Description

“The World’s Wildlife Capital”

A short drive out of Nairobi’s central business district is the Nairobi National Park. 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. Visitors can enjoy the park’s picnic sites, three campsites and the walking trails for hikers.

Key features

Wildlife

Animals include buffalo, giraffe, lion, leopard, baboon, zebra, wildebeest and cheetah---100 mammal species.
400 migratory and endemic bird species.

Picnic Facilities
For corporate events, bush dinners, weddings, picnics, team building sessions, video and film production

• Mokoyiet,
• King Fisher
• historic ivory burning site
• Impala

Attractions

• The only Wildlife park in the world that is so close to the city
• Black rhinoceros :which is an endangered species
• The first park to be gazetted in Kenya on December 16, 1946
• Major rhino sanctuary for breeding and restocking other parks
• Diverse birdlife:Has over 400 bird species. At least 20 of which are seasonal European migrants.
• Home to over 100 mammal species, four of the Big Five (lion, Buffalo, leopard and  rhino)
• Has a spectacular wildebeest and zebra migration
• Large predators- lion, leopard, hyena and cheetah.
• Aggregations of large herbivores- eland, buffalo, zebra and wildebeest
• Ivory Burning Site Monument
• Walking trails at hippo pools
• Nairobi Safari Walk & the Orphanage.
• Spacious accommodating picnic sites

Park Fees

Rules & Regulations

Respect the privacy of the wildlife, this is their habitat. Beware of the animals, they are wild and can be unpredictable. Don't crowd the animals or make sudden noises or movements. Don't feed the animals

Wildlife & Birds

Title	Conservation Status
African elephant	Vulnerable
African lion	Vulnerable
Cheetah	Vulnerable
Leopard	Vulnerable
Striped hyaena	Near Threatened
Spotted Hyena	Least Concern
African buffalo	Least Concern
Wildebeests	Least Concern
Grévy's zebra	Endangered
Kirk's Dik Dik	Least Concern
White Backed Vulture	Critically Endangered
Common Bulbul	Least Concern

SEE ALL