Dagtour naar olifantenweeshuis vanuit Nairobi
Beschrijving
Bezoek de David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust tijdens een tour van een halve dag door een olifantenweeshuis in Nairobi met schattige babyolifanten die zijn gered door natuurbeschermers. In tegenstelling tot sommige touropties met een lange lijst met stops, ligt de focus alleen op het olifantenweeshuis, dus je hebt nog meer tijd om de babyolifanten flesvoeding te zien geven en met hun verzorgers te spelen
Rondreisopties
Reisroute
De tour begint door je op te halen bij je hotel / huis in Nairobi om 9.30 uur. We brengen je naar David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust en maak een wandeling door het kleine centrum van 11.00 - 12.00 uur in een open ruimte, met een touwhek eromheen. De jongste olifanten komen uit de bush draven om hun verzorgers te begroeten die klaar staan met gigantische flessen melk. De volgende 10-15 minuten kun je elke kleine zien slurpen en hun melk gorgelen. Als ze klaar zijn, is er water om mee te spelen en keepers om te stoten en knuffels te krijgen. Terwijl je ze kunt zien spelen en foto's maken. Je ontdekt hoe oud ze waren toen ze bij het weeshuis aankwamen, waar ze werden gered en wat hen in de problemen bracht. De meest voorkomende redenen om wees te worden: gestroopte moeder, in putten vallen en conflicten tussen mens en natuur. Als de jongsten allemaal gevoed zijn, worden ze terug de bush in geleid en is het de beurt aan de 2-3-jarigen. Sommigen van hen kunnen zichzelf voeden, en sommigen worden nog steeds gevoed door hun verzorgers. Het is heel schattig om te zien hoe ze hun gigantische melkflessen in hun koffers houden en hun ogen met vreugde sluiten terwijl ze snel werk maken van verschillende liters melk.
Hoogtepunten
Wat is inbegrepen
Ophaallocaties en -tijden
Ophalen is mogelijk bij Airbnb en Private Apartments
Beoordelingen van reizigers
Belangrijke informatie
- Kinderen moeten bij een volwassene op schoot zitten
- Geschikt voor alle condities
- Betaal extra USD85 per volwassene, USD45 per kind
Beoordelingen(14)
The Elephant Orphanage Half-Day Tour from Nairobi was an unforgettable experience and one of the highlights of my visit to Kenya. The tour was well organized, with convenient hotel pickup and a knowledgeable guide who shared interesting information throughout the journey. Seeing the rescued baby elephants up close was truly heartwarming. Learning about their individual stories, the conservation efforts behind their rescue, and watching them play and feed was both educational and inspiring. The staff were passionate and dedicated, making the experience even more meaningful. The tour is perfect for travelers with limited time, as it offers a unique wildlife encounter without requiring a full-day commitment. I highly recommend this excursion to families, animal lovers, and anyone interested in wildlife conservation. It was a memorable, rewarding, and worthwhile experience that I would gladly do again. Thank you to the team for this amazing tour and will highly recommend this tour to my friends.
I have to say althoigh ive visited before a few years back this is still magical for me, without the dedication of the Sheldrick trust all these baby elephants and rhinos would just die the keepers show how much they love their jobs admission to sheldrick is very reasonable the ideal scenario for a visit is to combine with a trip to the Nairobi national park as without it seems steep to pay park entrance fee and not explore , if you are able adopt one it will stay with you forever
Stephen pointed out interesting landmarks along the drive to orphanage and the sanctuary. He was very accommodating and flexible, which allowed us to make the most of our day. It was a lovely day with a great guide.
Great work done by the team in this place. It requires lots of patience to keep up with good work here. The amazing part is a soon as the elephants become independent they are send back to the wild. Well done and keep doing a good job.
We were very upset that we arrived too late for the baby elephant feeding. We were taken to a Maasai gift shop first instead of going directly to the sanctuary so we had a good view. It was the experience we paid for and to miss the best part was a huge disappointment.
Not only do you get to learn about how the elephants are rescued, rehabilitated, and cared for, you get to pet them! They walk up to the fence to get pets, and you can discern the individual personalities of each elephant. One tried to eat my foot! lol. It was a moving experience to be able to engage with these majestic creatures up close and personally. Plus your entry fees help support the mission. Well worth it!
Really appreciate the work being done by the people here. The young elephants are really well looked after and are happy. The hour spent with them is really fulfilling.
The pickup and drop off was seamless and we had the best driver, John, who was so helpful and attentive! The elephants were also amazing to see.
Elephants were so adorable and funny, tour guide and driver were both amazing and provided valuable information about not only Nirobi but all of Kenya!
We loved seeing the orphaned elephants and rhino. The driver was really good and I would definitely go again. We also went to a bead factory and a shop with beautiful wood carvings
