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Whitewater Rafting on Tana River |
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One Day Safari |
For those looking for adventure, the thrills and spills of white-water rafting on Tana River offers class II to V rafting, only an hour's drive from Nairobi.
Depart Nairobi at 08.00hrs, for the 1½ drive to the rafting campsite near Sagana on the banks of River Tana, Kenya’s longest river. After refreshments, you will be given a safety briefing then transported up the river to the designated put in point (subject to water levels). You will be provided with life jackets, helmets and a paddle as you take the plunge on the four to five hours trip, depending on the water levels. At the end of the expedition, you reach the take out point/campsite where a full barbeque lunch awaits. Plenty of beer and soft drink are included. Thereafter return drive to Nairobi arriving in the late afternoon.
The Tana River is a drop pool river offering and exciting day of white water rafting. The adventure starts with a 3 km stretch of easy class II and III white water, where there is plenty of opportunity to practice the paddle skills required to run the lower part of the river. A 6 km section follows with an hour or so of relaxation to view the abundance of bird life around. Cool off with a swim in the warm water. The final 7 km of river, back to the campsite starts with some easy class III waters where paddle commands are gone over again. It is now time for the 3 big rapids (class IV and V) with names like Captains Folly, Can of Worms,(taking its name from its four 90 degree bends in succession) and Sphincter Flexor. Subject to water levels we may be able to do some surfing in “fish eye” and then swim the next couple of smaller rapids. Numerous smaller rapids brings one on to the last big one – Spasm, a series of drops over ¾ km with a big surprise half way through. What to Wear:- clothes you do not mind getting wet i.e. T-shirts, shorts or long sleeved shirt and trousers (especially for those who burn easily) and shoes that will not come off. |
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Nairobi City Tour - Half day |
| Enjoy a city tour of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital and business centre. Nairobi is a well-planned modern city of over five million inhabitants. It is justly described as a garden city as its broad avenues are lined with flowering plants and shrubs. Situated at an altitude of 5,500 feet, it enjoys hot sunny days and cool evenings. Places of interest to the visitor include the City Municipal Market, the ornate Jamia Mosque and picturesque churches, Nairobi University, National Parliament Buildings, Kenyatta Conference Centre and the Railway Museum. Also of interest is the newly refurbished National Museum, with its archaeological displays of early man, art, ethnic regalia and artifacts, Kenya fauna and a vivid display of the struggle for independence as well as its adjacent Snake Park and Aviary. There are several art galleries exhibiting work by local artists, displays of tribal dancing, numerous theatres and shopping malls, a variety of good African/Asian/Continental specialty restaurants and a wealth of fascinating curio shops and roving souvenir flea-markets. |
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Out of Africa Tour - Half Day |
| In the Karen suburbs of Nairobi, visit Mamba Village, a crocodile farm that is home to Nile crocodiles and some Maasai Ostriches. Also visit Giraffe Centre, for a close up encounter and a chance to hand-feed the world's tallest animal, the Giraffe. The Centre is the creation of the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (A.F.E.W) whose purpose is to create awareness and provide environmental education aimed at sensitizing people on need to appreciate and conserve Kenya's biodiversity. Also Visit Kazuri Beads Factory, makers of exclusive hand-made African Beads, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, cutlery and other products. The products are made by women who are paid fair wages and enjoy favorable working conditions. Proceed to Karen Blixen Museum, the restored home of the famous writer by the same name (also known by the pen-name Isak Dinesen), who established herself as a pionner farmer during the colonial era and who the suburb is named after. The house was used during the filming of "Out of Africa" which immortalized Karen Blixen's book by the same name. Finally enjoy shopping at the nearby Utamaduni Shopping Centre. |
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Daphne Scheldricks Animal Orphanage |
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Daphne Sheldricks Animal Orphanage - 03 Hours |
| Visit the Daphne Sheldrick Animal Orphanage, located in a secluded area of the Nairobi National Park, where orphaned baby elephants amongst other animals are taken care of by a dedicated team of conservationists. The orphanage is run by Daphne Sheldrick, the wife of the late famous Naturalist, David William Sheldrick who was the founder Warden of Tsavo East National Park in Kenya from its inception in 1948 to 1976. At 11.00hrs, the baby animals are brought from the National Park for a mud-bath at the orphanage, where for an hour you can get close to them and sometimes touch them. You may not feed the animals but if lucky, you may get a chance to view the handlers feeding them. This excursion fits very well as an extension of Nairobi National Park tour and/or the ‘Out of Africa Tour’. |
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Nairobi National Park Tour |
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Nairobi National Park Tour - Half day |
| Enjoy a game drive in the 117 km2 Nairobi National Park, located only 7 kilometres from the Nairobi CBD. The only protected area in the world with a variety of animals and birds close to a capital city, the park has a diversity of environments of open grass plains with scattered acacia bush, highland dry forest and a permanent river with a riverine forest. In addition, there are stretches of broken bush country and deep, rocky valleys and gorges with scrub and long grass. Man-made dams have also added a further habitat, favourable to certain species of birds and other aquatic biota (life forms) as well as water-dependent herbivores. The park has a rich and diverse birdlife with 400 species recorded, some migrants and other endemic. Northern migrants are to be found from late March through April. The Park is also rhino sanctuaries, generating a stock for reintroduction of the species. Here, chances of seeing a black rhino in its natural habitat are very high. All the Big Five animals, with the exception of elephant, can be found here. |
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Lake Nakuru and Naivasha Day Trip |
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Lake Nakuru and Naivasha Day Trip - Full Day |
Drive 3 hours out of Nairobi, with breathtaking views of the Rift Valley escarpment en route to Lake Nakuru National Park. Enjoy a game drive around the lake while lunch may be picnic or taken at one of the Lodges in the Park. En route back to Nairobi, you stop on the shores Lake Naivasha - another Rift Valley lake - for afternoon tea at a Lodge. Elsamere, home of the late conservationists George and Joy Adamson is located on the lake shore and a visit here can be included. You return to Nairobi in the early evening.
Lake Nakuru National Park started as a bird sanctuary around Lake Nakuru, a shallow strongly alkaline lake 62 km2 in extent, set in a picturesque landscape of surrounding woodland and grassland. It was upgraded to National Park status in 1968 and an extension added in 1974 while the lake was designated as a Ramsar site in 1990. The landscape includes areas of marsh and grasslands alternating with rocky cliffs and outcrops, stretches of acacia woodland and rocky hillsides covered with a Euphorbia forest. Three rivers and the outflow from several springs along the shore drain into the lake. The foundation of the parks food chains is the blue-green algae, which supports huge numbers of flamingo, and from which it derives its colour. The Park is an outstanding place for watching a variety of birds including other brackish water species and birds of prey. Herds of waterbuck, gazelle, impala and reedbuck graze in the pretty surrounding acacia woods and grasslands of the Park. Lake Nakuru is now the home of numerous leopard and rhino - and has been designated as a rhino sanctuary.
Lake Naivasha is a beautiful, peaceful fresh water lake, with its cool climate, is a retreat for Nairobi residents and tourists looking for peace. Because the lake is freshwater and the surrounding soil fertile, this is a major production area for fruit and vegetables and, more recently, vineyards. Over 400 birds have been recorded on the lake and it supports a large number of hippos. Fish in the lake including Nile perch, the North American red swamp crayfish as well as various aquatic plants. |
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