Early Morning Group Joining Game Drive In Nairobi National Park
Description
Nairobi National Park is the only park in the whole world located within the city with most accessible wildlife experiences, offering the chance to spot some of the continent’s most iconic species in as little as a half-day trip from Nairobi. Explore on a safari tour, enjoy Being in the park and look out for the 4 out of the big 5 this Park. Half-day and full-day tours allow visitors to drive through the park’s grass plains with the capital’s skyscrapers as a backdrop, spotting endangered animal species in their natural habitat.
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Itinerary
After pick up from your Hotel/Airport, Commence to the Nairobi National park through the main gate for a 3 hour game drive. Your guide will be aiming to show you as much variety of animals as possible. The tour to Nairobi National Park takes you to this unique wildlife sanctuary only 7 kms from the Nairobi bustling City Centre where you have chance to see 4 of the Big 5 (expect the elephant) against the back drop of the city tall buildings. Nairobi National Park Kenya's first ever National park is a unique and unspoilt wildlife haven within sight of the city's skyline. Rhino, buffalo, cheetah, zebra, giraffe, lion and plenty of antelopes and gazelles can be seen roaming in this open plains country with a section of highland forest as well as stretches of broken bush country, deep, rocky valleys and gorges with scrub and long grass. Ornithologists catch with over 300 bird species including the Secretary bird, crowned cranes, vultures, peckers and many more.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Apartment/Hotel within Nairobi We also pick up from the airport, please send us the flight details
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(4)
after entry into the park, tour was great. saw lots of lions, rhinos, zebras, giraffes, etc. and guide did a great job too. kenya has the dumbest payment thing for foreigners called eCitizen. you can’t pay in cash or credit card to enter this site or museums. you have to pay via this eCitizen online portal on your phone and it sucks. everyone was scrambling to get this done in the group and we spent over an hour trying to pay at the gate. for the tour operator, update your description to say you can pay in advance on eCitizen and remind people in your communications of this. also, was kinda upset tour operator charged full price for my plus one to come a long while they had to sit in front without roof access.
Hello, We're glad you had a great tour with many wildlife sightings, and we appreciate your feedback regarding the new eCitizen payment system. We understand the initial challenges it poses, and it is beyond our control since it's being run by the government. The reason as to why it has these hiccups is because it's new and people are just getting familiar with it, though with time the process will be smooth hopefully. Thank you for sharing your experience and taking the time to leave your review. Regards Sylvia
Shortly after booking I was contacted by WhatsApp that my pick-up time would be 5:45 AM instead of 6;00 AM. It's always reassuring to be contacted after booking so that you know the tour is actually going to take place. On the evening before the tour I got a new message telling me to be ready between 5:30 and 6:00. So on the day of the tour I wake up early and start waiting. 6:00 passes and no one shows up. I send the tour operator a WhatsApp message, but no one reads it. At 6:15 I call them and they promise to find out where my car is. 5 minutes later they call me back, telling me I'm going to be picked up in 10 minutes. At 6:35 the van finally arrives. Then things start going smoother. We pick up a few other participants, go get some fuel and we reach the park gate at 7:20 AM. There we pay the park entrance fee. The information in the tour description was outdated regarding the entry fee: it was 60 USD, payable by card only. We drive for three hours in the park (including a bathroom break). Our driver is clearly a professional, he knows where to find the animals. We get to see e.g. several giraffes, zebras, a black rhino, two white rhinos, a lion, ostriches, two cranes and a crocodile from a close distance. Wildebeast and a buffalo can be seen a bit further away and a bunchs of hippos staying in the water. During the break the driver comes and tells me that the rest of the group is going to the Giraffe Center after the National Park and asks whether I can join them. I agree to join them, the only extra I have to pay is the entrance fee to the Giraffe Center. Before going to the Giraffe Center we have a break at a coffee shop. Obviously not everyone comes to the Giraffe Center, as one couple leaves us during the break. We got back to the city before 1 PM.
We booked a day trip to the game reserve to fill in a long stop over at Nairobi airport. Although we didn’t sleep on the flight from th uk at 6 am the driver was on time and we got the game park early but because of recent rain even the 4x 4 ‘s struggled on the tracks and so saw a few antelope ; buffalo and giraffes before giving up the struggle and heading to the elephant orphanage which was really good. The driver then found an excellent restaurant before dropping us off at the airport for a flight to Cape Town. All in all an excellent way to spend half a day.
Hello David, Thank you for taking time to write us a review. We are delighted to read that you had an amazing tour despite the heavy rains. This is one of the most popular tours especially for those who have airport layovers. We invite you to travel with us in future as we explore other destinations.
The driver picked us up on time and took us for 6 hours. While driving in the park he gave us a good explanation of what we see (which animal we see, details about how do they behave, etc...) We could also ask for changing the route according to our preferences. I truly recommend this trip to anyone who wants to go to a Safari in Nairobi.
Hello, Thank you for leaving us this wonderful review. We are happy to read that you had an amazing tour with us and was able to see variety of animals. Our drivers are the bomb! They are the industry's top professionals and give the very best service. We would like to have you in future as we explore other destinations!
