Shedrick's Elephant Orphanage + Giraffe Center

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Shedrick's Elephant Orphanage + Giraffe Center

Learn about two of Kenya's most famous animals on this tour to the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage and the Giraffe Centre. See the animals in a safe, contained environment focused on rehabilitation and conservation.

Tour Description

Start your tour with pick up at 10:00am at any hotel/ home within Nairobi.

The first stop is the David Sheldrick's Elephant Orphanage its strictly open between 11 am and 12 noon for only 1 hour. Here you will be able to mingle with rescued baby and teenage elephants and learn their unique yet moving stories of how they got there, how they got their names and what plans are there to release them

You will then be driven to the Giraffe Center where you will learn more about the concerted efforts to conserve the Rothschild Giraffes - an endangered species and also get to feed them and take selfies with the towering animals.

Highlights

The Midday Feeding: Daily from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. You witness the young elephant orphans being hand-fed their specialized milk formula by their devoted keepers.

Playful Mud Baths: After feeding, the calves charge out to their mud pools to roll and splash. The mud acts as a natural sunscreen and insect repellent.

Up-Close Hand Feeding: The main highlight is interacting with the giraffes from a raised wooden viewing platform. You hand-feed them pellets directly into their mouths.

The "Kiss of Life": If you're lucky, a giraffe may lean down and give you a friendly lick on the face with its long, prehensile tongue!

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