African Tours, Nairobi Tours, Nairobi Excursions, Nairobi Safaris

EXCURSIONS

RW 101 NAIROBI CITY TOUR (3 Hrs)
RW 102 KAREN BLIXEN AND GIRAFFE CENTRE (4 Hrs)
RW 103 NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK (4 Hrs)
RW 104 NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK/LUNCH CARNIVORE/BOMAS (1 Day)
RW 105 BOMAS OF KENYA
RW 106 CARNIVORE EXPERIENCE
RW 107 THIKA SPECIAL (½ DAY)
RW 108 LAKE NAKURU EXPRESS (1 Day)
RW 109 Mt. LONGONOT AND LAKE NAIVASHA(1 DAY)
RW 127 AMBOSELI (1½ DAYS)
RW 113 EXCURSIONS OUTSIDE NAIROBI

RW 101 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.

RW 102 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.

RW 103 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.

RW 104 NATIONAL PARk AND THE 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.

RW 105 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.

RW 106 CARNIVORE EXPERIENCE 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.

RW 107 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 ‘Hidden Jewel of Thika’. Both rivers originate from the Aberdare Ranges though from different sources.

RW 108 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.

RW 109 Mt. Longonot And Lake Naivasha (1 Day) Leave Nairobi City and drive westwards stopping at the viewpoint on the Great Rift Valley and view the Loita Plains and also from here you can see Lake Naivasha sparkling in the sun thousands of feet below. Then proceed to Lake Naivasha which is famous as a staging post for Imperial Airways Flying Boat Services (Now British Airways) from Durban to London in the 1930’s. Lake Naivasha is also the highest Lake in The Rift Valley. Arrive for lunch at one of the various hotels and resorts at the shores of the Lake. After Lunch you can have a boat ride to the Crescent Island where you can take walks among the herds of Animals or just relax and will the rest of the afternoon relaxing away from hustle and bustle of the City.

N.B. Crescent Island is one of the few places in all Africa where you can wander on foot among herds of Zebra, Wildebeest, Gazelle, and Giraffe, because of the absence of predators.

RW 127 1 NIGHT/2 DAYS AMBOSELI GAME RESERVE

Day 1 - Pick up from the hotel then drive south from Nairobi to Amboseli National Park some 5 hours journey. The park is home the famous big five and the rich flora and fauna which offers the habitat for animals and bird-life. En route to Namanga the Tanzania/Kenya border post, have a view of the set up of Maasai rural life. Short game drive en route to Lodge and arrive in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive, with a majestic view of Mt. Kilimanjaro in the afternoon sun - the ideal time for game viewing. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

Day 2 - Early morning game drive and return for breakfast at the lodge or campsite. Depart for Nairobi arriving in the early afternoon.