Half day tour to Elephant orphanage and Giraffe Centre Nairobi
Description
Explore and enjoy top Nairobi wildlife attractions, with opportunity to see Kenya’s famous animals, within Nairobi. A professional guide takes you directly to the elephant orphanage trust and the giraffe center to learn about them and the conservation efforts in place to protect these animals in the wild. Optional free complimentary tour to the beads women factory will enrich your experience. An option to include Nairobi National Park available.
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Itinerary
Our accredited guide will meet & take you to the elephant orphanage. Enjoy this guided session with experienced guides & keepers from this sanctuary which takes place between 11 am to 12 noon daily, learning the efforts made by this sanctuary in elephant conservation in Kenya. Nonetheless, get to enjoy the view of these baby elephants, & make great memories as you engage in photography. During this visit you also get to witness them having their bottle of milk as they relax & play engaging in sandbathes & a cool of mud bath in the heat of the day. You also have an opportunity to adopt & sponsor any of the orphaned baby elephants of your choice during this visit.
You will then be driven to the Giraffe centre where you will learn more about the conversation efforts to conserve an endangered species of giraffe known as the Rothschild Giraffe. The Giraffe Centre is the creation of the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (A.F.E.W. Kenya), a Kenyan non-profit organization. Their main purpose is to educate Kenyan school children and youth on their country’s wildlife and environment, as well as give local and international visitors an opportunity with the world’s tallest species, the giraffe.
You will then be driven to the Kobe Beads Centre. 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. It’s also a unique factory as it employs single mother parents from the poor neighborhood who earn a living to support their families. It's a women empowerment center for the community. You then have the option of being driven to lunch and then later be dropped at the hotel/apartment or airport for your flight.
(OPTIONAL)Nestled in Nairobi's leafy suburbs, the Karen Blixen Museum stands as a timeless testament to the famed author of "Out of Africa". The guided tour unveils a house frozen in time, echoing tales from the 20th-century colonial Kenya. The original furniture, personal artifacts, and photographs provide an intimate glimpse into Blixen's life. Knowledgeable guides weave tales of her adventures, love affairs, challenges, and profound connection to the Kenyan landscape. The expansive gardens, once part of her coffee plantation, resonate with her pioneering spirit. Each room, especially her preserved study, where her literary masterpieces were birthed, offers an immersive experience into her world, making the tour not just an exploration of a house, but a deep dive into the life of an iconic figure in literature and Kenyan history.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Our accredited guide will meet you at the lobby. He'll be able to identify you!
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- MANDATORY Park fee required to access elephant orphanage is paid using the E-citizen platform online only. No cash is accepted. Once you make your booking, we are happy to help you in making this payment.
- Government policy is that one has to pay MANADATORY conservation park fee to the Kenya Wildlife Service to access the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust which is inside the Nairobi National Park. We are happy to help and assist you with this.
Reviews(179)
This was a wonderful hands on experience with the giraffes and up close and personal with the orphan elephants. We also enjoyed the bead factory, they do incredible work. Calvin was very informative and found a great restaurant for lunch. Overall a great experience.
Dear Mary, Thank you for your gracious review. We are happy you had a fantastic, fabulous holiday with us! This shows our passions and dedication in what we do. Indeed its an amazing and effecient tour that is well structured and executed. A true picture of rustic nature tours. Welcome again as always! Thank and see you soon!
This was truly a wonderful experience made even better by an awesome guide, Faith. She was knowledgeable on the places we visited along with answering all my questions about living in Nairobi.
A perfect trip for our 24 hour stopover in Nairobi. We really enjoyed all 3 parts. Yes the orphanage was busy but the crowd is well managed and we got there early enough for our excellent guide, Douglas, to make sure we had a good view of feeding time. The only downside is having to pay for tickets to the park just to access the orphanage which added considerably to the cost. If you have time, book a game drive as well to make it more worth it.
Dear Debra, Thank you for your gracious review. We are happy you had a fantastic, fabulous holiday with us! This shows our passions and dedication in what we do. Indeed its an amazing and effecient tour that is well structured and executed. Oh yes one can combine all 3 packages do the park, elephants & giraffes. The park fee is mandatory as long as one access a conservation area. Welcome again as always! Thank and see you soon!
Faith, my guide, was excellent. She was friendly, very knowledgeable, and professional. She didn’t rush me. She took me to a local restaurant where I had the best food, all fresh.
Perfect 1/2 day to get you warmed up to Nairobi and the animals! Really fun.
We enjoyed the visit very much and our guide was kind and expert. He arrived punctually and drives very well.
Dear Pilar, Thank you for your gracious review. We are happy you had a fantastic, fabulous holiday with us! This shows our passions and dedication in what we do. Indeed its an amazing and effecient half day tour that is well structured and executed. A true picture of rustic nature tours. Welcome again as always! Thank and see you soon!
Amazing experience the guide Calvin was fantastic. Be careful at Giraffe Center they head butt you. Elephant orphanage gets very crowded rush to get a spot in front. Just an unforgettable experience
Dear stephanie, Thank you for your gracious review. We are happy you had a fantastic, fabulous holiday with us! This shows our passions and dedication in what we do. Indeed its an amazing and effecient half day tour that is well structured and executed. A true picture of rustic nature tours. Welcome again as always! Thank and see you soon!
Faith was our driver. She was so amazing. Made us feel welcomed and safe. She took us to a great spot for lunch and had lots of information about both centres.
Flawless experience with courteous and helpful guide. Enjoyable half day without the worry of planning on your own.
Highly recommend! This was an amazing and efficient half-day getting up close and personal with baby elephants and giraffes: At the orphan sanctuary our guide ushered us to exactly best spot to watch and pet the animals. You can’t go up to the elephants but if they come to you, you can pet them. Bonus was our guide knew the names and personalities of the giraffes along with their dating history - so feeding giraffes at Rothschild was fun and informative. We also learned some basics of Swahili to boot! Asante sana!
Thank you for your gracious review. We are happy you had a fantastic, fabulous holiday with us! This shows our passions and dedication in what we do. Indeed its an amazing and effecient half day tour that is well structured and executed. A true picture of rustic nature tours. Welcome again as always! Thank and see you soon!
