Nairobi Day Tour Giraffe Centre

The Giraffe Centre, located in the Lang’ata suburb of Nairobi, is a conservation and education hub for the endangered Rothschild’s giraffe. A day tour here offers visitors the unique opportunity to hand-feed and interact with these gentle giants from elevated platforms.

The Giraffe Centre in Nairobi, located in Langata about 20 km from the city center, is a wonderful and refreshing experience during the African Spice Safaris excursion. The Nairobi Day Tour of the Giraffe Centre, also known as the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife, offers a completely up-close and personal experience where guests can view and feed giraffes.

The center has rescued, hand-reared, and released around 500 orphaned giraffes back into the wild since opening in 1979. Young giraffes born at the Centre were translocated to Soysambu Ranch near Lake Elementaita, Kigio Conservancy near Gilgil, and Sergoit Ranch in Eldoret. Others were recently translocated to Mwea National Game Reserve and Ruma National Park.

Today, the Rothschild Giraffe population in Kenya is about 300. The Nairobi Day Tour of the Giraffe Centre combines conservation and education with a very hands-on experience for visitors. Not only can you observe the Giraffes in their natural habitat, but you can also get up close and personal.

From a raised wooden platform, you can observe, hand-feed, and pat the Giraffes. Standing 4 meters high, the giraffe’s eyes are beautiful. Kiss a Giraffe on our Nairobi Day Tour of the Giraffe Centre.

Getting covered in juicy Giraffe saliva as they use their gigantic tongues to lick tasty treats from your mouth is another experience altogether. The Giraffe Centre is a nonprofit organization whose main objective is to provide conservation education for schoolchildren and youth in Kenya.

All education programs are offered to them free of charge. The Giraffe Centre derives 90% of its funds from entrance fees and sales in the gift shop and teahouse. Therefore, our Nairobi Day Tour to the Giraffe Centre, along with purchases from the shop and teahouse, contributes immensely to conservation education for Kenyan youth.

The Giraffe Centre in Nairobi is open daily from 0900 Hours to 1700 Hours. Most visitors spend roughly 1 hour on-site, primarily interacting with and hand-feeding the giraffes from a raised wooden platform.

Nairobi Day Tour of the Giraffe Centre Full-Day Itinerary

Because the Giraffe Centre typically takes 1.5 to 2 hours to explore, most travelers combine it with nearby attractions in the Karen area: 
Morning (0600 Hours – 1030 Hours): Start with a game drive in Nairobi National Park
Mid-Morning (1100 Hours – 1200 Hours): Visit the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to watch rescued baby elephants being fed
Lunch: Stop at local favorites like the Carnivore Restaurant or a cafe in Karen
Afternoon: Spend time at the Giraffe Centre, then visit the Kazuri Beads Factory or Karen Blixen Museum

Activities and Amenities

✓ Giraffe Feeding: Visitors receive pellets to hand-feed the giraffes from a raised wooden platform
✓ Tea House & Gift Shop: On-site facilities for snacks and purchasing local souvenirs that support conservation
✓ Nature Sanctuary: A 1.5 km nature trail winds through the adjacent indigenous forest, offering birdwatching and views of the Ngong Hills
✓ Education: Learn about giraffe biology and the breeding programs that have increased the Rothschild population from roughly 100 to over 300 in Kenya

The Giraffe Centre in Nairobi is a premier conservation sanctuary where visitors can interact closely with the endangered Rothschild giraffe. Located in the Lang’ata suburb, it is open daily from 0900 Hours to 1700 Hours

The Giraffe Centre is a wonderful and refreshing experience undertaken during the African Spice Safaris excursion in Nairobi.

The Nairobi Day Tour of the Giraffe Centre, also known as the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife, offers a completely up-close and personal experience where guests can view and feed giraffes. The center has rescued, hand-reared, and released around 500 orphaned giraffes back into the wild since opening in 1979.

Young giraffes born at the Centre were translocated to Soysambu Ranch near Lake Elementaita, Kigio Conservancy near Gilgil, and Sergoit Ranch in Eldoret. Others were recently translocated to Mwea National Game Reserve and Ruma National Park.

Today, the Rothschild Giraffe population in Kenya is about 300. The Nairobi Day Tour of the Giraffe Centre combines conservation and education with a very hands-on experience for visitors.

Not only can you observe the Giraffes in their natural habitat, but you can also get up close and personal. From a raised wooden platform, you can observe, hand-feed, and pat the Giraffes. Standing 4 meters high, the giraffe’s eyes are beautiful. Kiss a Giraffe on our Nairobi Day Tour of the Giraffe Centre.

Getting covered in juicy Giraffe saliva as they use their gigantic tongues to lick tasty treats from your mouth is another experience altogether. The Giraffe Centre is a nonprofit organization whose main objective is to provide conservation education for schoolchildren and youth in Kenya.

All education programs are offered to them free of charge. The Giraffe Centre derives 90% of its funds from entrance fees and sales in the gift shop and teahouse. Therefore, our Nairobi Day Tour to the Giraffe Centre and our purchase from the shop and teahouse contribute immensely to conservation education for Kenyan youth.

 Nairobi Day Tour Giraffe Centre Price Includes:

✓ Price per person Centre entry fees, service charge, and taxes
✓ Visit Giraffe Centre in Langata, Karen District Nairobi, Kenya
✓ Professional English-speaking African Spice Safaris Driver Guide
✓ Pickup from your hotel/ residence in Nairobi and drop-off at your hotel
✓ Enjoy comprehensive talks about the center’s activities, conservation and giraffes

Notes

* Giraffe Centre Opening Hours 0900 Hours  – 1700 Hours
* Giraffe Centre Day Tours depart daily from any Hotel in Nairobi

Giraffe Centre Day Tour Price Excludes:

* Travelers Insurance
* Gratuity for your driver-guide
* Personal expenses such as drinks
* Meals, and sightseeing not included in the package
* Optional activities not stipulated on the itinerary
* Communication charges, visas, international airfares, and airport taxes
* Transfers to/ from the airport (supplement airport transfer cost applies for tours starting from the airport)

The Giraffe Centre Nature Sanctuary, covering approximately 95 acres, is an indigenous forest remnant of the natural forest that once surrounded Nairobi. The nature trail/ walk stretches about 1.5 kilometers, meandering through thick bushes and forests. This leisurely stroll begins directly in front of the parking lot at the Giraffe Centre.

There is a variety of flora and fauna that make this forest an ideal habitat for various animals, including giraffes, hyenas, butterflies, dragonflies, birds, warthogs, bushbucks, monkeys, squirrels, and sometimes a leopard.

Activities such as nature walks, bird walks, and tree-identification walks (Botanical walks, nature interactive learning, and treasure hunts can be arranged).

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