Half-Day Wildlife Adventure: Visit to Giraffe Center and Sheldrick Trust in Nairobi
3.5
8 Ratings
Nairobi

In this short guided tour we will pick all guests from their locations and proceed to elephant orphanage which is 8 kilometers from the city center which opens at 11 am and there after proceed to the giraffe center slightly after 12 noon. Time for lunch is provided for in this tour at a nearby restaurant and at own expense.

Duration: 7 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Giraffe Centre - The Giraffe Centre is situated in Lang’ata, roughly 20 kilometers from Nairobi’s city center in Kenya. Its inception was aimed at safeguarding the endangered giraffe species, which is native to the savannas of East Africa.
  • Elephant Nursery - This engaging and delightful excursion in Nairobi also leaves visitors with profoundly moving experiences. The African Fund for Endangered Wildlife Kenya (A.F.E.W Kenya Ltd), also known as the Giraffe Centre, is a charitable organization. It was established by Betty and Jock Lesilie Melville in 1979. Betty, who was American and Jock’s wife, had earlier identified the critical situation of the Rothschild giraffe, with a population dwindling to just 120 on a ranch of 18,000 acres in Western Kenya designated for division and settlement. The initial step to conserve this particular giraffe subspecies involved relocating two juvenile giraffes to their estate in Langata, which was followed by Betty’s creation of AFEW USA.
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Free pick up and drop off from your hotel, airport, or residence within Nairobi city
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Entry fees giraffe center 20 $ Per person
  • Entry fees Elepant orphanage 20$ per person
  • Nairobi national parkconservation fee 43$ per person (madatory)
Location
Giraffe Centre
Duma Rd
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(8 Ratings)
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A6983wujameso
Oct 10, 2023
Visit to the Shedrick Widlife Trust - It was really good. We saw the cute little baby elephants playing in the mud. The team at Sheldrick Wildlife Trust gave us great insight on how they take care of the animals. Our guide was great too, very knowledgeable and helpful. Would definitely recommend.
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980onielk
Oct 7, 2023
Great Trip - The trip was great and we had a lovely experience. We got to feed the giraffes which was the highlight of the trip, it was busy but worth the trip. Highly recommend
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Nyamemag
May 10, 2023
Tour review - The experience and professionalism of the tour guides and management was heartwarming, and made the tour that much more enjoyable. I sincerely thank you guys . ASANTE SANA.
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Cynthiamuli
Apr 26, 2023
Epic experience! - Epic is even an understatement. The guide was very friendly and seemed well informed. This experience exceeded my expectation and the service was incredible.
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Diana_c
Apr 21, 2023
Helpful staff and interesting activities - Douglas has been very helpful, he assisted me with information even before the tour and ensuredv that i got to my hotel before 2. In fact the tour was not that long - around 3 hrs and a half for one participant. As for activities themselves, seeing the giraffes and feeding them was really impressive, but the elephants less so. The organization taking care of them was interesting tho.
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Alvin_a
May 9, 2023
This is just a transfer service only - This is not a guided tour, it is simply a transfer service from your hotel to both of the animal centres, so I am only rating this experience as an expensive taxi service (and not our experience in the centres). The driver was not very helpful and was 17 minutes late to pick us up in the morning despite the fact that we are the only group who was attending the "tour" that day. I don't think the driver has added any value to our tour besides driving us there and back. We could have easily ordered a taxi from Bolt and booked the tickets in advance ourselves with a fraction of the cost that we have paid. However having said the above, I did have a great experience at the Giraffe Center and Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. The staff was great and informative, and I would definitely recommend people to visit.
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Rogerboz
Aug 25, 2023
Save your money - just get an Uber to the Giraffe Center. - Total waste of money. We got a message from the tour operator the night before the tour that they could not get tickets for the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage. So... instead they took us to the Karen Blixen museum. Kinda ok, but I'm not much into Danish writers. Then they took us to the Giraffe Center. You paid for your own entrance fees to both locations and the driver barely said a word. And... the water promised in the tour description was not even present. You'd be much better off getting a taxi or an Uber to the Giraffe Center.
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Nayana_p
Jul 19, 2023
Absolutely horrible experience - Absolutely horrible experience, driver’s behavior,this driver also asked my son for lunch money for him self.the listing we booked also said bottle water included but never received any. The tour booked was misleading, was transportation, but we expect better service from drivers especially given how often we use viator. This is unacceptable and we demand full refund. We will be leaving a public review on the listing as well. Thank you for working with us to resolve this quickly. Also our driver took more money from us, then orphanage was charging.
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