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The Nairobi City TourHalf day tour featuring the fascinating history of the city and its railway museum. You will have a chance to visit the famous Masai Market every Tuesday and city market which is opened every day. National Museum and the snake park.
BOMAS OF KENYABomas of Kenya is a cultural centre at Langata – a short way past the entrance to the National park, on the right-hand side as you head out from Nairobi . Here you can see traditional dances and hear songs from the countrys's 16 ethnic groups. There is a perfomance daily at 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm on Saturday and Sundays. CARNIVORE EXPERIENCEEnjoy lunch or dinner. The Carnivore is unique for its steaks, barbecue and a variety of game meat. KAREN BLIXEN MUSEUM AND GIRAFFE CENTREThis is the farmhouse where Karen Blixen, author of ‘Out of Afiica' lived between 1914 and 1913 until she left Kenya after a series of personal tragedies. It was presented to the Kenyan Government at Independence by the Danish Government along with the adjacent agricultural college. The Ngong hills, as seen in “Out of Africa” and afterwards have tea with the giraffe. DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUSTThe trust was established shortly after the death of David Sheldrick in 1977. David and his wife Daphne pioneered techniques of raising orphaned black rhino and elephants and reintroducing them back into the wild. Rhinos and elephants are still reared on site and can be viewed daily between 1100am and noon . NAIROBI NATIONAL PARKThe rather underrated oark is the most accessible of all Kenya 's wildlife parks, being only afes kilometres from the city centre. You should set aside a morning or an afternoon to see it. Created in the 1946, Nairobi National park is the oldest park in the coutry. For a park so close to the city centre you can see an amazing variety of animals. The terrain is classic African Savanna with steep river valley and hippo pools set against a backdrop of Nairobi 's skyscrapers and jets approaching Jomo Kenyatta interenational airport. Gazelle, lion, Zebra, giraffes, buffaloes, cheetah and leopard are all seen regularly and the park is one of the best bird viewing areas with more than 550 species recorded (more that the UK). This tour takes about 4 hours. Can start in the morning or in the afternoon. OSTRICH PARKThe ostrich park is about 1 km farther along Langat RIFT VALLEY LAKESEnjoy the variety of Kenya 's birdlife on the beautiful lakes of the Rift Valley, where animals graze on the shoreline. Flamingo concentrations vary according to the season. THE MASAI FOOTSTEPSEnjoy the culture and lifestyle of the Masai in the superb background of the Great Rift Valley .
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