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Highlights
- Meet orphaned elephant calves at Nairobi's David Sheldrick nursery and watch keepers support their journey back to the wild during your visit.
- Start with Nairobi hotel pickup, travel with an English-speaking driver-guide, and sip bottled water during your round-trip transfers.
- Join the viewing session in the nursery where keepers share each calf's rescue story and describe the Trust's anti-poaching work in Kenya.
- Watch keepers bottle-feed elephants as they run into the arena, see them roll in a mud bath, and, if you wish, adopt an orphan and receive updates.
Your Experience
Visit the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage with an English-speaking driver-guide and included round-trip transfers from Nairobi.
Getting started
Get picked up from your Nairobi hotel or residence for your round-trip transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle. After you meet your expert English-speaking driver-guide, you travel toward the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage. On arrival, your entry for the tour is handled as part of your booking so you can proceed directly toward the viewing session area.
What to expect
David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
This visit focuses on a scheduled viewing session with orphaned elephant calves at the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, part of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust nursery.
Features
- During the viewing session with orphaned elephant calves, you watch keepers bottle-feed the young elephants as they run into the arena for their milk and interact at close range.
- From just a few feet away, you see the elephants enjoy a mud bath, observe their social behaviors, and get insight into how the nursery prepares them for an eventual return to the wild.
- Expert keepers share the rescue story and recovery journey of each calf and explain the Trust’s work in anti-poaching, mobile veterinary units, and habitat preservation across Kenya.
- You have the option on site to support the mission further by “adopting” an orphaned elephant and receiving regular progress updates from the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
- Your entry for the viewing session at David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage is included in your tour entry fees, while the separate entry donation to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust of approximately 20 USD or 2,000 KES is paid directly by you.
- Throughout the outing, your English-speaking driver-guide provides commentary during the drive, and you travel with bottled mineral water during transit in the air-conditioned vehicle.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- Entry for viewing session at David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
- Expert English-speaking driver-guide
- Round-trip transfers
- Bottled mineral water during transit
- Entry donation to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (approx. 20 USD or 2,000 KES)
- Food and beverages
- Gratuities for the driver-guide
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Ticket Delivery
- Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
- Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
- Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts.
Frequently asked questions
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