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A guided tour of Nairobi - a vibrant and bustling city, commences from the city center. The tour includes the colorful market and its surrounding bazaars, Parliament buildings, Kenyatta International Conference Center, Railway Museum and Nairobi University. The tour culminates in a visit to the National Museum: "the Finest Small Museum in Africa". It is well known for its wealth of display of local interest paleontology, tribal artifacts, paintings of late Joy Adamson, political history of Kenya, ornithological collections, multitude of stuffed game heads, casts of fish (even a whale skeleton) and the skeleton and fiberglass replica of 'Ahmed' - the famous elephant from Marsabit. Snakes and reptiles can be viewed in safety at the adjacent Snake Park.

NAIROBI SHORT EXCURSIONS

Nairobi National Park - 4 hours.
This day excursion starts either at 0800 hours or at 1400 hours. The Nairobi National park is located just about 10 kms away from the bustling city centre. Except for the elephant, this park is home to four members of the big five

Nairobi City Tour - 3 hours
The Nairobi city tour begins at 0800 hours. The tour will include the city centre, city market, parliament buildings, the railway station and old Nairobi PC's office of the 1902.

Karen Blixen & the Giraffe Centre - 3 hours
This trip can be done either in the morning of in the afternoon. From the town centre, drive towards Ngong Hills passing through the Ngong village to the Karen Blixen Museum, for many years her home.

Bomas of Kenya
This tour begins after lunch. At 1400 hours, you are picked up you're your hotel and drive along the Langata road. Bomas of Kenya is just about 12 kilometres from the city centre and has numerous homesteads reflecting Kenya's variety of cultures.

The Carnivore Experience
Depending on whether it is for lunch or dinner, this tour departs at either 1200 hours and 1800 hours. The Carnivore Restaurant is famous for the succulent stew and barbecue dishes of game meat.

Delphine Shedrick Farm - 1 hours
This is where you visit orphaned Elephants and the baby rhinos with a opportunity to make a donation.
Lake Nakuru National Park - Day Trip
An early morning drive out of Nairobi and down the escarpment into the Great Rift Valley. The 2- hour drive passes through highland farms of the Kikuyu people, before descending into the dramatic landscape of the Rift Valley.

MOMBASA SHORT EXCURSIONS

Mombasa ½ Day City Tour

Tour tour picks out some of the highlights of this colorful city

including the bustling fruit and vegetable market, The Old Town

and Port, Fort Jesus, The Famous Elephant Tusks on Moi Avenue

 and The Akamba wood carvers centre.

After City Tour, return to the hotel for lunch.

Price per person: US$50

Afternoon visit to Mamba village

Depart your hotel after lunch for an afternoon visit to Mamba village, Africa's

Largest Crocodile Farm. Your visit will coincide with the feeding time at 5.00 p.m.

 The visit will include the beautiful botanical ga rdens in this area.

Price per person: US$50

Discover Mombasa by night (dinner in the castle)

Pick up from your hotel at 5.30 p.m. for a romantic dhow sundowner cruise. Sail

past the old port to Fort Jesus for the sound and light show. Dinner at the Fort

and then you will be dropped to the hotel at around 10.00 p.m. (half night).

Alternatively after dinner you will be taken to a Casino and play for 30 minutes-

1 hour and later driven to Bora-Bora Night Club for the mid-night show. You will

 be dropped at the hotel at around 1.30 a.m.

Price per person ½ night: US $ 90

Price per person Full night: US$150

Tamarind Evening Dhow

To be picked from the hotel for an evening cruise aboard a traditional dhow and

enjoy the perfect combination of good food, music and romantic atmosphere on

this leisurely cruise in Mombasa Old Habour. Highlights include a sumptuous

seafood meal, dancing under the stars and a gentle sail past the peaceful creeks

of Mombasa Island.

Price per person: US$125

Ngomongo Cultural Tour

Drive to the "Ngomongo Village", a miniature reflection of tribal community

groundings. Sample their lifestyles and culture in the different tribal huts and

catch a real life glimpse of what may have been before "Civilization" set in. A

number of traditional huts serving different tribal groundings have been recreated

 in this theme village. Watch or participate in the traditional food preparation,

sample the various local brews and marvel or participate in the tribal dances.

Return to your hotel late afternoon

Price per person: US$50

Full day Wasini Island & Kisite Sea Adventure

Welcome to a day of ultimate pleasure in the richest Marine Park at the Kenyan

 Coast. Depart early morning for the tranquil fishing village of Shimoni, close to

 the Tanzanian border. The scenic route takes you through lush coconut and

cashew nuts plantations and the colourful villages of the Digo people.

At Shimoni jet board an authentic motorized Lamu dhow, which cruise and sail

 you through an enchanting seascape of Islands to the underwater splendors of

the Kisite Marine Park. Here snorkellers will marvel at the incredible variety of

marine life in the shallow and warm waters around Kisite Island; the venue for

numerous birds.

We escort Scuba divers to explore a number of excellent dive sites, also teeming

with an astounding variety of Marine life which inhabit the magnificent coral reefs

 in and around the park.

A sumptuous Swahili style seafood lunch is served at Wasini Island Restaurant.

Thereafter visit the traditional Muslim village before returning to your hotel late afternoon.

Price per person: US$160

Shimba National Reserve US$ 160.00

 This one is a day trip. As you drive along you have the opportunity to take in the sights along the road. Arriving at Shimba Lodge at around noon, we take our lunch at the lodge. The afternoon is spent in the reserve on a game drive. As the day draws to a close you are returned to your hotel in Mombasa. A good deal for a road trip, lunch and a game drive. 

Tsavo East National Park US$ 160.00

 Before sun even rises you are taken from your hotel for a drive along the Mombasa Nairobi highway. The highway follows very closely the rail line to Nairobi. There is a lot of history in this area, and you will just go flying by it for 140 Kilometers.  Tsavo East National Park will be entered via the Bachuma Gate. This will start your game viewing, for wildlife is abundant in the park. Lunch will be at Voi Safari Lodge.  After lunch you will return to your game viewing. Wildlife in the park include the "RED" Elephants, Lions, Buffalo, Giraffes, zebras and many other plains animals. When you finish your game viewing in the afternoon you will be returned to your hotel in Mombasa in the early evening.  For a quick view of African wildlife this is the one to go on. Plenty of photo opportunities, good food, and excellent guides. Well worth the time, when you don't have much time

Nature Trail Park

  This is an afternoon trip, headed just outside of the city. Here is an example of how a wasteland and Bamburi stone quarry has been reclaimed and made an attraction. An abundance of wildlife and birds resides in and amongst the Casuarina trees. Here you will see Eland, Buffalo, Crocodiles and many reptiles. Majestic crowned cranes inhabit the area, and add beauty and grace to the area. The end the afternoon trip you will visit the commercial aquaculture in the area.  Now that should be something to see .  There are lessons to be learned here.

LAMU ISLAND - Lamu Safaris, Beach Holidays Lamu

At 200km North of Malindi lies a haven from civilization, Lamu Island is a unique medieval Swahili town with no roads or vehicles, its streets designed wide enough

 to allow only the passage of camels and donkeys. On a shopping spree there are carvings, brass & gold, Arab sea chests and lots of intriguing artifacts, not forgetting a visit to the interesting museum.

Day 1. Lamu.

Fly to Manda Island. A few minutes by boat takes you to Lamu

Hotel for accommodation. Half board accommodation at Island

Hotel. 

Day 2. Lamu.

Full day to relax, explore and shopping. Overnight at Island Hotel

 or similar.

Day 2. Lamu.

Full day to relax, explore and shopping. Overnight at Island Hotel

 or similar.

Camping Itineraries

  -- 3 Days Masai Mara
  -- 3 Days Amboseli
  -- 3 Days Samburu

  -- 4 Days Camping
  -- 5 Days Aberdare/Nakuru/ Camping

  -- 6 Days Tsavo/Amboseli/Camping
  -- 7 Days Samburu

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