NAIROBI CITY TOURS

Nairobi was founded in 1899, the city was handed capital status from Mombasa in 1905. Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya and is Kenya's capital city. It is popularly known as the “Green City in the Sun”. Nairobi is currently the 4th largest city in Africa and the most populous city in East Africa, with an estimated urban population of between 3 and 4 million. Nairobi is now one of the most prominent cities in Africa politically and financially.

Nairobi City Safaris covers the modern city centre, Parliament buildings, The 7th Memorial Park (Bomblast, the Railway Station and the Railway Museum the National Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, McMillan Memorial Library and the renowned National Museum where there are spell-binding displays of the early man, tribal regalia and flora and fauna of Kenya. A visit to the adjacent snake park is also included. The tour returns to your city hotel or residence.

There are short tours starting from Nairobi city to the nearby parks and in some cases going out of Nairobi ending in Masai Mara or Lake Nakuru. We take Transit tourists to touristic sites within and its environs. We also offer Nairobi City excursions and transit tours and short Safaris to Nairobi National Park, Nairobi City centre, Karen Blixen House, Giraffe Center, Bomas of Kenya and The Carnivore Restaurant.  

Excursions in Nairobi, Nairobi City Tours, Short Trips in Nairobi Kenya
Nairobi sightseeing tours are short tours offering you the opportunity to see the city within a short time and discover Nairobi beauty and history. This is what we have for you while in Nairobi shortly.

NAIROBI CITY TOUR (3 Hrs) -Tour Code - CTS 001
The tour covers the modern city centre, the National Museum and the adjacent Snake Park, Parliament Buildings, the Railway Museum where old steam locomotives are exhibited including the one from which Superintendent John Lyall was taken from by a man-eating lion in Tsavo in 1901. You will also visit the city market where a wide variety of African curios and tropical fruit and flowers are on sale, ending with a visit to the Kenyatta International Conference Centre view-point which has a revolving restaurant.

Trip price: US $ 55 per person

Included in the price
Transport
Provision of a proffesional english tour guide

THIKA SPECIAL (½ Day) - Tour Code - CTS 002
Thika town is 45kms from the city centre and within the town you find the Blue Posts Hotel. The hotel was first established in 1908 as a stopover for the white settlers who farmed and lived in the central part of the country on their way out and back to the city. During the Second World War in 1939 the British Army camped on the site and built up a few bandas whose posts they were standing on were painted blue and this is where the name Blue Posts originated. Today two rivers namely Thika River and Chania River each with a natural waterfall surround the hotel popularly known as "The Hidden Jewel of Thika". Both rivers originate from the Aberdare Ranges though from different sources.

NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK (4 Hrs) -Tour Code - CTS 003
This unique wildlife sanctuary is just a few kilometres from Nairobi's bustling city centre but despite its proximity over 50 species of mammals can be found there including four of the 'big five'. The tour also includes a visit to the animal orphanage where wounded or orphaned animals are nurtured back to health. The tour returns to the city centre by sundown.

Trip cost: US$ 115 per person
Included in the price
Transport
tour guide
Park fees will be paid directly at the gate by the clients.

KAREN BLIXEN AND GIRAFFE CENTRE (4 Hrs) - Tour Code - CTS 004
Drive towards Ngong Hills by passing the Ngong village to the Karen Blixen Museum of the 'Out of Africa' fame, which was for many years her home. Later proceed to the Giraffe Centre to view and feed the famous Rothschild's giraffe which is an endangered species from a specially constructed viewing - platform.

Trip price: US$ 80 per person

Included in the price
Transport
tour guide
Park fees

CARNIVORE EXPERIENCE - Tour Code - CTS 005

Simply an orgy for meat lovers - try the barbequed antelope, giraffe,
crocodile, amongst other varieties of meat which will be brought to your table on spears.

In the style of a Brazilian churrascaria, 4 Kms from the city centre, The Carnivore Restaurant is a popular spot for meat lovers.

Described as Africa's greatest eating experience, The Carnivore Restaurant
offers an unimaginable selection of meat, including game meat, roasted over charcoals. The cuisine include a wide range of meat roasted over a charcoal fire and carved at your table. These meals also include delicious side dishes and an exceptional array of sources to compliment a feast that has a diversity of soups, select deserts and Kenyan Tea and coffee. You partake of these meals in an attractive tropical garden.

Carnivore Restaurant is home to the Simba Saloon - Nairobi's most popular night club. Pulsating African rhythms combine to ensure a perfect night out. This key Nairobi restaurant has also been voted one of the top 50 restaurants in the world.

(Guaranteed daily at 12.30 p.m. And 7.00 p.m.)
Nairobi has many restaurants offering a wide variety of cuisine. We recommend a dinner or lunch at the Carnivore, which is famous for its succulent steaks and barbecue, dishes including game meat and is therefore dubbed 'the meat eaters' paradise. The restaurant also offers a vegetarian menu; the meal is an excellent complement to a holiday especially as a welcome or farewell dinner. The cost includes transfers to and from Nairobi City Centre.

Tour price: US$ 50 per person for lunch and US$ 55 per person for dinner

Included in the price
Transport
Tour guide
Meals will be paid directly by clients to the counter

BOMAS OF KENYA - Tour Code - CTS 006
A Boma is a homestead and just a few kilometres from Nairobi we have the Bomas of Kenya where the day-to-day lives of the 43 different ethnic groups in Kenya are depicted through traditional dancing, music, song and folklore. These plus an acrobatic show are performed in a splendid arena. 

Safari price: US$ 70 per person

Transport
Tour guide
Park fees/entry fees

LAKE NAKURU EXPRESS (1 Day) - Tour Code - CTS 007
Lake Nakuru lies in the volcano-strewn Rift Valley, one of a chain of 8 lakes, which stretch the length of Kenya from Tanzania to Ethiopia. The 160 km drive from Nairobi passes through highland farms of the Kikuyu people before descending the escarpment into the dramatic landscape of the Rift.

Lunch is taken in the Park and is followed by an extensive tour which focuses on the bewildering spectacle of a million flamingos but which also seeks out the large variety of wildlife with which the park abounds. On the tea break among the fever trees bird watchers will delight in the fantastic array of bird life. The tour ends in Nairobi in the late evening.

Safari price: US$ 180 per person

Included in the price
Transport
Proffesional english speaking tour guide
Drivers allawance
Lunch at the lodge
Park fees will be paid directly at the gate by the clients.

AMBOSELI EXPRESS (1 Day) - Tour Code - CTS 009
Amboseli National Park lies within the shadow of the mighty Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain whose peak may be seen from the park in clear weather. Only nature and all her majesty could create such a back -drop to the wildlife pageant found at Amboseli. Game is seen enroute to the park, which crosses plains where the Masai tribesmen tend their cattle in an age-old tradition. Lunch is taken at a lodge within the park, followed by another game drive where lion, cheetah can be seen including elephant and hippo that are found bathing in the swamp-grounds which get their waters from Mt. Kilimanjaro. Return to Nairobi in good time for dinner.

Safari price: US$ 190 per person
included in the price
Transport
tour guide
Proffesional english speaking tour guide
Lunch at the lodge
Park fees will be paid directly at the gate by the clients.