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Giraffe Center   Nairobi

Giraffe Center, Nairobi

 19 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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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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National Museum   Nairobi

National Museum, Nairobi

 11 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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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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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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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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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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While at the Mara Safari Club...

by svillegirl

While at the Mara Safari Club you MUST take a balloon safari! On our last morning there the lucky few who took the safari watched a pair of lions make a Wildebeest kill.As if it wasn't amazing enough that you are floating over the Mara, you actually land the balloon and get treated to an incredible breakfast. One word of advice....while eating breakfast, don't wander off. There is at least one in every crowd as the saying goes....don't let it be you...lest you wind up on the menu!On the land, we came up to the kill after the lions had had their fill. I thought I would be sickened watching the ensuing meal.... But it was fascinating. Our guide explained the hierarchy of the meal. Lions, Hyena, then it seemed to be a toss up between the Jackal and the Buzzards. Everyone had to wait their turn.The Mara is 200 sq. miles of wide savannah and contains Africa's largest population of lions. Each...

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WASN'T A RHINO!

by safardreams

The MASAI-MARA, second trip 9/2002. Tryingto see RHINO! We thought we had one.This BUFFALO is so BIG!! The way the sun was hitting it. It was easy to make that mistake. But good none the less! I the BIG-FIVE. We were hardly 20 feet away!!

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meeting Masai

by stonefree

People there were friendly and familiar with tourist.They were very foppish and wore clothes, shoes, watches and so on that they had gotten ones from the travellers who had dropped in the village quite well.

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Flamingo's paradise

by stonefree

Not only flamingoes but pelicans and many other waterfowls inhabit the Lake Nakuru.It seems that the surface of the lake is dyed in pink with being coverd by the large crowd of flamingoes.You can also see hippos and water bucks by the lake.

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Somebody, explore please

by stonefree

It was said that Nairobi was dangerous for going out alone those days. Cowardly, I did not come from the hotel outside according to that warnings. I totally repent about that...The wistaria roadside trees on the main street seen from the window of the hotel were beautiful.

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Samburu National Reserve

by duke0123

Kenya has many wild parks and of course all of them are beautiful. One of these wild parks is Samburu National Reserve.This national park is not that large but there are a lot of animals. Because the park is relatively small there is a good chance to see a lot of wild animals.Besides the animals the scenery of this park is interesting and fascinating too: the savannahs, the forest near the border of the Ewaso Ng'iro river and rocks. The park is also the living area of the Samburu.

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The silence of Tiwi Beach

by duke0123

After traveling in Kenya it is very nice to relax at the beach of the Indian Ocean. A perfect place to do this is iwi Beach. Tiwi Beach is the cleanest beach of the east coast of Kenya and not as busy as Diani Beach or Malindi. When I was there, there were hardly any travelers.Tiwi Beach with its white sand is also a perfect place to go snorkeling or diving. The only disadvantage of this beach can be that the evenings are boring but if you are tired of traveling for a while this won't be a problem.Besides sunbathing or joining watersports you can also walk a little around in the forest in the neighbourhood of the beach. Interesting is also having a meal in one of the local restaurants. Try the local food (bean-soup and chapati). Very tasty and extremely cheap.

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The beauty of the Masai Mara

by duke0123

There are many National Reserves in Kenya but the Masai Mara is one of the most beautiful of them. You really have to visit this park when you are in Kenya.The Masai Mara is the northern extension of the Serengeti in Tanzania. The park is about 1.500 km² and is located in the south of Kenya. The scenery of the Masai Mara is very varied: grasland, woodland, busland and river forest and there is a great diversity of wildlife. If you're lucky you can spot the 'big five': lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino.The Masai, who are living in this area, is the most famous tribe in Kenya. Their main food exists of milk, millet, maize and blood of their cattle. They live from cattle-breeding and they live in detached huts (bomas). When the Masai are going to a new location in this area they leave these huts behind.

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Walking on Mount Kenya

by duke0123

A beautiful scenery you can find around Mount Kenya.The scenery around this highest mountain of Kenya is very divers. The summits are permanently covered with snow and ice in spite of the equator, where this mountain is situated.It's very nice to walk around in this area and it's even possible you see a lot of wild animals.

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Safari

by Mykke

As I've said in previous sections my main concern in Kenya is with the people. In fact in several visits to the country we've only done one safari!. It was a one-day affair and we travelled through Tsavo East Park to Voi Lodge. We were so impressed that in 2003 we intend to do at least a night at the place. The picture below is from the special hide that you access via a steep flight of stone steps and an underground tunnel. Right in front is a waterhole at which all sorts of animals drink. Having made our way back up from this particular shot a whole herd of elephants arrived, but I was too tired to trek back down (wasn't so well into VT then!). You also have a superb panoramic view of the park from the lodge itself.

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The Sarova Stanley  Nairobi

 9 Reviews and 211 Opinions  Another hotel in which I never stayed over night. Probably because of the price, my Kenyan friends... 

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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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Royal Court Hotel  Mombasa

 4 Reviews and 24 Opinions  When all hell was breaking lose in Mombasa the Royal Court was safe as houses. The bar on the roof... 

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

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Q:  Anyone ever seen people harvest millet in a traditional way or eat millet porridge or ugali in Kenya? 

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A: Hi, Ugali is considered a traditional staple as it's cheap & heavy/filling. There are even some restaurants offering it! 'Sukuma weeki' refers to the occasional (for... 

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