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David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

5 175 Reviews

#3 of 135 things to do in Nairobi

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Nature & Parks, Nature & Wildlife Areas

Closed Now: 11:00 - 12:00

Mbagathi Road | Kws Workshop Entrance - Nairobi National Park, Nairobi 00503, Kenya

Open today: 11:00 - 12:00

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Elephants Orphanage Tour From Nairobi with Optional Giraffe Centre

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“baby elephants”(1 437 reviews)

“bottles of milk”(47 reviews)

“blind rhino”(53 reviews)

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The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT) Elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the DSWT. The Nursery provides the first stage in the hand-rearing and development of milk dependent baby...more

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Mbagathi Road | Kws Workshop Entrance - Nairobi National Park, Nairobi 00503, Kenya

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Marion A

Reviewed today via mobile

A must in Nairobi !!!!!

An amazing place that restores faith in people's ability and caring for these great animals. My daughter and I visited during the 5:00 hour when the baby elephants return to their cozy shelters for the night. We adopted Mteto last year and will adopt another...More

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umudugudu

New York City, New York

Reviewed today

You gotta go

This is the one and only time I went after hearing about it for years....it's a lovely experience especially on the weekend.

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Joanna P

Naperville, Illinois

4015

Reviewed yesterday

Great place to visit with kids

This place is amazing. you can learn a lot about the elephants, but the most important about the program of protection and help to the elephants and rhinos.

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VaneyKigali

Kigali, Rwanda

521

Reviewed yesterday

Best thing ever

I always go here when I'm in Nairobi to see these sweet creatures and the amazing work done by the Trust!

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Sriram S

2311

Reviewed yesterday

Heartwarming and humbling experience

DSWT rescues orphaned baby elephants, houses and nurtures them till the time they are ready to hit the wild. Everyday between sharp 11-12, they open up the facility for tourists to visit and see elephants playing, being fed and have a guide talking about the...More

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hope279

Clemson, South Carolina, United States

155

Reviewed 2 days ago via mobile

Elephant Gift

We couldn’t way to get here and it was better than expected. We adopted one and are thrilled this place exist to take care of these babies-A blessed experience!

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Colleen C

Burlington, Canada

205

Reviewed 2 days ago via mobile

Cute

A well planned visit to watch the babies.... only open for a short time in morning. You get to see the babies and young elephants play in the mud and have their bottles. Very awesome efforts for conservation and rehabilitation of elephants... a must see...More

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S4542YGvisitor

5613

Reviewed 2 days ago

Contribute to this nursing elephant kindergarten

Visitors can go in and see how the orphan elephants have been taken care of in this facility, but heart-aching to know how these babies are being orphans...

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GorillaLover2018

Upland, California

Reviewed 2 days ago

Incredible!

While only open for ONE hour, it is so worth it! This organization is wonderful. The stories of these orphans are heartbreaking, but their stories now are heartwarming. It is so much fun to watch them run in to get their bottles. This is a...More

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wassaw553

Gladstone, Michigan

5611

Reviewed 2 days ago

A very worthy project, nice to see their efforts with baby elephants.

Worth visiting while in Nairobi. Very nice to be able to see the staff interactions with the baby and young elephants and be so close to them during the feeding time.

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judithw886

Do you have any contact information to book a private tour for small group of 14 at Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage? Did you pre purchase Adoption Certificates in advance. We are traveling in February 2019. Tour operator is taking us for the regular morning visit with all the crowds. We hope to book a 2nd Private evening visit with Adoption Certificates in advance.

6 September 2018|

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Hi, I don’t have any contacts for small tours. I believe you can adopt online before hand. 2nd visits need to be prebooked and can only pre booked if you adopt. ( I guess you know that part)