Nairobi, commonly referred to as The Green City in The Sun, is the capital and largest city of East Africa’s largest economy, Kenya. Besides being the country’s administrative center, it is a melting pot of culture, both international and local, as well as wildlife conservation hotspots. Fondly known as the world’s only wildlife capital, Nairobi boasts of having the world’s only National Park within the city’s limits, the Nairobi National Park.
An epic game drive as the sun rises in Nairobi. Enjoy the beautiful vistas across the Athi plains and the cityscape background as you see animals such as lion, leopard, African buffalo, black rhinoceros, Maasai giraffe, hippopotamus, spotted hyena, blue wildebeest, plains zebra, cheetah, Thomson’s gazelle, Grant’s gazelle, common eland, impala, hartebeest, waterbuck, common warthog, olive baboon, black-backed jackal, common ostrich, and Nile crocodile.The park is also a birdwatcher’s paradise having over 500 permanent and migratory species such as the Nairobi pipit, the African Crowned Eagle, the Pangani Longclaw, the Secretary bird, and many more.
The David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage is run by the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a leading wildlife conservation charity organization in Kenya. The visit features an hour of observing elephant calves, which have been previously orphaned and rescued by the organization, as they feed on specialized milk formula and play in a nearby mud bath or wrestle with each other. An attendant leads the introduction to each calf, explaining their personalities and you get to interact with the baby elephants. An opportunity to adopt any of the rescued elephant calves is present and any guest can seize this chance to contribute to the organization’s conservation efforts.
It is an environmental conservation center, centered around the rehabilitation of the endangered Rothschild giraffe. The premises feature a warthog den as well as a nature trail, where you can see birds galore, dik-dik and a lovely view of the Ngong Hills. Activities include: feeding the giraffes, the famous giraffe ‘kiss’, and an educational tour of the premises.
The museum provides the perfect end to this day full of adventure. The African home of the famed Danish author, Karen Blixen, it holds a lot of historical information, especially providing a view of life during the pre-independence period. The mansion, which is the center attraction, was featured in the famous Oscar-winning film, ‘Out of Africa’. The film was based on a memoir by the Danish author with the same name as the biopic.Activities include a tour of the house and the expansive green gardens, a nature trail in the surrounding indigenous forest which is a haven for birdwatching as well as a splendid view of Ngong’ Hills at sunset.
Established in 1971, the BOMAS of Kenya is a cultural hub dedicated to preserving, maintaining, and promoting Kenya’s diverse cultures and thus promoting unity in the country. A visit to this facility will see you join the over 10 million guests who have traveled to this attraction since its inception.
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