Nairobi National Park, Kenya

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This somewhat underrated park is the most accessible of all Kenya’s reserves. It’s possible to visit as part of a tour or even by public transport, as the park runs its own wildlife bus. By car it takes only 20 minutes from Nairobi.

The park has been around since 1964 and there is plentiful of wildlife despite the backdrop of skyscrapers and the roar of jets coming into land (being close to Kenyatta Airport). You stand a good chance of seeing gazelles, warthogs, zebras, giraffes, ostriches, buffaloes, lions, cheetahs and leopards. The landscape is a mixture of savanna and swampland and is home to the highest concentration of black rhinos in the world (over 50). The wetland areas support more than 550 recorded species of bird, attracting many bird-watchers.

The elephant is the only one of the 'big five' not found here, but leopard, lion, buffalo, rhino, giraffe, hippo, crocodile, antelope, wildebeest, eland, zebra and Thompson's gazelle as well as many other species are here in abundance.

Nairobi National Park is not fenced and wildlife is still able (for the time being) to migrate along a narrow wildlife corridor to the Rift Valley. Concentrations are higher in the dry season as animals migrate into the park where water is almost always available.

Photos of Nairobi National Park

Ostrich in Nairobi National Park

(photo by future15pic)

Herd of Zebra with Nairobi on the horizon

Lone Giraffe looking out over Nairobi National Park

(photo by ricardojc)

Tours and Safaris to Nairobi National Park

Below are some of the safari holidays we offer which include a visit to Nairobi National Park. To find out more about each tour, just click one of the links below. We can also arrange custom tours and safaris which go to Nairobi National Park so feel free to e-mail us or visit our custom tours page.