Nairobi National Park

In total, seven kilometers from the capital of Kenya is a small savanna with tall grass and sparse trees spreading - Nairobi National Park, with a total area of ​​117 square meters. miles. Open this park was ahead of many of these parks in Kenya in 1946. This is one of the few parks in the world where you can both enjoy the beauty of almost pristine wilderness and not lose sight of the silhouette of a big city.
Flora and fauna of Nairobi National Park is so varied that one might think that you are in the heart of wild Africa, rather than on the outskirts of the city millions. In the park you can see lions, rhinos, cheetahs, antelopes, giraffes, gazelles. There is a river Athi, which are found in the waters of crocodiles and hippos, and in the coastal forest - the birds and monkeys. In Nairobi National Park recorded 400 different bird species. One of the features of the park - a large number of rhinos living in it, about 50 individuals. Here, unlike in other parks and reserves, is almost always possible to see black rhino in its natural habitat. Although initially Nairobi was one of the points of the migration of elephants, at present, due to poaching and the growth of the surrounding population, elephants in the park - a great rarity. The national park is also home-hospital for the wounded and sick animals.
The proximity of the national park to the capital of Kenya, in some way contributes to its popularity among foreign tourists. For travel companies a bit easier to organize tours to the area where already available, a good tourist infrastructure. Thus, we can offer our customers something like "Journey to Nairobi c comfort." Use the convenient location of the national park if you want to learn more about wildlife in Africa, but did not want to be away from the 'blessings of civilization. "
Nairobi National Park is also famous as the place of burning ivory. It was here that President Moi ordered the burning of 10 tons of ivory to stop the extermination of elephants by poachers hunting for valuable tusks. Since that time, the burning is held twice more after the confiscation of rhinoceros horns and the next batch of ivory.