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NAIROBI
CITY TOUR
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.
BOMAS
OF KENYA
Just a few kilometers from the city exists an attempt of creating a living
museum of indigenous Kenyan life - The Bomas of Kenya. Here numerous homesteads
(bomas) reflecting Kenya's cocktail of cultures have been recreated to
portray the traditional lifestyles of Kenya's many tribes. Also enjoy
colorful performances by dancers which depict events in their respective
tribes.
NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK
Nairobi National Park is unique in that nowhere else in the world exists
a wildlife reserve with such a variety of animals and birds so close to
a major city. The Nairobi National Park is located literally within earshot
of downtown traffic. It is a small, superb park that contains most of
the animals to be seen on an extended safari - Rhino, Buffalo, Cheetah,
Zebra, Giraffe and plenty of Antelope and Gazelle. The park also possesses
a diversity of environs. Much of the park is predominated by open plains
country. However, there is a section of highland forest as well as stretches
of broken bush country, deep, rocky valleys and gorges with scrub and
long grass. At the main entrance to the Park is the Animal Orphanage,
which cares for semi-tame, orphaned and wounded animals.
KAREN BLIXEN MUSEUM, GIRAFFE MANOR AND OSTRICH PARK
At the foot of the Ngong Hills lies the home of Karen Blixen, the famous
author whose memoirs were immortalized in the popular film "Out of
Africa". It is now preserved as a museum where visitors can travel
back in time and gain an insight into the life of this remarkable woman.
Furniture, artifacts, and photographs from her days as a pioneer coffee
farmer are on display.
Afterwards continue top the Giraffe Manor- a rare opportunity of literary
coming face to face with Africa's tallest animal, the giraffe. Feed Daisy,
the famous Rothschild giraffe and her family and learn about the success
story of the once endangered Rothschild Giraffe. Entrance fee contributes
to other conservation projects in Kenya.
A short distance to the nearby Ostrich Park provides the opportunity to
see the breeding of ostriches from eggs to full grown-ups.
THE CARNIVORE EXPERIENCE
A Brazilian style restaurant that offers a menu
famous for exotic charcoal grilled meat including wild game such as crocodile,
zebra, eland and wildebeest in addition to succulent lamb, beef, chicken
and pork dishes all roasted on skewers over a huge wood fire. A must for
meat lovers!
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