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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Due to location directly on the equator this mountain can be climbed by people without any alpinistic experience and gears (Lenana peak). This, plus wonderfull landscape-scenery and possibility to observe many animals during the ascent, are reasons why the days spent on Mt. Kenya were so amazing, being interesting intermezzo between obligatory safaris.
Kericho is the heart of the Western Kenya's tea plantation area. Everywhere in this area you see the green hills covered with with tea-plantations. The closest plantation from the towncentre is the one behind the Tea hotel, north-east of the centre at the road to Nakuru.Because of the afternoon showers Kericho has a good climate for growing tea. The showers are mostly brief and refreshing. Yes, Kericho is a wet place, but also very green.Ole Kericho was a Maasai chief, who was killed in the 17th century by the Gusii tribe. The town takes its name from this chief. On our way to Nakuru we visited Kericho only for 1-2 hours for shopping and lunch.
Kirk Franklin was in town, so I hopped in a matatu and headed over to the stadium after church. By the way, GO TO CHURCH IN NAIROBI! Anyway, this was the craziest concert I've ever been to, and it was Kirk Franklin! Kenyans LOVE Jesus, and it was a moving experience. There are always gospel artists in town so check it out.
WAPI stands for words and pictures. Its held every Saturday by the British Embassy. Its basially a youth rally focused towards social issues, politics, art, and music. The have a graffiti contest, live music, poetry, and lots of other things going on. Its a good time and lasts all day. Get there early to get a good seat.
My photo's are not of the glamorous places, but rather an insight into the country as a whole. i hope you are enjoying them. This picture was taken when we drove thru one of the villages with the little goats hovering around.
We were there in the rainy season and it was really terrible to see how the people had to struggle to get along with all the roads that were flooded and looked like mini rivers. Here you can see how the locals are trying to walk on the "pavement"
Directly across the main road opposite the driveway to Bamburi Beach Hotel is a lovely park called Bamburi Nature Trail (or Butterfly Park). No need for a taxi, it's right outside the hotel! I forget the admission price, only a few quid, but it was well worth it. We saw plenty of monkeys, and some tiny deer like things (I think called dik dik, or something like that), as well as some bigger antelope (or something simliar anyway - you would have thought we would have studied up more on african animals before the trip! sorry lol). Take plenty to drink - it can be HOT! But it's a nice trail through forested areas and past several small lakes and ponds. Make a nice change from the beach or sunbeds. JUST DO IT! You won't be sorry.
Not what it used to be but still one of my favourite bars in Nairobi, Kenya or the world.The Green is situated on Latema road just the wrong side of town but near enough to the centre of Nairobi. The first time I entered the Green it was standing room only, these days it is not as busy, but get in there on a weekend at the end of the month when pay packets have just been opened finding a seat is not so easy. It wasn’t so long ago that this place used to be open 24 hours a day. In those days you could quite happily drink through the night sometimes not realising it was morning till the paper boys came around the tables selling that morning’s paper. In recent years the door is closed at midnight weather there are people inside or not, the bouncer on the door will open the door when you are ready to stagger home.There is serious building work going on at the moment above Nairobi's finest...
Mt. Kenya is a great place to do some trekking. It's the second tallest mountain in Africa and is filled with beautiful scenary. I took a 3 day trek although there are other routes. You need guides and probably a cook. One of the lodges is at around 14000 feet. Mt. Kenya has 3 peaks, the one we summited is over 16,000 feet. It's a quite diverse trek and you'll probably see a bit of wildlife along the way. I loved every minute of this trek.
This is a great and inexpensive little park only a couple of hours from Nairobi...it's inbetween Nairobi and Eldoret. This park is somewhat small...but the concentration of animals is great. This is a great place to see rhinocerous...I've been several times and saw many rhinocerous everytime. There are not many lions in this park...but I have seen them as well as leopards. There are a couple lodges to stay in...they are very nice. I've also camped in the park and heard the roar of lions at night. I would say the best place to say is a small cottage located within the park. It is a cheap place to stay although you'll need to bring your own food because it has it's own kitchen. This is a pretty big cottage and I stayed there with several friends. At night there was a hippo right outside the window...we watched while we ate. Within the park is Lake Nakuru which is covered with flamingos and...
Nairobi Serena Hotel Nairobi
5 Reviews and 206 Opinions Our partners in SA were having a business conference in Nairobi and needed a hotel with good...
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...
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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Q: i want to go to kenya for 5 months with my 3 children and husbin im wondering what are so wonderful sites to see?
A: Hi Why don't you start by reading the many travel pages on Kenya that VT members have already compiled? As you're a new member, you may not yet be aware how to do this....
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