Elephant Orphanage & Giraffe Centre Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

6 hours

Mobile ticket

Spend the day visiting David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage to observe baby and young orphaned elephants: viewing is strictly between 11am and 12pm. you'll visit the Giraffe Center to experience a supervised feeding session.

NB: On Christmas Day 25th December - David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage will be closed for Holiday, we will offer alternative

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

$ 45 per person for Nairobi national park since it’s under KWS and it’s located inside the park. Its conservancy fee

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Elephant Orphanage Entrance fee

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Professional guide

Small Group Tour

Giraffe Center Entrance fee

Food and drinks

Nairobi National Park

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

Giraffe Centre

The tour starts by picking you from your Hotel/Home within Nairobi. You will be driven to Giraffe centre where you feed Rothschild giraffes under the supervision of keepers. The center has rescued, hand-reared and released around 500 orphaned giraffes back into the wild since opening in 1979. This attraction offers opportunities to feed the endangered Rothschild's giraffe by hand. The location also offers a fine education on the physiology, behaviors and habitat preferences of these beautiful animals.

1 hour • Admission Included

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

You will then be driven to David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to walk through the 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. Then, you'll have time to watch the elephants play. 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. Watch them interact with their keepers, munch on some branches of their favorite acacias, and play with the half drums of water and mud

1 hour • Admission Included

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Elephant Orphanage & Giraffe Centre Tour

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Reviews

4.61

251 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

206

An educational experience
Nichole P,
Sep 7, 2025
- Viator
5.00
What a great experience! Absolutely loved feeding the giraffes and learning about the orphaned elephants. It’s a very crowded experience at the elephants so you don’t really get close unless you are really early and those who get the close spots don’t share… I think our group could have done without the stop to the bead shop it’s a total tourist trap and if you want to buy anything the lines are incredibly long. Still enjoyed the animals the most of the trip
We had an awesome time...
Renay D,
Sep 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00
We had an awesome time with Stephan as our guide to the Giraffe Center and Elephant Orphanage. He was super friendly and easy to talk to, and he made sure we had a great spot to see the baby elephants up close — such a cool experience! He also picked a really nice place for lunch with great food. Overall, Stephan made the whole day fun and stress-free. Would definitely recommend this tour.
Great tour guide & visit!
Jen R,
Aug 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Stephen, our tour guide, was awesome! Extremely punctual, professional and helpful. He made sure we had enough time with the giraffes and elephants, even with the crowds. So glad he was our guide!
Great day with elephants, giraffes and pearls
Christian S,
Aug 11, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Great experience with lots of interesting, impressive and beautiful experiences. Thanks John for the great day! Special was the visit to the bead factory!!!
An amazing day
Peggy h,
Aug 8, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Our guide Peter was amazing. Couldn't have been more friendly and helpful. Helped us through the ticket process and got us to the front of the line