"Roaming the Wild: Nairobi National Park Safari Adventure" - 4 HRS
0600HR – 1000hrs There was a time not so long ago, when lions freely roamed the streets of Nairobi. Today they can be seen only a few kilometers from the city center in the Nairobi National Park. The Nairobi National Park boasts of being the only Park in the world with such close proximity to a major city. For short term visitors, this park contains most of the animals to be seen on more extended safari such as the rhino, buffalo, cheetah, zebra, giraffe, plenty of antelopes and gazelles. The park is best visited early in the morning and the game drive takes 3 to 4 hours. There after you can opt to enjoy breakfast at the famous Rangers restaurant which is been built overlooking a waterhole that periodically attracts game, treating you to an authentic bush experience.
1100hrs-1200hrs Visit the David Sheldrick Elephant orphanage where you enjoy a close encounter with elephant calves! The Trust is part of the David Sheldrick’s Conservation Foundation that rehabilitates baby elephants and other wildlife. Most of the animals at the shelter have either lost their mothers to poaching, natural death, injuries, or were found lost in the wild due to various tragedies. Daphne and her dedicated staff raise them and later release them back into the wild when they are ready.
1200hrs -1300hrs Visit the Giraffe Centre where you feed the friendly Rothschild’s Giraffe. They often accept a kiss from you and will pick their food from your palms! The Giraffe Center was founded when, Jock and Betty Leslie-Melville(founders), rescued a baby giraffe named Daisy from a heavily-poached area of western Kenya in 1974, their home has become a household name among wildlife lovers world-wide - and Daisy a star in her own right.
Lunch at a local Restaurant.
1400-1500hrs: Visit the Karen Blixen museum, a Short tour to the home of the pioneer coffee farmer, Karen Blixen - of "Out of Africa" fame, is now preserved as a museum. A visit to this museum provides an opportunity to step back in time and gain an insight into this remarkable woman's life. Views of the Ngong Hills
can be admired from the beautifully landscaped gardens of the museum.
The Karen Blixen museum is one of a number of very interesting regional museums and archeological and prehistoric sites of the National museums of Kenya, and it continues to be an immensely popular tourist attraction with the same words ' I dreamt of Africa'
1600-1700hrs: Visit the Kazuri Beads center where we can view the women artisans at work and maybe buy ourselves local gifts in support of the self help local women’s project. Kazuri, which means “small and beautiful” in Swahili, began in 1975 as a tiny workshop experimenting in hand crafted ceramic beads.
Its founder started with two single motherhood women and soon discovered that there were many others in the villages around Nairobi, most of who were disadvantaged and were in great need of regular employment.
- Transport
- Professional driver/guide
- Park transfers
- Bottled water
- Lunch