Half-Day Trip David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Giraffe Centre Tour in Nairobi
6 h
Half Day
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About this activity
The tour starts by picking you from your Hotel/Home within Nairobi AT 8.30 Am. You'll 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. You will then be driven 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.
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Included
- Bottled water
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
- Guaranteed to skip the lines
Not included
- Entrance fees 25$
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
75%
Original
20%
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