The orphanage is located in Nairobi National Park and is open to the public for one hour from 11 a.m. to noon. Visitors to the orphanage walk through the small center to an open space separated from the elephant’s habitat by a rope fence. At the sight of their keepers and their giant bottles of milk, these precious baby elephants come trotting out for a feeding. Guests can watch these youngsters feed themselves or be fed by the keepers for about ten to fifteen minutes and snap the perfect photo. Then its play time. The babies frolic in the water provided and nuzzle up to their keepers. They sometimes even approach the rope fence allowing visitors a chance to touch them as the keepers introduce the elephants and share their history. The orphanage also rehabilitates orphan rhinos.

For those guests moved by the plight of these lovable baby elephants, there is the chance to adopt one for a year for the cost of fifty dollars. With the adoption, the donator will receive an adoption certificate with the baby elephant’s name, regular updates via email, a copy of the elephant’s bio, and a beautiful watercolor painting. As an added bonus, the adoptive parents get to come back at 5 p.m. to watch their baby go to bed away from the rest of the crowds.