Nairobi National Park is one of Kenya’s most popular safari parks, located south of central Kenya right next to and within the Nairobi city region. The National Park is the world’s only National Park located in the city and travelers at Nairobi airport can literally see the park and its potential wildlife as they flyover or land. Nairobi National Park is a perfect place for day excursions in Kenya since it is located just within or around the city centre.
There is nowhere else in the world where such amazing wilderness and wildlife sits so adjacently to a major city. The National Pak is only 4-miles (6.4 km) from the city center of the city – a place to visit while on your Kenya safari tour especially for those who visit Nairobi.
Highlights
Nairobi National Park covers a total land area of 45.26 square miles (117.2 sq km) and was the first National Park to be established in Kenya in 1946. The National Park is one of the smallest not only in Kenya but Africa at large. Although it is so small, it is quite diverse in habitats and has plenty of wildlife that you can enjoy viewing on your Kenya safari tour. The most part of the park is dominated by open plains, grasslands and scattered acacia trees. All these ecosystems habituate different wildlife species with even some big game.
On the other hand, the National Park also has a highland forest, rocky gorges, broken bush company, and riverine forest that provide refuge to great numbers of wildlife species.
The city patrons and national park wildlife are literal neighbors almost habituating in the same space. There is animals are restricted from the city centre with an electric fence. This helps to separate the city area with the national park wilderness area.
The park sits at just over 5,000 feet (1,524 m) ranging from 5,030 feet to 5,774 feet (1,533 to 1,760 m) and although has limited features.
Every traveler to Africa lives in hopes of seeing wildlife especially the predator species such as lions, leopard, and cheetah, among others. There is guaranteed wildlife sightseeing in Nairobi National Park and expect no disappoint with predators sightings especially lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas. The National Park also has a great number of herbivore species such as buffalo, black rhino, baboon, eland, gazelle, hartebeest, hippopotamus, impala, giraffe, wildebeest, and waterbuck among others. The missing species here is the African elephant though most people are interested in seeing it.
The most commonly seen of all are the ungulates such as Impala, wildebeest, Hartebeest, Thomson’s gazelle, Grant’s Gazelle, and Eland. There is a guarantee of seeing all these species on your safari to this Park. The abundance of ungulates also attracts a lot of predator species happily knowing that their hunt is very easy.
The ntional park also shares a great number of Birdlife that can be spotted on safaris here – expect to spot the vulture and ostrich, with more intriguing species. The ostrich can be commonly spotted along the plains. Other large bird species here include Crowned Crane, Kori Bustard, Ground Hornbill, Egyptian Goose, and the Black-necked Heron. There are several songbirds that usually give a complementary experience for the birdwatchers in the park as they will enjoy the different melodies of these birds.
Nairobi National Park is however committed to protecting the endangered rhino and their efforts are one of the most successful in Africa.
While on your safari to Nairobi National Park, you shouldn’t miss out the most spotted wildlife in Nairobi National Park which includes lions, hyenas, gazelles, warthogs, zebras, giraffes, ostriches and buffaloes and over 400 species of birds can be spotted here. Once inside the park, it really does feel like you have left the city far behind. Sunset over the Ngong Hills and views of large plains stretching down over acacia-dotted plains that are evocative is unbeatable – the true spirit of Africa. Vacanza Adventure Safaris is the best inland ground handler company to arrange your Nairobi adventure
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