1 DAY NAIROBI TOUR | NAIROBI DAY TOURS

1 DAY NAIROBI TOUR

Kenya National Park Tours Safaris are available to parks and attractions near and around Nairobi city. Most of the popular day trips from Nairobi are game drives in national parks. The most famous being Nairobi national park, Nakuru national park, Amboseli national park, Mt Longonot national park, Mt Kenya national park, lake Naivasha and the Aberdares national park.

1 Day Nairobi Tours - Nairobi National Park Day Trip

Nairobi national park is a 117sqkm protected area which is only 7km from the city centre. The Nairobi national park is the only one of its kind to be located inside a capital city in the whole world. This park makes Nairobi to be referred to as the wildlife capital of the world. 

Nairobi national park has 4 of the big 5 animals including the rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard. There are no elephants in Nairobi national park due to its smaller size and inability to support an elephant population. Nairobi national park also has other animals including the hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, zebras, hartebeests, wildebeests, grants gazelle, Thompson gazelles, impala, baboons, vervet monkeys, cerval cats, hyenas and many others.

Nairobi national park day tours are offered as half day trips or full day excursions which include a picnic bush lunch at one of the picnic sites. Nairobi national park also has some great attractions that visitors are allowed to step out of the vehicle and watch. The ivory burning site, the Mbagathi river walking trail and the Mokoyiet valley view point are some of the very beautiful and picturesque places to visit.

1 Day Nairobi Tours – Nakuru National Park Day Safari

Nakuru national park 1 day trip is a full day excursion from Nairobi to visit the flamingo central park. Lake Nakuru is a 177sqkm park whose one third land area is taken over by the lake. The lake is most popular as a bird sanctuary of more than 300 species of birds and more so the biggest bird spectacle in the world with its over 2 million flamingos. The flamingos of Lake Nakuru national park are so many that they form a pink ribbon around the edges of the lake.

Nakuru 1 day trip will bring you close up to many animals like the lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalo, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, zebras, hartebeests, wildebeests, grants gazelle, Thompson gazelles, impala, baboons, vervet monkeys, cerval cats, hyenas and many others. The birds in this park include hadada ibis, African jacana, African crested crane, marabou stork, goliath heron, great white pelican, grey heron, sacred ibis, warblers, barbets, woodpecker, weaver birds, waxbills, thrush, tinkerbirds, Egyptian geese, kingfisher, Madagascar bee eater, vultures, go away bird, hammerkorp, egrets, ox peckers and many others.

Lake nakuru national park also has other attractions like the makalia falls and the baboon cliff which are great places to go and see the view. Visitors are allowed to alight from the vehicles at these points to see the views on foot. 

1 Day Nairobi Tours - Amboseli National Park One Day Safaris

1 Day Amboseli national park trips are also some of the best day visits away from Nairobi. Amboseli national park is a 392sqkm which includes a seasonal lake Amboseli, oltukai swamps, and the acacia forests. The park is famous for its large elephant populations which are as high as 1500 individuals and they can mostly be seen around the swamps. 

The Amboseli national park is also known for its majestic views of mt Kilimanjaro which is the highest free standing equatorial and volcanic mountain in the world. The Kilimanjaro is simply the highest mountain in Africa standing at 5895m asl. Kilimanjaro also feeds Amboseli with its melted ice caps which travel in underground rivers through porous volcanic rock to emerge in the park as clear cool and beautiful waters which forms a series of lakes and swamps.

Amboseli national park has many animals including the lions, elephants, leopards, rhinos, buffalo, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, zebras, hartebeests, wildebeests, grants gazelle, Thompson gazelles, impala, baboons, vervet monkeys, cerval cats, hyenas and many others. The elephants can especially be seen at every turn you make.

There are also more than 400 species of birds including hadada ibis, African jacana, African crested crane, marabou stork, goliath heron, great white pelican, grey heron, sacred ibis, warblers, barbets, woodpecker, weaver birds, waxbills, thrush, tinkerbirds, Egyptian geese, kingfisher, Madagascar bee eater, vultures, go away bird, hammerkorp, egrets, ox peckers and many others.

You can enquire about the cost and prices for 1 day Nairobi tours and safaris from Robert by calling or texting him on mobile: +254722661827. You can also email him on info@sojournsafaris.com or visit our website here, CLICK HERE: 1 Day Amboseli Tours