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Nairobi Excursion and City Tour

NAIROBI CITY TOUR (3 Hrs)
Highlights: City Centre, Shopping areas, Parliament Buildings, National Museum and Snake Park.

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.

Price per person US$45

NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK;
Highlights: Nairobi National Park Safari and Animal Orphanage.

This unique wildlife sanctuary is just a few kilometers 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.

BOMAS OF KENYA;
Highlights: Traditional dancing and Cultural Centre

A Boma is a homestead and just a few kilometers 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.

Price per person US$60

THE CARNIVORE EXPERIENCE
Highlights: Lunch or Dinner at an ideal eating spot meat lovers set in lovely gardens outside the City Centre

This is one of Nairobi's premier eating places and is famous as the restaurant where you partake of both venison and various other meat that has been prepared to international standards. Also at the same venue is Simba Restaurant - one of the best places of entertainment in the Kenyan city featuring both dance and wine with artists performing from all over the world.

KAREN BLIXEN;
Highlights: Karen Blixen Museum, hand made ceramics, jewellery making at Kazuri and the Giraffe Centre.

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.

LAKE NAKURU DAY TRIP
Highlights: Rift Valley Escarpment and Game Viewing in Lake Nakuru National Park

The 160km drive from Nairobi passes through rolling farms of Kikuyu people before descending the escarpment into the dramatic landscape of the Rift Valley. After lunch enjoy an afternoon game drive which focuses on the magnificent spectacle of thousands of flamingoes.

Day Excursion program

-0600hrs: Pick-up from your hotel in Nairobi and depart for Lake Nakuru National park via the scenic floor of the Great Rift Valley,
-1000hrs: Arrive at the Nakuru National park and proceed for a 2hr game drive.

Lake Nakuru's claim to fame is anchored on its flamingo's and the over 400 species of birds found here. The lake itself is a soda lake on the floor of the rift valley. The sight of the at times millions of flamingos is quite spectacular. From a distance the lake appears ringed in pink. The Lake has also earned a reputation as an important haven for endangered species- particularly the Rothschild Giraffe and the black and white rhino. Lions, waterbuck, buffalo and baboons are all residents’ here

-1230hrs: Enjoy lunch at the Sarova Lion hill Lodge
-1430hrs: Further game drives then proceed to Nairobi. To arrive by 1830 hrs; drop off at your hotel where the day safari ends.

Price includes:
- Transport in a custom made tour Van
- Game drives as per the itinerary
- Services of a driver/guide
- Park entry fees
- Lunch at Sarova lion Hill lodge
- 1 litre Mineral water