Le Caylar
GB
Visited:
December 2010
Reviewed: Apr 16, 2012
The review below is the personal opinion of Le Caylar and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5
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It's OK and easily accessible, but proximity to Nairobi means that it can be busy. We have visited several times, but never when the animals are really plentiful; so this view might be jaundiced.
Kinyanjui Hager
DE
Visited:
January 2012
Reviewed: Apr 23, 2012
The review below is the personal opinion of Kinyanjui Hager and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5
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5 / 5
2 / 5
4 / 5
4 / 5
Just next to the capital, Nairobi NP offers an astonishing high diversity of wildlife and might be the only place where you can capture a photo with giraffs and skyskratchers in the background.
Ian Macfadyen
GB
Visited:
September 2010
Reviewed: Apr 30, 2012
50-65 years of age
4 / 5
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3 / 5
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4 / 5
4 / 5
I love Nairobi N.P. and believe it's under-rated and generally under-valued. It's a shame it isn't given a higher priority by the Kenyan authorities, it could be so much better if there was greater control over the shambas which have been allowed to proliferate at the southern end of the game corridor, by which animals enter and leave the park.
Wim
KE
Visited:
March 2009
Reviewed: May 7, 2012
50-65 years of age
| Experience level: over 5 safaris
The review below is the personal opinion of Wim and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5
3
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3 / 5
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4 / 5
park in a city. About to be killed by people closing the migration corridor....
WW
US
Visited:
October 2008
Reviewed: May 25, 2012
50-65 years of age
| Experience level: over 5 safaris
The review below is the personal opinion of WW and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5
3
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3 / 5
1 / 5
3 / 5
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Fun to have next to the city skyline. Feels like a zoo without fences. The guides are just average.
Narina Exelby
ZA
Visited:
September 2012
Reviewed: Dec 28, 2012
35-50 years of age
| Experience level: over 5 safaris
The review below is the personal opinion of Narina Exelby and not that of SafariBookings.
A bush experience on the borders of a bustling city
3 / 5
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What makes this park so special is that it’s situated right on Nairobi’s city limits (in fact, the city is growing around the park) – and within a 20-minute drive from the airport, you can be watching rhinos graze contentedly or lions dozing under bushes.
The park is home to Kenya Wildlife Service’s headquarters; as a result the game is very well protected and Nairobi National Park has become something of sanctuary to rhinos, and there is a population of around 60. The park is mostly open grasslands, and you’re almost guaranteed of seeing hartebeest, zebra and giraffe. There is a healthy population of lions too, and one evening we watched a pride of about 15 – including many cubs – laze about as the sun set.
There are now two lodges within the park: The Emakoko, a very comfortable lodge set in small valley, with suites that look out through fever trees, and Nairobi Tented Camp, which is set in a beautiful forested ravine. If you’re travelling to Kenya for
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a safari experience, it’s well worth booking into one of these lodges, as you’ll not waste any time getting into bush mode.
florette kingstonVisited:
March 2009
Reviewed: May 24, 2014
The review below is the personal opinion of florette kingston and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5
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4 / 5
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worth a visit if staying in Nairobi. Not a large amount of wildlife
Nairobi National Park is a unique ecosystem by being the only protected area in the world close to a capital city. The park is located only 7 km from Nairobi city centre
Felix Kamami Charles
KE
Visited:
March 2015
Reviewed: Apr 17, 2015
Nairobi National Park is the perfect destination for Nairobi residents and tourists who dont want to travel far from the capital city to see wildlife. the weather was perfect during my day of visit. and from the look of the scenery it seemed like its mostly like that. (calm weather.) we saw a variety of wildlife including lions which was my main wildlife i was eager to see. Overall rating, i would give Nairobi National park a 6.
dorneyphoto
GB
Visited:
October 2014
Reviewed: Apr 22, 2015
50-65 years of age
| Experience level: over 5 safaris
Miles better than airport hotel
4 / 5
4
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5 / 5
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2 / 5
5 / 5
We arrived here at the lodge 90 minutes after landing with dinner waiting at 2300. Next morning at 0600 we were on our first game drive. The ranger was excellent and vechicles comfortable. In 2 drives and a walk we saw 51 birds and 17 mammals including lion with the city as a back drop!!!!
The lodge was comfortable and the food was excellent
Great way to start a trip
Torodd
NO
Visited:
March 2013
Reviewed: Apr 29, 2015
20-35 years of age
| Experience level: over 5 safaris
Skyscrapers and lions side by side
4 / 5
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Nairobi National Park is a nice park. Here you get the opportunity to see wildlife in the bush, accompanied by tall buildings and city landscape.
The park is a very good park for viewing lions. It is also a sanctuary for endangered rihnos, so the chances are pretty high for spotting rihnos. It also offers a wide range of landscapes, with forest, plains, river and a small lake.
To walk on the paths with a KWS-guard to look for crocodiles and hippos in the river is reccomended.
The park also has an advantage with not beeing to big. It is a nice park to drive by yourself, without a safariguide.