NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK
Nairobi is 117km2 only a few kilometers from Nairobi the capital city of Kenya. As expected, the park is a principal attraction for visitors to Nairobi. The park has a diversity of environments with characteristic fauna and flora.  Man-made dams also add a further habitat, favorable to certain species of birds and other aquatic biota. The dams also attract water dependent herbivores during the dry season.

There are plenty of open grass plains with scattered acacia. The western side has a highland dry forest and a permanent river with a riverine forest in the south. There are also stretches of broken bush country and deep, rocky valleys and gorges with scrub and long grass.

The park has a diverse birdlife with 400 species recorded. However all species are not permanently present and some are seasonal. Northern migrants pass through the park primarily during late March through April. The park is also known for Annual wildebeest and zebra migration in July/August, Black rhinoceros, large predators- lion, leopard, hyena and cheetah, aggregations of large herbivores- eland, buffalo, zebra and wildebeest, Ivory Burning Site Monument and the Walking trails at the hippo pools.
To the south of the park is the Athi-Kapiti Plains and Kitengela Migration and dispersal area. These are vital areas for herbivores dispersal during the rains and concentrate in the park in the dry season. The Athi River provides shady walks through a riverine forest well populated with monkeys and birds and in the river pools lay the hippo and crocodile.

Nairobi National Park is among the most successful of Kenya's rhino sanctuaries that is already generating a stock for reintroduction in the species former range and other upcoming sanctuaries. Due to this success, it is one of the few parks where a visitor can be certain of seeing a black rhino in its natural habitat.
There is no accommodation within the park, but Nairobi offers a wide selection of excellent accommodation to suit all visitor preferences and pockets. Many other tourist attractions are located close to the park, making it an ideal one-day trip venue.