Safari from NairobiRhinos in front of the skyline, seven kilometres from the centre.

Since 1 October 2025 non-residents pay 80 USD per day for adults and 40 USD for children aged 5 to 17; children under 5 are free. For your own or a hired vehicle with fewer than 6 seats, 600 KES are added. The combined ticket with the Animal Orphanage and Safari Walk costs 105 USD. Payment is made in advance through KWSPay (eCitizen); no cash is accepted at the gate (as of 2026-09-23).

Yes, the standard tour is a 4 to 5 hour game drive from gate opening at 06:00 or in the afternoon from 13:00. The park covers 117 square kilometres, and the main tracks can be done in a morning. A full-day tour with a 6-hour game drive is worthwhile for photographers and for anyone who wants to wait for lions and rhinos.

The Kenya Wildlife Service names three lion prides in the park (Kingfisher, Athi and Mokoyet). There is no guarantee; the best chances are in the first hour after gate opening and in the dry season from June to October, when the prey animals from the southern plains are in the park.

A taxi or Uber gets you to the gate. To drive inside the park the vehicle needs a paid vehicle ticket (600 KES for cars), and the driver pays entry like a guest unless registered as a guide with the Tourism Regulatory Authority. The Kenya Wildlife Service rules also require you to stay in the vehicle and on the tracks; a car with low ground clearance is unsuitable in the rainy season. An operator with a safari vehicle and pickup is more practical.

Yes. You need a ticket for people and vehicle paid in advance through KWSPay, keep to 40 km/h, stay on the tracks and in the car, and keep 20 metres from animals. On the main tracks an ordinary car is enough in the dry season; for the rainy season from March to May and for side tracks a 4x4 makes sense. The gates open at 06:00 and close at 18:00.

Possible, but long: 204 to 220 kilometres and about 4 hours each way, pickup at about 05:20, return around 18:30 to 19:30. Around 4 to 5 hours remain in the park. Kilimanjaro is most likely to be clear early in the morning and late in the afternoon, exactly when day guests are still on the road or have already left. Two nights are the better solution for Amboseli.

Yes, with reservations. The park lies about 160 kilometres and at least 3 hours of driving to the north-west; the day takes 9 to 10 hours with a 3 to 4 hour game drive. Rhinos of both species are easy to see here, but the large flamingo flocks have not been reliable since the rise in the lake level from 2013.

The first hour after gate opening at 06:00: predators are still active, the light is soft, and the city traffic on Lang'ata Road has not yet started. The second good phase is the late afternoon from about 15:30 until the gates close at 18:00. At midday the animals rest in the shade.

Yes, that is the usual full-day route: game drive from 06:00, at 11:00 the elephant orphans at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (access via the Mbagathi Gate on Magadi Road, only with a confirmed advance booking, minimum donation 20 USD), then the Giraffe Centre in Lang'ata (09:00 to 17:00, 1,500 KES, no booking needed). Both lie a few kilometres from the park.

The Ol Pejeta Conservancy itself gives 220 kilometres and 4 hours of driving from Nairobi via Nanyuki; day visits are possible with advance notice, and the gates are open from 07:00 to 19:00. That makes it about as far as Amboseli and justifiable as a day trip only with a very early pickup. For the last two northern white rhinos and the chimpanzee sanctuary an overnight stay is recommended.