Nairobi National Park
Nairobi National Park is a unique ecosystem by being the only protected area in the world close to a capital city. The park is located only 7 km from Nairobi city centre. The savannah ecosystem comprise of different vegetation types. Open grass plains with scattered acacia bush are predominant. The western side has a highland dry forest and a permanent river with a riverine forest.  To the south are the Athi-Kapiti Plains and Kitengela migration corridor which are important wildlife dispersal areas during the rain season. Man-made dams within the park have added a further habitat, favourable to certain species of birds and other aquatic biome.
Major wildlife attractions are the Black rhino, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, buffaloes, Giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, elands and diverse birdlife with over 400 species recorded.  Other attractions include the Ivory burning site Monument, Nairobi Safari Walk, the Orphanage and the walking trails at hippo pools. 

ACCESS
•    By Road: Distance: 10km South of Nairobi City Center
•    By Air:  Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Wilson Airports

PARK GATES
The park has 7 gates. 2 gates being for KWS service use only. The gates are:-
•    Main gate: KWS headquarters Langata road
•    Cheetah Gate
•    Langata Gate
•    Maasai Gate
•    Mbagathi Gate(service gate)
•    Banda Gate(service gate)

SIZE / LOCATION
•    117 Km2
•    Nairobi Province

CLIMATE
•    January-March is hot and dry, April-June is hot and wet, and July-October is very warm and wet.

SAFARICARD REQUIRED?
Entry is by Safari Card only. Safaricards may be obtained  and loaded at main gate, Nairobi National Park. Proof of identification will be required.
•    Citizens – Valid Passport or National ID
•    Residents – Valid Passport & re entry pass

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS
•    The only Wildlife park in the world that is so close to the city
•    Black rhinoceros :which is an endangered species
•    The first park to be gazetted in Kenya on December 16, 1946
•    Major rhino sanctuary for breeding and restocking other parks

Picnic Facilities
For corporate events, bush dinners, weddings, picnics, team building sessions, video and film production
•    Mokoyiet,
•    King Fisher
•    historic ivory burning site
•    Impala

ACTIVITY OPTIONS
•    Game viewing
•    Corporate Events such as Bush Dinners, Team Building, Video and Film Production.
•    Special Events such as Weddings.
•    Three-star Rangers Restaurant where patrons relax for meals while overlooking the park.
•    Perfect outing place for families, couples, friends, bonding, game viewing, family get-togethers

WHAT TO TAKE WITH YOU
•    Drinking water, picnic items. Also useful are: binoculars, camera, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses and a guidebook
•    Diverse birdlife:Has over 400 bird species. At least 20 of which are seasonal European migrants.
•    Home to over 100 mammal species, four of the Big Five (lion, Buffalo, leopard and  rhino)
•    Has a spectacular wildebeest and zebra migration

Attractions
•    Large predators- lion, leopard, hyena and cheetah.
•    Aggregations of large herbivores- eland, buffalo, zebra and wildebeest
•    Ivory Burning Site Monument
•    Walking trails at hippo pools
•    Nairobi Safari Walk & the Orphanage.
•    Spacious accommodating picnic sites

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WILDLIFE
•    Animals include buffalo, giraffe, lion, leopard, baboon, zebra, wildebeest and cheetah---100 mammal species.
•    400 migratory and endemic bird species.

WHERE TO STAY

In - Park Accommodation
•    No in-park accommodation. Plenty of accommodation to choose from in the city of Nairobi.

1.    David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust-   The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is a small flexible charity, established in memory of David Sheldrick, famous Naturalist and founder Warden of Kenya's giant Tsavo East National Park in which he served from 1948 until 1976.  Since its inception in 1977 the Trust has played an extremely significant and important role in Kenya's conservation effort.  Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick along with Six Trustees assisted by an Advisory Committee of practical Naturalists with a lifetime experience of African conditions oversee and direct the operations of the Trust.Helping save the lives of orphaned Elephants and Rhinos who are ultimately released back into the wild is just some of the many wildlife commitments The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is involved in.  The Trust runs seven full time Desnaring teams, two mobile Veterinary Units, and is active in a Community Outreach Program along with working with the communities in an educational capactiry locally,  and through articles for the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya, the Press and Radio Programs.  The Trust has also provided advanced training in wildlife management for promising students.  The Trust continues to provide a blueprint for the welfare of animals in captivity and, in the case of elephants, illustrated the sophistication of their communication and their social needs.  It has perpetuated vital field knowledge and experience that would otherwise have been lost, and made it available to all national parks in East Africa and many beyond.The Trust provides continual support for The Kenyan Wildlife Service through our Desnaring efforts within the Tsavo Ecosystem and the Mobile Veterinary Units, but also through support of security fuel, and electrically fencing sensitive National Park boundaries, alleviating human wildlife conflict.  The Trust supports indigenous tree nurseries, and water projects in both Tsavo National Park and in the bordering community areas.saving wildlife and wilderness is the responsibility of all thinking people. Greed and personal gain must not be permitted to decimate, despoil and destroy the earth's irreplaceable treasure for its existence is essential to the human spirit and the well-being of the earth as a whole. All life has just one home - the earth - and we as the dominant species must take care of it.'   www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org

2.    GIRAFFE CENTRE- The Giraffe Centre is located at Langata, approximately 5 kilometres from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in order to protect the endangered Rothschild giraffe, Giraffacamelopardalisrothschildi, that is found only in the grasslands of East Africa.The Giraffe Centre was started by Jock Leslie-Melville, the Kenyan grandson of a Scottish Earl, when he and his wife Betty captured a baby giraffe to start a programme of breeding giraffe in captivity at their home in Langata - home of the present centre. Since then the programme has had huge success, resulting in the introduction of several breeding pairs of Rothschild Giraffe into Kenyan national parks.In 1979, Leslie-Melville added an education centre to his (then still private) giraffe sanctuary. By 1983 he had raised enough money to establish the Giraffe Visitor's Centre as a tourist destination in Nairobi. The main attraction for visitors is feeding giraffes from a raised observation platform. The centre is also home to several warthogs which freely roam the area along with the giraffes