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Day trip · from Nairobi

Sheldrick Elephant Nursery & Giraffe Centre

Orphaned elephants at feeding time, then eye-to-eye with a Rothschild's giraffe

  • Day trip

A half-day that most people rate among the highlights of their trip. The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust opens its nursery for one hour a day while the orphaned elephants are fed and mud-bathed; a short drive away, the Giraffe Centre lets you feed endangered Rothschild's giraffe from a raised platform.

Trip highlights

  • The elephant orphans' 11:00 feed and mud bath, with the keepers explaining each one's story
  • Feeding Rothschild's giraffe by hand from the Giraffe Centre platform
  • A short forest walk in the Gogo river sanctuary next to the centre
  • Optional add-on: the Karen Blixen Museum, ten minutes away

Day by day

  1. Half day

    09:30 – 14:00

    Pick-up from your hotel at around 09:30 and out to the edge of Nairobi National Park for the elephant nursery, which opens to the public at 11:00 for one hour. From there we drive to the Giraffe Centre in Langata for the feeding platform and the short nature trail. Back at your hotel in the early afternoon, or on to the Karen Blixen Museum if you have added it.

What’s included

  • Park or attraction entry fees
  • Transport in an air-conditioned safari vehicle
  • A professional English-speaking driver-guide
  • Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel
  • Bottled drinking water

Not included

  • Meals unless stated in the itinerary
  • Drinks and personal spending
  • Tips for your guide
  • Travel insurance

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