Half Day Private Safari Tour of Nairobi National Park
Get Your Safari On! Just Minutes From Downtown
Private Nairobi National Park Tours with Free Nairobi Transfers
We’ll pick you up for the quick ride to this nearby national park. Begin your adventure in style – in a private 4 x 4 pop-top Jeep.
Same day bookings? Not a problem!
Here’s a great intro to safari life. Nairobi National Park is close to the city but it’s the real deal. Incredibly, within sight of Nairobi’s skyline, you can spot lion, rhino, giraffe, buffalo, cheetah, hyena, and plenty more.
Where else in the world can you see downtown skyscrapers frame a grazing herd of giraffes? This is no zoo or theme park. No cages here. This is wildlife, naturally on the savannah as they have roamed for millennia.
Just think, minutes ago you were in a world-class capital city – now you and your group are on the plains where the East African migration of wildebeest and zebra invades by the thousands on their annual trek.
The park is only 10km (6mi) south of Nairobi, but sightings of lions and hyenas are common. Seeing primal nature so close is an almost surreal experience – your friends won’t believe your photos!
And there’s lots more to experience in this unique spot – rhinos, hippos, ostrich, and hundreds of species of colorful birds. For us at Africa Kenya Safaris, this is our home park, and we take special pride in showing it off.
Take a Quick Safari Break
Have some free time in your schedule? The park is close enough for a fun, easy gateway.
Starting from downtown, the airport or any local hotel, we’ll pick you up and get you on safari for an exciting day tracking Kenya’s wildlife.
So, ditch the city and come see the real Africa!
Help Us Save the Kifaru… the Rhino
Do you speak any Kiswahili? You do now – kifaru is the word for rhinoceros. The park supports the largest population of endangered black rhinos in Kenya and has earned the special nickname of Kifaru Ark.
Your visit helps fund the care and protection of the park’s rhinos. The conservation efforts here have been so successful the rhino population has steadily increased. Now the park has become a source for these endangered creatures for other reserves around the country.
Make Some Friends
A group safari is a great way to make friends and meet other safari-loving adventurers. Share photos, swap stories, and maybe even discover other parks together. We can arrange other group tours for you throughout our country-wide choices of great national wildlife reserves.
At Nairobi National Park You Can Walk the Walk
Here’s another unique feature of the park – walking trails. Most national parks have few if any walking trails… not here. Enjoy your choice of a series of well-marked trails and get closer to the action.
There’s also a walking trail to the hippo pool and you’ll watch for crocodiles there as well. While you follow these trails keep your camera ready for sightings of white or black rhino and cheetah, buffalo, and possibly leopard or lion.
Check Out Your Ride
Experience your Africa Kenya Safari in a customized pop-top roof 4x4x Safari Jeep that features: Portable fridge/Cooler Box, 4 Binoculars, long-range high-frequency radio, 4G/LTE broadband WIFI connectivity, AC 230 V Power Outlets, First Aid Kit, Safari Guide Books, Baby Seats (on request), Side steps (on request) and most importantly an expert multi-lingual safari guide who will ensure you have an incredible safari experience.
Poaching – The Ivory Burning Monument
Perhaps the most dramatic symbol in the park is the Ivory Burning Monument. Created as a protest to rampant elephant poaching, several past presidents of Kenya burned hundreds of tons of illegal ivory at this spot – about 5% of all captured ivory in the world.
These dramatic ceremonies were a turning point in Kenya’s awareness of this criminal enterprise and began its dedicated commitment to protecting the country’s elephants.
Morning or Afternoon Tours – The Choice is Yours
Our group tours of Nairobi National Park are 5 hours in duration, and we offer a choice of a morning or afternoon departure.
The morning group tour begins at 6:30 am and ends at approximately noon.
The afternoon group tour begins at 1:30 pm and ends at approximately 6:00 pm.
Just contact us at Africa Kenya Safaris and we’ll set up your day!
Time Capsule of Nairobi Park Tour
We’ll pick you up from your Nairobi hotel, or your choice of location in a 4 x 4 pop-top safari Jeep. Enjoy bottled water as we travel to nearby Nairobi National Park for a 5-hour exploration of lion, leopard, white and black rhino, cheetah, giraffe, buffalo, ostrich, birdlife, and other game.
We’ll also take a guided walking tour of the hippo pool trails. Of special note: we will visit the Ivory Burning Monument – site of the ceremonial destruction of poached ivory and an important call to end this illegal behavior.
At the tour’s end, we’ll depart for your hotel or other location of your choice.
Nairobi National Park Private Tour Highlights
- The Big Four (no elephants) and much other wildlife on game drives
- Good chance to spot rhinos
- Walking trails and the hippo pools
- Over 400 species of birds
- Visit the Ivory Burning Monument
- Meet other safari lovers
OUR NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK PRIVATE HALF DAY SAFARI TOUR PRICES FOR 2026-2027
Please check out our prices for these private safaris – you’ll see they are the most reasonable anywhere for each tour. You’ll travel in safari-style in a 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep.
PLEASE NOTE: Advertised safari prices may not be exact and can vary. Exact Safari prices shall be provided at the time of booking. Expect marginal +/- Price Variations. Prices are in USD Per Person.
| Tour Price is Per Person | Tour Price |
|---|---|
| 1 person in private tour | $270 |
| 2 persons in private tour | $185 |
| 3 persons in private tour | $155 |
| 4 persons in private tour | $145 |
| 5 persons in private tour | $135 |
| 6 persons in private tour | $130 |
| 7 persons in private tour | $120 |
| Children below 3 Years Children between 3-12 Years Children above 12 years and below 18 years | FREE $40 Discount off Per Adult rate $40 Discount off Per Adult rate |
Your Tour Includes
- Nairobi hotel / residence pick-up & drop-off.
- Private transport in 4wd pop up to safari Jeep
- Services of English / other language speaking driver guide
- Game viewing drives
- Park entry permits
- Bottled drinking water
- Government taxes and local levies
– Items and services of a personal nature
– Tips & Gratuities
Why Visit Nairobi National Park?
Take a break from city life to refresh and recharge amongst the lions and the rhinos.
If you’ve come to Kenya on safari, this tour is a great way to get a taste of the wildlife experience before you journey on to the big parks.
Other Nairobi day excursions visiting Nairobi National Park
Nairobi Trips So Close By - Herds of Wildebeests, Lions & Baby Elephants!
Not all of Kenya’s wildlife is found in the great legendary parks – there’s plenty to see just minutes from town. Nairobi National Park is a truly wild animal reserve just a hop from your hotel, where you can see roaming lion, buffalo, cheetah, and more.. all in sight of the city’s downtown buildings in the distance.
Pack your day bag and within the hour you’ll be in the company of roaming hippos, rhinos, and zebra. Only in Nairobi. Africa Kenya Safaris offers you full and half-day excursions to the city’s magical animal enclaves – places that exist nowhere else. Seeing them is one of the best things to do in Nairobi – a simply unforgettable experience!
Other Best things to do in Nairobi
Want To See Lots of Baby Elephants?
We’ll take you visiting with dozens of loveable baby elephants feeding, playing, and just being adorable at the David Sheldrick Trust Elephant Orphanage. Picture the hungry babies running up to their handlers for their morning meal, drinking from giant baby bottles! They lap up their breakfast and run off to play, like any toddler would, rolling about in mud puddles and even knocking a soccer ball about.
The orphanage is also a refuge for young rhinos – all these babies are rescued and now carefully raised and nurtured until they are ready to go back to the wilds. You can even “adopt” a baby during your visit.
Ever Feed a Giraffe?
Climb up the platform where you’ll be eye-to-eye with a curious and colorful Rothschild’s giraffe. Reach out with some food pellets and a long, green tongue quickly laps up the goodies. And you may even get a giraffe kiss as a thanks.
Most of our day tours include a visit to the Giraffe Centre, a refuge for this endangered subspecies of giraffe. This is a pretty spot, with nature trails and lots of towering giraffes, complemented with scores of Kenyan schoolchildren, laughing and enjoying their outing alongside the great creatures.
Into Africa – The Karen Blixen Museum
You may know her as Isak Dinesen, the author of the world-famous memoirs, “Out of Africa”. Her real name was Karen Blixen and she had a farm in Africa. And we’ll take you there.
This is the coffee plantation and manor house about which Blixen wrote – her trials, romances, and life in Africa as a woman in the colonial era. Now her home has become a museum and you’ll get up close to the artifacts of her amazing life.
Kazuri Beads
One of our favorite spots on our Nairobi day tours is Kazuri Beads. Perhaps it’s because this artisan refuge and gift shop was born of the local community of women seeking self-empowerment through their imaginations and personal endeavors.
Upon stepping into this busy workplace you’ll see the community creating colorful beads and pottery – known around the world for its encouraging message of self-determination and expression. Round out your Nairobi tour in the gift shop where you can make a difference and leave with some meaningful souvenirs.
Ready for an Epic Nairobi Tour?
We know all the cool, fun, and unusual discoveries in town. Come join us on a full or half-day tour of Nairobi’s little treasures. If you can’t get away to the big parks or even if you can, our city’s wildlife and cultural spots are a perfect intro to what awaits you over Africa’s horizons.
We at Africa Kenya Safaris specialize in personalized safari tours and special moments like these. And even if you can only book last minute, we’ll make it work.
Please check out our tours below and then contact us so we can save a spot for you.
Nairobi Safari Tours Starting From & Ending in Nairobi
See the Best National Parks, Mt Kilimanjaro & the Great Migration!
Come with us to these spectacular parks on a Kenya safari from Nairobi, and discover the extraordinary wildlife they hold within their savannahs, forests, and high plains.
These multi-day Nairobi safari adventures will get you up close to the brilliant landscapes and pulsing herds of lions, buffalo, elephants, wildebeests, and hundreds of other species.
From Aberdare and Samburu Parks in northern Kenya to Amboseli and the Masai Mara to the south, we offer opportunities to witness magnificent parades of elephants, numerous prides of lions, an uncountable flood of wildebeests on migration, and every imaginable predator and grazer on the savannahs, deep in acacia woods, and on pristine lakes.
Overnighters – Our Two-Day Tours
You’ll see a surprising variety of landscapes and wildlife on our two-day safaris to Kenya’s wildlife reserves.
Choose from one, two, or even three destinations in your touring package.
From Mt. Kilimanjaro to the Masai Mara, we’ll personalize a custom journey to your specific wishes.
3-4 Day Kenya Safaris from Nairobi – More Time to Explore
If you have a little more time, these safaris will bring added opportunities to settle into the safari rhythm.
You’ll get to know the land and wildlife of the great Tsavo East and Tsavo West Parks, with their red-dusted elephants and vast expanse of sky and land.
Then explore the rolling hills and thick wildlife herding across the Masai Mara. Or you can combine the Mara experience with the up-country Rift Valley lakes of Nakuru and Naivasha with their blazing birdlife, rhinos, and sailing safaris.
Lake Naivasha, Crescent Island, Hell’s Gate National Park, Masai Mara National Reserve
Want The Ultimate Nairobi Safari Adventure?
Our 5 – 8 Day Safaris
If you have more time to explore and want to go deeper into the parks and the safari experience, we have created these longer tours so you can spend more time at the reserves.
The great parks of Amboseli and Masai Mara dominate these safaris but also additional wildlife refuges like Aberdare to the north round out your many exciting choices.
Our Flight Safaris
Save Time. Add Glamour to Your Adventure
Our flights from Nairobi will bring you to your favorite wildlife parks in style. We offer an exciting choice of flight safaris departing from convenient Wilson Airport.
Just a quick trip from your hotel and we’ll see you off, on your way to Samburu Park, Amboseli, and the Masai Mara.
