Situated in along the Nairobi River in beautiful Kenya, the capital of Nairobi is East Africa’s most cosmopolitan city. It serves as an excellent starting point for African safari trips around Kenya. Nairobi is Africa’s 4th largest city and is a vibrant and exciting place.
There are some fascinating attractions: its cafe culture, unbridled nightlife, the National Museum, the Karen Blixen Museum, Giraffe centre and most notably just 20 minutes from the city centre wild lions and buffalo roam in the world’s only urban game reserve, Nairobi National Park which is Kenya’s first ever National Park.
Although it is a seasonal park, most of the game, such as lion, leopard, cheetah, impala, coke’s hartebeest (Kongoni), eland, Thomson’s and Grant gazelle, Maasai giraffe, hippo and buffalo, including the indigenous Black Rhino, live in the protection in this Nairobi national park all year round.Herds of plains zebra, wildebeest and eland enter the park during the great migration in July and August to enjoy the rich grazing until the next rains come.This park is an ideal starting point for ornithological safaris, with over 400 species of birdlife or a great start if you are looking to have a safari feel upon arrival in Kenya.
Make sure you pay a visit to the elephant orphanage operated by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
