Itinerary
You will be met on arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi and transferred to a great Hotel in Naiorbi where you will be booked on Bed & Breakfast. Check in at the hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.
Lunch and Dinner on own arrangements
Breakfast and at 0930hrs, commence the days’ Excursions buy visiting the National Museum of Kenya. The National Museum houses extensive ornithological collections, animals and ethnographic displays of various tribes in Kenya. Visitors will be able to observe exhibits of fossil from Lake Turkana, geological displays, rock arts from Tanzania and exhibits about topics such as Swahili and Asian culture in Kenya and Masai Mara Wildlife.
At 1130hrs, proceed on a tour of Nairobi City. Nairobi is the largest city between Cairo and Johannesburg. Although the "Green City in the Sun" is relatively young by world standards, it has a fascinating history and many equally fascinating people have settled here over the years, each leaving their mark on the city in some way. You'll pass by modern day Nairobi landmarks like: The Law courts, Parliament Buildings, and the uniquely shaped Kenyatta International Conference Centre and perhaps pick up a few bargains at the colorful Masai Market.
Lunch on own arrangement and then proceed to the nearby Two Rivers Mall for Shopping and outdoor entertainment at the Two Rivers Mall’s Funscapes Theme Park. Two Rivers Mall sits on circa 67,000 sqm and is the largest shopping center in SSA (outside of SA) with over 200 stores offering local and international experiences. It's anchored by retail giant Carrefour and boasts fan favorites like Nike, Burger King, Hardees, Magic Planet, Spur, Swarovski, LC Waikiki, Platform, Ashley Furniture, Art Cafe and cinemas. Besides shopping, you will spend the day having fun at the Funscapes Theme Park, Magic Planet and the Skate Park. The entertainment includes a ride on Africa’s largest Ferris Wheel, which offers riders incredible panoramic views of the Kenyan capital. Dubbed ‘Eye of Kenya’, the 60-metre-tall amusement park-style attraction, consists of 40 fully enclosed air-conditioned cabins each sitting up to six passengers who are taken 60 meters above the ground in safety and comfort of the full circle ride. The Ferris Wheel rotates slowly but constantly, allowing riders to get on and off without stopping. The ride takes about 17 minutes.
Later, you will be dropped back to the hotel for your overnight stay.
Morning breakfast and at 10.00hrs, you will be picked up and driven to David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to walk through the center from 11am - 12pm in an open space, with a rope fence around it. The youngest elephants come trotting out of the bush to greet their keepers who stand at the ready with giant bottles of milk. For the next 10-15 minutes you can watch each little one slurp and gargle their milk. Then, you'll have time to watch the elephants play. You find out how old they were when they arrived at the orphanage, where they were rescued from, and what got them into trouble. The most common reasons for getting orphaned being: mother's poached, falling into wells, and human/wildlife conflict. Once the youngest are all fed, they are led back into the bush, and it's the turn of the 2–3-year-olds. Some of them can feed themselves, and some are still fed by their keepers. Watch them interact with their keepers, munch on some branches of their favorite acacias, and play with the half drums of water and mud.
Lunch is on own arrangements and at 1400 hrs, enjoy a cultural experience at the Bomas of Kenya.Bomas of Kenya was established in 1971 with an aim of promoting and preserving Kenya's diverse cultures. It is a cultural villagethat serves as Kenya's cultural microcosm. Bomas of Kenya offers visitors an opportunity to experience diverse culture and values through dances and traditional performance by entertainers from many tribes in Kenya. It is located in Langata near the main gate of Nairobi National Park. The word Boma means homestead in Swahili. Bomas of Kenya has more to offer on top of Taarab music, Kalenjin warrior dances and vigorous Embu drumming among other captivating performances. Traditional homesteadsof various tribe’s present visitors with good opportunity to taste Kenya's diverse traditions and culture while just about 20 minutes from the capital Nairobi. There are also meeting halls, picnic sites, kid’s playground and sports facilities.
Thereafter, visit the Kazuri Beads Workshop for bead jewelry & ceramics handcrafted by local women with tours & an on-site store.The jewelry and pottery created by the Kazuri is truly beautiful, where patience is needed to do the detailed work by hand that the women of the factory do. Take a tour of the factory and you can buy yourself a souvenir like a couple of necklaces and many more.
You will then be dropped back to the hotel for your overnight stay.
Full day at leisure at your Hotel where you will be booked on Bed and Breakfast. You will spend this day enjoying the myriad of recreational facilities available at the hotel.
Dinner today will be at Safari Park Hotel where you will enjoy an evening dining experience at the Nyama Choma Ranch. The Nyama Choma Ranch offers a stunning selection of roasted barbecued meats; sizzling hot, presented on skewers and carved at your table; accompanied with jacket potatoes, crispy salads, and tasty dips. Choose from prime Kenyan steak, succulent chicken, traditionally roasted mutton and other varieties of meat. There is plenty of vegetarian options too! With its own stage, state-of-the-art lighting and sound, the Nyama Choma Ranch play host to Nairobi's premiere cabaret. Commencing their 45-minute performance at 2100 Hours nightly, the Safari Cats are professionally trained and choreographed dancers. The Safari Cats' dancers and Acrobat’s stage show, is the premier event in town and is complemented by the resident live band nightly.
After dinner, you will be dropped back to the hotel for overnight.
Early breakfast and at 0800hrs, visit the Nairobi National Park. Nairobi National Park was Kenya's first National Park. It is a unique and unspoilt wildlife haven within sight of the city's skyline. Rhino, buffalo, cheetah, zebra, giraffe, lion and plenty of antelopes and gazelles can be seen roaming in this open plains’ country with a section of highland forest as well as stretches of broken bush country, deep, rocky valleys and gorges with scrub and long grass. The Park is an Ornithologists catch, with over 300 bird species including the Secretary bird, crowned cranes, vultures, peckers and many more.
At 1130hrs, proceed to the Giraffe Centre. Giraffe Centre was established in an attempt to save the endangered Rothschild giraffe. The Rothschild giraffe had lost its natural habitat in western Kenya due sub-division and resettlement and only 130 Rothschild giraffe were remaining. The Giraffe Centre is home for about 14 resident Rothschild giraffes. At the Giraffe Centre, you will be able to hand feed, observe and even kiss the friendly Rothschild giraffes. Visitors at the Giraffe Centre get a chance to come into close contact with these remarkable, graceful animals.
Lunch today will be at the famous Carnivore restaurant. The Carnivore is justifiably referred to as Africa’s Greatest Eating Experience. Twice voted amongst the world’s 50 best restaurants by UK based Restaurant magazine, the Carnivore is an amazing open-air meat specialty restaurant that has strikingly different food service and atmosphere to any other restaurant in Kenya. Whole joints of meat - legs of lamb and pork, haunches of exotic meat, rumps of beef, sirloins, racks of lamb, spare ribs, sausages, chicken wings, skewered kidneys, even crocodile, and other tasty morsels - are roasted on traditional Maasai swords over a huge, visually spectacular charcoal pit that dominates the entrance of the restaurant.
Overnight at your Nairobi Hotel.
Breakfast transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight back home (Check out is at 1000hrs).
