Nairobi Animal Orphanage
Nairobi Animal Orphanage : An Animal Orphanage is an establishment, maintained by the local government or supported by charitable contributions that provides a temporary home for the animal species and other animals that are offered for adoption, and puts to sleep homeless animals that have been deemed unsuitable for adoption.
Climate of Nairobi Animal Orphanage.
The climate in the orphanage is dry except during the rainy season. Nairobi tends to be mild al year around, due to being at an elevation of 5450 fee. From December to March, the average temperatures are 77 to 820F (25 TO 280 C) during the day. At nights, the temperatures decrease to 550 F (130 C).
About Nairobi Animal Orphanage.
The Orphanage is located in the Nairobi National Park, it serves as a treatment and rehabilitation center for wild animals, the Orphanage hosts animal species like the lions, cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, serval cats, rare Sokoke cats, warthogs, leopards, various monkeys, baboons and buffalo. The orphanage serves as both a conservation facility for animals in need for care, and also an educational resource for the public especially for the young children who are not given the chance to observe these animals in the wild, the orphanage acts like attraction in the park.
The orphanage was established in 1964, it’s the oldest in Kenya, the orphanage offers the educational and trainings services where more than 20 species of animals and bird species are rehabilitated back to health after being abandoned and injured. The animals in the orphanage can be taken by park rangers and been provided with medical treatment, then after they can be placed in the individual rehabilitation program, as well as giving them the second life.
The Orphanage makes all the animal and bird species to receive medical examinations and necessary treatment before being placed in a feeding and rehabilitation program based on the individual needs.
Exposure at Nairobi Animal Orphanage.
The tourists during their time at the Orphanage, they can be able to sight animals at the orphanage which is different from spotting them in the wild. During your time in the Orphanage the experience of observing the animal species in the orphanage is kind, because you get to know that the animals are also survivors. The Nairobi Animal Orphanage in Nairobi National Park is so well organized in that all the animal species there are arranged in their respective cages, with their labels and explaining about them like how they were rescued, where they came from, who took them in the orphanage and also indicates weather they were injured and abandoned.
Best time to visit Nairobi Animal Orphanage.
The best time to visit the Orphanage is all year long, as the park has mild temperatures, however it is better to visit the orphanage during the dry months, from July to October, and also January and February.
Entrance fees of Nairobi Animal Orphanage.
Nairobi Animal Orphanage | Citizen | Resident | Non-Residents | |||
Adults(Kshs) | Child (Kshs) | Adult (Kshs) | Child (Kshs) | Adult (USD) | Child (USD) | |
215 | 125 | 215 | 125 | 22 | 13 |
Where to stay in Nairobi Animal Orphanage.
The Orphanage provides the accommodations to the guests who come to Nairobi National park, the accommodations are arranged in Budget, Mid-range and Luxury that includes the Mara Sweet Acacia Lodge, Red Buffalo house Hotel, Serene homes, Mdawida Homestay and among others.
The Orphanage is the most amazing and attractive place in Nairobi National Park, its where you see the animals strengthened, taken care of by the rangers, the Orphanage is avery kind place where someone who with safari to Kenya should not miss out, the Orphanage hosts over 200,000 people every year who come to visit the orphanage.