- Home
- /
- Safaris & Holidays
- /
- Nairobi Day Tours
Nairobi Day Tours
Nairobi day tours & excursions
Nairobi is more than the place your safari starts. In one day you can see lions against the skyline, feed a giraffe and walk through the city’s history, all a short distance from the centre.
5 excursions
Top Nairobi day tours
Morning or afternoon
Nairobi National Park Day Safari
A real safari minutes from the city. Morning or afternoon game drives look for lions, giraffes, rhinos and antelopes against the Nairobi skyline.
Guided visit
Giraffe Centre & David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage Tour
Hand-feed Rothschild giraffes at the Giraffe Centre, then visit the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to see the orphaned baby elephants and learn about wildlife rescue.
Guided tour
Nairobi City Tour
The history and culture of the capital: the Nairobi National Museum and Snake Park, local markets, Uhuru Park, the Kenyatta Mausoleum and the Parliament Buildings.
Half day
Oloolua Nature Trail
A forest walk in Karen-Langata along the Mbagathi River, past small waterfalls, a papyrus swamp, a bamboo grove and natural caves. Sykes’ and vervet monkeys live in the forest, and the birdwatching is good.
Full day
Lake Naivasha Day Trip
Drive into the Rift Valley to Lake Naivasha for a boat ride among hippos and waterbirds, then walk with a guide on Crescent Island among giraffe, zebra, wildebeest and waterbuck. Around two to two and a half hours each way from Nairobi.
Nairobi day tour highlights
- Flexible schedules for layovers and short stays
- Professional local guides who know the city
- Safe, modern vehicles
- Tours that can be combined into one full day
1 day · from $370
Both in one day
Our full-day Nairobi experience combines a game drive in the national park with a tour of the city.
Near Nairobi
Coffee & tea farm tours
A day on a working coffee or tea farm in the highlands outside the city.
We make it happen
Plan your Nairobi excursion
Tell us where you are staying and which day you are free.