Your three options to experience the Nairobi National Park Safari

Nairobi, Kenya | Pritpal | 21/10/2021

The Nairobi National Park is a pristine-wild-natural ecosystem, located only 7 kilometers from the central business district of Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi.

We @bushtreksafaris refer to this park as a mini Maasai Mara, with open plains of scrub and long grass, sections of highland forest as well as stretches of broken bush country, deep, rolling valleys and rocky river gorges.

The Park is 117.21 km² (45.26 sq. mi) in size, small in comparison to most of Africa's national parks, e.g., Serengeti National Park in northern Tanzania stretches over 14,763 km² (5,700 sq. mi).

Nairobi National Park’s small size is easily poopooed by African Safari purist, but just wait a minute!

‘You will get the full safari feeling, like any one of the larger more remote parks. Small aircraft flying low ascending & descending arcs overhead from Wilson airport & airliners along the south-eastern corridor. Yet the animals just carry on, it is truly a remarkable co-existence, every ounce wild & unique ‘

Pritpal, Bushtrek Safaris guide

The concentration of wildlife is currently at levels not seen since the 1950’s when animal census began.

What does all this mean for you?

Simply, you are 100 times more likely to spot a rhino in this park than you are in the Serengeti OR Maasai Mara National Parks

I hope that caught your attention, it certainly caught ours the past few years.

Check these statistic’s out for size.

Major attractions of Nairobi National Park:

90+ Black rhinoceros and 26+ Southern White Rhinoceros
over 300 bird species including the Secretary bird, crowned cranes, vultures, peckers and many more
Large predators- 40+ lions, 25+ leopards, hyena

‘As of October 2021- two cheetahs have been spotted by a handful of safari guides along the southern echelons of the park. This remarkable sighting further demonstrates the rebirth of this remarkable ecosystem to levels not seen since the 1950’s ‘

Pritpal, Bushtrek Safaris guide

Aggregations of large herbivores- buffalo, zebra, kudu, eland, Hartebeest, impala, giraffe, gazelle, Dik-dik, warthogs and wildebeest, to name a few
Ivory burning Site Monument, a poignant reminder of the dark days of large-scale poaching of the 20^th century, an important historical reminder of where we have come from.
Walking trails along hippo pools (guided)
Nairobi Safari Walk & the Orphanage. Get to see the remarkable work that the Kenya Wildlife service undertake, conserving & protecting these vulnerable rescued wild animals.
Three idyllic picnic sites within the park boundary manned by Kenya Wildlife Service Rangers are also a good option.

Half Day Excursion - Karen Blixen Museum, Giraffe center, Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage - Nairobi

Rate per person

International traveler USD $110 pp

Kenyan Resident & Citizen KES 7,900/=

Minimum two persons.

rate Includes: Transport/all entrance fees for driver+vehicle and fast-food lunch

A Nairobi excursion - spend a wonderful half day at the historical Karen Blixen Museum (Out of Africa) and with giraffes and baby elephants! Visiting the Giraffe Manor and the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage-The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust: A Haven for Elephants and Rhinos

Karen Blixen Museum

A Short distance from the National Park, is the home of the pioneer coffee farmer, Karen Blixen - of "Out of Africa" fame, is now preserved as a museum. A visit to this museum provides an opportunity to step back in time and gain an insight into this remarkable woman's life.

Enjoy a delicious lunch or high tea at the museum’s immense popular restaurant, on the beautifully landscaped gardens, boasting views of Ngong Hills.

David Sheldrick Elephant orphanage:

Come interact, feed, touch & play with baby elephants. After which, adopt one and get excusive daily video diary of your baby elephant.

The David Sheldrick Conservation Foundation rehabilitates baby elephants and other wildlife here at her home just outside of Nairobi National Park. These babies have lost their mothers to poaching, death, injuries, on getting lost in the wild or other tragedies. Daphne and her dedicated staff raise them to be released back into the wild when they are ready. It’s worth visiting and see humanitarian care to the wildlife and the heart it takes to care.

The Giraffe manor (Giraffe center AFEW (African Fund for Endangered Wildlife Ltd)

A quick browse on social channels and you will see what all the fuss is about. Traveler’s enjoying a meal with a giraffe popping its head through and window or feeding a giraffe from an open balcony or while on the swing in the gardens, giraffes roaming freely all around you.

The Giraffe Manor Africa's pride of international celebrity. Since its founders, Jock and Betty Leslie-Melville, rescued a baby giraffe named Daisy from a heavily poached area of western Kenya in 1974, their home has become a household name among wildlife lovers world-wide - and Daisy a star in her own right.

Today, Daisy's home has been opened to the world - and provides what is felt is the very best place to begin or end your safari or if in a conference or transit it worth coming close to wildlife from the bustle of the city where you feed giraffes with your own hands and have the closest touch. Other animals include the tortoise, warthog, and a African grey parrots.

Half Day Itinerary Options:

MORNING OPTION

AFTERNOON OPTION

1400hrs:    Pick up from your location
1445hrs:    Arrive at the Nairobi National Park for the game drive/activities
1445hrs - 1700hrs:    After the game drive spend some time at the Safari Walk
1800hrs:    Drop off at a location of your choice within Nairobi

Full Day Excursion - Karen Blixen Museum, Giraffe center, Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage - Nairobi

Rate per person

International traveler USD $155 pp

Kenyan Resident & citizen KES 8500/=

Minimum four persons.

children 2-12 years old pays half occupying a seat

rate Includes: Transport/all entrance fees for driver+vehicle and fast-food lunch

Nairobi National Park excursion conveniently situated almost on the doorstep of the capital close to the airport the Nairobi national park is ideal for making acquaintance with Kenya and good preparation for a safari

The Park is one of the best places in Kenya to spot rhinos .in the southeast of the park you can walk through an acacia forest to try to spot hippopotamus and crocodiles sunning themselves on Athi river.

Full Day Itinerary:

0700hrs:    Pick up from your location
0745hrs:    Arrive at the Nairobi National Park for the game drive/activities
0745hrs - 1100hrs:    After the game drive, spend some time at the Safari Walk
1200hrs:    Stop for lunch within the park
1300hrs:    Proceed to enjoy the game drive
1445hrs - 1700hrs:    After the game drive spend some time at the Safari Walk
1800hrs:    Drop off at a location of your choice within Nairobi

Overnight stay at any one of these three lodges,

handpicked by us @bushtreksafaris

‘We recommend one of these lodges as the perfect transit point to and from the international airport – JKIA - at the start and end of your Safari vacation. Both lodges along the flight path and 35-55 min transfer time from the airport ‘

Surinder, Bushtrek Safaris director

Emakoko lodge:

Why stay at this lodge?

Situated along a riverbank with a spectacular long walking wooden slabbed bridge access & long steep cantilever lift taking you to your chalet if the winding staircase is not for you
Chalets perched on the river gorge steep slopes, each with their own large bay doors and deck
River bank fire pit area with bar and pizza oven & a pizza chef too!
Superb working space in each chalet with large desk and designated Wi-Fi
Every 6 months the chef gets a 2-week training and collaboration with an international chef, evolving menu options and keeping true to some classics such as turkey roast & Italian thin crust pizza
Little secret: Whispers say, this is celebrity hotspot, Madonna & Michelle Rodriguez (fast & furious)

International traveler USD $685 per person overnight

Day room international traveler USD $360 per person airport transfer (inc. park fees, 1 game drive, lunch, dinner & transfer)

Minimum two persons

Kenyan Resident & citizen KES 16,500/= per person

Minimum two persons

Ololo lodge:

Why stay at this lodge?

As the most popular supplier of organic duck and chicken in Kenya, Ololo’s organic farm which adjoins the lodge is experiencing unprecedented demand due simply to its quality and innovative farming methods which has won them international recognition
Constructed around an existing family home, the lodge is superbly built, with secluded private rooms and varied – chosen from:
One of the quaint rooms of the stables
3-bedroom stable cottage
Secluded hybrid double tent cottages
Centrally located large main house suite with its own terrace OR
The tower room with a winding staircase of the tower platform, offering its very own breath-taking night sky and horizon views
And of course, a fully organic menu
The best part, lions and leopards alike venture to this boundary fence, attracted by the poultry farming and their sounds fill the depth of night
Another little secret or two: the Australian family who own and run this lodge are one of the largest tea tree farmers in the world. Rates below include house wine and beer!

International traveler USD $475 per person overnight

Day room international traveler USD $285 per person airport transfer (inc. park fees, 1 game drive, lunch, dinner, transfer & house wine and beer included)

Minimum two persons

Kenyan Resident & citizen KES 16,000/= per person

Minimum two persons

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