Beyond Ordinary Travel
A Nairobi National Park safari offers a wildlife experience found nowhere else on earth — Africa’s Big Five roaming against a backdrop of city skyscrapers. The park covers 117 square kilometres just 7 kilometres from Nairobi’s central business district, making it the world’s only national park bordering a capital city. The Nairobi National Park safari delivers four of the Big Five — lion, leopard, buffalo, and black rhino — along with cheetah, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, and over 400 bird species. The park’s southern boundary is open, allowing wildlife to migrate freely from the Kitengela conservation area during the wet season, bringing in fresh seasonal populations. Predator sightings are reliable: the park consistently records among the highest cheetah sightings per square kilometre in Kenya. The Athi River forms the eastern boundary, supporting hippo and crocodile. The Nairobi Animal Orphanage and the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant nursery are located at the park’s entrance — both offer unique conservation experiences. A Nairobi National Park safari is ideal for transit visitors or as a first wildlife experience before heading to Kenya’s more remote parks.
