Nairobi national park,David Sheldrick,Giraffe Center,Mamba Village & Karen Blixen Museum

Pick up at 06:00 am drive to Nairobi National Park .A glorious stretch of savannah set against the backdrop of Nairobi's glittering skyline, Nairobi National Park's relatively small size makes it all the easier to see all it has to offer in one day.

Home to four of the Big Five (the elephant being the noteable absence), Nairobi National Park is also home to ostriches, cheetahs, hyenas, antelopes, gazelles, and plenty more.Your game drive will take three and a half to four hours, and should showcase some of Africa's most iconic animals. Located so close to the city, it's a perfect option for those limited on time or wanting to combine their visit with a trip to one of Kenya's other attractions.

At 10:30 am you will exit the park to proceed to David Sheldrick where orphaned baby elephants are taken care of by a dedicate team of conservationists .The elephant orphanage is open to public at 11:00am -12:00pm every day.

After proceed to Giraffe Center, where the endangered Rothschild giraffe are being raised. You will have the opportunity to hand feed these gentle creatures, as well as get fantastic close up shots. Feeding the giraffes is facilitated by a well built, raised platform from where visitors can feed these tall animals with ease.

You will proceed to have lunch (At own cost) . In the afternoon proceed to Mamba Village .This is a nature paradise spreading over 30 acres and is famous for its Crocodile Farm, hosting over an estimated 70 Nile crocodiles. Maasai Ostriches can also be found strutting around and visitors often come into direct personal contact with them when given the opportunity to feed these gallant birds.

Proceed to Karen Blixen Museum which was home to Danish Author, poet and Artist- Karen Blixen. Made famous by the Oscar Award winning film ‘Out of Africa’, based on Karen’s autobiography by the same title, the then farmhouse was established as a museum in 1986 by the National Museums of Kenya. End of the tour and dropped back to your designated place.

Attractions in Nairobi National Park

• Nairobi National Park
• David Sheldrick (Elephant Orphanage)
• Giraffe Center
• Mamba Village (Crocodile farm)
• Karen Blixen Museum

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On arrival at the Shimoni Jetty, at approximately 0800 hrs, you will board a traditional Arabic dhow and sail into the Wasini Channel. The day is focused on relaxation, viewing stunning and colourful surroundings. Highlights will include snorkeling in the Kisite / Mpunguti Marine Park to spot dolphins, and possibly turtles.

Take time looking at marine-life from a glass-bottomed boat, enjoy an excellent seafood lunch, and then a historical tour around Wasini fishing village. Optionally, instead of the Wasini Village tour, you can simply relax by our pool-side as you reflect on the beautiful day!

You will depart Shimoni in the late afternoon hours, you will be dropped at your hotel or accommodation base in the early evening.

Attractions in Wasini Island

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Depart from Nairobi in the morning, heading south towards the Ngong Hills. Before you descend over the escarpment, stop for photos and views across the Great Rift Valley. Descend over the Ngong Hills continuing south into a semi-arid landscape, where you stop mid-morning at the Olorgesailie Prehistoric Site. After learning about the ancient inhabitants and geography of the area, continue on to Lake Magadi.

You approach the lake from the eastern side via the Magadi town and past the Magadi Soda factory. Enter the Lake Magadi reserve area and continue on to the hot springs where you will stop for lunch and wadding in the springs.

You may have an opportunity to meet the local Masai who use the lake daily for swimming. Mid-afternoon, return to Nairobi. The Olorgesailie Prehistoric Site is Kenya's most important and largest geological site covering 21 hectares. It was discovered in 1919 by geologist JW Gregory and excavated further in the 1940s by Mary and Louis Leakey. A team from the USA Smithsonian Institute continues to work there.

It is believed that a lake covered this area in prehistoric times and the remains of many animals including hippo, crocodiles and elephants have been found - many much larger than their modern relatives.

This presence of animals also attracted early hunters who left behind many stone tools and axes - although mysteriously no human remains have ever been found. A raised walkway has been erected for guests to view artifacts where they were found.

Attractions in Mt. Lake Magadi

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Safari departs from Nairobi after breakfast and the drive takes approximately an hour. You start the assent at 6000 feet. Like all good uphill hikes it will lull you in to a sense of false security with a slow gentle rise to the first peak. This gives you a chance to get your lungs and limbs freed up for the second section, which is the most awesome. At the end of each section there is a rest point where you can prepare yourself for the next part of your journey.

You will have started early to avoid the heat of the Sun but by the time you reach the end of the second section you would have generated your own heat. This hike is not an easy hike but is achievable by people of average fitness.

An indication of the fitness required is that most school of the age 14 and 15 take this climb while attending school in Nairobi. Once you have finished the second section there is another rest bite of slightly less demanding terrain, before making the final climb on the fourth section. This again is a demanding section, though not as demanding as the second section.

As you heave yourself over the rim of the crater your reward is the awesome sight of Naivasha and the Great Rift Valley and you know that it was all worthwhile. Before making this climb you will need to acclimatize at 6000 feet. A ranger accompanies you on the hike. He will act as a guide. As there are wild animals in the area he is armed.

The whole tour is only about 8-9 km long but very steep, so that the round trip of park gate - Longonot Peak - park gate takes around 5 hours hiking. The gate is around 2150 metres and the peak at 2780 metres but following the jagged rim involves substantially more than the 630 metres vertical difference.

Attractions in Mt. Longonot

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Ngare Ndare forest hiking day trip departs Nairobi at 0600hrs with a stop over at Karatina town for breakfast/snacks. The drive takes approximately 4 hrs from Nairobi to Nanyuki arriving at 1000hrs. In the company of a trained and experienced guide, you begin the hike which take 2 to 3 hrs round trip (7km's) thereafter take a walk in the sky canopy walk.

The canopy walkway is a 40 ft high aerial bridge of wire mesh and cables meandering through the tree canopy and extending 450 metres long. The walkway ends at a wooden platform 30 feet high, where you can relax and enjoy a view of the river from this elevated vantage point and often black rhinos, wild dogs, elephant and buffalo can be sighted from up there.

Enjoy a picnic lunch at the wooden platform deck and after hike to the Ngare Ndare Falls which is about 3.5kms from the canopy walk. Swimming and Diving are permitted for those who are brave enough to face the refreshing chilly waters.

Clients can have a photo session in the great sceneries of the water falls, relax in the scenery before departing for Nairobi at 1500hrs.

Attractions in Ngare Ndare Forest