OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS IN NAIROBI
Half day Nairobi National Park Tour
The Park is 7kms from the city center and has resident population of plain game and predators – lions, cheetah, leopard, hyena, buffaloes and others. Major attractions are black rhinos, diverse birdlife, safari walk and the animal orphanage.
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Nairobi City Tour
The tour takes you around the city center, shopping areas, parliament buildings, snake park, railways museum, the city market and the national museum.
Karen Blixen /Giraffe Manor / Daphne Sheldrick Orphange
This tour takes you on a visit to Karen Blixen's home (as seen on Out of Africa) which is now a museum.At the giraffe manor you have a chance to meet and feed the giraffes with your own hands. Other animals here are the tortoise and hyena.
Daphne sheldrick is where you come at an arm's length from the elephant claves that have been rehabilitated after losing their mothers from injury, death or getiing lost in the wild. The staff raise them and later release them to the wild when they are ready.
BOMAS OF KENYA
Bomas means traditional. Here you get a chance to view Kenya 's diverse cultures and lifestyles. The highlight of this tour is the colorful display of folk dances from various tribes.
CARNIVORE RESTAURANT
The world famous carnivore is a must for anyone who loves barbeque. A large variety of Game meat is served and you cannot miss Africa 's greatest eating experience.
DAY TRIP TO LAKE NAKURU
Lake Nakuru is a fresh water lake in Kenya 's Great Riftvalley offering the worlds' greatest bird spectacle as millions of pink flamingoes flock on the Lake . It's a sanctuary of Black and White Rhino's and different species of birds. There is a mid-morning and afternoon Game drive in the Park and lunch a lodge.
DAY TRIP TO NAIVASHA
Early departure to Naivasha and there's a chance climb Mt. Longonot from the crater, you have great views of Lake Naivasha and the Great Riftvalley. On descent, you will have lunch at a lodge on the Lake Shores . There will be a tour of Hell's gate national park followed by a brief visit to the Elsamere Conservation center – the former home of the late Joy Adamson who pioneered conservation work and the relationship with the lioness Elsa before returning to the city in the late evening.
