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User Reviews of Nairobi National Park (102 Reviews)

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Average User Rating

4.1373 / 5 4.1 /5
4.3000 / 5 3.8384 / 5 3.3864 / 5 4.0133 / 5

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Female avatar icon Olga Ireland flag IE       Visited: January 2019 Reviewed: Feb 6, 2019

Email Olga  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

5 / 5 5 /5
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I saw more animals here than on the other safaris, including lions, rhinos, a hippo, crocodiles, impalas, gazelles, giraffes, warthogs, buffalo, storks, cranes... While not as pretty as other locations, the backdrop of Nairobi city is interesting, and it is easy to get to this park, and still leave time in a day for visiting some other location in Nairobi.

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Female avatar icon Linda China flag CN       Visited: June 2019 Reviewed: Jun 28, 2019

Email Linda  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

5 / 5 5 /5
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good place for birding near Nairobi

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Female avatar icon Angelika Germany flag DE       Visited: August 2019 Reviewed: Sep 16, 2019

Email Angelika  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
4 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 / 5

You see always the city in the background

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Female avatar icon Hui Cheng Thong United Arab Emirates flag AE       Visited: September 2019 Reviewed: Oct 3, 2019

Email Hui Cheng Thong  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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1 / 5 1 /5
2 / 5 1 / 5 1 / 5 1 / 5

Very difficult to spot animals

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Female avatar icon Ayu Cristianti Simanjuntak Indonesia flag ID       Visited: September 2019 Reviewed: Oct 8, 2019

Email Ayu Cristianti Simanjuntak  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

4 / 5 4 /5
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Overall it is nice, if you just have a short time, this is the best place you have to visit .

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Male avatar icon Doug Greenberg United States flag US       Visited: September 2019 Reviewed: Oct 29, 2019

Email Doug Greenberg  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing wildlife experience right on the edge of the big city

5 / 5 5 /5
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My wife and I went on a ten-day safari to Kenya and northern Tanzania in September 2019. We visited the Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, and Tanagire and Amboseli National Parks. The adventure involved a lot of sitting in safari vehicles, but the trip was amazing overall. Upon returning, I realized that perhaps the smartest thing we did in planning the journey was to start by visiting Nairobi National Park, just outside Nairobi itself. This is a small but amazing preserve in which we saw an impressive variety of wildlife and birds in just a few hours. It was the only place we saw a rhinoceros during the entire trip, and we also saw lions, zebras, impalas, hartebeest, vervet monkeys, baboons, giraffes, buffalo, warthogs, Ostriches, Little bee-eaters, White- bellied bustards, and a huge variety of other birds. There are no elephants in this park, but that is hardly a major issue in light of how many animals do live within the reserve. There was a "hippo pond"
Read more that comprised perhaps the highlight of the park. There we saw birds galore, including Malechite kingfisher, Sacred ibis, Blacksmith lapwing, Black-winged stilt, and African fish eagle, as well as a large monitor lizard and of course, hippos. The park is relatively small, and our driver gave us what seemed like a complete tour within a couple of hours.

The entrance to the park is a little intimidating, as there are armed guards and, as is typical of Nairobi generally, a high degree of security. Since we were with a professional guide, however, we were able to just hang back and let him take care of the payment, paperwork, and direction. Overall, the Nairobi National Park proved an amazing place to spend an afternoon, and I recommend it to anyone visiting Nairobi or beginning a safari in that city.
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Male avatar icon Bartosz Guzy Poland flag PL       Visited: December 2019 Reviewed: Dec 25, 2019

Email Bartosz Guzy  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

4 / 5 4 /5
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A lot of wildlife for such a small park, but also a lot of tourists.

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Female avatar icon Srishti India flag IN       Visited: November 2019 Reviewed: Jan 7, 2020

Email Srishti  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

It was Amazing. I have seen Lion from so near which was an adventure for me.

5 / 5 5 /5
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Everything was good.

Our Guide was having fully knowledge about the park which made our trip easy.

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Male avatar icon Edouard Switzerland flag CH       Visited: November 2021 Reviewed: Dec 9, 2021

Email Edouard  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Amazing outings with the team over a weekend

5 / 5 5 /5
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We had only one and a half day in Nairobi and we wanted to make the most of it.

James and Gabriel organised for us the visit of Nairobi National Park, lake Naivasha and Hell's gate with bicycles. The perfect mix of adventure and game seeing over a weekend.

Organisation was just perfect and the programme adapted to our requests. We had a really good time with my friends but also with the organising team. The driver and the guides were super professional, creating the perfect atmosphere for fun, exchange and learning about Kenyan wildlife.

Highly recommended !!

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Male avatar icon Carl Erik Schou Larsen Denmark flag DK       Visited: October 2022 Reviewed: Oct 14, 2022

Email Carl Erik Schou Larsen  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

A must to visit when in Nairobi - wildlife at the doorstep of a metropole

5 / 5 5 /5
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We visited the part on a Sunday morning, where traffic through town is light. It is a fantastic experience to be on the Savanna in wild Africa in just 30 minutes from your hotel downtown. There was lots of wildlife, and the part was not too crowded (off season). Paying with credit card at gate was easy and fast. The drivers were polite and competent. And the booking from the agency smooth.

This is a must do when in Nairobi.

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