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Saturday, 07 February 2009 11:35 |
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Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya. While here, tours to various places of interest such as the National Museum, giraffe park, the animal orphanage, the snake park, and the ostrich farm can be arranged. These are just but afew of the places you should make a point of visiting. Remember to tour Carnivore Restaurant for its delicious different roasted meat! The Kenyans Nyama Choma zone.
| Nairobi City Tour (Half Day) |
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| This safari drives you past the Law Courts, Parliament Building, and the Railways Station Museum so relevant to Kenya's first steam locomotive and the actual carriage from which the railway superintendent was dragged by the man-eating lions and the National Museum of Kenya. |
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Nairobi National Park (Half Day)
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| The Park is only 8km from the city centre 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 after 4 hours The park is considered unique because it is the only wildlife park close to a city. |
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| Carnivore Experience |
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| The Carnivore is a unique experience. This open-air meat specialty restaurant has become a standard stop on the safari trail. Every type of meat imaginable, including four choices of wild game, is roasted on traditional Maasai swords (skewers) over a huge, visually spectacular charcoal pit that dominates the entrance of the restaurant. The waiters then carry these swords around the restaurant, carving unlimited amounts of the prime meats onto sizzling, cast iron plates in front of you. A wide selection of salads, vegetable side dishes, and a variety of exotic sauces accompany the meat feast. |
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| Karen Blixen / Giraffe Centre |
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| Karen Blixen Museum is located on the outskirts of Nairobi on Karen road. Its history dates back to 1914, during the First World War, with the arrival of Karen Blixen from Denmark. At the foot of Ngong Hills, Karen Blixen established herself as a farmer. After her departure in 1931, the suburbs retained the commemorative home of Karen...... The Giraffe Center is a wonderful and refreshing experience undertaken during AfricanMecca's Out Of Africa excursion starting in Nairobi. The tour gives a completely up close and personal interaction where guests have the opportunity to view giraffes as well as feed them |
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| Nairobi-Lake Nakuru (1 Day) |
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| Leave Nairobi for Nakuru National Park in the morning. Lake Nakuru is noted for its huge concentration of Flamingoes. Beside birds, its possible to see small game like Water Buck, Impala, Rhino and Buffalo in the Garden Surroundings. Lunch is included. |
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| Daphne Sheldrick & Mamba Village |
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Daphne Sheldrick is famous as a rehabilitation centre for baby elephants and white rhinos. It’s worth a visit to see humanitarian care to the wildlife and the heart it takes to care as you share in feeding and touching them(11am-noon). Afterwards proceed to Mamba Village, the home of crocodiles and ostrich, have a chance to feed them and if you like, a boat ride and fishing can be organized at an extra cost.
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| Bomas Of Kenya (3 Hrs) |
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| The tour takes place daily in the afternoon. Enjoy the rich traditional music accompanied by dance at this cultural center, and then take a guided tour of the different Kenyan traditional homesteads. |
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| Visit Coffee & Coffee Plantations(FULL DAY) |
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The tour starts by visiting the escarpments of the Great Rift Valley and having a scenic view of this valley that stretches from Syria, Jordan, and the Dead Sea through Africa reaching as far as Mozambique. Proceed to Kiambethu Tea Plantation for the beautiful plantation scenery and later be served with lunch. Thereafter the tour continues to Kigwa Coffee Plantation which is close to the famous Karura forest. Return to Nairobi late afternoon.
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| Lake Nakuru Tour – FULL DAY |
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Lake Nakuru National Park tour is a trip down the Rift Valley escarpments with a scenic view of the Great Rift Valley en route. It is one of the most scenic parks in East Africa, a bird and rhino sanctuary and is home to a wide range of animals including lion, leopard, buffalo, giraffe, waterbuck and rhino, the only notable exception being the elephant. The park is also a bird watcher’s paradise, with 400 known species having been spotted here. Vegetation ranges from savannah to various indigenous forests. A world heritage site, Lake Nakuru is most famous for the breathtaking sight of its million-plus grand pink flamingo population joined into a massive flock of pulsating pink swathe of live carpet on water. Return to Nairobi early evening.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 March 2009 11:41 |
