in their natural habitat. By night the waterhole is floodlit, providing excellent and secluded game viewing from the comfort of your tent.
There are 30 luxury en-suite tents, of which ten are raised on wooden platforms, all facing the waterhole and beyond Mount Kenya. All tents have thatched roofs and private verandas. Each bathroom has a shower with hot and cold running water.
Once an original farmhouse, Sweetwaters main building offers a comfortable lounge with fireplace and a bar while the Rhino Restaurant has a view of the waterhole. There is a cosmopolitan menu, a combination of European, African and Asian dishes. Both breakfast and lunch are served buffet-style, while dinner is served at the table with a choice of main courses. On fine nights you can also dine in the convenience of an outdoor setting.
Elevated some 20 feet off the ground, the eloquently named Waterhole Bar overlooks the waterhole giving you a superb view of the wildlife visiting to quench their thirst. Located by the swimming pool, there also is a veranda with a bar and generous barbeque pit.
Of course Sweetwaters does day game drives, but also night game drives are offered, and generally you will see all sorts of nocturnal animals such as aardvark, porcupine, silver-backed hyena, and leopard, if you are really lucky.
Seeing wildlife within the sanctuary perched atop camels is a unique experience. Sweetwaters Tented Camp has three camels each carrying two people, and a guide always accompanies guests. The camel safari lasts for 1 hour.
No way better to ‘feel the bush’ than to walk it! On a walking safari you’ll really get close to the natural habitat of the local animals and vegetation, bird, insect and game species will be pointed out to you.
For the really adventurous there is the possibility of joining a Rhino Patrol with armed rangers for protection. Experience the excitement of being in the bush with nothing but nature between you and these magnificent beasts! Please note that children under the age of 12 years are not permitted to participate.
Morani, the tame black rhino (a rare phenomenon), was born in 1974 and brought to the ranch after his mother was killed by poachers. Ever since, he has been resident in his own sub-sanctuary 8 km away from Sweetwaters. At the entrance is the new Visitor's Centre which is aimed at teaching guests about the Game Reserve. And while you are there, pay Carol, the tame warthog and her piglets, a visit at her enclosure near Morani. A visit to Morani and Carol is an especially wonderful treat for children. A definite must!
A 200-acre Chimpanzee sanctuary has been set up at Sweetwaters Game Reserve. A visit to this Sanctuary and the 30-minute boat ride on the river among the chimps offers a different view of the landscape and attracts no extra charge. The aim of the project, initiated by Lonrho East Africa, Kenya Wildlife Services and the Jane Goodall Institute, is to set up a colony where chimps can be introduced, rehabilitated and taught to fend for themselves in an area similar to their natural living conditions. Priority is given to orphaned and abused chimps. The Sanctuary currently has 24 chimps, including two babies born in the Sanctuary.
After an absence of 30 years a pack of around 12 wild dogs has recently been sighted on a number of occasions within the Sweetwaters Game Reserve.
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