Elephant and rhino orphanage inside Nairobi National Park — visit the babies during the 11am feeding.
Country
🇰🇪 Kenya
Region
Nairobi
Best time
Year-round (11am daily public feeding)
Coordinates
-1.367, 36.840The DSWT elephant orphanage is one of the most moving wildlife visits on Earth. Between 11:00 and 12:00 daily the rescued baby elephants are bottle-fed by their keepers and the public is invited to watch. Every dollar of the entry fee goes to rescue operations.
Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.
Best time to visit
Year-round (11am daily public feeding)
Choose a curated departure or use any of these as a starting point — we'll tailor the itinerary, dates and pace to you.
Nairobi's two most-loved stops combined — elephant feeding + hand-feed giraffes.
Full-day Nairobi loop: national park at dawn + Sheldrick + Giraffe Centre + Karen Blixen.