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Half day tour to Elephant orphanage & Giraffe Centre Nairobi
Badge of ExcellenceNairobi, Kenya
- 6 hours
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- Pick up and drop off at your place of stay
- Donation fee for elephant orphanage
- Entry/admission giraffe center
- Statutory Park fee Adult ($43), Child ($22) required to access elephant orphanage.
- Lunch available for purchase
- Tips & gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Start time
08:30 AM
Pickup details
Our accredited guide will meet you at the lobby. He'll be able to identify you!
What To Expect
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Giraffe Centre
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
KOBE TOUGH beads & leather
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Karen Blixen Museum
2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- Visits to the Elephant Orphanage Trust must be reserved in advance and can get booked up. Early advanced booking will enable us to give you a seamless experience.
- Statutory Park fee required to access elephant orphanage is paid using the E-citizen platform online only. No cash is accepted.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Reviews
5.0
89 reviews
mercysy, Mar 2024
Everything went smoothly. Our guide was very helpful. However paying for the park fee was a disaster. I was told that my credit card didn’t go through. We paid our guide in dollar so he could pay in shillings. However my bank said they approved the transactions three times. Now I have to file a claim for the three charges. How long this will take is any body guess. A clear instruction on how to go about
paying the park fees is a must!!! Better still include the park fee on viator charges and let the tour operator obtain the tickets for the park.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Dear Mercy!
We are thrilled you had a great experience on your tour. However the park fee payment is required to access the elephant nursery, and this is clearly stated when making the booking. At the same time, we have clearly indicated that you can make this payment prior by login unto the E-CITIZEN platform, which is a government online payment platform and make the payment required to access the elephant orphanage, which is inside a conservation area, Nairobi National Park. We endeavor to give nothing, but exceptional experiences and we truly apologize for your experience with E-CITIZEN, and we hope with time the system will work better as it's a government system and we can't control its workings as the system has failures every now and then. At the same time, we are happy to guide guests on how to create an E-CITIZEN account through the communication platform provided by viator prior to the tour with the client. Anyone is free to reach us, and we assist if necessary.
We look forward to your next visit for exceptional experiences.
Asante sana!
Christy_M, Feb 2024
Kelvin was great. Very professional. He helped resolve an issue when I had trouble purchasing an entry ticket for the National Park, and he got us the best and coolest viewing area for the elephant orphanage. I would definitely recommend him.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Dear Christy,
Thank you so much for your most gracious, kind words. We are grateful for such a stunning review, which only attests to the joy your wholesome experience brought to you on your visit.
As promised, we strive to give nothing but the best possible experiences for our esteemed guests. Professionalism per excellence.
Truly, we look forward to your next visit to explore more of magical Kenya.
Warm and best wishes,
Morgan_C, Feb 2024
I had such a great day on this tour. Sam, my guide/driver was extremely knowledgeable and gave me a short lesson at the giraffe centre I otherwise would not have gotten. Not only was Sam knowledgeable but also personable (he’s also willing to take your touristy photos with the animals). This tour takes you to the Giraffe Centre earlier in the morning meaning you miss the crowds but it is not rushed, furthermore the elephant orphanage was spectacular. The Kobe Tough beads and leather tour was great. This organization is fantastic and truly does so much for the community, a great addition to the day as I would not have known about it otherwise! As a solo female traveller I felt safe this whole tour and would recommend it to anyone
FAITH_N, Feb 2024
A wonderful trip to see the Giraffes and Elephants (and Rhino) up close.
Kevin our guide was greatly helpful and flexible to meet our needs.Highly recommended!
Marian_L, Nov 2023
5 stars for the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust for helping rescue, providing rehab, giving medical care and reintroducing animals to the wild. It's a special place and they do things ethicallly. Animals are so well cared for and you can see how much they love the keepers, although the staff make sure the babies don't get too attached to their human carers by rotating. You learn a lot about the animals (baby elephants, baby rhinos, other wildlife needing resuce), the work of the trust beyond rescue and the reintroduction process which can take up to 5 years to ensure the babies are properly integrated. You can adopt a baby elephant to help with their care. The area is huge and they only allow an hour each day for visitors (during midday feeding time). The keepers don't force the elephants to come near, but some of them move close enough to enjoy pats or rubs from visitors under the keepers' watchful eyes. They're pretty playful and it's amazing to see how healthy they are after hearing the stories ofnhow they were found/rescued. The tour guides don't enter with guests, but it's pretty straightforward and the truat has a lot of staff to answer questions.
The Giraffe Center was good, worth it despite it being a pretty short stop. Less than an hour but you can opt to stay a bit longer to hang out with the giraffes. They don't make the giraffes come close either and are strict so the animals aren't overfed, so they're doing it right. Good brief talk on giraffes so you learn about them, and the staff were very knowledgeable and patient with all my questions about the giraffes while we were in the feeding area.
The tour can be done DIY to be honest, but it was nice to have someone make sure we got to the places early enough. There was only 4 other people with me at the Giraffe Center while we were there.
Response from Host, Nov 2023
Dear Marian,
What a fabulous review! Thank you so much for your detailed review highlighting your experience.
We are grateful for such a stunning review, which only attests to the joy your wholesome experience brought to you on your visit. This was made possible by our well-crafted tour that ensures you have the best viewing experience and the professional guidance of our guides.
As promised, at Rustic Nature Tours Ltd, we strive to give nothing but the best possible experiences for our esteemed guests. Professionalism per excellence.
It's wonderful to note you loved and appreciated the wholesome experience, with our guide Meshack.
Truly, we look forward to your next visit to explore more of magical Kenya.
Thank you for recommending us to all travelers with absolute trust.
Any guest is welcome to join us for once in a lifetime memory from safaris to day tours.
We promise nothing but utmost excellence and great memories!
Warm and best wishes
Susan_C, Nov 2023
Feeding the giraffes directly at The Giraffe Center was a great start followed by seeing the baby rhino, Raha, and the 27 young elephants. Our guide ensured we had front row access and knew the best places to visit and support the local craft persons. I highly recommend Rustic Nature Tours!
Response from Host, Nov 2023
Dear Susan,
What a fabulous review!
Thank you so much for your most gracious, kind words. We are grateful for such a stunning review, which only attests to the joy your wholesome experience brought to you on your visit.
As promised, at Rustic Nature Tours Ltd, we strive to give nothing but the best possible experiences for our esteemed guests. Professionalism per excellence.
Truly, we look forward to your next visit to explore more of magical Kenya.
Thank you for recommending us to all travelers with absolute trust.
Any guest is welcome to join us for once in a lifetime memory from safaris to day tours.
We promise nothing but utmost excellence and great memories!
Warm and best wishes
dawnm1182, Feb 2023
So much fun! Our driver was incredible. He got us to the Giraffe Center early so we could beat the rush and have as much time as possible with the giraffes. He was knowledgeable and was able to answer many of our questions. At the Elephant Orphanage, he knew exactly where to stand to get us in the gate first. He also got us the best spot to see the babies. It was very informative and we got to touch the elephants as the came near the fence.
David_M, Jan 2023
Of course as a person from America, this being my first visit to
Kenya even the dirt was memorable. The entire experiamce was great!
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Dear David.
Thank you for your review.
We are glad you had a memorable great experience. Thank you and see you on your next experience! Kenya is a beautiful country full of magical experiences!
Best wishes,
Aaliyah_I, Jan 2023
Wonderful experience!
Sheldrick trust makes a huge contribution in saving orphaned elephants! Must recommend to all my friends!
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