Giraffe center, Elephant Orphanage and Beads Center

Overview

Available languages

English

10 hours

Mobile ticket

Enjoy watching Giraffes and baby elephants at a close range in a safe, contained environment focused on rehabilitation and conservation. Visitors get to feed the giraffes on elevated feeding platforms which is an example of how they use their long, prehensile tongues to remove leaves from prickly acacia branches then learn and get more information about elephants and their conservation . This tour includes all entrance fees and private transportation for a hassle-free experience to Nairobi National park

Additional Info

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(if option selected)

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Elephant Orphanage Entrance fee

Professional guide

Small Group Tour

Giraffe Center Entrance fee

Transport in a private vehicle

Lunch

Pay Nairobi national park fee (If Option Selected)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Giraffe Centre

Our driver will come to pick you from your Nairobi hotel or residency 8AM then drives you to Giraffe center. Here you see the magnificent creatures and learn why they are endangered. You will also learn their behaviors, traits and more conservation education. To cap the visit, you get the chance to feed them under the supervision of a trained staff member

2 hours • Admission Included

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

The next stop will be elephant orphanage which is only open from 11AM – 12Noon. Here you will learn more about the baby elephants and what led them to be orphans. You will get more information on raising them and the efforts being made to re-introduce them back to the wilderness

1 hour • Admission Included

Options

Nairobi Park Fees Excluded

Nairobi Park Fees Excluded: Pay Your Nairobi National Park entrance fees USD85 Per Person at the Gate of the park
Pickup included

Nairobi Park Fees Included

Nairobi Park Fees Included: Your Nairobi National Park Entrance fees is Included in this Package
Pickup included

Reviews

4.87

45 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Exceeded my expectations
Rachel G,
Nov 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide, Stephen, had an infectious joy that permeated our entire tour. He educated, entertained and captured this fantastic experience for us. I highly recommend this tour and Stephen. Exceeded my expectations.
Great day with elephants, giraffes and beads!
ksh0309,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
John was an exceptional guide. Informative, kind and very pleasant. And the visits to the Sheldrick Trust, giraffe sanctuary and the bead making were superb.
5 star delightful experience
moniquew549,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Wonderful day tour. Joe was an absolute delight. We got the best viewing spots at both sanctuaries because he got us there early. Bead factory wonderful particularly as its a women's social enterprise. 5 stars .
Amazing guided tour
mansetl2024,
Sep 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Super day out visiting the giraffe center & the elephant orphanage & Kobe Tough beads factory. Our tour guide John was amazing, super friendly and full of knowledge ! I couldn't recommend more ! Thank you again
A day to remember
katrinae877,
Sep 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a day! John was great fun 🙌 taught me some swahili and took care of all the logistics. His commitment to getting some excellent photographs (and even tiktok videos) was impressive! The Giraffe centre was pretty cool to be so close and feed the giraffes (and get to meet their very distinct personalities). Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage is somewhere I've wanted to go for years and it blew me away honestly 🥹 also glad I got to see the bead centre the work they do to empower so many women is inspiring. To round it off had a lovely authentic Kenyan lunch which was excellent Only thing I'd say is be more aware than I was in the souvenir store, there's no prices until the till and I misunderstood the exchange rate so it ended up being some very pricey souvenirs but that's on me!
all amazing
513t ar,
Jul 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Everything was great, our guide Stephen was amazing, made sure we had the best spots, wonderful lunch and overall best experience.
Sheldrake, Giraffe & Bead trip was incredible
Mobile41888313771,
Jul 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Stephen was so patient and helpful, particularly with my lack of hearing, and is a Credit to Gracepatt We enjoyed visiting a community shop to buy souvenirs, feeding the giraffes was brilliant - it seemed the giraffes enjoyed being fed. Visiting the Sheldrick Trust to see the baby Elephants was the highlight for me & Stephen helped direct us to a brilliant spot to see the elephants arrive, near to where the milk was situated & we also got to stroke them. We also had time to browse & buy souvenirs. The lunch was delicious & the bead tour was very informative. The ladies enjoyed singing & then sharing the process & we had plenty of time to browse & buy souvenirs. My only comment was there was not much time to spend looking at the giraffe centre due to fitting it with the time the elephants are fed at the sheldrake trust, but I was glad we were able to fit in all items in the day.
Great time
Inspiration791656,
Jun 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Excellent tour. Our guide Stephen took great care of us. Made sure we had great viewing points at sanctuary and giraffes. Tour had only two other people on it and was very well done.
Fantastic day trip seeing animals and Kenyan culture
B4542YVlizzieb,
Jun 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The day was amazing! Stephen Mutuku my guide was wonderful and perfectly on time! It was actually just me booked onto the trip and he was very reassuring and knowledgeable. We went to a small cafe first and then headed to the giraffes. It was amazing and you can feed them so easily! Then we went to the baby elephant orphanage. After we went for lunch at a great restaurant and then headed to a bead production and store. It was inspiring as it is mainly aimed at helping women and girls earn an income. Then finally we went to see some cultural/tribal dances which were amazing.
Day trip to Giraffe Centre, Sheldrick Centre and Bead Factory
278verityc,
Jun 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great experience. After some trepidation of booking with Grace Patt after reading on the Shekdrick Wildlife Trust website that you should book direct with them my fears were totally relieved. Steven from Grace Patt picked us up from our hotel and the day was wonderful. He took photos of us with the giraffes using our cameras and phones that we wouldn't have had otherwise. He helped us to have a perfect vantage point for seeing the elephants. Its quite chaotic to enter and Steven made it seamless. We could not be more pleased with his services as a guide. I would not hesitate to recommend Grace Patt as a company for the day trip to see the Giraffe Centre and Sheldrick and the Bead Factory. There was no pressure at the bead factory to buy and it was an interesting experience. Beautiful people. Thank you Grace Patt and full thanks to Steven our guide.