Nairobi National Park and Conservation Experience: Elephants, Giraffes, and Heritage
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Nairobi
Embark on a unique one-day city tour in Nairobi, filled with wildlife activities and cultural experiences. Explore Nairobi National Park, visit the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, feed friendly Rothschild Giraffes at the Giraffe Centre, and discover the Karen Blixen Museum.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Nairobi National Park - Start your safari at 6.30am to Nairobi National Park and get the chance to see more than 100 different species of animals including lions, cheetahs, leopards, giraffes, buffaloes, hippos, rhinos, zebras, gazelles, impala, elands, hartebeests, wildebeests, hyena, jackals, civet cats and many more.

The animals are easy to spot and you should look out for the white and black rhinos in the park as they are a main item on your game driving experience. The lions will take some time to track but eventually you will find them. Hippos can be seen at the river or in some of the numerous manmade earth dams in the park. Cheetahs are mostly fond of staying in the large plains to the southernmost fringes of the park where plains game prey is plentiful and easy to catch.

Leave the park after extensive tour at 10 am then head to David Sheldrick’s Elephant Orphanage, located on the edge of Nairobi National Park. Since its inception, the project has hand-reared more than 150 baby elephants that have been orphaned in the wild, often due to poaching. The orphanage helps to reintegrate these gorgeous creatures into the wilds of Tsavo National Park in the east of the country. Learn more about this fascinating venture and see the baby elephants being fed by their keepers.

Proceed to Giraffe Centre. The centre has been ostensibly set up as a breeding centre for the endangered Rothschild giraffe, but now operates conservation/education programs for Kenyan school children.

There is good information on giraffes available there, and an elevated feeding platform where visitors meet the resident giraffes face to face.

Lunch break at Mamba Village.

Continue on to Bomas of Kenya, which offers Kenya in miniature! It is a must visit to all visitors. Bomas of Kenya lets you see the wonderful diversity of cultures that make up this fascinating country.Bomas different aspects of Kenyan culture are displayed including living styles, crafts, music and dancing.

The word Bomas was derived from “Boma”-a Swahili word for enclosed homestead and there are now many different “Bomas”, each one representing one of Kenya’s major ethnic groups.

Continue on to the Karen Blixen Museum and Giraffe centre, popularly known for the movie “Out of Africa”. Visit The Langata Giraffe Centre where you can feed the endangered Rothschild’s giraffes and to the Karen Blixen Museum of the “Out of Africa” fame. 

End the Safari and go back to your hotel by 5pm.

What's Included
  • Safari van with open roof
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bottled water
  • Driver/guide
What's Not Included
  • Admission Fees National park 43Usd,Giraffe center15 UsdBaby elephant 20Usd Usd Karen blixxen12 Usd
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a unique single day urban excursion filled with enjoyable and wildlife-themed activities. Your day will commence with a morning departure from your accommodation, followed by spending a few hours at the Nairobi National Park, the world’s only park within a city. Note that the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is globally recognized for its efforts in saving and rehabilitating baby elephants that have been orphaned. These rescued elephants start their recovery journey at the Nursery situated in Nairobi National Park. Even though the Nursery is open to the public every day from 11 am to 12 noon, the visitor numbers are restricted to a total of 200. If you would like to include the 11 am public visit in your Nairobi tour, please get in touch with us directly so that we can confirm the available spots at the Giraffe Centre where you get to feed the amicable Rothchilds Giraffe. Afterward, you will pause for lunch at the Mamba village (crocodile park - at personal expense) Love Birds gift shops. Finally, a visit to the Karen Blixen museum, the house that was featured in the movie Out of Africa.

Location
Nairobi National Park
Langata Road
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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918claudiof
May 5, 2024
Great tour with Watson - It was our first time visiting the national park and we had a great time. In particular, Watson was a fantastic tour guide. We highly reccomend both tour and guide.
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Артём
May 3, 2024
Convenient safari experience - Watson was our guide we glad him for the great safari. Even in rainy season we have seen rhinos, buffalos and lion in Nairobi NP.
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Mariacs6312uc
Apr 30, 2024
Lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, impalas, buffalos, rhinos, hippos... - The tour was really great! The park allows you to see many animals; we saw lions, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, impalas, buffalos, rhinos, hippos... At the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust you can see baby elephants up close and support a really lovely cause of conservation. The van was in really good conditions and the place we had lunch was nice. Our tour guide Watson, was extremely friendly and knowledgeable and he was really invested in us getting the best possible views!
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723ele
Apr 26, 2024
Many once in a lifetime moments - The tour was excellent. Watson our guide was knowledgeable about the animals. We saw many animals and most of them were in groups which gave us a chance to see how they interact with each other.
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F1822sncarolinac
Apr 23, 2024
Nairobi National Park Safari, Elephant Orphanage, Giraffe Center with Watson - The experience was amazing, our guide was Watson, he picked us up from the hotel and the first stop was Nairobi National Park, it was incredible. In Nairobi National Park we saw lions, zebras, giraffes, rhinos, crocodiles, buffaloes, hippos, gazelles, ostriches, Watson was explaining everything about the park, we spent about four hours. After the park we went to the elephant orphanage, we saw how the caregivers gave them the bottle and tell you the story of each animal because it is in the recovery center, highly recommended. The next activity was to take us to Kobe, a center that helps Maasai women, they showed us their workshops and made us a dance. Then they took us to eat at a typical place in Nairobi and the last activity was the giraffe center where we could feed them. After all this great day, Watson left us back at the hotel. Highly recommended guide! And the plan was exceptional
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61filippob
Apr 21, 2024
Amazing tour in the National Park - We were able to see the zebras, rhinos, lions, buffalos, and giraffes sooo up close. Amazing experience - and Watson is such a great guide!
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Soniado6359yz
Apr 21, 2024
Wonderful experience - I've found this tour on Get Your Guide as the program described seemed good. The guide, Watson, has been very king and competent and he drove us throug the park explaining everything and allowing us to take pictures and ask him questions. An amazing day in the nature, despite the bad wheather conditions (luckily the rain stopped during the outside activities). Absolutely Reccomended!
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Rtomk
Apr 13, 2024
Great day out in Nairobi - Fantastic day. Itinerary was well planned. James was knowledgeable and happy to answer questions. James made payments into the parks very easy. Thank you
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524suzannef
May 6, 2024
A great National Park experience - I booked this tour late Saturday for an early Monday morning start and received instant confirmation from Viator but had to hunt around across apps to find a WhatsApp contact as I don’t have a local phone. Once I located this, I was able to communicate directly with travel operator and from there on it was smooth sailing. My guide Watson called me on Sunday night to confirm pickup arrangements and was waiting at the gate to the apartment block as agreed and I felt so at ease with him all day even though I was the only traveller. I really appreciate that the company kept the commitment with just 1 booking. It has been very wet in Nairobi and many roads in the National Park were flooded or inaccessible in the safari van but Watson was a safe driver and used his own considerable local knowledge and talked to guides and others in the park to see as much as possible. We arrived at sunrise which was stunning and almost immediately saw rhinos. During our time in the park we saw most animals surprisingly close up (good viewing through the pop up roof) except for the cats even though Watson did his best to find them. I enjoyed David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage and the giraffe centre as well. There was an unexpected stop for shopping at a women’s foundation which does beads and leather work. The local lunch was nice. As it was a long day with an early start we didn’t go to the Karen Blixen Museum. All entry fees were extra but this tour maximises your national park entry fee as you would have to pay it twice if you went to the elephant orphanage on a different day.
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261breannat
Apr 13, 2024
Great Trip! - Great trip! Lovely guy driving us, thanks James. Think it should be stated it's a mini van and not a classic safari car but otherwise fab!!
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