Take a day out of Nairobi's hustle and bustle and head to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Witness Visiting the only Elephant Orphanage within the city of Nairobi meeting some of the largest mammals on earth and learn about their lives and how they survive in the wild. The visit takes place during feeding time viewing is strictly between 11:00 to 12:00
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Hotel pickup and drop-off
✔ Professional guide
✖ Pay extra $45 per person for Nairobi National park which is mandatory to access elephant orphanage
✖ Drinks
✖ Food and drinks
✖ Lunch
✖ Gratuities
✖ Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Pickup Locations
1. Albans Hotel
2. Hotel Centurion
3. Amelia Karen Hotel
4. Phoenicia Hotel Kiambu
5. County Villa Hotel
6. Reymark Hotel
7. Kilimo Grand Resort
8. The Smith Hotel
9. Muthu Sovereign Suites & Spa, Limuru Road, Near Nairobi
10. Docklands Hotel
11. Zereniti House
12. 2.5.4 Ole-Sereni Hotel
13. DoubleTree by Hilton Nairobi Hurlingham
14. Lukenya Motorcross
15. Lazinos Guest House
16. Tamarind Tree Hotel
17. Progressive Park Hotel
18. Park Place Hotel
19. The Clarion Hotel
20. Kusyombunguo Lukenya Guest House
Additional Info: Pick up available from airbnb and private apartments
Itinerary
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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
The tour starts by picking you from your Hotel/Home within Nairobi 9:30AM. We will drive you to David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust have a walk through the little 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. When they're done, there's water to play with and keepers to nudge and get hugs from. While you get to watch them play and take photos. 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. It's very cute to watch them hold their giant milk bottles in their trunks and close their eyes with joy as they make quick work of several gallons of milk.
Duration: 60 minutes
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
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
