Elephant Orphanage and Giraffe Center in Nairobi
Product code: 6667 The tour starts by picking you from your Hotel/Home within Nairobi. You'll travel to Giraffe centre where you feed Rothschild giraffes under the supervision of keepers.
The center has rescued, hand-reared and released around 500 orphaned giraffes back into the wild since opening in 1979. This attraction offers opportunities to feed the endangered Rothschild's giraffe by hand.
The location also offers a fine education on the physiology, behaviors and habitat preferences of these beautiful animals. Then tour David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to walk through the center from 11am - 12pm in an open space, with a rope fence around it.
The youngest elephants come trotting out of the bush to greet their keepers who stand at the ready with giant bottles of milk. For the next 10-15 minutes you can watch each little one slurp and gargle their milk. Then, you'll have time to watch the elephants play. You find out how old they were when they arrived at the orphanage, where they were rescued from, and what got them into trouble.
The most common reasons for getting orphaned being: mother's poached, falling into wells, and human/wildlife conflict. Once the youngest are all fed, they are led back into the bush, and it's the turn of the 2-3 year olds. Some of them can feed themselves, and some are still fed by their keepers. Watch them interact with their keepers, munch on some branches of their favorite acacias, and play with the half drums of water and mud.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included
- Transport in private vehicle included
- Participate in a supervised feeding of the endangered Rothschild giraffes and learn about conservation efforts
- Observe baby elephants during an allotted viewing time and learn about the dangers they face
- Visit the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage and the Giraffe Centre in Nairobi
Languages offered on the Activity / Tour: English
Duration: 5 hours
Skip the Line
Mobile Voucher Accepted
Printed Voucher Accepted
Printed or Mobile Voucher Accepted
Live GuideEnglish
Pick-up serviceWe offer pick up within Nairobi
Easy CancellationCancel up to 1 day in advance for a full refund
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Transport in a Private vehicle
- Pick up and drop off within Nairobi
- All Park Entrance fee
- Lunch own expense (available for purchase)
Elephant Orphanage and Giraffe Center in NairobiThe tour starts by picking you from your Hotel/Home within Nairobi. You'll travel to Giraffe centre where you feed Rothschild giraffes under the supervision of keepers.
The center has rescued, hand-reared and released around 500 orphaned giraffes back into the wild since opening in 1979. This attraction offers opportunities to feed the endangered Rothschild's giraffe by hand.
The location also offers a fine education on the physiology, behaviors and habitat preferences of these beautiful animals. Then travel to David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to walk through the center from 11am - 12pm in an open space, with a rope fence around it. The youngest elephants come trotting out of the bush to greet their keepers who stand at the ready with giant bottles of milk.
For the next 10-15 minutes you can watch each little one slurp and gargle their milk. Then, you'll have time to watch the elephants play. You find out how old they were when they arrived at the orphanage, where they were rescued from, and what got them into trouble.
The most common reasons for getting orphaned being: mother's poached, falling into wells, and human/wildlife conflict. Once the youngest are all fed, they are led back into the bush, and it's the turn of the 2-3 year olds. Some of them can feed themselves, and some are still fed by their keepers.
Watch them interact with their keepers, munch on some branches of their favorite acacias, and play with the half drums of water and mud.
- Wear comfortable walking shoes
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