Nairobi National Park – Wildlife Safaris & City Tour of Kenya

Nairobi National Park was established in 1946 and was the first national park in Kenya, it was the only park where wildlife safari experiences can be encountered as of then and it gave birth to other national parks that gave the term magic Kenya.

Nairobi National Park is located approximately 7 kilometers south of the center of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital city, with an electric fence separating the park’s wildlife from the metropolis. Nairobi’s skyscrapers can be seen from the park.

Park Size & Vegetation Cover

The park covers an area of 117.21 km2 (45.26 sq mi) and is small in comparison to most of Africa’s national parks. The park’s altitude ranges between 1,533 and 1,760 m (5,030 and 5,774 ft).  It has a dry climate. The park is the only protected part of the Athi-Kapiti ecosystem, making up less than 10% of this ecosystem. The park has a diverse range of habitats and species.

Wildlife in Nairobi National Park

Species found in the park include Cape buffalo, baboon, eastern black rhino, gazelle, Grant’s zebra, cheetah, Coke’s hartebeest, hippopotamus, African leopard, lion, eland, impala, Masai giraffe, ostrich, vultures, and waterbuck

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