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Luxury & affordable gorilla trekking safari

Mountain gorillas & primates safaris

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Africa's Big 5 & wilderness game drives

Experience the strength of the wild

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CHIMPANZEES

Chimpanzee tracking, golden monkeys & birding experiences

Engage the African jungle tales

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Water rafting- Source of the Nile

Source of the River Nile experience & Murchison water falls

Water rafting- Bungee jumping- kayaking

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Best planned Nairobi national park safari with city tours experience

Nairobi national park safari tours

Best city tour & Nairobi national park safari on a short 15-minute drive of 7km out of Nairobi’s central business district is the Nairobi National Park. It is the only protected area in the world with such a huge variety of animals and birds close to a capital city. Nairobi national park was officially opened in 1946, and was the first park to be gazetted not only in Kenya but also in East Africa. It covers an area of 117km2, on 45 square miles and lies about 5000-6000 feet (1500-1800 meters) above sea level.

Nairobi wildlife game safari

Wide open grass plains and backdrop of the city scrapers, scattered acacia bush play host to a wide variety of wildlife including the endangered black rhino, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, buffaloes, giraffes and diverse birdlife with over 400 species recorded. It is fenced on three sides, whereas the open southern boundary allows migrating wildlife to move between the park and the adjacent Kitengela plains. Herbivores gather in the park during the dry season. Nairobi national park is negatively affected by increasing human and livestock populations, changing land use and poaching of wildlife. Despite its proximity to the city and its relative small size, it boasts a large and varied wildlife population, and is one of Kenya’s most successful rhinoceros sanctuaries with a dense black rhino population. They are well-protected here and are so abundant the reserve provides rhinos to other parks throughout Kenya.

Best Nairobi national park safari & city tour packages

Wild Buffaloes

4 days Nairobi- Masai mara parks safari

Wildebeests, game drives, birding, hot air balloon tours, city tour, nature walks, masai culture tours, horse back riding tours.

hippo

6 DAYS NAIROBI- KENYA WILDLIFE EXPEDITION

Birding, game drives, rhino tracking, great migration, hot air balloon tours, photography, nature walks.

Giraffe crossing the road

10 DAYS KENYA WILDLIFE SAFARI

Wildlife game drives, city tour, birding, nature walks, wildebeests migration, hot air balloons, masai culture, rhino tracking, scenery views, white sand beaches & resorts.

Flamingos

10 DAYS KENYA BIRDING SAFARI

Flamingos, immigrant birds, rhino tracking, chimpanzees, Africa's big 5, scenery watch, white sand beaches & oceanic endemics.

Dolphin spotting

14 DAYS KENYA SAFARI EXPERIENCE

The great migration, birding, game drives, scenery watching, culture, white sand beaches, nature walks, resorts & cuisines.

mountain Gorillas

16 DAYS GORILLAS-KENYA SAFARI

Gorilla trekking, chimpanzees, Murchison falls, source of the Nile, rhino tracking, wildebeests migration, birding.

Best city tour, wildlife, birding & Africa's big 5 safari

Visitors can enjoy the park’s picnic sites, three campsites and the walking trails for hikers. For corporate events, bush dinners, weddings, picnics, team building sessions, video and film production. Animals include 90+ rhinos, buffalo, giraffe, 39+ lions, leopard, baboon, Zebra, wilderbeest, impala, cheetah, Thomson’s gazelle, Grant’s gazelle, common eland, hartebeest, waterbucks, common warthog, olive baboon, black-backed jackal, common ostrich, and Nile crocodile, 40 different amphibian and reptile species and 500 tree species and over 100 mammal species; 400 migratory and endemic bird species; mokoyiet, kingfisher.

Birding in Nairobi national park safari

Nairobi national park’s predominant environment is open grass plain with scattered Acacia bushes. The western uplands of the park have highland dry forest with stands of Olea Africana, Croton dichogamus, Brachylaena hutchinsii, and Calodendrum. The lower slopes of these areas are grassland. Themeda, cypress, Digitaria, and Cynodon species are found in these grassland areas. There are also scattered yellow-barked Acacia xanthophloea. There is a riverine forest along the permanent river in the south of Nairobi national park. There are areas of broken bush and deep rocky valleys and gorges within the park. The species in the valleys are predominantly Acacia and Euphorbia candelabrum. Other tree species include Apodytes dimidiata, Canthium schimperiana, Elaeodendron buchanani, Ficus eriocarpa, Aspilia mossambicensis, Rhus natalensis, and Newtonia species. Several plants that grow on the rocky hillsides are unique to the Nairobi area. These species include Euphorbia brevitorta, Drimia calcarata, and Murdannia clarkeana.

Activities in Nairobi national park safari

  • Safari game drives
  • Birding & bird watching
  • Filming & Photography 
  • Camping
  • Nature walks
  • Picnicking 
  • Rhino tracking

Lodges while on Nairobi national park safari

Nairobi game park

Ololo safari lodge & farm

Ololo safari lodge & farm is located at -1.38751° S, 36.83222° E at Nairobi national park and has breathtaking views as it overlooks the game park.

Ololo safari lodge offers wide range of classic accommodation to its guests at varying rates like;

  • Tented cottages starting at $590
  • Stable rooms starting at $480
  • Twin/ Double rooms starting at $760
  • Family rooms starting at $480
  • Tower suite starting at $690
  • Terrace suite starting at $690

Radisson Blu hotel

Located at -1.27778° S, 36.80452° E in the heart of the city, Radisson blu hotel is one of the classic hotels that offer a cool accommodation while on a Nairobi safari.

Radisson Blu hotel offers great accommodation and amenities at the facility at affordable rates like;

  • Single rooms starting at $178
  • Double rooms starting at $193
  • Triple rooms starting at $220
Nairobi game park safari

Nairobi Serena hotel

Nairobi Serena hotel under the chain of the classic Serena hotels, is also located at -1.28701° S, 36.81451° E in the heart of the city Nairobi.

Nairobi Serena hotel offers classic room for accommodation such as;

  • Single rooms starting at $170
  • Double rooms starting at $249
  • Executive rooms starting at $306
  • Premium rooms starting at $323
  • Superior rooms starting at $340
  • Suites starting at $552
  • Business suites starting at $638
  • State/ Presidential suites starting at $7,225
Nairobi game park safari

Mercure Nairobi hotel

Located at -1.30033° S, 36.81515° E in the Kenya’s capital, Mercure Nairobi hotel is also another comfortable staycation facility while on a Nairobi national park safari. Staying at Mercure shall also allow you access the city for a city tour, cultural and historical places.

Mercure Nairobi hotel offers numerous accommodation offers from single travelers, families and group travelers starting from $135 per person.

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