Nairobi National Park
Wildlife park on the southern edge of the city, where giraffes, zebras, lions and rhinos roam grassland with the skyscrapers of Nairobi visible in the distance.
Nairobi
Inside the city limits there is a national park, and a sanctuary for giraffes and elephants is nearby; the country's capital is also its main arrival hub.
Attractive locations
Giraffe Centre
Conservation centre in Langata where visitors feed endangered Rothschild's giraffes from a raised platform. A short nature trail runs through the grounds.
Karen Blixen Museum
Former farmhouse of the Danish author Karen Blixen, who wrote Out of Africa, now a museum with period furniture and gardens.
Nairobi National Museum
Museum of Kenya's natural history, cultures and early human fossils, set in gardens with craft shops and cafes.
Karura Forest
Large forest reserve inside the city, with trails for walking, running and cycling, a small waterfall and caves linked to the Mau Mau struggle.
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage
Rescue centre for orphaned baby elephants and rhinos, which are raised and later returned to the wild. Visitors watch the young elephants at a daily feeding session.
Bomas of Kenya
Cultural village with traditional homesteads of many Kenyan communities, plus a hall for music and dance performances.
Airports
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport NBO
It is about 13 km in a straight line from Nairobi.
Nairobi Wilson Airport WIL
It is about 4 km in a straight line from Nairobi.
Nanyuki Civil Airport NYK
It is about 138 km in a straight line from Nairobi.
Scams and safe taxis
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan20.5 °C39 mm
- Feb21.4 °C29 mm
- Mar21.6 °C64 mm
- Apr20.5 °C114 mm
- May19.3 °C73 mm
- Jun18.7 °C25 mm
- Jul18.7 °C16 mm
- Aug19.2 °C22 mm
- Sep20.3 °C20 mm
- Oct20.8 °C53 mm
- Nov20.2 °C81 mm
- Dec20.0 °C65 mm
Driest months: Jul, Aug, Sep. Wettest months: Apr, May, Nov.
Costs
Prices here are about 34% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
999 or 112.
ngo
Kenya Red Cross Society
Helps with: Kenya's national Red Cross society. Its contact page lists a head office in Nairobi, a main phone line and a toll-free number, 1199.
Who qualifies: People in Kenya who need Red Cross help or information.
Phone: +254 703 037 000
Address: South C (Bellevue), Red Cross Road, off Popo Road, Nairobi
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Kenya
Helps with: The UN migration agency, with a head office in Nairobi. Its work covers migration management and crisis response, and it lists a call centre and a medical enquiries line.
Who qualifies: Migrants and organisations working on migration in Kenya. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +254 709 889 000
Address: Sri Aurobindo Avenue, off Mzima Spring Road, Lavington, Nairobi
embassy
Diplomatic Directory (Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy. The ministry's Diplomatic Directory (May 2025 edition) is the official list of foreign missions in Kenya.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own country's embassy or high commission.
Address: Old Treasury Building, Nairobi
local government
Emergency number 999 (police, ambulance and fire)
Helps with: Reaches the police, ambulance and fire services in Kenya. The number comes from UK government travel advice.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the country, including visitors, can call this number.
Phone: 999