NAIROBI IS A CITY OF CONTRASTS FAMED FOR BEING THE ONLY CAPITAL AND MAJOR CITY IN THE WORLD TO HAVE A GAME RESERVE WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES. THIS LARGE CITY, STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1 676 METRES, HAS A SUBTROPICAL HIGHLAND CLIMATE AND IS WITHIN SIGHT OF MOUNT KILIMANJARO.
Main attractions include the Karen Blixen Museum, Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Nairobi Railway Museum and AFEW Giraffe Centre. Nairobi is both the centre of the country’s coffee and tea industry as well as the gateway into the country’s diverse wildlife regions—starting with its own Nairobi National Park. Its impressive and varied wildlife population includes legends such as the lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, buffalo and giraffe, plus over 400 diverse species of birdlife.
NAIROBI IS A CITY OF CONTRASTS FAMED FOR BEING THE ONLY CAPITAL AND MAJOR CITY IN THE WORLD TO HAVE A GAME RESERVE WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES. THIS LARGE CITY, STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1 676 METRES, HAS A SUBTROPICAL HIGHLAND CLIMATE AND IS WITHIN SIGHT OF MOUNT KILIMANJARO.
Main attractions include the Karen Blixen Museum, Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Nairobi Railway Museum and AFEW Giraffe Centre. Nairobi is both the centre of the country’s coffee and tea industry as well as the gateway into the country’s diverse wildlife regions—starting with its own Nairobi National Park. Its impressive and varied wildlife population includes legends such as the lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, buffalo and giraffe, plus over 400 diverse species of birdlife.
