Nairobi National Park

About Nairobi National Park

In the heart of Kenya’s capital Niarobi, the Nairobi National Park is one of Africa’s most unique landscapes, suspended at the interface of wilderness and civilisation.

This is no zoo, and the animals are as wild as those of the rural regions. Yet, schools and shopping malls lie just a stone’s throw from an open savannah where prides of lion stalk through the grass and herds of wildebeest and zebra migrate with the seasons.

The park is fenced where it abuts the city but the southern boundary is open - the animals can move in and out of the park through a wildlife corridor stretching to the Athi-Kapiti Plains to the southeast.

Nairobi National Park includes a surprising diversity of habitats, including rolling plains, lush forests, marshlands and stretches of riverine valley.

Of the Big 5, only elephants are absent, and the park’s black and white rhinos are probably the most celebrated residents.

The park has over 40 adult resident lions, while leopard, hyena, and cheetah are regularly seen. Other common sightings include buffalo, giraffe, ostrich, eland, impala, wildebeest, hartebeest, Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelles, zebras, hippos, and crocodiles.