The tour starts by picking you up from Nairobi Airport or your Nairobi Hotel. The first stop is the Giraffe Center, the headquarters for the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife, made famous by “Daisy Rothschild,” a giraffe calf rescued from Soi on the Western Kenya border. Daisy and her family are part of a herd of these gentle giants living in a semi-wild state at Giraffe Manor. Here, you’ll learn about their behaviors, traits, and conservation efforts. The giraffes will come to a protective wall to be fed.
Next, visit the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage. From 11am to 12pm, you can tour the orphanage, which features an open space with a rope fence. The youngest elephants trot out of the bush to greet their keepers, who are ready with giant bottles of milk. For the next 10-15 minutes, you can watch the little ones drink their milk. After feeding, they play with water and interact with their keepers, providing great photo opportunities. You’ll learn about their ages, rescue stories, and the common reasons for their orphaning, such as poaching, falling into wells, and human-wildlife conflict. After the youngest are fed, the 2-3 year olds take their turn. Some can feed themselves, while others are still fed by their keepers. It’s adorable to watch them hold their milk bottles with their trunks and enjoy their meal.
Finally, you will be dropped off back at the Airport or your Nairobi Hotel.
Points of Interest
- Nairobi
- Nairobi Airport/hotel pickup and drop-off
- Small Group Tour for a personalized experience
- Private vehicle transportation
- Elephant Orphanage admission included
- Giraffe Center entrance fee covered
- Lunch
- Pay extra $45 per person for Nairobi National park which is mandatory to access elephant orphanage
Explore Nairobi City visiting the Giraffe Center and David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage a must do activities in Nairobi. Get an outstanding experience getting up close and personal with Rothschild Giraffes at an eye level, seeing baby elephants at the elephant orphanage, see them feed the young baby elephants on bottled milk as you take selfies. You can adopt a baby elephant here. This is one of the most informative and moving short tours within Nairobi city.
- To Pay an extra $45 per person for Nairobi National park which is mandatory if visiting elephant orphanage
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.