Keywords: kenya nairobi capital africa wildlife animals game national park lion buffalo rhino giraffe birds rains tourism safari jomo kenyatta international airport environment outdoor vehicle car car rally race car KENYA, Nairobi: Visitors to Nairobi National Park enjoy an up-close encouter with two lionesses who had run from a buffalo charge, 17 May, 2015. Adjacent to the Kenyan capital and the East African regional aviation hub, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi is the only metropolis in the world that has a National Park right next the city limits and where the big game of Africa, including lion, leopard, buffalo, black rhino, giraffe, hippo and a wealth of birdlife can be viewed in the wild a mere 20mins drive from the city centre and the airport. Another unique feature of the park is that Nairobians, tourists or even transit air travellers have the option of spending just a few hours, a half or full-day in the park due to its close proximity to the Kenyan capital, or even reside overnight inside the park at Nairobi Tented Camp. MANDATORY CREDIT: MAKE IT KENYA PHOTO / STUART PRICE. KENYA, Nairobi: Visitors to Nairobi National Park enjoy an up-close encouter with two lionesses who had run from a buffalo charge, 17 May, 2015. Adjacent to the Kenyan capital and the East African regional aviation hub, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi is the only metropolis in the world that has a National Park right next the city limits and where the big game of Africa, including lion, leopard, buffalo, black rhino, giraffe, hippo and a wealth of birdlife can be viewed in the wild a mere 20mins drive from the city centre and the airport. Another unique feature of the park is that Nairobians, tourists or even transit air travellers have the option of spending just a few hours, a half or full-day in the park due to its close proximity to the Kenyan capital, or even reside overnight inside the park at Nairobi Tented Camp. MANDATORY CREDIT: MAKE IT KENYA PHOTO / STUART PRICE. |