Nairobi Half-Day Tour to Elephant Orphanage and Giraffe Centre
by Rustic Nature Tours
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This half-day bus tour in Nairobi visits two key wildlife sites: the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage and the Giraffe Centre. The tour lasts about six hours and includes round-trip pickup and drop-off at your accommodation. At the elephant orphanage, a guided session between 11 am and noon introduces the conservation work protecting baby elephants. Visitors see the elephants drinking milk, playing, and taking sand and mud baths. There is also an option to adopt an orphaned elephant during this stop. Next, the tour continues to the Giraffe Centre for up to two hours, where the guide explains efforts to conserve the endangered Rothschild giraffe. The centre is run by a Kenyan non-profit focused on educating youth about wildlife. Afterward, the tour includes a 30-minute visit to the Kobe Beads Centre, a pottery and bead-making factory that supports single mothers from the local community. Visitors observe the entire bead-making process. There is an optional stop for lunch before returning to your hotel or airport. An optional extension to the Karen Blixen Museum is available, with a guided tour of the author’s preserved home and gardens located in Nairobi’s suburbs. The tour covers admission to the Giraffe Centre, the elephant orphanage donation fee, and the guided visits, but lunch, tips, and park admission fees are not included. Payment for the mandatory park fee to access the elephant orphanage is handled online via the E-citizen platform, with assistance offered after booking.
Highlights
What's included
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Itinerary
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
The guide meets guests and takes them to the elephant orphanage for a one-hour guided session from 11 am to 12 noon. The visit covers conservation efforts for elephants in Kenya and includes watching baby elephants drink milk, play, and enjoy sand and mud baths. Visitors can photograph the elephants and have the option to adopt or sponsor an orphaned elephant.
60 min
Giraffe Centre
Visitors spend about two hours at the Giraffe Centre learning about the conservation of the Rothschild giraffe. The centre, operated by the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (A.F.E.W. Kenya), educates local youth and visitors about Kenya’s wildlife and environment and provides opportunities to interact with giraffes.
120 min
Kobe Beads Centre
The tour then proceeds for 30 minutes to the Kobe Beads Centre, a pottery and bead factory employing single mothers from a poor neighborhood. Visitors observe the bead-making process from start to finish and learn about the centre’s role in women’s empowerment. After this stop, there is an option to go to lunch before being dropped at the hotel or airport.
30 min
Karen Blixen Museum
This optional two-hour stop in Nairobi’s suburbs includes a guided tour of the Karen Blixen Museum, the preserved home of the author of 'Out of Africa.' The guide explains the history of the house, original furnishings, personal items, photographs, and the gardens that were once part of her coffee plantation.
120 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
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Nairobi Half-Day Tour to Elephant Orphanage and Giraffe Centre
by Rustic Nature Tours
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$190Overview
This half-day bus tour in Nairobi visits two key wildlife sites: the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage and the Giraffe Centre. The tour lasts about six hours and includes round-trip pickup and drop-off at your accommodation. At the elephant orphanage, a guided session between 11 am and noon introduces the conservation work protecting baby elephants. Visitors see the elephants drinking milk, playing, and taking sand and mud baths. There is also an option to adopt an orphaned elephant during this stop. Next, the tour continues to the Giraffe Centre for up to two hours, where the guide explains efforts to conserve the endangered Rothschild giraffe. The centre is run by a Kenyan non-profit focused on educating youth about wildlife. Afterward, the tour includes a 30-minute visit to the Kobe Beads Centre, a pottery and bead-making factory that supports single mothers from the local community. Visitors observe the entire bead-making process. There is an optional stop for lunch before returning to your hotel or airport. An optional extension to the Karen Blixen Museum is available, with a guided tour of the author’s preserved home and gardens located in Nairobi’s suburbs. The tour covers admission to the Giraffe Centre, the elephant orphanage donation fee, and the guided visits, but lunch, tips, and park admission fees are not included. Payment for the mandatory park fee to access the elephant orphanage is handled online via the E-citizen platform, with assistance offered after booking.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
The guide meets guests and takes them to the elephant orphanage for a one-hour guided session from 11 am to 12 noon. The visit covers conservation efforts for elephants in Kenya and includes watching baby elephants drink milk, play, and enjoy sand and mud baths. Visitors can photograph the elephants and have the option to adopt or sponsor an orphaned elephant.
60 min
Giraffe Centre
Visitors spend about two hours at the Giraffe Centre learning about the conservation of the Rothschild giraffe. The centre, operated by the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (A.F.E.W. Kenya), educates local youth and visitors about Kenya’s wildlife and environment and provides opportunities to interact with giraffes.
120 min
Kobe Beads Centre
The tour then proceeds for 30 minutes to the Kobe Beads Centre, a pottery and bead factory employing single mothers from a poor neighborhood. Visitors observe the bead-making process from start to finish and learn about the centre’s role in women’s empowerment. After this stop, there is an option to go to lunch before being dropped at the hotel or airport.
30 min
Karen Blixen Museum
This optional two-hour stop in Nairobi’s suburbs includes a guided tour of the Karen Blixen Museum, the preserved home of the author of 'Out of Africa.' The guide explains the history of the house, original furnishings, personal items, photographs, and the gardens that were once part of her coffee plantation.
120 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.