| Nairobi National Park is a full wildlife resort located just | | | | the animals tend to come and go at their leisure. |
| outside the city of Nairobi, Kenya. This makes the | | | | Special Sights |
| Kenyan capital the only city in the world where you | | | | Other sights in the park include the historic monument |
| can be in the middle of the bush with a 30-minute car | | | | where ivory has been burned in protest of the ongoing |
| ride from the city centre. Most wild African animals can | | | | poaching of wild elephants and rhinos. There are also |
| be spotted there. So although Nairobi National Park is | | | | trails where you can walk around the hippopotamus |
| one of the smaller wildlife parks in Kenya - it's 117 | | | | pools. Visit the animal orphanage to see some of the |
| square kilometres or 45 square miles - it can't be beat | | | | younger animals up close. The Impala Observation |
| for convenience. | | | | Tower can give you a bird's eye view of the park for |
| The Habitat of the Park | | | | a new perspective. |
| Nairobi National Park is made up mostly of dry open | | | | Practical Information |
| grasslands, also known as savannah. The wide open | | | | The park is only 8 km (5 miles) outside the city, so |
| spaces are broken up with groves of scrubby acacia | | | | access is pretty easy. Cost to access the park is |
| bushes, and the occasional steep valley. There is also | | | | US$40 for adults and US$20 for children. You can get |
| a river that runs through the park, the Athi river, adding | | | | a reusable "smartcard" for paying your fees, that is |
| to the variety of wildlife and birds you'll find (there are | | | | also usable at other national parks and reserves. |
| over 400 species of birds recorded in the park). The | | | | For safety reasons you must enter the park in a |
| park is only fenced on the Nairobi side, so animals can | | | | vehicle. If you don't have your own vehicle, you can |
| migrate freely from and to the park. | | | | either go with any tour operator, or you can take public |
| Speaking of wildlife, the Nairobi National Park is home | | | | transport to the park and then hop on the KWS wildlife |
| to all the animals you'd expect to find in Africa, such as | | | | bus into the park (Sundays only). If you do that, you'll |
| the rhino, lion, zebra, hippo and giraffe. The black rhino | | | | pay between US$55 and US$75 per person. |
| is a specific point of pride for the park, since they are | | | | There is a network of well-marked roads, as well as |
| quite endangered. The only common African animal | | | | designated picnic areas. There are no |
| that doesn't frequent this park, is the elephant. | | | | accommodations within the Nairobi National Park, but |
| Migration patterns change through the year, so there | | | | considering its proximity to the city, that's not really |
| isn't always going to be the same mix of beasts to | | | | necessary. |
| see. Since only the Nairobi side of the park is fenced, | | | | |