This 1-Day Nairobi City Tour is the perfect way to fill a layover or extend your stay in Kenya’s capital, combining wildlife encounters with cultural and historical highlights, all within easy reach of the city centre.
From lions and rhinos roaming against a backdrop of skyscrapers, to bottle-feeding baby elephants and hand-feeding giraffes, to a step back into colonial history at the Karen Blixen Museum, this full-day itinerary packs Nairobi’s best attractions into a single, easy day trip.
Nairobi National Park
- See lions, rhinos, and buffaloes in Nairobi National Park
- Visit the Animal Orphanage
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant and Rhino Orphanage
- Offers a wonderful opportunity to see the baby elephants being fed with milk from bottles
- Keepers give you a talk on each elephant, explaining their names and life histories and how they were orphaned
- Watch the baby elephants playing in the mud
- Get a chance to come close to the baby elephants
Giraffe Centre
- You will be provided with pellets that you can feed the giraffes by hand
- Take photos while feeding the giraffes, who’ll happily take their food from your palm (or even your lips!)
Karen Blixen Museum Tour
- Visit the Karen Blixen House