NAIROBI EXCURSIONS
NAIROBI CITY TOUR
Daily at 10:00HRS & 1400HRS (3 Hours)
This excursion includes a drive around the city. You'll pass
by modern day Nairobi landmarks like: the law courts, Parliament
buildings, and the uniquely shaped Kenyatta International
Conference Centre and perhaps pick up a few bargains at the
colorful City Market.
Thereafter, a visit to the Snake
Park and National Museum: "the Finest Small Museum in
Africa" well known for its spell binding exhibits and
displays of early man, tribal regalia and the flora and fauna
of Kenya also a close visit to the botanical garden.
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KAREN BLIXEN MUSEUM +
GIRAFFE CENTRE
DAILY 10:00HRS & 1400HRS (3 Hours)
Drive towards the Ngong Hills
to the former home of Karen Blixen – author of “Out
of Africa”. Now a Museum, you may explore the beautiful
house and grounds at leisure before proceeding to the Giraffe
Centre where the rare Rothschild giraffes are being rehabilitated
before being returned to the wild. You will be able to see
them at close range, even feeding them. Thereafter return
to your hotel.
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DAPHNE SHELDRICK
 Daily
at 10:00HRS (3 Hours)
Daphne Sheldrick: As part of
the David Sheldrick Conservation Foundation rehabilitates
baby elephants and other wildlife here at her home just outside
of Nairobi National Park. These babies have lost their mothers
to poaching, death, injuries, on getting lost in the wild
or other tragedies. Daphne and her dedicated staff raise them
to be released back into the wild when they are ready. It
is worth a visit to see humanitarian care to the wildlife
and the heart it takes to care. After the visit drive to the
former home of Karen Blixen – author of “Out of
Africa”. Now a Museum, you may explore the beautiful
house and grounds at leisure.
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CARNIVORE
 The
Carnivore is considered ’Africa’s Greatest Eating
Experience'. This open-air meat specialty restaurant has strikingly
different food, service and atmosphere to anything ever seen
in Kenya. Every type of meat imaginable, including four choices
of wild game, are roasted on traditional Maasai swords over
a huge, visually spectacular charcoal pit that dominates the
entrance of the restaurant. The waiters then carry these swords
around the restaurant, carving unlimited amounts of the prime
meats onto sizzling, cast iron plates in front of you. A wide
selection of salads, vegetable side dishes, and a variety
of exotic sauces accompany the meat feast. Dessert and coffee
follow this
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GREAT RIFTVALLEY EXPRESS
 LAKE
NAKURU TOUR – FULL DAY
Daily at 0800 hours
Lake Nakuru National Park Tour
is a full day trip to the rift Valley escarpment, 160kms from
Nairobi. It is one of the most scenic parks in East Africa,
a bird and rhino sanctuary and is home to a wide range of
animals including lion, leopard, buffalo, giraffe, waterbuck
and rhino, the only notable exception being the elephant.
The park is also a bird watcher’s paradise, with 400
known species having been spotted here. Vegetation ranges
from savannah to various indigenous forests. A world heritage
site, Lake Nakuru is most famous for its million-plus grand
pink flamingo population.
NAKURU DAY TRIP ITINERARY
0800hrs: Pick-up from hotel and depart Nairobi for Nakuru
National park
1000hrs: Arrive at the Nakuru National park and proceed for
a 2hr game drive.
1230hrs: Enjoy lunch at the lodge
1400hrs: Afternoon game drive as you drive back to Nairobi
arriving in the early evening.
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CRESCENT ISLAND
Crescent Island is situated on
the western side of Lake Naivasha, 80 kilometres from Nairobi.
It is a small crater lake that is home to a number of hippos.
From its wildlife sanctuary, a number of mammals can be seen
grazing in the surrounding lake environs, such as zebra, impala,
buffalo, giraffe, Kongoni and, at night, hippos. The Island
hosts a wide array of bird species including fish eagles,
ospreys, lily-trotters, black crakes and a variety of herons.
A boat ride at the lake is an exciting experience offering
a close view of swimming hippos, breathtaking sceneries of
the Great Rift Valley walls and the surrounding wildlife.
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