Nairobi National Park and Sheldrick Elephant OrphanageNairobi National Park was established in 1945 and is Kenya's
first national park. Uniquely situated on the capital's doorstep it
is a well-kept, compact and beautiful area of plains and wild bush
containing a large number of Africa's best-known animals. Large
herds of zebra, wildebeest, buffalo and giraffe roam the plains and
black rhino, ostrich, baboons, cheetah and lions are some of the
other photogenic inhabitants. In the park is the Animal Orphanage
where sick, wounded and abandoned animals are cared for and
rehabilitated into the park, as well as an Educational Centre
featuring a Safari Walk. Close by is the Sheldrick Elephant
Orphanage, where infant elephant and rhino (orphaned because of
poaching activities) are cared for and eventually returned to the
wild in Tsavo National Park. The centre is open every morning and
visitors can watch the calves bathing in the mud hole and being
bottle fed by their human surrogate mothers. Website: www.kws.org Email: nnp@kws.org Telephone: 602 121 Admission: Park Entry: US$40 (adults), US$20 (children). There are
concessions for citizens and residents of Kenya |