Giraffe Center

Local nameGiraffe Center
LocationNairobi, Kenya

The Giraffe Centre is located in Lang'ata, approximately 20 kilometres 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 wildlife conservation education for urban school children, was started by Jock Leslie Melville, the Kenyan grandson of a Scottish Earl, when he and his wife Betty captured two baby giraffe to start a programme of breeding giraffe on their Langata property, site of the present Centre. Since then the programme has had huge success, resulting in the introduction of several breeding pairs of Rothschild Giraffe into Kenyan national parks.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe_Centre

Official Website https://giraffecenter.org/

Email info@giraffecenter.org

Phone +254-20-8070804

Address Simba Hill Road, Nairobi, Kenya

Coordinates -1°22'35.378" N 36°44'40.413" E

Tours and activities: Giraffe Center

Day Tour: Giraffe Center, Elephant Orphanage and Nairobi National Park

from 210 USD

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from 80 USD

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