Spend a Night With Giraffes at The Giraffe Manor in Nairobi
Giraffe Manor is a unique property and hotel in the Lang'ata
suburb of Nairobi, Kenya, famous for its resident herd of endangered
Rothschild giraffes that live in the extensive grounds of the manor
house. Every day shortly before 9am, the mammoth beasts stroll up to the
house and poke their heads through the windows and doors in search of
morning treats. Guests could feed the giraffes from their breakfast
table, photograph them and interact with this graceful animal through
the open window, at the front door and even at the second floor bedroom
window. This is the only place in the world where one can share
breakfast with the world’s tallest animal.
The Giraffe Manor was
built in 1932 by Sir David Duncan, in 150 acres of land running down to
the Mbagathi River, the southern boundary of the city of Nairobi. In
the 1960s the Manor was purchased by a local investor who leased it to a
succession of people, including the late Dennis Lakin, before it fell
into disrepair, unoccupied.
