NAIROBI CITY TOUR (3 Hrs)
The tour covers the modern city centre, the National Museum
and the adjacent Snake Park, Parliament Buildings, the Railway
Museum where old steam locomotives are exhibited including the
one from which Superintendent John Lyall was taken from by a
man-eating lion in Tsavo in 1901. You will also visit the city
market where a wide variety of African curios and tropical fruit
and flowers are on sale, ending with a visit to the Kenyatta
International Conference Centre view-point which has a revolving
restaurant.
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THIKA SPECIAL (½ Day)
Thika town is 45kms from the city centre and within the town
you find the Blue Posts Hotel. The hotel was first established
in 1908 as a stopover for the white settlers who farmed and
lived in the central part of the country on their way out and
back to the city. During the Second World War in 1939 the British
Army camped on the site and built up a few bandas whose posts
they were standing on were painted blue and this is where the
name Blue Posts originated. Today two rivers namely Thika River
and Chania River each with a natural waterfall surround the
hotel popularly known as "The Hidden Jewel of Thika".
Both rivers originate from the Aberdare Ranges though from different
sources.
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NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK (4 Hrs)
This unique wildlife sanctuary is just a few kilometres from
Nairobi's bustling city centre but despite its proximity over
50 species of mammals can be found there including four of the
'big five'. The tour also includes a visit to the animal orphanage
where wounded or orphaned animals are nurtured back to health.
The tour returns to the city centre by sundown.
KAREN BLIXEN AND GIRAFFE CENTRE (4 Hrs)
Drive towards Ngong Hills by passing the Ngong village to the
Karen Blixen Museum of the 'Out of Africa' fame, which was for
many years her home. Later proceed to the Giraffe Centre to
view and feed the famous Rothschild's giraffe which is an endangered
species from a specially constructed viewing - platform.
CARNIVORE EXPERIENCE
(Guaranteed daily at 12.30 p.m. And 7.00 p.m.)
Nairobi has many restaurants offering a wide variety of cuisine.
We recommend a dinner or lunch at the Carnivore, which is famous
for its succulent steaks and barbecue, dishes including game
meat and is therefore dubbed 'the meat eaters' paradise. The
restaurant also offers a vegetarian menu; the meal is an excellent
complement to a holiday especially as a welcome or farewell
dinner. The cost includes transfers to and from Nairobi City
Centre.
BOMAS OF KENYA
A Boma is a homestead and just a few kilometres from Nairobi
we have the Bomas of Kenya where the day-to-day lives of the
43 different ethnic groups in Kenya are depicted through traditional
dancing, music, song and folklore. These plus an acrobatic show
are performed in a splendid arena.
LAKE NAKURU EXPRESS (1 Day)
Lake Nakuru lies in the volcano-strewn Rift Valley, one of a
chain of 8 lakes, which stretch the length of Kenya from Tanzania
to Ethiopia. The 160 km drive from Nairobi passes through highland
farms of the Kikuyu people before descending the escarpment
into the dramatic landscape of the Rift. Lunch is taken in the
Park and is followed by an extensive tour which focuses on the
bewildering spectacle of a million flamingos but which also
seeks out the large variety of wildlife with which the park
abounds. On the tea break among the fever trees bird watchers
will delight in the fantastic array of bird life. The tour ends
in Nairobi in the late evening.
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AMBOSELI EXPRESS (1 Day)
Amboseli National Park lies within the shadow of the mighty
Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain whose peak may be seen
from the park in clear weather. Only nature and all her majesty
could create such a back -drop to the wildlife pageant found
at Amboseli. Game is seen enroute to the park, which crosses
plains where the Masai tribesmen tend their cattle in an age-old
tradition. Lunch is taken at a lodge within the park, followed
by another game drive where lion, cheetah can be seen including
elephant and hippo that are found bathing in the swamp-grounds
which get their waters from Mt. Kilimanjaro. Return to Nairobi
in good time for dinner.
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NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK/LUNCH CARNIVORE/BOMAS
(1 Day)
8.30 A.M. Depart your Nairobi hotel for the Nairobi National
Park, which is 10 km way or 15 minutes drive from the city centre.
4 of the big five except the elephant can be seen and there
are a variety of antelopes. The park is home to plenty of migratory
game despite its small size being only 114 km². Hippos
and a few crocodiles can be seen in the river pools plus a variety
of plains game and birds. You will then proceed to the Carnivore
Restaurant, which is dubbed 'the meat eaters paradise'. Various
meats including game meat are served barbecued though the restaurant
also has a vegetarian menu. In the afternoon you will visit
the Bomas of Kenya where you will be entertained with traditional
songs and dance and an acrobatic show in the main arena prior
to which you will have visited the 'Bomas ' or homesteads where
the every day lives of the 43 different ethnic groups in Kenya
are depicted. Return to the city centre in the evening.
