david sheldrick wildlife trust

孤象救助院,我们领养了一只。一共八人,领养了四只小象。这次参观安排得当,信息丰富。看到救助院为大象创造的一切,让人打心眼儿里感动。

真的应该去看看,为Daphne和她的团队尽些绵薄之力。如果你没有领养一只小孤象的话,心里一定会好难过的。

这地方绝对值得一游。距离内罗毕只有一个小时,每天只对外开放一个小时。在那一个小时里,游客们可以近距离接触象群,了解那些小孤象是如何被拯救的,也可以看他们嬉戏打闹,它们从瓶子里喝水的样子真是可爱。出发前你或司机最好了解正确的路线。我们就差点迷路给错过了。

今年四月在漫长的雨季,我独自开车穿过内罗毕泥泞的公路到达了大象孤儿院,这是我为期一个月东非之旅的第一站。从大的铁门望过去,很难想象,这个孤儿院竟然是象牙交易受害者的天堂。毕竟,孤儿院意味着无家可归,没有人照顾,没有人关爱。但是当我进入后,却发现是另外一片天地,感觉到了爱的光芒,一种治愈心灵的力量。这些曾被遗弃、略带、孤独的大象在这里获得了重生,铁门内的生活也更加安定,这里应该被称为是它们的家。

这的大象宝宝每天只有在中午11点到12点期间才对外开放。因为每天来这参观的游人都非常多而且这的名额有限马上就满了,所以你最好早起排队这样就能确保能占到前排的位置去看清楚大象宝宝。在前半小时内,大概有13只小象被抱出来被饲养员喂养吃的食物和饮料,并且逗它们玩。有一个讲解员告诉我们为什么这些小象都成了小孤儿。我非常幸运地抱着一只只有1个月大的小象,我不停地安抚它,轻轻拍它,真的能细微感受到那份轻柔和可爱。非常私密的体验。大概半小时后这些小象就会被抱回去然后一些稍大一些的小象就会被接着喂养。这里同时可以接受认领和赞助。我同时还花了50先令去看了小河马。

We arrived early (~10 AM) and we did wait an hour to get started, but we were the first in line which was great because we had an upfront view. We loved seeing the baby elephants and hearing how orphaned elephants really are endangered as they rely on their mother's milk for their first 3 years of life to survive. Highly recommend for all ages.

This was my second time visiting and love it each time. They folks who run the show get customers in quickly and efficiently. Worth the visit!

You were able to get very close to the orphans. I actually petted one and was surprised at how rough the skin was. They spent a long time explaining how the orphanage works and having the babies out while we watch them being fed. Was a nice few hours

This Place is a must when visiting Nairobi! You get to see the elephants real close by, and see how well taken care of they are.I saw my adopted elephant and she was alive and kicking, mischevious for sure ;)I deffinately reckommend!

Great cause - bringing in abandoned elephants, raising them (with minimal public contact) and then releasing them back into Tsavo National Park. Great knowledge is shared with the audience and a few of the younger elephants come up close and you get to pet.

I would have given this five stars had my visit not ended on a sour note. We got there early and this is highly recommended as the hour starts with the most gorgeous stampede of baby elephants. They are fed and introduced and more information is given. They were also accompanied by two young orphaned ostriches which the elephants loved to chase. The little babies then leave and some older ones come in. (A woman had arrived late and was having a tantrum and demanding her money back because she had not seen the smallest babies). I was so captivated I decided to foster three babies, one for myself and one for each of my children. I spent ages choosing the ones I wanted, completed three forms and went to pay, only to be told I couldn't pay by credit card. This was my last day in Kenya and I had no cash left, so when they realised I could pay no other way I was told I could use a credit card but would have to pay US$200 instead of $150 PLUS a 5% credit card fee. I have given this feedback to the UK office, and have now sponsored one baby for US$50 and no extra charges (online from home).The attitude of the staff was so unhelpful and they have lost sponsorship for two babies because of this.

If you are looking for a good outdoor adventure, this is the last of the places you want to go. Unless you REALLY REALLY REALLY LOVE ELEPHANTS, and wish to ADOPT one, I will never recommend this place. It's not worth the entry fees, as there is nothing to do but to just stand still in the middle of nowhere, staring at a guy giving lectures on the life history of different elephants. Seriously, you shouldn't go there, if you are a average person.

We loved seeing the young orphaned elephants. . . this is a special place where you can touch them and watch them bathe happily in the mud! This was a very informative learning experience!

A visit to the Elephant Orphanage is a must for any animal lover. The dedication that goes into saving these beautiful animals is heart warming. You can get close to see and watch them having their milk and adopt one if you wish. Mine is called Arruba!

Well run sanctuary with adorable orphans being fed, bathed and protected until they can be let back into the wild. Unfortunately, most of these orphans are the result of their mother's being poached in the parks. I thoroughly enjoyed watching these babies for over 30 minutes and came away adopting an elephant.