Wildlife encounters

Get eye to eye with giraffes at the Giraffe Centre

Standing face to face with the world's tallest animal is a highlight for children and adults alike — and a chance to learn about the effort to save a rare giraffe.

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A Rothschild giraffe leaning its head towards the camera at the Giraffe Centre in Nairobi

Where

Giraffe Centre, Lang'ata, NairobiNear Nairobi (no KenyaPlus guide for it yet)

What our sources say

The Giraffe Centre is run by the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (A.F.E.W.) Kenya, a Kenyan non-profit founded in 1979 by the late Jock Leslie-Melville. Visitors can come into close contact with giraffes.
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Source: Giraffe Centre (A.F.E.W. Kenya) (opens in a new tab) · checked 19 Oct 2026
It was started to save the Rothschild giraffe, a subspecies found only in the grasslands of East Africa, and is in the Lang'ata suburb, south-west of Nairobi.
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Sources: Giraffe Centre (A.F.E.W. Kenya) (opens in a new tab); Magical Kenya (Kenya Tourism Board) (opens in a new tab) · checked 19 Oct 2026
Its Educational Centre stands on a 60-acre sanctuary and teaches Kenyan schoolchildren about wildlife and the environment.
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Sources: Magical Kenya (Kenya Tourism Board) (opens in a new tab); Giraffe Centre (A.F.E.W. Kenya) (opens in a new tab) · checked 19 Oct 2026

Before you go

Check the centre's opening hours and entry fees on its own website before you go.
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