Lets Visit The Nairobi National Park

Are you bored in the house, alone or with friends and family and have no idea how to kill the boredom? Do you reside around Nairobi; or even the wider Nairobi Area?. Let me show you how you will manage to fly some time away from your boring day......Lets visit the Nairobi National Park.

This Sunday afternoon was a boring one; we got stuck with a sick cousin who had broken his hand badly in a playing spree. So we are all sited in the familys’ living room, just looking at him and wondering what to say next because we have given him enough sympathies and he dont wanna hear any more of it!! Then an idea comes….why don’t we visit the Nairobi National Park which happens to be just less than 1 KM from their house. Funny as it may sound; they live in Langata Ngei Phase II Estate, near the Langata Cemetery and they have never visited Nairobi National Park. 
Close as it is i.e. less than a KM, most us in the house who had come to pay a “get well quick visit” to the boy had not ever bothered to know what happens in that part of the city.  Since it’s a walking distance, we decide no cars…..and we take the short walk across Langata Cemetery to the Nairobi National Park Gate.

The Park

The Nairobi National Park is located just about 10KM from the city center and is a 15min drive from the city. Even with a bad traffic day; it would not take you more than 1 hour to hit the park.  Inside the park, there are four major places to visit; but we only visited the animal orphanage and the Rangers Restaurant.

• ·         The Nairobi Animal Orphanage
• ·         The Nairobi Safari Walk
• ·         Nairobi National Park Game Drive.
• ·         The KWS Rangers restaurant

The Animal Orphanage

The animal orphanage consists of animals that have been rescued from various parks, reserves or forests across the country. Usually, these are baby animals whose parents have died of diseases or have been predated upon or poached. These "baby" animals are brought to the orphanage to join other orphaned animals. Once in the park,they are fed with relevant meals and are assigned to caretakers who groom their cages and do general monitoring. The animal orphanage is the perfect place to see a wide variety of animals at close range in their locked-up cages. You may get to see Lions, Hyenas, Cheetahs, Leopards, Crocodiles, Buffalos, Impalas and a wide range of monkey & baboon families.

Park Entry Charges for Nairobi Animal Orphanage

Park entry fees is not an excuse for not visiting the world’s only closest National Park to a Capital City! The charges are affordable; Kes 150 for adult citizens and East Africans and Kes 100 for children.  Non-citizens and Non-East Africans pay $50 as park Entry fees.You must produce proof of identification with either a passport or national ID before entry.

Below are photos of some of the animals at the Nairobi Animal Orphanage.

Rangers Restaurant

After visiting the park, we enjoyed a handy glass of cocktail juice at the KWS Three-Star Rangers Restaurant. The restaurant is strategically situated to overlook the open park. From here you can view small monkey families which come as close to the refreshment tables as possible. They may even snatch a banana from your mouth if you are not careful!!