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- Nairobi
- Nairobi National Park and Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
Nairobi National Park and Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
Nairobi National Park was established in 1945 and is Kenya's
first national park. Uniquely situated on the capital's doorstep it
is a well-kept, compact and beautiful area of plains and wild bush
containing a large number of Africa's best-known animals. Large
herds of zebra, wildebeest, buffalo and giraffe roam the plains and
black rhino, ostrich, baboons, cheetah and lions are some of the
other photogenic inhabitants. In the park is the Animal Orphanage
where sick, wounded and abandoned animals are cared for and
rehabilitated into the park, as well as an Educational Centre
featuring a Safari Walk. Close by is the Sheldrick Elephant
Orphanage, where infant elephant and rhino (orphaned because of
poaching activities) are cared for and eventually returned to the
wild in Tsavo National Park. The centre is open every morning and
visitors can watch the calves bathing in the mud hole and being
bottle fed by their human surrogate mothers.
Information & Facts
Admission
Park Entry: US$40 (adults), US$20 (children). There are
concessions for citizens and residents of Kenya
Language
English is the official language but Swahili is the
national language, with 42 ethnic languages spoken.
Money
The unit of currency is the Kenyan Shilling (KES), divided into
100 cents. It is not advisable to take Kenyan Shillings out of the
country, as they are difficult to exchange elsewhere. Travellers
cheques in Sterling or US Dollars are recommended for your trip to
Kenya. US Dollars in particular have become commonly used in many
of the country's main hotels and safari lodges. Foreign currency
can be changed at banks, bureaux de change and hotels; easiest to
exchange are US dollars, pounds sterling or Euros. Street exchange
merchants should be avoided as they are operating illegally. Banks
open Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm and on the first and last
Saturday of the month. Banks and bureaux de change at the
international airport stay open 24 hours. Credit Cards (American
Express, Visa and MasterCard) are accepted in the larger hotels and
stores, and some camps and lodges. ATMs are widely available in
Nairobi and the major towns.