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Best Nairobi One Day Tour Itinerary 1: Nairobi National Park Safari
Nairobi national park is the first park to be formed in Kenya and is the only national park in the world to be located within a capital city. Nairobi national park is only 7km from the city centre and is one of the most visited parks in Kenya. This park is only 117 sqkm and has more than 50 mammal species and over 400 species of birds.
The animals to be found in Nairobi national park include lions, cheetahs, hippos, rhinos, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, hartebeest, crocodiles, eland, ostrich, baboons, warthogs, hyenas, leopards, impalas, grants gazelles, Thompsons gazelle and many others.
You will be able to see most of these animals in a single game drive and even cover most of the park since its not a very large park. The 4hr game drives also include a short walking safari at the river to see the hippos and the crocodiles. You will be able to see most of the animals here and its guranteed to be fun.
Day Safaris to nairobi national park are offered in the morning or the afternoon and you will be taken in a safari mini van which has a pop-up roof top to allow you to watch the wildlife while standing and take better pictures. The best picture in nairobi national park is one with a giraffe towering over the glimmer or the city skycrapers in the back ground.
Best Nairobi One Day Wild Safari Itinerary 2: Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
Daphne Sheldrick Nairobi baby elephant orphanage is a sanctuary for orphaned baby elephants. This orphanage is located right inside the nairobi national park boundaries on the western periphery. You can see the orphaned elephant babies as they are fed with a milk formulae from special feeding bottles. The baby orphans are always exciting to watch as they play and run around when feeding.
You will also be given a small talk on the baby elephants names, origins and life history. People that want can make a donation to the orphanage or adopt a baby elephant and you will get frequent updates from their newsletter.
Daphne Nairobi baby elephant sanctuary is managed by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust which is a conservation organisation formed in 1977 by the late husband to Daphne and founder warden to Tsavo national park.
Best Nairobi One Day Park Safari Package 3: Giraffe center
The giraffe center is one of the most exciting places to visit in nairobi as it allows you to come very close, touch and even feed the giraffes. This is a Rothschild giraffe sanctuary and they are kept in large garden which shares them with the giraffe manor. The giraffe centre has provided a raised platform from where you can feed the giraffes while taking some memorable pictures.
The giraffe centre is managed by a conservation organisation with project all over Kenya. You can support the running of the giraffe center by making a donation and you will be sent frequent newletters on their progress.
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