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Nairobi City Excursions
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| Nairobi has for decades
been referred as the safari 'Gateway to East Africa'. This
is due to the fact that being Kenya's Capital City, it has
internationally acceptable facilities that draw airlines
and investors from all corners of the globe. With an estimated
population of over 3 million people, nairobi is the largest
city in East Africa. Nairobi is a cosmopolitan city, financial
centre, administrative capital, province and the capital
of Kenya. English is largely spoken in Nairobi. It has also
become one of the safest cities in Africa with the improvement
of security and eradication of criminals on the now well
lit and tidy streets. There are many star-rated hotels to
choose from, budget to luxury accommodation. Here are some
popular excursions you can take on a visit to Nairobi: Learn
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Popular Nairobi Excursions & City Sightseeing
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001A: [3 Hours]:
Nairobi City Tour |
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| (Featuring City Market, National
Museum & Snake Park). This is a short city tour
in Nairobi that takes you through the Central Business
District viewing the shopping center, City market,
parliament buildings,Kenyatta International Conference
Centre ( KICC) and the Railway station. Our orientation
tour visitsplaces of interest such as the National
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the colourful city market. You will also see principal
landmarks such as the Parliament , Kenyatta Conference
Centre and many of Nairobi's modern and historical
buildings. Price US$ 50 Per Person ::
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002A: [3 Hours]: Nairobi Karen
Blixen Musem |
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This is especially
famed for the Out of Africa book. A Short tour to
the home of the pioneer coffee farmer, Karen Blixen
- of "Out of Africa" fame, is now preserved
as a museum. A visit to this museum provides an opportunity
to step back in time and gain an insight into this
remarkable woman's life. Views of the Ngong Hills
can be admired from the beautifully landscaped |
gardens of the museum. The Karen Blixen
museum is one of a number of very interesting regional museums
and archeological and prehistoric sites of the National
museums of Kenya, and it continues to be an immensely popular
tourist attraction. Price Guide: US$ 40 Per Person ::
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003A: [3 Hours]:
Nairobi Giraffe Center / Manor |
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| The Giraffe Manor Africa's
pride of international celebrity. Since its founders,
Jock and Betty Leslie-Melville, rescued a baby giraffe
named Daisy from a heavily-poached area of western
Kenya in 1974, their home has become a household name
among wildlife lovers world-wide - and Daisy a star
in her own right. Today, Daisy's home has been opened
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is felt is the very best place to begin or end your
safari or if in a conference or transit it worth coming
close to wildlife from the bustle of the city where
you feed giraffes with your own hands and have the
closest touch. Price: US$ 45 Per Person ::
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004A: [2 Hours]: Daphne Sheldrick
Elephant Home |
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David Sheldrick
Elephant orphanage where you come close to elephant
calves! 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. Its worth visiting and see humanitarian
care to the wildlife and the heart it takes to care. They
charge a small entrance fees instead you can buy a souvenir
or donate for the conservation. Price Guide: US$ 45 Per
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005A: [2 Hours]:
Nairobi Carnivore Lunch or Dinner |
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| The Carnivore Gourmet
Experience also described as 'Meat Eaters Paradise' or Africa's
Greatest Eating Experence! The restaurant is voted as one
of the top 50 best restaurants in the world. It's recommended
for dinner at start or end of your safari or a treat out
from your hotel. Carnivore is a 'must visit' for anyone
who loves Barbeque. This is a Barbeque Restaurant with a
difference in that not only do they serve your normal beef,
pork and chicken but Game meat as well!!!. Crocodile, Hartebeest
and Ostrich are some of the specials that you will find
on the menu. The meat is roasted on a huge charcoal BBQ
right at the entrance to the restaurant. The meat comes
with special sauces which are Carnivore's secret. Carnivore
is an 'eat to your full' restaurant and you are guaranteed
very good wining and dining. A wide variety of vegetarian
dishes are also available. US$ 40 Per Person (Lunch or Dinner)
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005B: [3 Hours]: Nyama Choma
/ Safari Cats Dancers |
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It is similar
to the Carnivore but here the dinning experience is
spiced up by the stage perfomances by the famous 'Safari
Cats' dancers and acrobats. Charcoal barbequed meat
is prepared in the true African way and your choice
of meat will expertly be carved onto your sizzling
plate until you say stop. A wide selection of vegetarian
dishes, salads and desserts is |
also available.The fabulous "Safari
Park Cats" entertain you as you dine and watch their
unique and tantalizing blend of African/Western cabaret
that leaves you with an African feeling. US$ 45 Per Person
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005C: [2 Hours]:
Nairobi Toona Tree (African Dishes) |
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| Located just a minute's drive
from the city centre at the International Casino,
The New Toona Tree Restaurant is one place where you
may sample authentic African dishes served in a true
African ambience. Expect to sample some 'mouth-watering'
hygienically prepared African foods from across several
tribes in Kenya. A wide selection of vegetarian dishes,
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is also available. Both set and a la carte menus are
available. Price Guide: US$ 35 Per Person (Lunch or
Dinner) ::
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007A: [Half Day]: Nairobi 'Bomas
of Kenya Cultures' |
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Boma means house
or homestead and Bomas of Kenya here simply means
tribes of Kenya. There are over 40 ethinic tribes
in Kenya and it is at Bomas of Kenya where you can
learn about the traditional way of life of each of
these tribes. A walk to the numerous "bomas"
(homesteads) reflecting Kenya's cocktail of cultures
have been re-created for visitors to |
experience the traditional village
life of the People of Kenya. The highlight of this tour
is the colorful display of folk dances from various tribes
performed in a splendid arena. Price Guide: US$ 45 Per Person.
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006A: [Half Day]:
Nairobi National Park Game Drive |
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| Only within half and
hour's drive of the city centre, the Nairobi National Park
provides a fascinating glimpse of Kenya's wildlife heritage
at the backdrop of the city's skyline. The park is bordered
on one side by the city, the other side is open allowing
animals to move freely in and out the park. Nairobi National
Park Kenya's first ever National park is a unique and unspoilt
wildlife haven within sight of the city's skyline. Rhino,
buffalo, cheetah, zebra, giraffe, lion and plenty of antelopes
and gazelles can be seen roaming in this open plains country
with a section of highland forest as well as stretches of
broken bush country, deep, rocky valleys and gorges with
scrub and long grass. Ornithologists catch with over 300
bird species including the Secretary bird, crowned cranes,
vultures, peckers and many more. Tour available daily at
0700hrs and at 1500hrs. Price Guide: US$ 75 Per Person.
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006B: [Half Day]: The White
Highlands Guided Tour |
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This tour takes
you to the agricultural farms on the so called "White
Highlands" in the uplands areas of Limuru. They
are so called because these agricultural projects
were pioneered by the early European Settlers of the
20th century. These are some of the agricaulturally
most productive areas around Nairobi where you will
find coffee and tea plantations. Within |
only 30 kilometers of the city, visit
tea and coffee and other small-scale plantations in the
historical white Highlands. Price Guide: US$ 175 Per Person.
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007A: [Full Day]:
Lake Naivasha Day Trip |
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| This full day excursion takes
you to one of the most unique places in the Kenya.
It is an opportunity to see Great Rift Valley. Lake
Naivasha is one of the fresh water lakes dotting the
Great Rift Valley Floor and has become a major tourist
attraction. Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive
to the floor of the Rift Valley stopping to marvel
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is served at one of the many hotels on the lake shore.
Afternoon, you will enjoy a boatride to see the hippos
and visit the Crescent Island in the lake. We return
to the city in the late afternoon to retire at our
hotel. Price Guide: US$ 125 Per Person. ::
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008A: [Full Day]: Lake Nakuru
Day Trip |
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Our excursion
takes you into the Rift Valley to one of Kenya's finest
bird sanctuaries, Lake Nakuru. Depart Nairobi in the
morning and drive to the floor of the Rift Valley
stopping to marvel at the views of the escarpment
along the way. Arrive Lake Nakuru National Park for
mid-morning game drive. On your game drives, you will
have the chance to see thousands of |
pink flamingo fringing the lake shoreline.
Lunch is taken at one of the park lodges, followed by a
game drive in the park, also a black rhino sanctuary and
home to the rare Rothschild Giraffe. We return to Nairobi
via Lake Naivasha. (170 kms, 3 hrs). Price Guide: US$ 225
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There are also several churches,
mosques and temples where people of different believers
go to worship. Speciality restaurants serve almost every
kind of food, from local dishes to Western Cuisine. Curries
from India and Pakistan are very popular as is Chinese,
Arabian and European cuisine. There is a lot to see in
and around Nairobi. From Nairobi city tours, short day
excursions from city hotels, tours to Karen Blixen and
National Museum, The Snake Park, Daphne Sheldrick Elephant
Orphange, the famous Carnivore Restaurant to the Nairobi
National park. ::
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| We would be happiest
to hear from you. We have a wide range of carefully pre-designed
city excusrion and safari tours from Nairobi to carefully
selected attractions, wildlife parks and game reserves in
and around Nairobi. You may select any of the regular tours
listed above or you can have your own tailor-made
option. Our excursion specialists will always be
at your assistance to design an excursion or sightseeing
tour to suit your travel schedule or individual taste. For
more information regarding this topic, DO NOT hesitate to
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