Things to Do in Nairobi

Top things to do in Nairobi: Nairobi National Park game drive, baby elephants, Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen, Bomas, day trips to Naivasha and Hell's Gate. Book tours.

Quick answer

The top things to do in Nairobi are a game drive in Nairobi National Park (lions and rhinos 7 km from the CBD), the 11:00 baby elephant viewing at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, feeding giraffes at the Giraffe Centre, the Karen Blixen Museum, and day trips to Lake Naivasha, Hell's Gate and Lake Nakuru.

Packages: 5
From: USD 90 per person
Departs: Nairobi
Payment: M-Pesa, bank, card

Wildlife in the city

Nairobi National Park is the only national park inside a capital city. Combine it with the elephant orphanage and Giraffe Centre for a full wildlife day.

Culture and history

The Karen Blixen Museum, the Nairobi National Museum, Bomas of Kenya for traditional dances, the Kazuri bead workshop and the Maasai Market for crafts.

Day trips from Nairobi

Hell's Gate and Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli. See all day trips from Nairobi.

Things to Do in Nairobi: packages and prices

Nairobi National Park Half-Day Tour

1 day
Budget
Private or shared

A Nairobi National Park half-day tour is a 5-hour guided game drive in the only national park inside a capital city, 7 km from Nairobi CBD.

From USD 95per person

Lake Nakuru Day Trip from Nairobi

1 day
Mid-range
Private

A Lake Nakuru day trip from Nairobi is a 10–11 hour private tour that drives 160 km into the Great Rift Valley for a game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, a protected rhino sanctuary known for white and black rhino, Rothschild's giraffe, lions and flamingos.

From USD 228per person

Hell's Gate & Lake Naivasha Day Tour from Nairobi

1 day
Mid-range
Private

The Hell's Gate and Lake Naivasha day tour is a 10-hour trip from Nairobi where you cycle or hike among zebra and giraffe in Hell's Gate National Park, walk the Ol Njorowa Gorge with a ranger, and can add a boat ride to see hippos on Lake Naivasha.

From USD 197per person

Amboseli Day Trip from Nairobi

1 day
Budget
Shared or private

An Amboseli day trip from Nairobi is a long 13–14 hour tour, leaving at 05:00, that gives you 4–5 hours of game driving among Amboseli's big-tusked elephant herds with Mount Kilimanjaro as the backdrop.

From USD 133per person

Giraffe Centre & Elephant Orphanage Tour, Nairobi

1 day
Budget
Private or shared

This 6-hour Nairobi tour takes you to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage for the 11:00–12:00 baby elephant viewing, then to the Giraffe Centre to hand-feed endangered Rothschild's giraffes.

From USD 90per person

Package	Days	From	Style	Park fees
Nairobi National Park Half-Day Tour	1	USD 95 per person	Budget	not included
Lake Nakuru Day Trip from Nairobi	1	USD 228 per person	Mid-range	not included
Hell's Gate & Lake Naivasha Day Tour from Nairobi	1	USD 197 per person	Mid-range	included
Amboseli Day Trip from Nairobi	1	USD 133 per person	Budget	not included
Giraffe Centre & Elephant Orphanage Tour, Nairobi	1	USD 90 per person	Budget	not included

Frequently asked questions

What can I do in Nairobi in one day?

Take an early game drive in Nairobi National Park, see the baby elephants at 11:00, have lunch in Karen, visit the Giraffe Centre in the afternoon, and end with dinner at a nyama choma restaurant.