Overview
When you think of a capital city, images of skyscrapers and bustling businessmen probably come to mind. Therefore, it could you surprise that Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, is home to its own National Park. At 117 sq. Km, the park is home to the endangered black rhino, lions, hyenas, giraffes where they have been protected since 1946 when the park was established as Kenya’s first Nairobi National Park is open all year round for visitors and has three campsites, walking trails for hikers, and numerous areas to have a picnic surrounded by some of the world’s most beautiful views. In fact, Nairobi is considered the World’s Wildlife Capital.
It may be the main tourist attraction in Nairobi but visiting the Nairobi National Park is a once in a lifetime experience.
Within the park you can visit the orphanages where animals are rehabilitated to live in the wild or go on the Nairobi Safari Walk and see which game you can spot.
To experience all this , Your safari will begin with an early morning pick up from your hotel at 6am in Nairobi
After which you will go and meet elephants at David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust from 11am-12.00pm. { Pre-booking must be done}
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust also known as the Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi, which has been the leading conservation organization in East Africa.
It is widely known the damage that poachers have done, and keep doing, to the elephant population.
In an effort to save the baby elephants that are orphaned due to poacher’s alacks, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust takes charge of being their “adoptive mother” and taking care of them 24/7 – feeding them, making sure they are warm enough, or cold enough if it is too warm, playing with them, and giving them lots of love.
After which you will proceed to Giraffe centre where you will meet giraffes with a personality ,allow us to introduce you to them.
Betty:- Named after the founder Betty Leslie-Melville, Betty is the oldest of the tower at 17 years. She is a wild girl at heart, having been brought to the centre from Lake Nakuru National Park, north-west of Nairobi. She prefers to hang out in the forest adjacent to the Centre
Kelly:- You can identify Kelly by her light-brown coat. She is also the tallest of the females. With her, our Educators like to say it’s ‘food for friendship’, so you had better have some pellets in hand when she comes up to you.
Daisy IV:- Be careful where you stand, Daisy is known to butt heads against guests. She doesn’t particularly like children. Keep watch for a dark-coated giraffe with a clipped left ear, especially if you’ve brought the little ones along. But don’t get her wrong, She can be quite the darling, she’s just choosy about who she shows affection to. It mostly ends up being adults
Stacey:- Her first home was the Kigio Conservancy, 2 hours west of Nairobi. Upon transferring to the Giraffe Centre six years ago, she’s adapted well to the environment and fellow giraffes.
Salma II:- If you like sloppy kisses, Salma’s the one for you. She won’t hesitate to take in your whole face. She’s the feisty one with more white on her coat than the rest. Don’t turn your back to her, she wants all of your attention.
Margaret:- She’s got a shimmery light brown coat, just like her mother Kelly. She has also taken after her mother personality-wise. To get her affection and her attention, you’d be wise to have a fistful of feed for her.
Edd:- He is the biggest of the tower, the father to all our calves, yet the friendliest. Standing at a whopping 18 ft (5.4 metres) tall, 8-year-old Edd loves people just as much as he loves his.
Nandi:- Is a two years old calf to Stacey. Her name is off the Nandi Flame tree or the African tuliptree.
Mpingo:- Is a 1 year old calf to Daisy. He is easy to spot, just look for a bigger and darker that all the other calves around.
Lilly:- She’s the youngest of the tower at the Giraffe Centre. She’s barely a year old. Being the daughter to Stacey, just like the mom, she’s hard to see her. She likes staying far from the platform area
Olerai:- The One year old Olerai got his name from the Maasai Community as they call acacia tree ‘Olerai’. He’s the light skinned male calf to Kelly.
Mtwapa:- Kelly’s New Born. Mtwapa is the Sweet Pea flower.
Now that you have an idea of the giraffes you will meet, you will get to spend a maximum one hour with them, where you can feed them and engage.
