Sheldrick Wildlife Trust – Nairobi Nursery

À propos

The Nairobi Nursery of Kenya's best-known orphan elephant project, where orphaned elephant and rhino calves are hand-raised so they can one day return to the wild.

Comment visiter

- Visits take place daily from 11am to noon, except on 25 December. - You must book ahead through the Trust's Nairobi office, up to three months in advance; same-day bookings aren't taken, and nor are bookings made through Viator, GetYourGuide, Tripadvisor or similar sites. - The minimum entry donation, paid in cash, is US$20 for ages 12 and over and US$5 for younger children (Ksh 2,000 / Ksh 500 for Kenya residents). - Nairobi National Park fees are extra and paid online to KWS.

Comment s’y rendre

Use the KWS Mbagathi Gate, also known as the Workshop Gate, on Magadi Road to enter Nairobi National Park.

Réservation

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• Poppi

  Poppi is a sweet young elephant from a famous family. Her mother, Poppy, was a celebrated matriarch who led her herd in Amboseli for more than fifty years, and Poppi is now carrying that legacy forward.

  Résident depuis 2026

• Zuri

  On 20 May 2026 Zuri was discovered stuck in a septic pit near Voi. The Voi team and KWS got her out and flew her to the Nursery, and she joined the other orphans three days later. What a start to life, but she's safe now, and one day she'll return to the wild.

  Résident depuis 2026

• Tytan

  Tytan is a brave little black rhino with a remarkable start to life. He survived a perilous cliff face and two nights alone before he was found, and he's here today thanks to that grit.

  Résident depuis 2025

• Daba

  In September 2025 the SWT/KWS dog unit came across Daba, then about eight months old, alone on Galana Ranch. He went first to the Voi unit and then on to the Nursery in October. Now he's growing up among other orphans, with a team of people devoted to his care.

  Résident depuis 2025

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• Pas d'achat ni de vente d'animaux à but lucratifRespecté
• Pas de reproduction à des fins touristiques ou commercialesRespecté
• Pas de chaînes ni d'enfermementRespecté
• Pas de monteRespecté
• Pas de spectacles ni de représentationsRespecté
• Pas de bain avec les visiteursRespecté
• Visites fondées sur l'observationRespecté

  Keepers are the only people who feed or handle the orphans.

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• Sauvetage, réhabilitation et retour à la vie sauvage lorsque c'est possibleRespecté

  The orphans are raised with the aim of returning them to the wild.

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• Les dons financent les soins aux animauxRespecté

  Money from adoptions pays for orphans in the Trust's care and for those that have returned to the wild.

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