Giraffe centre

The Giraffe Centre is located in Lang’ata, approximately 20 kilometers from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya. It was established to protect the defenseless giraffe, found only in the grasslands of East Africa. This wildlife shelter has been home to giraffes since its foundation in 1979. Giraffe centre has become one of the top tourist attractions across the globe. It’s a superb place where you can feed the local giraffes with food available after arrival. This giraffe centre is kept clean, and the guards care for the animals well. I visited the place with a friend and was delighted to feed the giraffe. The location is so unique and easily accessible. The significant interest for tourists, school children, and visitors is feeding giraffes from an extended observation platform. The Giraffe Center is also household to several warthogs, which freely roam the area along with the giraffes. I recommend it to everyone who loves animals, adventure, and nature.

This is a breeding program for the endangered Rothschild Giraffe and, as such, is to be applauded. The keepers will tell you proudly of their success in restocking the wild with their offspring. Having said that, there is just a short walk around a viewing platform where you can feed the giraffe directly, which is a pleasant few minutes. Took a visiting friend here to see the giraffes. It had been renovated in 2020 and can accommodate much more people along the giraffe fence now. It feels much more touristy, but may be easier when many people are visiting. It was quiet, so we walked in, picked up the food, fed several giraffes, then had to run on to the next place, so in and out within 25 minutes! The staff were super nice and offered to help take pictures and offered tips to get great pics. You can touch the giraffes, but please do be careful of their eyes if you decide to get an over-the-shoulder type shot with your hand on their face. I watched more than a couple of people accidentally get too close and/or poke their eyes with their fingers. LOL! Very good hygiene arrangements and friendly staff who are ready to narrate stories about each Individual Giraffe A lovely, but brief experience getting close to these amazing animals. Not forgetting the warthogs! The chance to get slobbered by a blue giraffe tongue should not be missed. The pellets were smooth and consisted of a great fibrous diet – perfect for these lovely and greatly cherished animals. Plus you’re supporting necessary giraffe research and conservation by visiting. I was so pleased to see that the education programs for local children have continued, as they are the future custodians of our beautiful country. . Giraffes always fascinated me. Despite their long neck, they only have seven cervical vertebrae just like humans and just like about all mammals except sloths, which I know of. So giraffes have adapted anatomically and physiologically to being able to bend way over to drink water and not blackout. And they have a prehensile tongue. I enjoyed mingling with these Giraffes here and watching them eating Just to note They do not take cash, be sure to get your ticket online to skip the ticket booth. Giraffes of all sizes, and there are helpers to make sure they don’t get to aggressive.

I was highly impressed with the Giraffe Centre after renovation. From parking space, to cleanliness, organization and management, everything is up to par and set up to ensure you have a great memorable experience while there. The elevated walk way makes it easier for the people and giraffes to be in close contact with a safe distance. The Centre has a souvenir shop stocked with beautiful items you definitely want to get to remember about your visit. I would definitely recommend everyone to visit with family. The entrance charges are extremely affordable and the option to book online and avoid standing in queue is also available making it very convenient.

Nairobi and its wonders. It has a giraffe center a few minutes from the city center in Lang’ata. A cab costs KES700 but there is the option of using public transport which is way cheaper. The entrance cost is KES400 for citizens and residents. A non-resident is charged KES1500. I have been there a couple of times and nothing prepares you for the experience of feeding the giraffes. First things first, did you know that giraffes have blue/purple tongues? I didn’t know that. Their tongues are also really round considering they feed on acacia leaves, that makes sense. There is also a nature trail where you can take part in bird watching. They also house warthogs and ostriches which you get to feed. It is quite the experience for KES400. An ideal location for family outings, dates, and school field trips.

If you’re an outdoorsy, nature loving person looking to find a great way to spend those free out of school/job hours on weekends then this is definitely the place to visit. I loved my experience at the Giraffe centre early last year and will totally head back there again in the near future. For only $4 entrance fee each ( normally the charges for resident adult citizens) my friends and I got to see the endangered Rothschild giraffes here. For any child below three years, entrance here is free of charge! The charges are quite affordable which is one thing I loved about the place. My favourite part about the visit here was getting to pet and feed the giraffes from the feeding platform. Their long rough tongues are quite something! The giraffes are quite friendly and fascinating creatures too.The guide we got was really good and gave us a brief history of the place and the mission of the giraffe centre. Another great thing about the famous Giraffe centre is that the place is open even on public holidays which is quite convenient since in most cases is the only time most people get a break off work. We also took a self guided walk in the nearby Gogo River Bird Sanctuary and got to do a bit of birdwatching. There are usually some warthogs in the mud on the grounds nearby but unfortunately we didn’t get to see any that day. It was however $4 well spent on an unforgettable experience.

I am very tall . All my life (ok after my growth spurt happened),I was always compared to a Giraffes . When I finally got here, I could really feel like the giraffes here considered me one of their own. They were so friendly and feeding them was absolutely blissful. Giraffe center is a wildlife conservation that doubles as sanctuary for a species of giraffes that was going extinct. It’s located in Langata quite a distance from the central business district of Nairobi. We went here on a quiet Monday afternoon and it took us around an hour from town. We paid 400/= per person but the price varies with age and residency. In my opinion it’s pretty small with all the people tending to cramp up in a tiny hut like structure that offers the perfect location If you want to feed the Giraffes. There is also only so much you can do here because if you are not feeding girrafes,you are looking at girrafes and if you are not looking a girrafes you are probably talking about girrafes. There is a nature trail that is also part of the center and the only impressive thing you can see is a bird. I genuinely enjoyed feeding them and I feel like the guide who was handing out the feeds was very close to reporting me to the management for overfeeding. I could feel the rough tongues of the girrafes brush across my hands every time I fed them. This whole experience gave me mixed feelings ; a little gross but at the same time very thrilling. This place is very family friendly and little kids seemed to be enjoying so much. If I had been reported for overfeeding, majority of the people in the cell with me would probably have been toddlers.

Sometimes I’m up for spontaneous activities and since it gets boring to stay in one place day after day, we decided to visit the giraffe center! It is located in Langata, Duma road. It took us about one and a half hours from Desai to reach there but all this because for the heavy traffic probably since it was in the afternoon otherwise it should take about 40minutes. On arrival the covid sops are observed. We arrived at around 4pm and purchased the tickets using VISA card and MPESA because they don’t accept cash or you can actually purchase the ticket online the day before. It cost us 400kshs as East African and Kenyan citizens while for foreign nationals it costs 1500kshs. We finally got to the giraffes and we were given snacks in shells that we were to feed the giraffes. It was so funny how the giraffes would eye that shell knowing that you have something for them. They would immediately walk to you to be fed. It was weird at first cause I’d never been so close to one and it was such a huge animal with a huge head and long tongue. I definitely found it hard to feed them at first especially because of the long rough tongue but the guide just demonstrated an easier way of feeding them and once I got the hang of it, it was really fun feeding them and I didn’t want to stop. The giraffes are friendly and we were able to take photos feeding them. It’s worth the experience. There is a lot of history and differences in the giraffes found here that we got to read about on the boards so our knowledge on giraffes was definitely enhanced. However we were unable to take the nature trail because it was already 5pm and the center closes at 5pm so I’d advise you to visit it earlier than we did. It opens at 9am. And the guides were probably tired by 4pm so their service was not as good as I expected it to be. The giraffe center has souvenir shops around with a variety of goodies to carry along with you so make sure to check them out. There’s also a café for snacking, however, it was not operating due to the pandemic.

It’s a wildlife conservation Park in Nairobi. It is located in Lang’ata one of Nairobi’s suburbs. It’s easy to locate from the central business district and pretty straightforward .The only animals found here are Giraffes and it was actually started to preserve their species that were getting endangered pretty fast.From the centre you can take a stroll on a nature trail that’s usually there and while you do so bird watching is a very common activity. There’s also a tea house and gift shop available as some of the amenities you can access. The entrance fee you pay usually varies from residents to tourists and also school tours. I paid 400 kshs and some non residents paid 1500 Kenya shillings. The time that it’s open for Giraffe feeding is from 9am to 5pm.When you go here , you usually get to learn quite alot of new things about the endangered Giraffe species and also about the foundation that led to the opening of this centre. You also get to feed them which I found very exciting. Some very explorative people actually got to steal a kiss from the giraffe .I guess I’m not so much into exploration. I love this place because it’s very family friendly and you can come here to spend time with your family,your friends,your partner irrespective of the age and you’ll actually enjoy yourselves.