Elephant Orphanage & Giraffe Centre Tour
Overview
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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
Pay Extra $85 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.
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
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Elephant Orphanage & Giraffe Centre Tour
Pickup included
Reviews
277 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Amazing Experience
Minnie K,
Nov 4, 2025
- Viator
5.00My co-worker and I were anxious to see some of the beauty and nature of Nairobi at the end of the work trip. Our driver, Sam, was friendly, professional, and knowledgeable. Most importantly, it was evident that he shared a love of wildlife and genuinely was proud of work of the two rescues. Both places were beautiful and well done. It was great to see the work of both centers in rehabbing and caring for these majestic animals.
Great tour!!
ccmoms,
Nov 1, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00We had a fantastic tour and thoroughly enjoyed it. Stephen Mutuku was our driver and he was the best. He got us to the front of the line so we had a good view of the elephants. He was excellent with the timing to beat the crowds. We highly recommend this tour and especially Stephen.
Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi
Z8105BWjoannem,
Oct 25, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00Part of out Trek with Global Adventure Challenges, in Kenya. This was a very special 2 hours and we got to meet the orphaned elephants and hear about the charity and their story
We had a great day out...
Becky,
Oct 19, 2025
- Viator
5.00We had a great day out seeing the sanctuaries with Stephen M, very knowledgeable and helpful!! 11/10
Great Day!
Mary V,
Oct 17, 2025
- Viator
5.00This was a great tour. The driver was Peter and he messaged ahead to coordinate pick up and arrived on time. He was very knowledgeable and shared some of his funnier antidotes. He was always sure to steer us against the crowds and keep us on schedule. You can tell he enjoys his job and we were grateful to share this day with him! Thank you!
A morning with giraffes, elephants and Stephen 🇰🇪👏🏻
Tray1967,
Oct 11, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00A fantastic experience!! Stephen arrived on time and was amazing. You name it he knows it so you could not pick a more experienced guide. So friendly and professional. If you use this company ask for Stephen. Perfect day 👏🏻👏🏻
Great experience
Joanne Y,
Oct 8, 2025
- Viator
5.00Up close and feeding giraffes were so enjoyable. Seeing baby elephants drinking milk and petting them were wonderful.
Loved it!
estefaniav174,
Oct 7, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00This was a lovely trip - our guide Stephane was super nice, efficient , and helpful, eager to take pictures and to adjust to my timing. I really enjoyed feeding the giraffes , learning about the conservation efforts, and above all , I loved seeing the baby elephants and interacting with them a little bit. Overall it was a wonderful experience. Thanks Stephane and the company for this nice day
Great driver, extra fees
242kelsib,
Oct 3, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00We really enjoyed our Giraffe & Elephant experience. Our driver Stephen was great. Very knowledgeable, kind, and an all around great guy. He was also a wonderful photographer…bonus! The only thing I’d like to mention for others to be aware of is this does not include the park entrance fee. We did have to pay on top of these tickets and I think people should be aware. Besides that, we truly had a great adventure and I can’t say enough good things about Stephen. Highly recommend him.
Great organization and the elephants are very cute and active
Sally M,
Sep 27, 2025
- Viator
5.00it gets crowded so get there early and when you walk to the area go around to the right for good viewing and away from the mud pond.
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