Tourist Activities in Nairobi National Park

Tourist Activities in Nairobi National Park

Nairobi National Park is the closest National Park to Nairobi in Kenya. It is located a mere half-hour drive from the city, making it a good safari the destination for a day trip, the Tourist Activities in Nairobi National Park include;

Game Viewing

With the teeming array of Wildlife species, the beautiful landscapes which offer stunning sceneries that include the skyscrapers of bustling Nairobi city center in the background, have increased the chances for adventurous Game Viewing opportunities the Major highlight of Tourist Activities in Nairobi National Park. Tourists will be able to spot varieties of these species of Large herbivores, predators, four of the big 5 animals among other commonly seen grazers while on game drives through the wide open rolling grasslands, acacia bush, the deep rocky valleys and gorges and along the Mbagathi River and small dams built along which magnetically attract the water-dependent animals and numerous bird species.

Rhino Tracking

Nairobi National Park is home to the world’s densest concentration of black rhinos at the Kifaru ark sanctuary located within the park, the sanctuary is one of Kenya’s most successful rhinoceros sanctuaries acting as a major breeding rhino sanctuary that is already generating a stock for reintroduction in the species former range and other upcoming sanctuaries and due to this success, it is one of the few National parks where a visitor can be certain of seeing a black rhino in its natural habitat. Rhino Tracking is one of the other exciting Tourist Activities in Nairobi National Park that gets Tourists to watch these endangered creatures on a close encounter as they graze freely in the park’s plains.

Nairobi Safari Walk and the Orphanage

Take a walk through the park to get the closest intricate details of Nairobi National Park while enjoying the beautiful stunning views of Nairobi city in the backdrop, you can also walk to the Sheldrick elephant orphanage and watch the orphaned baby elephants and rhinoceros calves as well as orphaned and sick animals that are usually brought to the sanctuary from all over Kenya that are hand-reared and later released back into secure reserves and sanctuaries. Feeding times here are always an exciting and joyful event for a man and baby animals alike.

Bird Watching

Bird Watching is also among the things to do in Nairobi National Park that will give you greater opportunities to watch the various avifauna species of both permanent and migratory bird species including 20 seasonal migrants from Europe. The man-made dams and along the Mbagathi River are important areas where tourists can spot the aquatic species. Other Tourist Activities in Nairobi National Park include camping, picnics, as well as corporate and special events among others.