The 15 Morning Tours in Kenya That Earn Their Price

1.Early Morning Half Day Mini Safari To Nairobi National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · from $170Our pick

Leave your Nairobi CBD hotel at 6:00 am with an English-speaking guide such as Black Santa, then spend the morning in a proper safari van with a pop-up roof. Park fees, water, transport, and hotel return are included. Expect about four hours inside the park and a return around 12:30 pm.

“Black Santa was superb. Anyone looking for a compact, short tour into Nairobi National park, this is perfect. We squeezed this in during a work trip, and it couldn’t have been better.”

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2.National Park Early Morning or Afternoon Game Drive

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · 5 hours · from $30

Leave Nairobi’s CBD behind for a four-hour game drive in a pop-up-roof van. With an English-speaking guide, hotel or airport pickup, and time at the observation deck, you can search for lions, rhinos, buffalo, cheetahs, and more without a long journey from the city.

“The car driver was very friendly! The track very pleasant !”

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3.Nairobi National Park Early Morning or Afternoon Game Drive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $50

Join a professional guide, possibly Steve, for an early morning or afternoon drive through Nairobi National Park. From a pop-up-roof safari vehicle, look for rhinos, lions, giraffes, zebra, ostrich, buffalo, and birds, then visit the ivory-burning site and hippo pool trails.

“The rhinos, large groups of ostriches, 2 young lions with mother, jackals, groups of giraffes, friendly guide.”

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4.Early Morning Nairobi Park Safari and Giraffe Centre Tour.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $95

Start at 6am with a private driver-guide and spend about three hours in Nairobi National Park, then meet giraffes at the Giraffe Centre and see clay beads made at Kobe Tough. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, but attraction fees and meals are extra.

“Peter was very attentive and punctual, we were not lucky enough to catch big cats but we saw plenty other animals, he was always asking fellow drivers for sights .”

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5.Nairobi National Park Morning Or Evening Game Drive Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 10 reviews · from $70

Spend five hours exploring Nairobi National Park, just 7 kilometers from central Nairobi, in an open-roof safari vehicle with hotel pickup and drop-off. Choose an early morning or evening drive, look for lions, rhinos, giraffes, buffaloes, monkeys, and birds, and ask guide Watson for help spotting wildlife.

“Bad communication, and we where put on a tour that we had no ordered, with a consequence that we ended spending money we had not planned to and needed to order an Uber home cause it was too late . The guide was good and knowledgeable”

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6.Nairobi national park: Sunrise and Sunset Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 5 reviews · 5 hours · from $37

Start before sunrise or head out late afternoon for a four-hour Nairobi National Park game drive in an open-roof safari vehicle. An English-speaking guide such as William helps search for lions, rhinos, giraffes, and more. Hotel pickup, drop-off, and a coffee stop are included, but park fees cost extra.

“william era un autista che si è prodigato molto per farci trovare i rari rinoceronti ed altri. guida un po spericolata ma consigliato”

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7.Half Day Morning or Afternoon Guided Tour : Nairobi National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $72

Spend about 4.5 hours exploring Nairobi National Park in a private safari van, with pickup from your hotel or airport. Choose a 6 AM or 1 PM start, look for mammals, birds, reptiles, and trees, and learn about animal behavior from your guide. Park entry costs extra.

“A great experience of Safari in Nairobi National Park with Majestic Tours through Viator.”

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8.National Park Early Morning or Afternoon Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $80

Set out from Nairobi with an English-speaking guide for a four-hour game drive in Nairobi National Park. Look for lions, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, and birds, then visit the Ivory Burning Site Monument. Groups are limited to seven, with hotel pickup, bottled water, and park entry charged separately.

“Steve the guide from Kensil tour's was excellent we got to see plenty of animals including a couple of lions thanks to him. we did have to rush a bit at the end because of people going on to the elephant sanctuary but overall the experience was great thanks”

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9.Nairobi National Park Morning Game Drive With Free Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $25Best value

You’ll leave Nairobi early in an open-roof safari van with an English-speaking driver-guide, then spend four hours seeking lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, and monkeys. Pickup and drop-off are included within Nairobi, with guides such as Watson and James assigned by the operator.

“We booked with Blaze previously and enjoyed our experience with our tour guide, Watson. This experience with our guide, James, however was much different. High point: He bypassed traffic by entering a different gate. Low points: He did not provide us our change for the gate entry fee when he said he would; we were not offered water; he was scrolling his news feed on his phone while driving through the park instead of spotting animals; we spotted a savanna kitten that he almost backed into when turning around; when 5 lions were spotted toward the end of the drive, he asked if we wanted to follow or keep driving…”

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10.Private Morning Safari to Nairobi National Park & Giraffe Center

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $148

Start with a three-hour game drive in Nairobi National Park, then visit the Giraffe Centre to meet Rothschild giraffes and learn about conservation. Private pickup, a pop-up-roof safari vehicle, entrance fees, and guides such as Anthony are included. Lunch is not.

“Anthony was great! He made sure that we saw as much as possible on the safari and that we got to really enjoy ourselves at the elephant orphanage and giraffe centers. He knows a lot about the animals and is clearly very experienced. Would definitely recommend!”

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11.Early Morning Group Joining Game Drive In Nairobi National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $72

Leave your Nairobi hotel or airport early, then spend about three hours on a shared game drive in Nairobi National Park. A professional driver-guide uses a pop-up-roof safari vehicle to seek rhino, lion, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, cheetah, and birds. Park fees, lunch, and drinks cost extra.

“Shortly after booking I was contacted by WhatsApp that my pick-up time would be 5:45 AM instead of 6;00 AM. It's always reassuring to be contacted after booking so that you know the tour is actually going to take place. On the evening before the tour I got a new messagRead more”

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12.Early Morning Group Joining Mini Safari To Nairobi National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $71

Leave Nairobi at 5:30 am for a 4-to-6-hour shared safari in Nairobi National Park. A professional guide drives a pop-up roof vehicle through open grassland, where you may see lions, rhinos, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, cheetahs, and more. Guide Black Santa has earned special praise for his friendly help.

“Excellent visit with a very kind and helpful guide (Black Santa his name). Saw lions, giraffes, buffaloes, rhinoceros, gazelle. All very beautiful”

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13.Early Morning Half Day Group Tour to Nairobi National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $65

Meet at Kencom for a three-hour morning game drive in Nairobi National Park. Your English-speaking guide may include Chris SafariDoctor, Nathan, or Paul, with a pop-up roof vehicle for wildlife viewing. Expect rhinos, lions, giraffes, buffalo, birds, and city skyline views, with park fees paid separately.

“Nathan was an amazing tour guides, if I was going on a safari trip I would pick him! He was very informative and knowledgeable about the animals.”

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14.Half Day Sunrise Game – Drive of National Park Tour From Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $45

Start with a 6:00 am hotel pickup and spend about five hours tracking lions, giraffes, rhinos, buffalo, birds, and other wildlife in Nairobi National Park. A driver-guide, air-conditioned minivan, bottled water, and small-group setting are included, but park fees and refreshments cost extra.

“Booked the trip the day before in the evening, the company was very reactive, pick up at my hotel. Very nice staff, overall a good choice for a quick visit of the park. My only complaint is the rush on the roads of the park, spoiling some photo opRead more”

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15.Nairobi National Park Private Tour (Morning/Afternoon Options)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $88

Take a private, roughly five-hour safari from your Nairobi hotel or residence into Nairobi National Park. Wellington or another professional guide drives a pop-up-roof 4x4 for a four-hour game drive, with strong chances of seeing black and white rhinos, lions, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, and more. Park entry is paid online separately.

“Excellent tour, I would highly recommend anyone to go to Nairobi national park its amazing we saw so many animals including white rhino with baby, black rhino, giraffe, hippos, lions, hearte beast, zebra, various species of antelope, crocs. It was a brilliant 6 hours. Wellington was punctual, friendly and knowledgeable”

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