AAS01A: Nairobi National Park | Nairobi Animal Orphanage | Nairobi Safari Walk

Nairobi National Park | Nairobi Animal Orphanage | Nairobi Safari Walk (4 hrs) - Departs daily at 14:00hrs
Nairobi National Park is 117 km² but is only a few km from the centre of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. The park is unique in being a protected game reserve within the boundaries of a major city. Lions, cheetahs and rhinos can be seen in the park. Over 400 species of birds have been recorded in the park.

The vegetation is primarily dry savanna, open grass plains with scattered acacia bushes. The park also has a permanent river with a riverine forest. Nairobi National Park is one of the most successful of Kenya's rhino sanctuaries that is already generating a stock for reintroduction in the species former range and other upcoming sanctuaries. Due to this success, it is one of the few parks where a visitor can be certain of seeing a black rhino in its natural habitat.

To the south of the park is the Athi-Kapiti Plains and Kitengela migration and dispersal area. These are vital areas for herbivores dispersal during the rains and concentrate in the park in the dry season.

Some of the major attractions;

    * Black rhinoceros
    * Diverse birdlife
    * Large predators - lion, leopard, hyena and cheetah.
    * Aggregations of large herbivores - eland, buffalo, zebra and wildebeest
    * Ivory Burning Site Monument
    * Walking trails at hippo pools
    * Nairobi Safari Walk & the animal Orphanage