Nairobi National Park is one of Kenya’s most popular attractions and for a good reason – not only is it full of wildlife but it’s the only National Park next to a capital city in the world. With some of the best views in the world, photos look like they are straight out of a magazine.
Your short wildlife safari is in the comfort of a private 4×4 jeep with a pop-up roof or a tour van.
Arriving in this special park, you’ll quickly notice how unique this special park is. With a backdrop of the city’s skyline, you can spot lions, rhinos, buffaloes, hyenas, cheetahs, zebras, giraffes, impalas and much more. Even though downtown Nairobi is a few miles away, this is no city zoo or theme park. Despite this being the oldest (1946) and one of its smallest parks in Kenya, sightings of lions and hyenas are regular.
It boasts of over 400 species of birds including the majestic Ostrich. Kifaru is Swahili for rhinoceros – the park supports the largest population of endangered black rhinos in Kenya. Appropriately, the park has earned the nickname Kifaru Ark. As the population of rhinos here continues to grow, the park has become a source of the endangered species, supplying them to other parks around the country.
A special must-visit site within the park is the Ivory Burning Monument. On this historic spot, tonnes of ivory seized from poachers have been publicly burned to protest the ivory trade and as a commitment to protect the country’s elephants. A nation’s culture residing in the heart and soul of its capital.
Major attractions:
• Black Rhinoceros
• Diverse birdlife
• Large predators- lion, leopard, hyena, and cheetah.
• Aggregations of large herbivores- eland, buffalo, zebra, and wildebeest • Ivory Burning Site Monument
• Walking trails at hippo pools
• Nairobi Safari Walk & the Orphanage.
THE GIRAFFE CENTRE
It was established to protect the endangered Rothschild giraffe found only in the grasslands of East Africa. The main attraction for visitors is feeding giraffes from a raised observation platform. The centre is also home to several warthogs which freely roam the area along with the giraffes.
DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST
It’s a Kenyan wildlife conservation charity founded in 1977 in memory of David Sheldrick by his widow the Late Daphne Sheldrick. It assists and advises the Kenya Wildlife Service and manages an orphanage for elephants and rhinos.
One can also adopt an Elephant at a cost. It is open daily from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon. At this time, you watch them being fed formula milk.
KAREN BLIXEN MUSEUM
The former African home of Danish author Karen Blixen, famous for her book Out of Africa which chronicles life at the estate.
It is open every day between 0930 and 1800hrs, including on weekends and public holidays.
Visitors take part in guided tours, which features rooms designed in both the original decor and with props from the 1985 film. The grounds which feature original equipment from the coffee farm, are also available for touring.
BOMAS OF KENYA
Experience the rich diversity of Kenyan traditional music and dance in our daily cultural performances. Our repertoire consists of over 50 dances from different ethnic communities. With live percussion, string and wind instruments, and diverse, authentic and energetic dancing, Bomas. Harambee Dancers will take you on a journey through Kenya’s past and present.
