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GavinKenya
US
Visited:
July 2015
Reviewed: Dec 8, 2015
Email GavinKenya | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We loved it.
Being so close to the city it was amazing to see so many wild creatures. The park does not have the numbers other parks do and there are no Elephants there at all. But it can only hold so much with the restricted landscape. They could use an infusion of some species though. And it turned out to be our best place to get close Vulture images.
Lions were seen on every trip in there and it was fun to hang at the waterhole for long periods as many animals come & go. After a three week safari in other parts of the country we did see our only Mamba here !
For anyone who does not have time to visit other parks, it is a great place to go.
It was kind of weird having a Giraffe image with large city building & landing planes in the background.
Angelo Carlo Valsesia
KE
Visited:
July 2015
Reviewed: Aug 9, 2015
Email Angelo Carlo Valsesia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Not so far, but so good
At 9 am, we were entering the main Park's gate and after few hundred meters the first hippo and a crowd of white big birds welcomed us nearby a pond. We had a minivan with an opening roof, the view was stunning with the skyscrapers contrasting with the wildlife around us. Plenty of giraffes, zebras, gnus, elands, gazelles and impalas are to be seen all around the park. The giraffes are incredibly elegant and charming while the zebras are covered with the most fashionable
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animal dresses: much better than a parade in Milan or Paris.When the sun rose high in the sky, the animals were gathering around water basins. We approached a stunning black rhino and, at the sun peak, we saw three young lions (two females and a male) leaving the shadow of the tree and heading towards a fresher place.
The park is quite magical and seeing the capitol's skyscrapers in the background is such a rare contrast.
Tips: find a smart driver who knows the areas within the park and animals' behaviors.
Ellinor Johansson
SE
Visited:
April 2015
Reviewed: Jul 1, 2015
Get close to the animals at Nairobi National Park
You can make the experience into exactly what you want to - if you just want an escape from Nairobi for a couple of hours or if you want to bring a picknick and stay there the whole day. As with all safaris, it is best to go in the early morning or late evening to increase your chances of seeing animals. When I went, I did however go in the middle of the day and still saw plenty of animals (even lioness with cubs).
The day started out sunny but soon rain clouds gathered creating a beautifully dramatic landscape. Even though Nairobi National Park is smaller than other parks in Kenya, you can still feel like you are far off from the city at times - in some parts of the park you can get beautiful pictures of animals with the city skyline as a backdrop and in other parts you
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feel like you are in the middle of no where.If in Nairobi, I would definitely recommend going to the Nairobi National Park but you should also take the opportunity and go to some of the larger parks / game reserves in Kenya. My favorite so far is Buffalo Springs but I have still to many more to visit! Something to keep in mind is that KWS (Kenya Wildlife Service) parks are much more expensive than other parks, especially for a non-resident, which is something to keep in mind when planning a trip to Kenya. But it's worth going!
Sue Green LRPS (suebg1)
GB
Visited:
December 2013
Reviewed: May 26, 2015
Email Sue Green LRPS (suebg1) | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
aabangasser
CI
Visited:
March 2014
Reviewed: May 6, 2015
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great half-day trip from Nairobi
By all accounts this was a pretty exceptional day at the park, but even without the rhino and the lion, it was a beautiful
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spot, especially in the evening, and a really delightful way to spend a free afternoon in Nairobi. Definitely exceeded my expectations.
aaroy
KE
Visited:
May 2015
Reviewed: May 6, 2015
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very versatile wildlife including lions, rhinos, all sorts of antilopes etc. You have to be very lucky to spot a cheetah or leopard. Extremely easily accessible from Nairobi but can be rather busy on weekends.
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
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.
Highly reccomended park to visit!
dorneyphoto
GB
Visited:
October 2014
Reviewed: Apr 22, 2015
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Miles better than airport hotel
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
Felix Kamami Charles
KE
Visited:
February 2015
Reviewed: Apr 17, 2015
Email Felix Kamami Charles | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Beautiful
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.
Ian Macfadyen
GB
Visited:
September 2010
Reviewed: Apr 30, 2012
50-65 years of age
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.