| NAIROBI EXCURSIONS
Nairobi City Tour (3hours)
The tour covers the modern city centre, the colourful market, the
Railway Museum and the renowned National Museum where there are
spellbinding displays of early man, tribal regalia and the flora
and fauna of Kenya. A visit to the adjacent snake park is also included.
The tour turns to the city centre
Nairobi National Park The tour starts at 2.00pm.
This unique wildlife sanctuary is just a few kilometres from Nairobi’s
bustling city centre, but despite its proximity, different species
of mammals can be found there, including four of the Big Five. The
tour also includes a visit to the animal orphanage at the park gate.
The tour returns to the city centre by sundown. Private tours can
be organised in the morning.
Karen Blixen & Giraffe Centre (3 hours)
Depart in the morning and afternoon. Drive towards Ngong Hills and
pass Ngong Village to the Karen Blixen Museum, for many years her
home. Later proceed to the Giraffe Centre to see and feed the famous
Rothschild Giraffe and her family.
Carnivore experience (Daily at 12:30 & 7:00 pm)
Nairobi has many restaurants offering a variety of cuisine. We recommend
dinner or lunch at the carnivore, which is famous for its succulent
stew and barbecue dishes as an excellent complement to a holiday
in Kenya, especially as a welcome or a farewell dinner. The price
includes transfers to and from the airport.
Bomas of Kenya (2 hours)
A boma is a homestead and just a few kilometres from the city, numerous
homesteads reflecting Kenya’s cocktail of cultures have been
faithfully re-created for visitors to see traditional village life.
But the greatest excitement during the afternoon is the display
of traditional dancing, music and song performed in a splendid arena.
Lake Nakuru National Park (1 day)
Lake Nakuru lies in the volcano-strewn Rift Valley, one of the shares
of 8 lakes, which stretch the length of Kenya from Tanzania to Ethopia.
The 160 kilometres drive from Nairobi passes through highlands farms
of the Kikuyu people before descending an escarpment into the dramatic
landscape of the Rift. Lunch is taken in Nairobi; a stop is made
at Lake Nakuru where tea is served among the fever trees and where
bird watchers will be delighted with the fantastic array of bird
life.
Amboseli Express (1 day)
Amboseli National Park lies within the shadow of the mighty Kilimanjaro,
Africa’s highest mountain. Only nature in all the majesty
could create such a backdrop of the wildlife pageant found at Amboseli.
Game is seen on much of the route to the park, which crosses ochre
plains where Masai tend their cattle in an age-old tradition. Lunch
is taken at the lodge in the park and is followed by another game
drive where lion, elephant and the splendid cheetah are likely to
be seen. Return to Nairobi in good time for dinner. |