Nairobi National Park (“The World’s only Wildlife Capital”)

Nairobi National Park (“The World’s only 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.

Nairobi National Park lies 10 kms (6 miles) from the heart of the capital approximately, a 35 minutes way drive. It was established in 1946, 114 kms (44 sq miles) of pristine savanna with a large stock of migratory game and lies between the Nairobi-Mombasa railway and the garden suburb of Langata. It is open on its south-east perimeter and here the Kitengela Conservation Area allows a corridor for the natural migration of the game which takes place with the seasonal rains. Game drives are unique every time none is like the other. Get to encounter the game in close proximity and be on the look out for the Black rhinos, lions and other game roaming in the park.