Nairobi National Park, Elephant Orphanage & Giraffe Centre Day Trip

Karibu Kenya! Your driver-guide will meet you in the hotel reception or main entrance of your confirmed hotel or at the agreed pick-up point at the appointed time, assist with your luggage and settle you in for the short drive to your first stop. The day's adventure begins the moment you pull away.

Begin while the light is still soft and the animals are at their most active with a guided game drive through Nairobi National Park — famously the only national park in the world set against a capital city's skyline. Lions, rhinos, buffalo, giraffes, zebras and antelope are often seen here, along with a rich variety of birdlife, all just minutes from Nairobi city centre.

Your guide follows the park's most rewarding game-viewing routes, sharing the stories behind the animals you encounter and the conservation work that protects them.

Continue to the famous elephant orphanage of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, where orphaned baby elephants are hand-reared by devoted keepers until they are ready to be released back into the wild. Watch the young orphans up close as you hear how each rescue unfolds — and how years of patient care turn a vulnerable calf into a wild elephant again.

Step inside a working bead factory and watch skilled artisans at every stage of the craft as simple materials become colourful handmade beads. Meet the makers, see how each piece takes shape, and browse the finished jewellery and crafts available at the workshop — every item made entirely by hand.

Pause for a relaxed lunch at a local restaurant — time to swap stories from the morning, recharge, and prepare for the afternoon's giraffe encounter. Meals and drinks are payable directly unless stated otherwise in your selected option.

End the day eye-to-eye with the world's tallest mammal at the Giraffe Centre, a beloved conservation home of the endangered Rothschild's giraffe. From the raised feeding platform you can hand-feed and photograph these gentle giants while learning how the centre helped bring the subspecies back from the brink. Afterwards, your driver-guide returns you to your hotel or preferred drop-off point.

After the final activity, sit back and enjoy the drive through the city as your driver-guide returns you to your confirmed hotel, residence or agreed drop-off point in Nairobi. You leave with a camera full of elephants and giraffes — and a first taste of why Kenya draws travellers back time and again.