Experts' Choice Award The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
What the experts agree on
Home to orphaned baby elephants rescued and rehabilitated since 1977, this sanctuary's daily feeding sessions (11am-noon) are an emotional highlight of any Nairobi visit. Visitors witness heartwarming rescues with happy endings as elephants
“The amazing SHELDRICK Elephant Nursery. A must visit place.”
– Afar Magazine
Frommer's "The elephants kept at the orphanage are looked after by 24-hour "keepers" who sleep on bales of hay alongside the elephants and wake up every 3 hours in order to feed their charges." Full review
National Geographic "If you have kids (or are a kid at heart), you won't want to miss the David Sheldrick wildlife sanctuary"
"You could do the park as a standalone visit, but you'd miss out on the biggest of the Big Five animals you can find on safari. There aren't any wild elephants within the park's confines,..."
