Rumaa tours · Hotel pickup in Nairobi
A dawn pickup, a long game drive in Nairobi National Park with the skyline behind the plains, the baby elephants at 11am and the giraffes after lunch. Pick it for the guide and driver team: more than 1,500 guests have reviewed it, and the same names come up again and again.
This is the Nairobi day most visitors end up on. Your driver and guide collect you from your hotel between 5:20 and 6:00am and head for Nairobi National Park, where the game drive runs for about 4.5 hours through open grassland, acacia woodland and the wooded river areas, with the high-rise city on the horizon. The listing names lions, leopards, buffaloes, rhinos, giraffes, zebras, cheetahs and hyenas among what you may see. Sightings vary, and the guide explains what you are looking at as you go.
At 11am you join the public hour at the Sheldrick elephant nursery, where the keepers bring out the rescued calves and tell their stories. Then comes a lunch stop at a restaurant, an optional look round the Kobe Beads and leather workshop, and the last stop: the Giraffe Centre in Lang'ata, home of the Rothschild's giraffe, now usually classified as the Nubian giraffe. You ride in a 4x4 or a van with an open roof. GetYourGuide lists it at 5 hours, but the listing calls it a full-day trip, and with that early start it fills most of the day.
The price covers the pickup, the vehicle, the driver-guide, the game drive, a bottle of water and the stop at the bead workshop. Three entry fees are paid on the day, per the listing: the park ticket (US$80 per non-resident adult under the 2025 KWS rates (Legal Notice 160 of 2025); check KWS or eCitizen before you go), the elephant orphanage at US$20 and the Giraffe Centre at "$15" (the centre's own rate is KSh 1,500 per non-resident adult (about US$11 to 12 at the Central Bank of Kenya rate of October 2026)). Lunch is extra too. Bring a card for the park and the giraffes and US dollars in cash for the elephants, and the day runs smoothly. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start, and you can reserve now and pay later.
Your guide picks you up, depending on where you stay, and runs through the plan for the day on the short drive to the park gate.
About 4.5 hours in Nairobi National Park across grassland, acacia woodland and riverine areas. Keep the camera ready while the guide explains the habitats and the animals.
The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's public hour: rescued calves, their keepers and the story of each one, before they return to the wild.
The driver takes you to a restaurant where you buy your own meal, per the listing.
An optional visit to the bead and leather workshop to watch the craft and browse what the artisans make.
Feed the giraffes from the raised platform and hear how the centre protects them, then the drive back to your hotel.
★★★★★Lucky and Ben were fantastic guides today! Lucky was very knowledgeable and funny, and Ben was a great driver - we were so lucky to see a few lions and so many rhinos. The elephant conservancy was very educational, and feeding the giraffes was an absolute highlight. [...] We had a wonderful day!
★★★★★From beginning to end this was a fabulous experience. I highly recommend it! Lachy was so knowledgeable and we learnt so much. [...] We saw rhino, hippo, zebra, giraffe, buffalo, crocodile, impala, antelope, lion, eagle, vulture and various types of birds. It was worth every penny.
★★★★★A great day overall with Lachie our guide and Ben our driver. [...] I enjoyed the Elephant orphanage and giraffe centre. Plus a bonus visit to the bead making place. Lunch was absolutely delicious.
★★★★★I had an amazing duo of guide (Lucky) and driver (Ben). It was by far one of the best Safaris I've had anywhere in Africa. [...] 100% highly recommend.
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It starts from $35 per person on GetYourGuide. On the day you also pay the park ticket (US$80 per non-resident adult under the 2025 KWS rates), the orphanage (US$20) and the Giraffe Centre (KSh 1,500), plus lunch.
Between 5:20 and 6:00am at your hotel in Nairobi, depending on where you stay, per the listing.
Yes. The tour reaches the Sheldrick elephant nursery for the public hour from 11am to noon. Ask your operator for the Trust's own confirmation email before the day.
Yes. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start, and you can reserve now and pay later.
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