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David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage: Half-Day Tour with Wildlife Trust in Nairobi
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6 Ratings
Nairobi
Experience the magic of the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage on a half-day tour in Nairobi. Get up close and personal with adorable baby elephants and witness their incredible bond with the dedicated conservationists.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Sheldrick Wildlife Trust - The tour starts by picking you from your Hotel/Home within Nairobi 9:30AM. We will drive you to David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust have a walk through the little center from 11am - 12pm in an open space, with a rope fence around it. The youngest elephants come trotting out of the bush to greet their keepers who stand at the ready with giant bottles of milk. For the next 10-15 minutes you can watch each little one slurp and gargle their milk. When they’re done, there’s water to play with and keepers to nudge and get hugs from. While you get to watch them play and take photos. You find out how old they were when they arrived at the orphanage, where they were rescued from, and what got them into trouble. The most common reasons for getting orphaned being: mother’s poached, falling into wells, and human/wildlife conflict. Once the youngest are all fed, they are led back into the bush, and it’s the turn of the 2-3 year olds. Some of them can feed themselves, and some are still fed by their keepers. It’s very cute to watch them hold their giant milk bottles in their trunks and close their eyes with joy as they make quick work of several gallons of milk.
What's Included
- Complimentary Nairobi pickup and drop-off
- Exclusive small group experience
- Admission to Elephant Orphanage included
- Guidance by a professional driver
What's Not Included
- Lunch own expense (available for purchase)
- Pay extra $45 per person for Nairobi National park which is mandatory to access elephant orphanage
Additional Information
Take a half-day excursion to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an elephant sanctuary in Nairobi where you can meet charming orphaned baby elephants saved by environmental protectors. This exclusive tour is committed to the single destination of the elephant nursery, setting it apart from other tours with numerous destinations, and giving you ample opportunity to observe the young elephants as they feed from bottles and interact with their caretakers.
Location
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Mbagathi Road, Kws Workshop Entrance - Nairobi National Park
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Passenger08956979503
Aug 19, 2024
Amazing last day in Kenya - Elephants were so adorable and funny, tour guide and driver were both amazing and provided valuable information about not only Nirobi but all of Kenya!
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Tammyrayhall1
Jul 24, 2024
To the elephant orphanage with a driver for 1/2 day - We loved seeing the orphaned elephants and rhino. The driver was really good and I would definitely go again. We also went to a bead factory and a shop with beautiful wood carvings
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Kgobbel
Sep 13, 2023
Saved the day tour!! - We had a difficult time obtaining tickets for the elephant orphanage as attendence is restricted and going on your own required signing up 3 months in advance. However, our guide Meshamck with Garcebott Ecotours saved the day! They had tickets and Meshamck was a wonderful guide. The elephant orphanage was a fantastic experience, and we were grateful to find tickets! The encounter lasts about 1 hour and we were able to learn about the elephants, why they were orphans and the good work to release them to the wild. After the encounter Meshamck worked with us to set an itinerary that took us to various locations that supported single mothers and local artisans, pointing out the highlights of Nairobi along the way. It was a wonderful first day in Nairobi.
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Marisofi_g
Nov 30, 2022
Amazing experience, great service! - Simply amazing! You get to see and pet the baby elephants, and find out all about their backgrounds.
Our driver was very accommodating.
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Lillian_w
Jul 25, 2021
Mershack deserves a promotion - Mershack was incredible guide. Orphanage worth going to. Appreciated extra time showing us city also
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Maryla_c
Feb 20, 2024
Not very good experience - We book the elephant orphanage tour but they insist that it was with beats factory plus they didn’t say that we have pay park entrance fee 45$ each additional we end up paying taxi to the hotel big rip off
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