Excursions in Nairobi
Visit the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage to delight in the most adorable orphaned baby elephants feeding on giant baby bottles! You can adopt one of them. Access to the Nursery is by advance booking only. They encourage guests to reserve their slots early, as they have limited daily capacity. Bookings may be made up to three months in advance of the booking date. To ensure minimum delays, guests are encouraged to arrive at 10:30 am on their booked date.
You will be able to visit the home of the pioneer coffee farmer; Karen Blixen of “Out of Africa” fame which is now preserved as a museum. You will get an opportunity to step back in time and gain an insight into the life of this remarkable woman. it continues to be an immensely popular tourist attraction with the same words Karen wrote “I dream of Africa”.
Visit the Langata Giraffe Centre to learn about these extraordinary animals. you have an opportunity to hand feed giraffes from a tall wooden platform. It is quite an experience being eye to eye with a giraffe. Giraffe Center, headquarters for the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife made famous by ‘Daisy Rothschild. There is an education centre with lots of information about the breeding and conservation of the rarest of Kenya’s three giraffe species. Learn their behaviors, traits and more conservation education as you get up close and personal on a raised observation platform. There is a possibility to stay at the luxurious Giraffe Manor and dine with the Giraffes.
Your day tour will be wrapped up with a private tour at the Kobe Beads where female artisans create bright, hand-made ceramic jewelry. The jewelry sales help these women improve their lives. This is a pottery company that makes one of the most beautiful beads. You will be shown all the stages from the start to the finish.
You can plan a full day full of Nairobi Excursions tours. Leave your Nairobi hotel after breakfast and in minutes you will be at the edge of the city, deep in a dramatic savannah, on your own private game drive safari at Nairobi National Park. You will be on the lookout for buffalos, zebras, giraffes, ostriches, and hyenas and of course all the big cats.