David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage Half-Day Tour in Nairobi

Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

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

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

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

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)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

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.

1 hour • Admission Included

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David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage Half-Day Tour in Nairobi

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Reviews

4.34

65 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Poor organization
Susana G,
Aug 16, 2025
- Viator
2.00
They wanted to charge us again because they said they didn’t work with this page, when they have charged us significantly more than the activity costs. A mess. There are 5 of us and in total we have spent 500 € on this activity.
Stephen was an excellent...
Iyhana M,
Aug 10, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Stephen was an excellent tour guide. He was very informative and even made sure that I had the best view for pictures at the orphanage. . Stephen took me to a nice place for the lunch break and my group really enjoyed it. view. The experience was one in million. It was nice to learn about the elephants and watch how they feed themselves.. I would definitely come back to Kenya and visit the orphanage.
Adorable Elephants
Ian B,
Jul 28, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Just the best time with the baby elephants. They were adorable. Something to remember for ever. Stephen Mutuku was a brilliant driver and guide, a real gem.
Too expensive
Karen D,
Jul 1, 2025
- Viator
2.00
They charged us 375.00 then 42.00 day of. Way too expensive! Enjoyable but not worth that amount!!!!
Very great experience....
Kishor M,
Apr 14, 2025
- Viator
4.00
Very great experience. Nice to see the young elephants are properly taken care of. One issue: I signed up on line for two for $300.00. But just coming the gate of Nairobi National Park, we were told that there is park entrance is to be paid in addition to our paid fee. That was disappointment. We should be told that when we are buying the ticket for this trip. Driver was very courteous, prompt and friendly.