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Elephant Orphanage & Giraffe Centre Tour | 6 hours

211 Reviews | Nairobi
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Elephant Orphanage & Giraffe Centre Tour
2 Adults x $115.00
$230.00
Approx Total
$230.00
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Elephant Orphanage Entrance fee
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Small Group Tour
  • Giraffe Center Entrance fee
  • Food and drinks
  • Pay extra $45 per person for Nairobi National park which is mandatory to access elephant orphanage

Overview

Spend the day visiting David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage to observe baby and young orphaned elephants: viewing is strictly between 11am and 12pm.  you'll visit the Giraffe Center to experience a supervised feeding session. NB: On Christmas Day 25th December - David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage will be closed for Holiday, we will offer alternative

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Itinerary

  • Giraffe Centre

    The tour starts by picking you from your Hotel/Home within Nairobi. You will 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.

    1 hour

  • Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

    You will then be driven 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

    1 hour

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    The next stop visit Kazuri Bead Factory/Kobe Beads Factory. This is a pottery company that makes one of the world most beautiful beads. You will be shown all the stages from the start to the finish. It’s also a unique factory as it employs single mother parents from the poor neighborhood who earn a living to support their families. This pottery, ceramic and bead factory employs all single mothers to make its beautiful gifts and souvenirs - which are now exported all around the world. There is a gift shop which stocks some of their wares. Please note that the workshop is closed Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday, however the gift shop is open 7 days.

    1 hour

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • $ 45 per person for Nairobi national park since it’s under KWS and it’s located inside the park. Its conservancy fee

Free Cancellation

September 11100% refund
September 12No refund

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  • 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.
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4.6

211 reviews

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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 173 reviews with 5 stars

Must do this tour!

Published on Mar, 2025

This was such an amazing experience; my tour guide Joe was so knowledgeable and he made the solo tour fun!

Great Way to See the Sights

Published on Feb, 2025

Great way to see the sights! Our guide was so knowledgeable he got us to the best spots for the elephant viewing. Note: bring the $45 in cash for the national park entrance fee and make sure your bills are newer. The bead factory was a highlight as well. Highly recommend!

Loved, loved, loved!...

Published on Jan, 2025

Loved, loved, loved! Can’t recommend enough. You will love it. Memorable experience. Do not miss. ❤️❤️❤️

Joe was the best tour guide!

Published on Jan, 2025

Amazing experience. My guide Joe was phenomenal. New so much information and got us through everything so smoothly. Would definitely book again because of Joe. Thank you for making this tour the best.

Peter was GREAT! Great tours!

Published on Jan, 2025

We had a great tour! Peter was a fantastic guide. Besides going to both sanctuaries (my husband liked the elephant one the most; I liked the giraffe one the most), he helped us with finding a bank, taking us to a souvenir place and taking us to Carnivore, the restaurant. The van was clean. Peter was very kind, gracious and helpful. I would go with this tour company again. Ask for Peter!

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