Kenya's First Park
Central Highlands & Rift Valley, Kenya
Nairobi National Park is totally unique. Where else in the world can you find rhino and giraffe, rivers full of hippo and crocodile and prides of lion, all living wild and free within a twenty minute drive of the city centre? This was Kenya’s first National Park and it remains a National treasure. The park is 113 square kms of open plains spectacular cliffs, rivers, dams and acacia forest.
Background
The Park is an ongoing demonstration of man’s ability to co-exist harmoniously with nature. There is an excellent information centre at the Main Gate. The Park can only be accessed by Private, hired or safari vehicles. The park headquarters are located by the main Langata gate. This complex is also the Headquarters of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).