NAIROBI TOUR EXCURSIONS

Experience stunning landscapes of Nairobi National Park

Nairobi is home to dozens of incredible sites and this full-day tour showcases some of the best of this East African city. Follow your expert guide and small group into the stunning landscapes of Nairobi National Park, where you'll have the chance to see some of the nation's most iconic animals in the wild. You'll enjoy lunch in a local restaurant and then stop at the Karen Bixen Museum, where you'll learn about the history, culture and traditions of Kenya's diverse people. The tour ends with a visit to the Giraffe Center, where you'll have a chance to learn about the endangered Rothschild giraffe and see how major conservation efforts are being made to protect this graceful animal.

True Conservation towards orphaned baby elephants

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant and rhino orphanage inside the western end of Nairobi National Park, offers a wonderful opportunity to meet staff caring for baby elephants, and sometimes baby rhinos, which have been orphaned by poachers, or have been lost or abandoned for natural reasons.

The trust was run for many years by Dame Daphne Sheldrick in memory of her husband David Sheldrick, the founding warden of Tsavo National Park. Dame Daphne died in 2018, but the hand-rearing methods and substitute elephant milk formula that she developed over many years of trial and error are now being replicated across Africa.
The excursion to the Shedrick's elephant and rhino orphanage turns out to be a mini-highlight for many visitors to Kenya - a shining example of conservation and animal welfare work combined with genuine behavioural research to help protect a species that is always under threat.

Protecting the endangered Rothschild giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi)

The Giraffe Centre is located at Langata, approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in order to protect the endangered Rothschild giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi, that is found only in the grasslands of East Africa. The Giraffe Centre was started by Jock Leslie-Melville, the Kenyan grandson of a Scottish Earl, when he and his wife Betty captured a baby giraffe to start a programme of breeding giraffe in captivity at their home in Langata - home of the present centre. Since then the programme has had huge success, resulting in the introduction of several breeding pairs of Rothschild Giraffe into Kenyan national parks. In 1979, Leslie-Melville added an education centre to his (then still private) giraffe sanctuary. By 1983 he had raised enough money to establish the Giraffe Visitor's Centre as a tourist destination in Nairobi.

Inspired the movie ‘Out of Africa’ - Karen Blixen Autobiography

The house was once owned by the Danish author, Karen Blixen, who together with her Swedish husband, Baron Bror von Blixen, ran a farm at the foot of the Ngong Hills. The house, located 10 km from Nairobi city centre, was the centre piece of the farm and after Karen’s return to Denmark in 1931, it passed through many owners before being bought by the Danish government and presented to the Kenya government in 1964, as an independence gift. In 1985, the movie ‘Out of Africa’, an autobiographical movie about the life of Karen Blixen, was being filmed in Kenya, and the Museums of Kenya acquired the house and opened a Museum in 1986. The house gained international fame after the release of the movie, and opens the door to a different time period in the history of Kenya. It was restored to the period of Karen’s occupation of the house, and you will be able to see some of the original furniture that Karen used. You will also be able to see, the Ngong Hills, so beloved to Karen.There is a museum shop, selling handicrafts, posters, postcards, the ‘Out of Africa’ movie and other souvenirs

From the farm to your cup - Know your tea!

The Kiambethu Tea Farm is located in Limuru, which is a pleasant 70 minute drive from the outskirts of the city. You will pass through various small towns, giving you a glimpse of Kenyan rural life, and when you enter the highlands area, you will begin to see the tea plantations. You are welcomed by your host, the soft spoken Fiona, who takes you into her lovely home and over some tea and coffee, tells you about the history of the tea farming and also some fascinating details about early colonial life. Fiona is 3rd generation Kenyan and her family is one of the pioneers in tea farming, as well as the founder of the Limuru Girls School, across from the tea farm.
Begin your tour with pickup from your central Nairobi hotel in time for a 9.45am departure. Traveling in the comfort of a private vehicle, set out on the around 45-minute drive to Limuru, situated at 7,200 feet (2,195 meters) above sea level. On arrival at the Kiambethu Tea Farm, follow your guide on a walking tour of the plantation. Hear the history of the farm, which was set up by AB McDonell in 1910 and is still run by the same family, then learn more about the growing, picking, and processing of the tea leaves.

A bird haven and BIG FIVE wildlife experience

Enjoy a full-day tour of Lake Nakuru National Park, home to one of the most remarkable wild bird populations in all of Africa. Get up close with the wildlife on a game viewing drive, and be on the lookout for the park's amazing flamingos. Though The park is no longer home to its once famous flamingo flocks, but it remains a world class game drive destination. Four of the Big Five are present (with elephants being the noteable absence), with both buffalo and rhinoceros being especially common in the park. You'll enjoy a day long game drive along the shores of Lake Nakuru taking in its diverse variety of both animal and bird life. You'll then return to Nairobi in the late afternoon or early evening. A picnic lunch or lunch at one of the park's lodges can be arranged upon request.