





| Nairobi Excursions |
| Written by Vessel Africa |
| Friday, 16 October 2009 06:30 |
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1. Carnivore by night : The Carnivore Experience Dance the night away at the Simba Saloon adjacent to the Carnivore. You may wish to extend your time after midnight and make your own way to the hotel. 2. Nakuru National Park: Full day You'll arrive at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge or Lake Nakuru Lodge, affording unforgettable views of the lake from its hillside perch. (170Km 2.5 hrs) Lunch and swimming are included in the package. 3. Nairobi City Tour 2- 4 HRS 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 colourful City Market. Price: US$ 35.00 per person >> Click Here to Email Us >> Furniture, artifacts, and photographs from her days as pioneer coffee farmer are on display. 5. Bomas of Kenya – 3 HRS Enjoy the villages ( Bomas ) and colourful performances by dancers, which depict events in their respective tribes. Price: USD85.00 per person >> Click Here to Email Us >> 8. Kiambu Caves (Half or Full Day) Activities include feeding the maasai ostrich, watching birds, about 82 different species have been recorded. Tour of the 600 acres of coffee, horse riding, riding the "ship of the desert-camel". Also fishing for black Bass Tilapia and boat riding. Price: USD 105 per Person >> Click Here to Email Us >> Price: USD 45 per person >> Click Here to Email Us >> 10. Nairobi National Park, The Carnivore Restaurant, Bomas of Kenya
Nairobi national park undoubtedly the only national park within the city. Wildlife in Nairobi National Park is still in abundance. Here you will be able to see all the big five except the elephants. We will also visit the world re known Carnivore Restaurant for a truly Kenyan Meat Feast and the Bomas of Kenya for a display of Kenyan Tradition and Cultures. Here you will get a first hand taste of all the Kenyan tribes. A real Kenyan experience! Depart in the morning after breakfast towards Nairobi National park for a morning game drive. Thereafter proceed towards carnivore for lunch. The afternoon is spent in the Bomas of Kenya, before dropping you off back at your hotel or airport. (Alternatively, book in at Carnivore for dinner). The Nairobi National Park has been around since 1946 and wildlife here is bountiful despite the backdrop of skyscrapers and the roar of jets coming in to land. The setting is a blend of savannah and swampland and is home of the highest concentration of black rhinos in the world with a population of over 50 living here at the Nairobi National Park. Almost every species of plains animal apart from elephant is found here; gazelles, zebras, buffaloes, warthogs, cheetahs, giraffes, lions, ostriches and leopards. The wetland areas sustain more than 500 recorded species of bird including helmeted guinea fowl, francolins, kori, white and black bellied bustards, quelea turacos, mousebirds, ostriches and a variety of game birds and birds of prey. The Carnivore Restaurant was recently voted one of the 50 best restaurants in the world and it justly sets the standards. The giant barbecue pit is overloaded with skewers of beef, pork, lamb, chicken, camel, ostrich and crocodile; as long as the flag on your table is flying, waiters keep bringing the meat. There is also a good choice of delicious vegetarian dishes on offer for non meat eaters. The Bomas of Kenya is heaving cultural authenticity; an assortment of traditional huts representing the building styles of most of Kenya’s main tribal groups with an artistic dance team performing traditional dances and songs from the country’s ethnic groups - it is quite a show. Cost 11. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust , Karen Blixen Museum, Coffee Garden and Pub, The AFEW Giraffe Centre Activities: Historical Site, “Out of Africa” House and Gardens, Giraffe Feeding and Close Contact, Giraffe Conservation, Baby Elephant and Rhino foster care, Conservation The Karen Blixen Museum is the farmhouse where writer Karen Blixen aqua Isaac Dinesen lived between 1914 and 1931. The baroness was a coffee planter and lady aristocrat who became one of Africa’s most legendary writers. Her book “Out of Africa” was made into a movie filmed in and around the farmhouse on the edge of the Rift Valley. The house was offered to the Kenyan government at independence by the Danish government along with the nearby agricultural college. It is placed in exquisite gardens on Karen Rd and is quite a fascinating place to stroll around. There is the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden along side a smart upmarket restaurant set in a very English country Garden with excellent food and a very friendly, popular bar. The AFEW Giraffe Centre is run by the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife; here you can hand feed the Rothschild’s Giraffes and it is quite an experience to get so up close and personal with the giraffes. There is a display of information about giraffes and an interesting forest walk. The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is a small, flexible charity, established in 1977 to honour the memory of a famous Naturalist, David Leslie William Sheldrick MBE,the founder Warden of Tsavo East National Park in Kenya, where he served from its inception in 1948 until his transfer to Nairobi in 1976 to head the Planning Unit of the newly created Wildlife Conservation & Management Department. David died 6 months later but his legacy of excellence and the systems he installed for the management of Tsavo and wildlife generally in Kenya, particularly in the sphere of wildlife husbandry and ethics, lives on. At the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, you get the opportunity to play with and feed baby elephants and rhino. The wildlife trust also encourages you to adopt a baby elephant or rhino so that proceeds go to their conservation efforts! |
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