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NAIROBI DAY TRIPS

3 HOURS NAIROBI CITY TOUR
The tour covers the modern city center, the colorful City Market, Parliament Building, the Railway station and the renowned National Museum where there are spell binding displays of the early man, tribal regalia and the Flora and Fauna of Kenya. A visit to the adjacent Snake Park is also included.

CARNIVORE EXPERIENCE
Guaranteed daily at 12.30p.m. and 7.00p.m. Nairobi has many restaurants offering varieties of Cuisine. We recommend a dinner or lunch at the Carnivore which is famous for the succulent barbecue dishes of Game meat as an excellent compliment to a holiday in Kenya; especially as an excellent welcome or farewell dinner. The restaurant also offers a vegetarian menu.

3 HOURS - BOMAS OF KENYA
A Boma is a homestead and just a few kilometers from the City, numerous homesteads reflecting Kenya's cocktail of cultures have been faithfully recreated for visitors to see traditional village life. But the greatest excitement during the afternoon is a visit to the display of traditional dancing, music and folklore songs performed in a splendid arena.

4 HOURS - KAREN BRIXEN AND THE GIRAFFE CENTRE
Departs in the morning or in the afternoon. Drive towards the Ngong Village to the Karen Blixen Museum, for many years this was her home. Later proceed to the giraffe to see and feed the famous Rothchild Giraffes.

4 HOURS- NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK

The tour starts at !4.00hrs. This unique Sanctuary is just a few kilometers from Nairobi's bustling City Center, but despite its proximity there are many species of mammals that can be found there including four of the Big Five. The tour returns to the City Center by sundown. A private tour of the same can be organized in the morning for groups
Departs in the morning or in the afternoon. Drive towards the Ngong Village to the Karen Blixen Museum, for many years this was her home. Later proceed to the Giraffe Center to see and feed the famous Rothschild Giraffes.

HALF DAY TRIP- K1AMBU CAVES
Leave the madness of Concrete Jungle ( Nairobi City) and drive to Home Trees thought to be hundred of years old. The river reeds have stories to tell, of centuries past and people long dead. We have nature-trails and campsites everywhere. You will not miss the shimmering, silver-curtain water fall (about (1Om long) which feeds a dammed river flowing past 2 picnic sites on the land. Behind the waterfall is a cave that dates back to prehistoric times. Actually people call it "LOST PARADISE."

NAIROBI CITY TOUR: (AFRICAN DAY)
You will be escorted by our Safari guide to various places of interests such as City Market, Parliament Buildings, Kenyatta International Conference Center, The Railways, Museum, The Nairobi Museum, then proceed for an African lunch. The afternoon is well spent at the famous Bomas of Kenya where you are set to enjoy traditional music and dances from all over Kenya. Your dinner will be held at a local place well out of Nairobi where you have a chance to enjoy mouth watering "Nyama choma." Overnight at your hotel.

AMBOSELI EXPRESS
Leave Nairobi and drive south through Maasai Country to Namanga at the Tanzania border. Have a game drive en route to the lodge for lunch. After lunch depart for a short afternoon game viewing. Arrive Nairobi later afternoon.


NAKURU EXPRESS
Drive up the escarpment and drop to the foot of the Great Rift Valley. Arrive at the World famous lake for its greater and lasser flamingos. Lake Nakuru is also the home of the endangered Rhino. Proceed for a game drive en route to the lodge for Lunch. Afternoon game viewing in search of the white/black rhino and then depart for Nairobi arriving late afternoon.


1 DAY MT. LONGONOT/NAIVASHA
Depart Nairobi early in the morning. Stop at the Rift Valley View point to see the wonders that makes it be called "The Great Rift Valley." View the Loita Plains and the Kedong Valley and then proceed to Mt. Longonot for a walk and then continue to Lake Naivasha which is a fresh water lake and the lowest lake in the Rift Valley. You will have lunch at a convenient point or time. (Time permitting, one can have a boat trip to the Crescent Islands which is not included in the price- Thus. this is an optional arrangement).

1 DAY HELL'S GATE
Depart early morning and drive through the Rift Valley (with lunch in Naivasha). Proceed to Heft's Gate National Park past Fishers Tower. You will visit the Geothermal Power Plant at olkaria and the Hot Springs. Have a chance to see some wildlife, then drive back to Nairobi.

1 DAY NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK & BOMAS
The National Park, only 8 kms from the City Center is Nairobi's pride for no other bustling capital can boast a paradise of wildlife almost on its doorstep. The morning is spent tracking some of the many species found in the park which include Rhino, Lion, Buffalo, Leopard and Cheetah. After lunch at Carnivore Restaurant, continue to Bomas of Kenya for a fiesta of traditional music and dance. The tour ends in Nairobi in the evening.

1 DAY KAREN BLIXEN/GIRAFFE CENTRE/ BOMAS OF KENYA
Depart in the morning. Drive towards the Ngong Village to the Karen Blixen Museum, for many years this was her home. Later proceed to the Giraffe Center to see, feed the famous Rothschild Giraffe. In the afternoon visit the Bomas of Kenya and view numerous homesteads reflecting Kenya's cocktail of cultures have been faithfully re-created for visitors to see traditional village life. But the greatest excitement during the afternoon is a visit to the display of traditional dancing music and folklore songs performed in splendid arena,

1 DAY TRIP TO THE CHIMPANZEES
0800: Drive North past pineapple, coffee and banana plantations to one of the biggest open air markets in East Africa - Karatina. Have a brief stop-over then proceed to Sweet Waters Game Reserve and chimpanzee sanctuary in time for lunch. After lunch, go game viewing and visit the one square-kilometer sanctuary that is the home to 26 orphaned chimps varying in age from 02-15 years. Most of these chimps came from the jane Goodall Institute in Burundi where many were placed after being rescued from a miserable existence. Return to Nairobi in the late evening.

1 DAY TRIP BIRTH PLACE OFTHE KIKUYU TRIBE- MURANG'A
080Ohrs Depart Nairobi and drive north passing by Chania falls, Pineapple plantations. Papyrus Reeds growing on the road side. Coffee plantations. Sisal plantations and a lot of Banana trees, arriving in Murang'a town formerly Fort Hall - in time for lunch. Afternoon proceed to the sacred Kikuyu Tree at the original birth place - called "The MUGUMO" - The Fig Tree. The place is known by the local Kikuyu dialect "Mukurwe-ini wa Nyagathanga". A small museum and a guide will explain to you about the Kikuyu traditions and customs. Drive back to Nairobi arriving late in the afternoon.

1 DAY TRIP OL-OONYOSABUK NATIONAL PARK
08-OOhrs: Depart Nairobi - Drive north and onto Thika town: visit the Chania falls before you proceed to 14 falls (Fourteen falls) via pineapple plantations. Relax by the falls having your lunch. Explore the park in the afternoon and have a rest at the picnic site before proceeding to Nairobi arriving in the late afternoon.

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