Giraffe Center, Elephant Orphanage and Kobe Beads Guided Tour
Description
Explore Nairobi City, see some of Kenya’s outstanding wildlife and cultures in one full day. This full-day tour that includes Visit to Giraffe Center, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, one of the most successful elephant rescues in the world, before heading Kobe Beads for a traditional bead workshop and a music and dance performance. Our reliable professional Tour Guide and transportation ensure a comfortable and convenient trip.
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Itinerary
The tour starts by pick up at your Nairobi Hotel or home 8AM. You will then be driven to the Giraffe centre where you will learn more about the conversation efforts to conserve an endangered species. The center's main purpose is to protect and help with the breeding of the endangered Rothschild Giraffe. Under the supervision of a professional, you can feed the giraffes from a raised observation platform. These platforms allow the visitors to come eye-to-eye with the giraffes. The center also has a large auditorium where visitors can listen to talks about Giraffe conservation and a various activities the center is involved in.
The second stop is the Elephant Orphaned Trust; it is strictly open between 11 am and 12 noon. Here you will be able to see rescued baby and teenage elephants and learn their unique stories of how they got there, how they got their names and what plans are there to release them. Daphne Sheldrick, as part of the David Sheldrick Conservation Foundation, rehabilitates baby elephants and other wildlife here at her home just outside of Nairobi National Park. These babies have lost their mothers to poaching, death, injuries, on getting lost in the wild or other tragedies.
You will then be driven to the Kobe Beads factory. This is a pottery company that makes one of the world most beautiful beads. You will be shown all the stages from the start to the finish.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Our driver guide will pick you at your hotel lobby within Nairobi
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Pay Extra $85 per person for Nairobi national park since it’s under KWS and it’s located inside the park. Its conservancy fee
Reviews(108)
Our guide Peter arrived on time . He was well knowledgeable about the giraffes I would like to thank this company for giving best experience.
Our first time in Kenya. This excursion is the one to book. Our driver Stephan was awesome. The Girrafe Centre, seeing the baby elephants and then the Bomba dancers and seeing what they are doing for animal conservation was an incredible experience. Seeing the women making the clay beads from start to finish by hand was awe inspiring - no machines used.
The four events package was priceless. We enjoyed every aspect of it. Our tour driver was very professional, courteous and went above and beyond the call of duty. Other tour guides in the different events made the experience pleasurable! High five to all!!!
This experience was the very best of Kenya our guy Stephen Mutu was beyond excellent. He made our experience, fun and educational providing details about culture and photography the details of our excursion. It’s always great to experience the passion and purpose of others in Customer Service and it’s clear he loved what he does and he exceeded all of our expectations as we prepared to depart from Kenya. Stephen created space for all the participants to engage and enjoy our time together I highly recommend working Stephen Mutuku.
This experience was the very best of Kenya! Our guide Stephen Mutuku was beyond excellent. He made our experience fun and educational, providing details about culture and photographing our excursion. It’s always great to experience the passion and purpose of others in customer service and it’s clear he loved what he does and he exceeded all of our expectations as we prepare to depart. He curated space for all the participants to engage and enjoy our time.
This was great! Our guide Stephen was wonderful. He helped us get to the best spots for viewing the elephants and giraffes. He even went above and beyond for me when I accidentally left my souvenirs at a previous stop. I highly recommend this tour. Worth every penny!
Our driver Stephen was exceptionally polite, helpful, and very knowledgeable of Giraffes! Our visit to Giraffe Centre was purely amazing experience. Beads place was most interesting, Boma dance was absolutely entertaining! They danced with so much energy, vibrance, and culture, and I could not stop myself from joining in...as always enjoyed a good dance !! Experience we recommend you do as it's well worth it!!
The tour was a delight. To be able to have such close contact with giraffe and elephants at the same time as contributing to their survival was a treat. Stephen was great. He got me to the giraffe centre as it opened so that I could have undisturbed time feeding the giraffe. Stephen always made sure I had a good view of what I was visiting, and he took some great photos for me as a solo traveller. The bead making was fascinating...it is so good to visit projects that aim to empower women. Finally the dancing was fun. Stephen made the trip for me. He was thoughtful and kind and took great care of me
We spent a great day with our wonderful guide Stephen Mutuku. The giraffe experience was nice, but has become very commercialized. They only feed the baby elephants once a day so you had to be there by 11 o’clock with a large crowd forming. It was fun to see the baby elephants being fed by gigantic baby bottles and playing in the mud hole. From there, we went to the bead making place which was interesting and then onto lunch and a very large gift shop. It was a nice day.
All I can say is : take the time to visit the center. What a wonderful experience to be able to feed these majestic animals a treat and to be so close up to them. Stay for the short but insightful lecture given by the game warden, read the available information. What a wonderful and educational experience. The entrance fee is very reasonable. Well worth your time!
