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OUR RATES. Keep in touch with us, on all our online platforms, for updates and information on programmes and projects that we do towards realizing our mandate that is ‘ E nvironmental conservation, changing mindset’. Giraffe Centre – Home of the Rothschild Giraffe – Environmental Conservation Centre. Free if booked at least one week in ...
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The Giraffe Centre is the creation of the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (A.F.E.W. Kenya), a Kenyan non-profit organisation. Our main purpose is to educate Kenyan school children and youth on their country’s wildlife and environment, as well as give local and international visitors an opportunity to come into close contact with the world’s tallest species, the giraffe.
The Giraffe Centre is currently home to s, seven female and three male. Six were born at the Centre, while four were translocated from different parks and nature conservancies across Kenya. Betty. Named after our founder Betty Leslie-Melville, Betty is the oldest of the tower at 17 years. She is a wild girl at heart, having been brought to the ...
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The Giraffe Centre started life in 1979, when it was founded as a breeding program for Rothschild’s giraffes by Jock Leslie-Melville, the Kenyan grandson of a Scottish Earl and his wife, Betty. The Leslie-Melvilles decided to remedy the decline of the subspecies, which had been driven to the brink of extinction by habitat loss in western Kenya. In ...
Today, the Giraffe Centre is a non-profit organization with the dual purpose of breeding giraffes and promoting conservation education. In particular, the center’s education initiatives are geared towards Kenyan schoolchildren, with the vision of instilling in the next generation the knowledge and respect required for humans and wildlife to co-exis...
Of course, the highlight of a trip to the Giraffe Centre is meeting the giraffes themselves. A raised observation deck over the animals’ natural enclosure affords a unique elevated perspective - and the chance to stroke and hand-feed any giraffes that are feeling friendly. There’s also an auditorium onsite, where you can sit in on talks about giraf...
The Giraffe Centre is located 5 kilometers/ 3 miles from Nairobi city center. If you’re traveling independently, you can use public transport to get there; alternatively, a taxi from the center should cost around 4,000 KSh. The center is open every day from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, including weekends and public holidays. Visit their website for current ...
- Duma Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
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Giraffe Centre. / -1.374469; 36.742324. The Giraffe Centre is located in Lang'ata, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in order to protect the vulnerable giraffe, that is found only in the grasslands of East Africa . In 1979, the Giraffe Center, a nature sanctuary for visiting and including ...
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Giraffe Centre. Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. Top choice in Nairobi. This centre, which protects the highly endangered Rothschild’s giraffe, combines serious conservation with enjoyable activities. You can observe, hand-feed or even kiss one of the giraffes from a raised wooden structure, which is quite an experience.
Sep 8, 2017 · Giraffe Centre. 5,445 reviews. #2 of 158 things to do in Nairobi. Nature & Wildlife Areas. Open now. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. About. It is a place that seeks to secure our environment.
