Nairobi National Park is regarded as the only national park in the city. The wide plains of Nairobi national park offers the animals an expansive area to live in. The plains are mostly savannah with occasional acacia trees dispersed in the area. The place is also not so far from the capital as it is around 1 hr drive from. Besides being a park it also contains the Nairobi Safari Walk and the Nairobi Animal Orphanage. The park has only the big four namely lions,buffalos, leopards and rhinos. Elephants can't be found in the area.