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Giraffe Center   Nairobi

Giraffe Center, Nairobi

 18 Reviews  Giraffe Center is situated about 15 kilometres far from Nairobi and not easy to reach there unless you take the taxi. Make sure to stipulate the price for a ride before departure, in both directions,... 

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David Sheldrick Animal Trust - Elephant Orphanage   Nairobi

David Sheldrick Animal Trust - Elephant Orphanage, Nairobi

 14 Reviews  A well worth trip is to the David Sheldrick Wildlife trust. If you are on Safari then you will see plenty of the wild herds of elephants later, but this will give you an insight into the problems... 

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National Park   Nairobi

National Park, Nairobi

 23 Reviews  This modest monument in Nairobi National Park commemorates the founding of the park in 1946 - the first national park in Kenya, which opened the door for the subsequent proclamation of iconic parks... 

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Uhuru Park   Nairobi

Uhuru Park, Nairobi

 5 Reviews  The Uhuru Park is the most popular recreational park in Nairobi, is a rich tapestry of strife and celebration in Kenya. The sight of soldiers resplendent in colorful uniforms and marching to music... 

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National Museum   Nairobi

National Museum, Nairobi

 8 Reviews  The National Museum in Nairobi is a wonderful place to visit if you have some spare time. I was actually stuck in Nairobi due to flight issues, so I headed to the museum to see what was there. This... 

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Karen Blixen Museum   Nairobi

Karen Blixen Museum, Nairobi

 7 Reviews  Many others here on VirtualTourist have written about this museum. I am not going to add any more to what they have said. While I will do is provide a list of links here for those who would like to... 

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Masai Mara National Park   Nairobi

Masai Mara National Park, Nairobi

 5 Reviews  The trip through the Great Rift Valley is certainly spectacular and, believe it or not, the 14 hour drive is certainly well worth the effort. The Great Rift Valley in Kenya is well known as the domain... 

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Lake Nakuru National Park   Nairobi

Lake Nakuru National Park, Nairobi

 5 Reviews  Crescent Island is situated on lake Naivasha and is actually a private game sanctuary. As mentioned earlier, you are able to do a walking safari here where you can get up close and personal with a... 

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Safari   Nairobi

Safari, Nairobi

 5 Reviews  If you are short on time (or money) and do not wish to do a full safari, then Nairobi has its own small version right by the actual city. You can see a large number of animals, though some said this... 

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Kenyatta   Nairobi

Kenyatta, Nairobi

 4 Reviews  As the name hintsd, this is mostly a conference and convention center (you will also see it as the motive of a 100 KSh bill) but the top floor has a platform where you have a good view of downtown... 

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Animal Orphanage   Nairobi

Animal Orphanage, Nairobi

 2 Reviews  Visiting Animal Orphanage is nice half day trip and it's a must when in Nairobi. The admission is 800 shillings (7 €) including guide. Orphanage is not the same as the zoo is, here they prepare... 

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by csordila

January 1933, he is at 10,000ft on the side of Mt KENYA, looking for a bongo in the bamboo forest. It was freezing on the equat. The bamboo trunks were full of fresh clean water. As he could not hunt a bongo, he heads for Northern Guaso Nyiro River. He gets fever and dysentry and moves to MERU. He is transported to NANYUKI and flown to Nairobi Hospital and told that he has malaria and dysentry. After 3 weeks in hospital, he was back at the bamboo forest, looking for bongo, getting two!

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Bamburi Beach

by croisbeauty

Bamburi is the largest touristy complex at the North Coast of Mombasa, there are number of hotels here, one after another, all over to Shanzu. Bamburi sand beach is several kilometres long and could be perfect resort for the family oriented visitors. The sea-water is pretty clean but unfortunatelly very shallow. The deep water, for real swimming, starts only after passing coral rif, which is around one kilometer far from the shore.Great majority of Kenyans aren't able to swimm but they like to enjoy in the water font using pneumatic tyres.

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Excellent Safari in Tanzania

by Jacos

"The mission of Lipi-Adventure is to help you in planning a life-time experience. We are not here to simply sell you the highest-priced packaged trip. Rather, we want to know your expectations and preferences and we want to help you craft an itinerary that will be truly YOU."After reading the above statement from the website of Lipi Adventure, i was convinced to go back with Lipi Adventure again for my safari to Northern circuit of Tanzania Yes, here we are! We didn't forget about you. We had a fantastic safari 3 weeks ago. We saw so many beautiful animals, and so up close! Cosmas, you will probably remember me (Jacob) closing the roof for a few lions that passed by the jeep ;-) Yes, I know they don't come in the car, but you'll never know! Haha. We booked our safari only one week before we came to Tanzania. The communication through email went very fast. Maybe to fast sometimes;-) , but...

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the essence of Swahili culture

by sphynxxs

The Lamu archipelago offers a chance to get a close glance at the traditional Swahili culture, a mix of arab and african influence. While there is a strong muslim culture and you will see many women wearing veils and black bubus, there is also a climate of tolerance - gay travellers are usually harassed far less than in other places in Kenya, at least as long as they behave not too "obvious" - and then, displays of passion among straight couples would be frowned upon on Lamu as well. Zanzibar´s Stone town might be the place to attract more visitors, and while it is bigger, in my opioion Lamu has preserved more of the old style - after all, there are no cars, donkeys and boats being the main means of transport around the islands. There is a bit for everyone on Lamu, from simple backpacker guesthouses to the splendid villas of aristocrats and celebs who discovered Lamu as a place to relax...

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Game Parks

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Gawd.. you are charging around a bit. You will be on the road most of the time with hardly any time to see animals.Let me explain a bit. Amboseli is amazing for elephant. It's a swampland with good grazing. You can see lechwe (antelope) plenty of birds and small wildlife. Tsavo west is good at Kilaguni Lodge. The lodge is fantastic and if you care to, you can go on a wildlife walk on foot and discover the tracks of the animals. Nairobi has the Nairobi National Park which is basically a day trip. You can see everything (if you are lucky) except elephant. Lake Bogoria is good for flamingos, Stella Sea Eagles and the hot springs. Sweetwaters is a tented camp with amazing birds and if you are lucky, the pygmy mongooses will visit your tent. HOWEVER do NOT leave food in the tents as monkeys will break in and trash your belongings. Nakuru is my favourite park of all. Flamingos around the lake...

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amboseli national park

by hanspeter_W.

Amboseli National Park, formerly Maasai Amboseli Game Reserve, is in Kajiado District, Rift Valley Province in Kenya. The park is 39,206 hectares (392 km2; 151 sq mi)[1] in size at the core of an 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi) ecosystem that spreads across the Kenya-Tanzania border. The local people are mainly Maasai, but people from other parts of the country have settled there attracted by the successful tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area (average 350 mm (14 in)) one of the best widlife-viewing experiences in the world. The park protects two of the five main swamps, and includes a dried-up Pleistocene lake and semi-arid vegetation. Elephants Grazing in Amboseli swamps, north of Kilimanjaro260 kilometres (160 mi) from the capital city Nairobi, Amboseli National Park is the third most visited game area in...

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nationalpark tsavo west

by hanspeter_W.

Tsavo West National Park is located in the Coast Province of Kenya. The park covers an area of 7,065 square kilometres. The A109 road Nairobi-Mombasa and a railway divides the park into east and west. The western part is a more popular destination on account of its magnificent scenery, Mzima Springs, rich and varied wildlife, good road system, rhino reserve, rock climbing potential and guided walks along the Tsavo River. The park is operated by Kenya Wildlife Service.

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nakuru national park

by hanspeter_W.

Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift Valley soda lakes. It lies to the south of Nakuru, in central Kenya and is protected by a small Lake Nakuru National Park. Flamingo are feeding at Lake NakuruThe lake's abundance of algae attracts the vast quantity of flamingos that famously lines the shore.Other birds also flourish in the area, as do warthogs, baboons and other large mammals. Black and White rhinos have also been introduced.The lake's level dropped dramatically in the early 1990s but has since largely recovered.Nakuru means "Dust or Dusty Place" in Maasai language. Lake Nakuru National Park, close to Nakuru town, was established in 1961. It started off small, only encompassing the famous lake and the surrounding mountainous vicinity. Now it has been extended to include a large part of the savannahs.

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Amboseli - Kili view and vast wildlife

by sphynxxs

Mount Kilimanjaro might be on the other side of the Tanzanian border, but visitors of Amboseli national park are actually at a closer range to it than visitors of the Serengeti, and can hope for stunning views in the mornings and late afternoons especially. Of course everyone craves for THE shot of an East African safari, a group of elephants against the majestic mountain. Alas, the elephants are not aleays conveniently around when you have a mountain view, but it should not be a problem to have some zebras, antelopes or wildebeest at the right spot

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Big sky and big game - Tsavo West

by sphynxxs

Tsavo East and West together form Kenya´s biggest wildlife bark - together they have about the size of Israel. As the landscape is not as flat as in Amboseli and there is more vegetations, spotting the animals can be a bit more difficult than there - but don´t worry, you´ll see plenty of wildlife! Besides, there are different landscapes - volcanic rocks, plains, bushland, and with a bit of luck you will see the "big five". Though rhino spotting can be tricky even in the rhino sanctuary. Like in other parks you will need a smart card to get access, but you can upload it at the main gate in Mtito Andei

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Nairobi Serena Hotel  Nairobi

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Governors' IlMoran Camp  Masai Mara Game Reserve

 4 Reviews and 67 Opinions  Little Governors Camp was built in 1976 in the Masai Mara in Kenya with its own independent... 

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Serena Beach Hotel & Spa  Mombasa

 1 Review and 211 Opinions  Quite a long way out of Mombasa to the North, this is said to be one of the best hotels on the coast... 

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  1. Nairobi Things to Do
  2. Mombasa Things to Do
  3. Masai Mara Game Reserve Things to Do
  4. Malindi Things to Do
  5. Lake Naivasha Things to Do
  6. Lake Nakuru National Park Things to Do
  7. Lamu Island Things to Do
  8. Ukunda Things to Do
  9. Mount Kenya National Park Things to Do
  10. Amboseli National Park Things to Do
  11. Malindi Things to Do
  12. Eldoret Things to Do
  13. Nanyuki Things to Do
  14. Tsavo National Park East Things to Do
  15. Aberdare National Park Things to Do
  16. Watamu Things to Do
  17. Kisumu Things to Do
  18. Kitale Things to Do
  19. Mombasa Island Things to Do
  20. Samburu Game Reserve Things to Do
  21. Thika Things to Do
  22. Tsavo National Park West Things to Do
  23. Nairobi National Park Things to Do
  24. Kimana Things to Do
  25. Wasini Island Things to Do
  26. Maralal Things to Do
  27. Lamu Things to Do
  28. Lake Bogoria Things to Do
  29. Narok Things to Do
  30. Kisii Things to Do
  31. Tsavo National Park Things to Do
  32. Athi River Things to Do
  33. Meru Things to Do
  34. Nakuru Things to Do
  35. Meru National Park Things to Do
  36. Kericho Things to Do
  37. Sigomere Things to Do
  38. Lake Baringo Things to Do
  39. Tiwi Things to Do
  40. Bomet Things to Do
  41. Kiserian Things to Do

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