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Activities at Nairobi National Park

Among the Circuits

Ivory Burning Monument.

A historic location where 12 tonnes of ivory were burnt by the former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi in 1989. Most of it was intercepted before entering the market, stored then burnt to show Kenya’s commitment to the conservation of elephants, and zero tolerance to ivory trade. It was used again a few more times with the last being in 2016 to burn 105 tonnes of ivory, 1.35 tonnes of rhino horn, exotic animal skin along with other products such as sandalwood and medicinal bark.

Today in Nairobi National Park, the site bears a monument, ashes of the ivory, as well as a lawn with benches and toilets, that serves as a picnic site. The site’s location provides a mazing views of the vast plains to the east.

Bird watching.

Nairobi national Park has over 520 species in the park, of which the 20 are seasonal European migrants which makes the park a top choice for a day birding tour in Kenya, also the park is well known as one of the top birding destinations in Africa as well as the world. The various bird species in the park includes the African Crowned Eagle and Kori Bustard, Secretary bird, African skimmer, Grey crowned Crane, Bateleur, Augur Buzzard, Martial Eagle, Fox Kestrel, African Fish Eagle and many more. During your visit in Nairobi National Park, on a normal birding day more than 100 bird species may be seen or recorded in a day’s birding tour.

Wildlife.

Nairobi National park boasts 80 species of mammals, 39 lions and 90 rhinos, 40 different amphibians and reptiles and 500 tree species in the park. Nairobi National Park has got the big five including the buffalo, leopard, lion, and rhino. The animal species in the park includes the leopard, giraffe, hippopotamus, spotted hyena, blue wildebeest, plain zebra, cheetah, Thomson’s gazelle, Grant’s gazelle, common eland, impala, hartebeest, waterbuck, common warthog, olive baboon, black-backed jackal. Nairobi National Park is the small park in Africa, but you can have a great spot opportunities during your visit in the park which makes your safari the unique one. Nairobi National Park has got Rhinoceros Sanctuary or the Kifaru Ark which is one of the Kenya’s most successful rhinoceros sanctuaries, and it is one of only a few parks where the visitors can be certain of seeing a black rhinoceros in its natural habitat. Nairobi National Park is an important rhino sanctuary forming a nucleus for feeding the other populations, in the park that’s where the Kenya Wildlife Services restore the population of rhinos in other areas.