Explore Nairobi city on a layover/ stopover sightseeing tour from NBO or Wilson airport and see all of Nairobi town, monuments and landmarks. The Nairobi sightseeing tour is offered for a few hours a day and can fit in your 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 hour stopover at the airport.
7 Tips on Nairobi Layover Sightseeing Tours from NBO Airport
Nairobi layover sightseeing tours from NBO airport. You can take a Nairobi layover sightseeing tour to any of the places listed here. The simplest is the Nairobi walking tour in the CBD to see the various monuments and city landmarks. You can join up a city tour on a layover and go on hiking, game drive, sightseeing, bird watching or a nature walk in the many spots in Nairobi. Here are tips to enjoy your Nairobi layover sightseeing tours from nairobi airport.
View Nairobi from Heli Pad on KICC
Visit American Embassy Memorial in Nairobi
View Nairobi Victorian era Buildings
Drive to Nairobi University
Sample Food at Local Restaurant
Nairobi National Park Sightseeing Layover Tour
Lake Naivasha Sightseeing Tour from NBO Layover
1. View Nairobi from Heli Pad on KICC
The Nairobi sightseeing tour starts from the airport or your hotel in the city with an early pick up. You will drive through the railways bridge and into the CBD. Go to the Kenyatta international convention Centre and access the helipad to see Nairobi from a vantage point. From here your guide will point out all the important buildings in the city and their historical significance.
2. Visit American Embassy Memorial
Later you will walk to the American embassy bombing memorial park as you interact with people on the street. Walk back and see the city hall in the CBD. The driver will drive you through the government road to see the office of the president, the parliament buildings, the senate building and the first president mausoleum where he still lies in state.
3. View Nairobi Victorian era Buildings
You will then drive to the city market which is among the oldest buildings in the city Centre. The city market used to be a hangar for planes when Nairobi was just starting. The driver will also point out the former governor’s office and many other Victorian buildings built in the early 1900s. The architecture of these old Victorian buildings is like a street straight out of London with huge quarry shaped rectangular rocks and minimal use of cement. The buildings look like they were curved out of a rock at that same place.
4. Drive to Nairobi University
Drive by the Nairobi University which is the first and most prestigious university in Kenya. Later drive to the view point at the Nairobi central park to view Nairobi from the hill. You can now drive to the national museum of Kenya and spend the next 2 hours watching the exhibits there.
5. Sample Food at Local Restaurant
Later your driver will pick you up and drive you for lunch at a local restraint so that you can try the Kenyan dishes. Enjoy the hefty meals with lots of variety. You have a choice to extend your Nairobi sightseeing layover tour to include other places like giraffe Centre, Nairobi safari walk, Nairobi animal orphanage, and Sheldrick elephant orphanage, Bomas of Kenya, Karen Blixen museum or Karura forest for a forest walk.
6. Nairobi National Park Sightseeing Layover Tour
If you are interested in a game drive animal viewing and sightseeing tour from the airport, you can go for a 4hr game drive in Nairobi national park. Nairobi national park is just 10 minutes from your departure terminal using the east gate which is just next to the airport. You can get to see lions, rhinos, hippos, giraffes, buffalos, leopards, hyenas and many more animals in Nairobi national park.
If you have never gone for a game drive in Africa, the Nairobi national park is your best chance to sample what Kenya has to offer as a country. The park is just 117sqkm and a game drive takes 4 to 5 hours to cover the whole park and see all there is to see here. It is also a great place to go for bird watching for the birders. Nairobi national park has more than 500 species of birds and with our expert bird guides you can identify more than 150 birds in a single day.
7. Lake Naivasha Sightseeing Tour from NBO Layover
Lake Naivasha sightseeing tour from NBO airport is another layover tour you may consider if you have more than 8 hours stopover in Nairobi airport. Lake Naivasha is a fresh water lake located on the floor of the Great Rift Valley. The lake is so beautiful and it’s surrounded by beautiful and high end hotels around its shores. There is also lots of wildlife that hang around the lake shores and you can watch them from the hotel restaurants or rooms.
At Lake Naivasha you can take a boat ride to see the hippos the hippo pool or take a walking safari among wildlife at the crescent island. There are giraffes, zebras, hippos, gazelles, wildebeests and other animals at the crescent island to walk among them. This is the best Kenya walking safari on a layover.
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Discover Masai market Nairobi layover tours to buy some traditional African jewelry, clothes and African prints. One day layover tours from Nairobi airport are possible since a visit to Masai market takes a few hours. You can do the Masai market tour even if you have 2,3,4,5 hours on layover at NBO JKIA airport.
6 Tips to Visit Masai Market Layover Tours from NBO Airport
What is the Masai Market?
How to Arrange a Masai Market Layover Visit from NBO Airport
Carvings and Figurines in Masai Market Layover Tour
African Print Clothing in Masai Market
Footwear Items to buy on a Layover Masai Market tour
Masai Market Daily Locations in Nairobi
1. What is the Masai Market?
The Nairobi Masai market is a mobile market that sells traditional and cultural souvenirs from all the Kenyan tribes. The name Masai market was given due to the fact that most of the items on sale are symbolic to Masai culture including the largely red themed colors. The Masai market started in a small strip of sloppy land next to the largest round about in Nairobi. Soon every shopping mall wanted to host the Masai market. This led to the market being held in different venues on different weekdays and weekends.
2. How to Arrange a Masai Market Layover Visit
Masai market is also frequented mainly by local people looking to buy foot wear, house décor items, paintings, and clothing’s. The Masai market is usually an open air market held on empty car parking lots around the city. To go for a Masai market visit from the airport, you can arrange with your travel agent to pick you up from the exit terminal.
Exhibitors in the Masai market include all tribes of Kenya, each bringing to the market, their specialty gift items, jewelry, décor, carvings among others.
3. Carvings and Figurines in Masai Market Layover Tour
Carvings in Masai market are in 2 categories including the wood carvings. The Akamba people provide most of the wood carvings. The wood carvings of figures include the wild animals of Kenya. The size of these carvings can range from small book markets or fridge magnets. The wood carving items can also be as large as 5ft high for example the giraffes and elephants. Some of these items are actually shipped to you by ship after the purchase.
There are also carvings made from the smooth soap stones by the Kisii people of western Kenya. The soap stone is dug in quarries and shaped into all manner of items. The items available to sale made from soap stone include chess boards, actual size ostrich eggs, Animal carvings, house décor items, bookshelf dividers among others. The soap stone is finished to a very smooth texture and it makes for very beautiful living space ornaments for the coffee table and fireplace mantel pieces.
4. African Print Clothing in Masai Market
Clothing found on sale at the Masai market includes the African print Shirts with stripped multi colors and braided sleeves. There are also colorful dresses for ladies made from the African Kikoi or wrap around usually used by the Masai people. There is a wide selection of touristy wear including T-shirts printed with welcoming words like Hakuna Matata. Other t shirts and shirts are emblazoned with all types of wildlife including the famous bug five. This makes for perfect gift items for your children and friends at home. Make a point of visiting one of the Masai markets before departure and everyone will love you for the gifts you will buy them here.
5. Footwear Items to buy on a Layover
The Masai market also features foot wear items mostly sandals made from leather and tires. You will also get head gear like hats and masks worn during traditional festivals. The Masai market is held at different venues each day of the week as follows.
6. Masai Market Daily Locations in Nairobi
Tuesday
Kijabe Street opposite the Norfolk Hotel
Wednesday
Capital Center on Mombasa Road
Thursday
The Junction Mall on Ngong Road
Friday
Village Market on Limuru Road
Saturday
Nairobi Law Courts parking in the City Center
Sunday
Yaya Center on Argwings Kodhek Road
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1 Day Masai Mara Layover Budget Tour from $120pp | Road Trip Packages
A fantastic 1 day adventure layover tour to Kenyan Masai Mara, most popular game reserve. This 1-day layover safari to Masai Mara game reserve includes a road trip, park fees, services of a guide, a visit to Masai village, lunch and breakfast, and airport drop off after tour.
Enjoy the 1 day Airport Layover safarispackages in Kenya on a 1-daytour from NairobiNBO Airport. The 1-day layovertour includes transport in a safari minivan, park fees and water. Tour Nairobi park Kenya and all 1 day excursion options in Nairobi. This day trip from nbo airport can go to Nairobi national park, giraffe centre, elephant orphanage, museum, Karen Blixen, kitengela glass, mt Kenya hike, mt longonot, lake naivasha, kiambethu tea farm, coffee farm tour.
Layover day tours from Nairobi NBO airport or Wilson airport is a few hours of enjoying what Nairobi has to offer before your next flight out. This article will explain 7 of the best places to visit in and around Nairobi if you happen to be on transit through the NBO airport. You can join up with other people and go on a game drive, hiking, sightseeing or even bird watching in Nairobi from NBO or Wilson airport. Here are places to go on a layover day tours from Nairobi NBO airport:-
These are a few of the layover places to go in Nairobi and around Nairobi. There are many other places that you can visit from the Nairobi airport stopover time. You can contact your Nairobi tour operator for further advice on what you can do in a Nairobi 1 day stopover. Find a NBO layover tour to join and go on a game drive, hiking, birdwatching, boating, horse riding or sightseeing tour.
1. Explore Nairobi National Park 4hr Half-Day Game Drive Package
1. Nairobi National Park
Explore Nairobi national park layover half day tour package. You can go on a short game drive in Nairobi national park form the airport at whatever time you arrive in Nairobi. The Nairobi national park is only 117sqkm and a full game drive takes only 4 to 5 hours. This is enough time to cover most of the park and see as many animals as you possibly can.
You will need to get a transit vise which is Usd 20 on arrival in NBO airport. There is usually a queue for the visa but you should be through immigration desk in a matter of 20 minutes. Make sure to have your luggage checked into your next connecting flight from NBO before you exit the airport. The Nairobi national park layover tour is one of the most popular with transit travelers due to its proximity to the airport. Infact, the east gate is only 3 km from the airport terminal. Your driver will drive you into the park and start doing a 4hr game drive.
You will watch the lions, rhinos, hippos, buffalos, crocodiles, giraffes, leopards, elands, gazelles, impala, hyenas, wildebeests and many more animals. If you dislike being stuck in airports, the Nairobi national park stop over tour is your best place to go for a short but very rewarding game drive. The tour drivers make for great company and you get to learn an awesome lot about Kenya’s wildlife and people. While at it, and time allowing, you can throw in a city tour or a visit to a local museum and possibly a dinner at the carnivore restaurant.
2. Explore Nairobi Museum and a City Tour Package from NBO
2. Nairobi Museum Tour
You can also decide to go for a visit to the Nairobi museum from NBO Nairobi airport. The Nairobi museum is famous for the fossil remains of the oldest human names as Turkana boy. This is a 1.5million year’s old fossil find that gives credence to the cradle of mankind being Africa. The museum also holds historical pieces as well as a lot of animal species. There is also a bird section which catalogues all the birds found in Kenya. The museum also has a snake park where you can visit and see the infamous black mamba, rock python, cobra among other snakes. You will also be taken on a drive-by city tour to see the monuments and old Victorian buildings built by the British colonial regime in Kenya pre-independence. The guide will explain the roots of how Nairobi came to be from the late 1800 to date.
3. Enjoy a Dinner at the Carnivore Restaurant
3. Carnivore Dinner experience
The layover dinner at carnivore restaurant is your best bet for a real Kenyan meat culture. The carnivore is located a few minutes from the airport and offers sumptuous meats including mutton, beef, ostrich, chicken, crocodile and much more. It’s an amazing outdoor dining experience in an African setting with the Centre piece being the giant sized barbecue oven. The carnivore dining experience is an eat-till-you -drop (the flag) set up. You will keep coming back for more dinners once you are hooked to the carnivore experience.
4. Visit a Masai Village Package in Nairobi Layover
4. Masai Village Visit
The best Masai village experiences are to be had near Amboseli or Masai Mara parks. If you have enough time, you can go for the Masai village in Amboseli some 3hrs away, but this would mean that you have more than 10hrs layover. The good thing is that you get to combine the Masai village visit with a few hours game drive in Amboseli national park. You will be welcomed by the Masai people in song and dance to their village. The Masai guide will narrate to you about the rich Masai culture and you will be amazed at some of the things you learn about them. The people will also invite you to do the aduma jumping dance, done mostly by men. The women too will invite you for the dances done by women. You will be taught how to do traditional archery and spear throwing and how to make fire using sticks. The climax is to go into one of the Masai houses and experience their lifestyle. You will see their households set up including kitchen, bedroom and where the young sheep sleep inside the house. Later you visit the Masai market within the Maasai village to buy any of their curio items in support of their culture.
5. Discover Amboseli National Park Package on a Layover
5. Amboseli National Park Day Trip
Discover the Amboseli national park on your layover tour. Your will need 12hours to be able to do the Amboseli layover day trip from NBO. The park is located some 232km south west of Nairobi and it takes 3hrs one way. The tour departs Nairobi at 0600hrs at the latest but it’s possible to set off at 0500hrs. You will arrive at the park by 0900hrs and start your game drive to see the hundreds of elephants, hippos, giraffes, lions, cheetahs, buffalos, leopards, hyenas, wildebeests, gazelles, and much more. What will attract you most to Amboseli is the magnificent view of the highest mountain peak in Africa.
This is MT Kilimanjaro peak kibo standing at 5895m above sea level. The view of the snowcapped peak kibo is so majestic that everything else seems to bow in respect to its enormity. You can take hundreds of pictures of MT Kilimanjaro in the background of your wildlife shots. The trip returns back to Nairobi by 0730hrs in time for a drop off at the airport for your next flight.
6. Visit Nakuru National Park Package on NBO Stopover
6. Nakuru National Park Day Tour
A visit to Nakuru national park is possible from NBO since the park is only 160km from Nairobi and takes about 2.5hrs due to traffic. You can take this tour if you have more than 10hours of layover in NBO airport. The roads are all paved and the drive is very good with amazing views of wildlife and scenery on the country side. There is wildlife virtually everywhere on Kenyan roads and especially on the way to Nakuru national park. Nakuru Park is renowned for its 2 million flamingos which form a pink ribbon around the lake always. Recently however, there has been serious flooding and the flamingos have left for other shallower lakes. You may want to find out from your tour operator if there are any flamingos in the park at that time. Some of the animals your will see in lake Nakuru national park include the tree climbing lions, buffalos, hippos, leopards, rhinos by the roadside, hyenas, giraffes and many more other animals. You can enjoy a buffet lunch in one of the many lodges inside the Nakuru national park. A good layover game drive in Nakuru national park takes about 4 to 5 hours. You will return back to the airport by 1900hrs and dropped off at the airport. If your next flight out of Nairobi is at 2300hrs, you may want to stop for a dinner at carnivore with a 2030hrs drop off at the airport.
7. Visit Nairobi Elephant Orphanage and the Giraffe Centre Package From NBO
7. Nairobi Elephant Orphanage Day Tour
Visit Sheldrick Nairobi elephant Orphanage and giraffe Centre. These two are rescue centers for elephants and giraffes respectively. The Nairobi elephant orphanage is a rescue Centre for abandoned baby elephants. The David Sheldrick wildlife trust runs the orphanage and they hand rear the baby elephants until they are 7 years and ready to be reintroduced to the wild. You can visit the Sheldrick elephant orphanage from NBO airport for the public viewing. The orphanage is open to the public from 1100 to 1200 hrs strictly.
So if your NBO flight arrives in the morning hours, you can be able to do the nbo layover tour to the elephant orphanage and the giraffe centre. You can probably add lunch at carnivore or a visit other NBO layover sites and day tours like Bomas of Kenya, Nairobi museum, railway museum, Karen Blixen museum, Nairobi Safari Walk, Nairobi animal orphanage, kakuzi beads factory or the kitengela glass factory.
There are many other places you can visit during your short NBO layover stay. You may want to request your tour operator in Nairobi for a full list of places to visit on a Nairobi airport stopover.
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Nairobi Hiking day tours are available as a 1 day hike excursions from Nairobi hotels. Hiking day trips from Nairobi are mostly full day adventures in a few popular parks like Mt Kenya, Mt Longonot, Hellsgate, Karura forest, Ngong Hills forest, Aberdare national park.
Here are the best 5 Nairobi hiking day tours to consider
These are afew of Nairobi 1 day hiking tours among many other places that you can go for a hike. Some of these are very scenic places that you will never forget while some of them have big stories behind them. You can read more on this article on what to expect in each of these 1 day Nairobi hiking tours. You can invite your friends to go on a 1 day hiking tour from nairobi to any of these great nairobi day hike places.
1. Explore Nairobi to Mt Kenya Hiking Day Tours
1. Mt Kenya Hiking Day Tours
Nairobi hiking day tour to Mt Kenya is one of the most epic climbing trips from Nairobi. Mt Kenya’s main pull factor is the fact that it’s the second highest mountain in Africa after mt Kilimanjaro standing at an amazing 5199m above sea level. Explore Mt Kenya in a 1 day hike from Nairobi and see the beauty of climbing afew hundred meters of gradient while watching one of the most awe inspiring peaks in Africa. The main highlight t of the Mt Kenya 1 day hike is the close up view of peaks Nelion, Lenana and Batian which are mostly covered in snow. Visitors go to hike this mountain in 1 day to get as close as possible to see the peaks loser and take some of the most amazing photos. It doesn’t really matter that they cannot summit in a single day. Your Mt Kenya 1 day hiking tour starts from Nairobi at 0500am and drives north through the lush green central highlands. You will see a lot of tea and coffee plantations along the way. You can always ask your driver to make a stop and take pictures of the plantations. Hiking for a day trip from Nairobi starts at met station if you are using Naro Moru route. This is at 3300m above sea level. Your vehicle will drive you to the trail head at meteorological station where you can start your hike up to the moorland. Your gradient gain will be about 400-600m just enough to view the Teleki valley and the peaks beyond. It is such an amazing view of the peaks from the observation point that I have had people go there to make a wedding proposal. Your hike takes 4 and a half hours ascent and one a half hours descent and you drive back to Nairobi from 1500hrs after the climb.
2. Discover Mt Longonot Hiking Day Tour from Nairobi
2. Mt. Longonot Day Hike from Nairobi
Mt Longonot Nairobi hiking day tour is a full day excursion located only 68km North West of Nairobi. The mt Longonot hike as sharp and at some point you will be clawing on all fours but the hike is of medium difficulty. The mt Longonot hiking day tour starts from Nairobi at 6:00am and the hike starts at 7:30am from the gate. You have an option of hiking from the gate, around the crater rim and back to the gate. You may also opt to do the shorter version of the Longonot hike and just hike from gate to rim and back to the gate again. The full round the rim hike is 13km long and takes you about 5 hours. You will need to have carried some packaged lunch or opt to go to Lake Naivasha restaurant for your lunch. Mt Longonot is one of the several strato-volcanoes on the floor of the Great Rift Valley. The mountain last erupted in the late 1800s but still has some fissures that produce white smoke every time. Longonot has one of the most scenic craters and the view into the crater is worth all the hassle of climbing to the top. You are likely to see animals like zebras and buffalos as you climb the mountain. Mt Longonot 1 day climb from Nairobi is a fun way to spend a morning away from Nairobi in an active adventure.
3. Experience Hells Gate National Park Day Hike from Nairobi
3. Hells gate National Park Day Hike from Nairobi
This Nairobi hiking day trip is actually hot. Hells gate hiking day tours from Nairobi is a full day hike into the bowels of the earth literally. The park is known for its active volcanic activity seen as hot springs and geysers. Walking inside the hells gate gulley’s feels like the earth is swallowing you and the hot water trickling on the walls look like digestive juices ready to make you into pulp. The park is located some 98km north west of Nairobi on the floor of the rift valley. Hells gate is a volcanic boiling pot with all kinds of steaming geysers and hot streams flowing everywhere. The park is so volcanically active that over 30% of Kenyan electricity is now made here from geothermal energy tapped underground. A full day hike into the deep gorges is a great way to spend a day away from Nairobi. At some point, you the walls curve around you and you can only see 20 feet behind and ahead of you. The walls encapsulate you and the only opening is the skyline above you. The feeling is surreal as you watch the intricately curved sides of the gorge and acknowledge that nature is a great architect. You can also hike or bike in the park savannahs to see the buffalo, zebras, hyenas, impalas, and many other animals. This is a guided hike and your guide will show you important sites that inspired the scenery of lion king movies, and where Angelina Jolie shot the Tomb raiders – Cradle of Mankind movie on location.
4. Marvel at Karura Forest Nairobi Hiking Day Tour
4. Karura Forest Hiking Day Tour from Nairobi
Karura forest is an indigenous forest located right in Nairobi outskirts near the United Nations offices and the American embassy. Karura forest offers a hiking trail from the Kiambu road and it’s a very popular hiking forest close to the city. A lot of Nairobi residents have taken to jogging in the forest especially over the weekends. If you are a fun of hiking in largely flat areas inside a natural forest, then Karura hiking day trip is your best around Nairobi. The forest is just magical in its beauty and silence. The forest rangers allow jogging, hiking, dog walking and bicycle riding in the forest. Karura hiking day trip can be done in the morning as the actual hike takes you maximum of 2 to 3 hours. For bird watchers, Karura forest is the best place to go for a bird watching hike from your office. Most bird watching tour companies can provide you with a pair of binoculars to use for birding in Karura forest. You can combine a hike in the Nairobi forest with a lunch at the restaurant inside the forest.
5. Explore Ngong Hills Hiking Nairobi Day Hike Tours
5. Ngong Hills Hiking Day Trip
Hiking on Ngong hills in Nairobi is much fun as you get to hike in a hill setup. The Ngong hills have 4 distinct knuckles which you hike up and down and through the forest. Ngong hills are the eastern escarpment of the Great Rift Valley closest to Nairobi city. This is where the Great Rift Valley passes closest to Nairobi city. The Ngong hills are popular with local and visitors hikers who want to spend a day climbing and hiking at leisure. You can also come with some packaged lunch so as not to have a rushed experience when hiking the Ngong hills. Ngong hills hiking day tour is suitable for all ages since the hike can be varied from the hard trails to the easiest hiking routes.
6. Find out the Aberdare National Park Nairobi Hiking Day Tour
6. Aberdare National Park Hike Day Trip
The most scenic Nairobi Hiking Day Tour is Aberdare 1-day hike. Aberdare is a range of hills that stretches across 3 counties in central Kenya. Peak Satima is the highest point in these mountain ranges of Aberdare it’s and located in Nyandarua County. Aberdare is one of the most scenic mountain parks in Kenya after Mt Kenya. This park is some 175 kilometers from Nairobi using the Mutubio gate in Nyandarua County. The Aberdare moorlands and highpoints resemble the moors in UK and the salient looks like the Scottish highlands. Aberdare 1 day hiking tours from Nairobi can easily win as the most scenic and beautiful hiking trails in Kenya. A hiking day trip from Nairobi starts at 0600hrs and starts at the trail head at 0900. There are several hiking trails within the park with the most popular ones on the higher sections of the mountains. These are accessed through the gates on Nyandarua side of the fence since the moorlands are closer at these points. The 1 day Aberdare hike from the fishing lodge to Karuru falls is one of the greatest sceneries as you walk along elephants and buffalos. Finally you make it to the Karuru waterfalls view point. The Karuru falls are the highest water falls in Kenya and make for a great view from the top on the opposite face of the escarpment. If you are fun of more relaxed adventures, you can go for trout fly fishing day trips in Aberdare from Nairobi.
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Visit Mt Kenya national parkfor Mt Kenya day trip and enjoy a hike to the moorland and back. Hiking Mt Kenya on a 1 day trip from Nairobi is fun as you get as close as possible to the peaks. Mt Kenya National Park is only 175km from Nairobi and the best 1 day MT Kenya climbing route is Naro Moru route.
Mt Kenya Day trip
Here are the best 6 things to do and see on your Mt Kenya day trip from Nairobi.
View the rural Kenya life as you drive to MT Kenya
Enjoy one of the most scenic road trips
Hike through deep rain forest of Mt Kenya National Park
View wildlife like elephants, bucks, leopards, buffalos on your trek
Watch thousands of birds in the Mt Kenya forest trees
View Mt Kenya peaks of Batian, Nelion and Lenana up close
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1. View the Rural Kenyan Life on your Drive to Mt Kenya
View the lifestyle of rural Kenya people. Enjoy one of the most inspiring views of the Kenyan rural lifestyle as you drive to MT Kenya.
You will see young kids running to school in school uniform at 6.00am. You will also see village folk going to the market, others walking the cows to the market while others briskly walk to their places of work. It’s a very exciting drive for your mt Kenya national park day hike.
1. Rural Kenyan Life
2. Enjoy The Most Scenic Road Trips To MT Kenya
Enjoy a scenic drive north to MT Kenya. The climb from Nairobi northwards to MT Kenya is one of the most scenic drives. You will see huge coffee plantations and as you climb higher you will see large tea farms enroute. All manner of traffic from donkey carts, motorbikes, Lorries and buses wiz past you as people go about their business. These lush green landscapes of the kikuyu highlands is very exciting and the air is fresh as you drive to MT Kenya one day climb.
3. Hike through Deep Mt Kenya Rain Forest
Hike some up to 3800m from the trail head starting from Met station after driving through the gate. You will arrive at MT Kenya Naro Moru gate at around 9:00am and start your hike from the Meteorological station at 3300m. Climb up through the deep rain forest with big oak, mahogany and camphor trees. The weather is wet and cool in the morning and ideal for the MT Kenya day hike. The scenery is just amazing to watch the forest interspersed with some grass openings and very cool and clear watered rivers.
2. Hike Mt Kenya Rain Forest
4. View Mt Kenya Wildlife near The Trail
View a few animals as you hike including the elephants, leopards, buffalos, monkeys, waterbucks and many more animals. If you are lucky you will see a lot of wildlife but in most cases you will not see much due to the heavy thick forest cover. But even if you don’t see the animals, you always feel that something is watching you at any one point. Its quiet an expedition to see some elephants from a distant, the occasional leopard or giant forest hog.
3. View Mt Kenya Wildlife
5. Watch Thousands of Alpine Birds in the Forest
Watch many birds with the help of your guide who will be able to point out the birds from their sound or from sight. There are thousands of birds to view on your hike and some are very colorful. Watching birds is an exciting activity if you are an ardent bird watcher. There are many MT Kenya hiking bird watching trips arranged from Nairobi. Birding is one of the many popular activities on your MT Kenya 1 day trip from Nairobi.
4. Watch Alpine Birds in Mt Kenya
6. View the Mt Kenya Peaks Nelion, Lenana and Batian
After climbing to 3800m you will reach the observation point where the three peaks are so clear and close you can take all the pictures you can. It is an exciting and breath taking view of these peaks with their snow covered tops against the blue clear skies in the morning. This view at 3800m is the climax of the 1 day MT Kenya hike and you will have your packed lunch here and start the descent back to the gate. The hike up to observation point takes you 3 and a half hours and the hike down is 1 and half hours. Seeing the peaks this close is worth all the hustle of driving there and hiking through grass, bogs and rocks to get there. You will return back to the gate by 3:00pm for your drive back home.
5. Mt Kenya 1 day trip climb
You will return back to Nairobi by 6:00pm and dropped off into your hotel room after a great day hike to Mt Kenya national park.
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Discover Masai Mara day trip to see big five animals, wildebeest migration and the Masai people culture. Visiting Masai Mara in a day trip is a very rewarding experience despite the long drive to the Mara. Find out the 7 best Masai Mara sites to see in a Masai Mara game reserve day trip.
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1. Enjoy Views of Kenyan Countryside En route To Masai Mara
Enjoy seeing the people and homes and lives of the Kenyan country side as you drive North West towards the Masai Mara. You will drive past the kikuyu highlands of central Kenya before descending into the Great Rift Valley through some of the most scenic views. Kenyan people lifestyles are exciting to watch children rushing to school at 6.00am, an old cow being ferried on a motorbike, a Masai grazing his hundreds of cattle. It’s exciting to see people going about their business in rural Kenya en route to your Masai Mara 1 day Tour from Nairobi.
1. Masai Mara Day Trip Road from Nairobi
2. View the Scenic Great Rift Valley Floor on Your Way to Mara
View the most captivating scene only 45 minutes from Nairobi. The Great Rift Valley sits right on your way to the Mara and you have to cross the rift valley floor down through the eastern escarpment. There is a scheduled stop over at the rift valley view point to take in these great views of the valley below. You can see the Mt Longonot and Mt Suswa from here. It’s a great sight to see on your route to theMasai Mara one day tripfrom Nairobi.
2. View of Great Rift Valley Floor
3. Drive for a 5hr Game Drive in the Masai Mara
Drive inside the park after arriving at 9.00am for a 5hr game drive to see all the animals here. TheMasai Mara game drivesare very comprehensive since we ensure you leave early from Nairobi. Masai Mara one day game drive can extend to 6 hrs or less if you also want to go for a Masai village visit in the afternoon. Usually, we reserve an hour for the Masai village experience. Nothing beats your Masai Mara1 day game drive in terms of abundance of wildlife and naturally flat plains for perfect game drives.
3. Drive on 5hr Masai Mara Game Drive
4. View the Big 5 Animals in Masai Mara
View the big five animals including lions, buffalos, elephants, rhinos, and leopards in Masai Mara in a single day. Masai Mara game drive guarantees you sighting of these 5 animals and hundreds of many more. TheMasai Mara game reserveis home to over 3 million wild animals and this is a very high density of animals. Everywhere you look you will see animals strewn all across the expansive plains. A Masai Mara one day game drive trip is one of the most rewarding day trips from Nairobi. Despite the fact that you will spend over 6 hours on the road both ways, your game drive will make up for the long drive. Luckily the roads have been all tarmacked up to the park gate and its now faster and more comfortable to drive to the Masai Mara.
4. View the Big Five Animals in Mara
5. Go To Mara River To See Crocodiles and Hippos
You can go to the Mara River to watch the crocodiles and hippos if time allows you. TheMara Riveris a further 100 kilometers and in most cases, you may prefer to maximize your time doing a game drive as opposed to rushing to the river. However, you may request your driver to drive straight up to the Mara River and you start your game drive to the north of the park with the river. You can then drive slowly southwards as you do the game drive and exit in the evening for Nairobi. If you make it to the river you will be rewarded with viewing 15ft nile crocodiles and very huge hippos in the water.
5. Go to Mara River
6. Enjoy A Buffet Lunch In A Lodge
Enjoy a sumptuous buffet lunch in any of the many hotels in Masai Mara. The buffet lunch is an experience by itself as you will enjoy a wide variety of fresh and tasty local and continental delicacies. The buffet caters for all types of diets including vegan, and gluten free diets. You are simply spoilt for choice of food in a hotel buffet. Many people however to carry some light packed sandwich lunch from Nairobi to maximize their time on the game drive since they can have their lunch in the car as they watch the wildlife.
6. Enjoy a Buffet Lunch in Mara
7. Visit A Masai Village In The Afternoon
Visit aMasai villagein the afternoon to interact with these interesting tribesmen. The Masai is a warrior tribe that has retained its traditions and culture for all these years. They will teach you how they make fire from sticks. Learn traditional archery, and their jumping dances. You can also use the chance to buy their traditional souvenirs or curios to take home. The Masai village visit wraps up your 1 day Masai Mara day trip but it is an optional detour as not everyone takes it. You can let your tour operator know if you want to include the Masai village visitin your Masai Mara 1 day trip itinerary.
7. Visit a Masai Village in Mara
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15 Nairobi Airport Hotels | Best Hotels near JKIA Airport
Airport- Budget Hotels near Nairobi
Airport include a group of homestay
hotels, serviced apartments and accommodations located less than 10 km from
the Jomo Kenyatta International airport.
Nairobi airport budget hotels are homestay homesaccommodation usually located in apartment blocks where some
apartments are converted into a home-like hotel where you get to share with
other guests.
A sample of 15 Best Nairobi Airport Hotels list, include the below:
Nairobi Airport Home stay Hotels
Nairobi Safari Home Hotel
Nairobi Safe Estate House Hotel Near Airport
Nairobi Apartment 49 Hotel
Mayas Residence Nairobi Airport Home Hotel
Henny Nairobi Airport Homestay
Home by the Park Hotel
Pendo Nairobi Home Hotels
Nairobi Neels Homestay Budget Airport Hotel
MayBerry Homestay Budget Airport Hotel
City Airport Apartments
Homestay Nairobi Jambo
Homestay Chester View
Homestay Annie’s House Nairobi
Cozy Apartment Nairobi
Here are 15 Nairobi airport homestay Budget hotels located close to the Jomo Kenyatta airport.
This is a cozy apartment like
hotel located some 2.5km from the Nairobi
international airport. The Nairobi
safari home is easy to reach especially if you don’t have much time to your
departing flight out of Nairobi. The home is a single apartment with several
bed rooms which are sold out to guests on a per person basis. They charge
alittle extra if you want a meal there. Everyone gets to share the common
sitting hall and dining table.
1. Nairobi Safari Home
They offer airport transfers at a
fee as well as any other personal services including laundry, day excursions
among others. Contact us via Whatsapp at +254722661827 or email us here info@sojournsafaris.co.ke
to book a room at Nairobi safari home
2.
Nairobi Airport Homestay
Cheap Homestay budget Hotels near Airport, Cost, Prices, Distances,
Safe
The Nairobi airport homestay hotel is located in Syokimau area on Muthama
access road which is only some 3 km from the airport. This home stay hotel has a shared lounge and garden and provides free WIFI.
The sitting room is provided with a TV and DVD player and the private bathroom
has a hairdryer.
2. Nairobi Airport Homestay
You have a microwave in the
kitchen to heat those take away grabs you might bring back home. The homestay hotel near the Nairobi airport provides a continental
breakfast with any booking per person.
You can also hire a vehicle or
arrange a tour from the Nairobi homestay
airport hotel.
The Nairobi airport homestay hotel is locate some 9.7km from the
airport and takes only 10 minutes in light traffic. Contact us via Whatsapp at
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to book a room at Nairobi Airport Homestay.
3. Safe
Estate House Hotel Near Airport
Airport homestay Budget Hotel Secure, private Bathroom,
Ensuite,
This Nairobihomestay hotel
near JKIA airport is located in
Nyayo Estate off the Airport North Road some 5km from the JKIA airport
terminal. The safe estate house hotel
offers an air of home in a residential and secure estate block. The large
estate is divided into secure courts that are manned by security guards and
access is only by that sole gate.
3. Safe Estate House Near Nairobi Airport
This homely house hotel offers a feeling of Kenyan home and has a shared living
room and dining table and kitchen. The house has a terrace and offers accommodation on bed and breakfast. You
can get car hire services or arrange tours from the safe estate near airport hotel. Contact us via Whatsapp at
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to book a room at Safe Estate House.
4.
Apartment 49
Budget Nairobi Airport Apartment,
Apartment 49 is
another budget airport hotel near Nairobi airport located some 7km from
the Jomo Kenyatta international airport, 19.3km from the national museum, 8km
from east gate shopping mall, and 17.7km from Jomo Kenyatta International
Convention Centre. This budget hotel
by the airport in Nairobi is very convenient for transit travelers due to its close proximity to the airport.
4. Apartment 49 Homestay
The homestay
type of hotel near the airport offers free WIFI and free parking space. The
apartment includes 2 bedrooms and a shared lounge and TV area and kitchen. The
homestay budget hotel offers bed and breakfast or bed only options. The
apartment 49 homestay hotel is a
clean and neat place within convenient distances from several amenities and
shopping malls and hospitals.
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to book a room at Apartment 49.
5.
Mayas Residence
Maya’s residence is a budget homestay hotel near Nairobi airport
located on Beijing road afew minutes from the Jomo Kenyatta international
airport terminal. This homestay hotel is a nice little and colourful apartment
converted into a homely hotel which radiates the feeling of home away from
home.
The Maya’s residence close
proximity to the Nairobi airport makes its ideal for layover stays or short and
longer budget accommodation in Nairobi in secure neighborhood. Each unit has a
stove, fridge, electric teapot and coffee machine. There are also common
sitting lounge areas.
5. Maya’s Residence Homestay Hotel -Nairobi
The budget homestay airport hotel offers bed and breakfast in either
ala carte or continental. The residence also has nicely manicured playground
for kids. Kenyatta international conference center is 20.9km from the homestay
accommodation and the National Museum is 22.5km away.
Maya’s Homestay Living Room
Mayas residence is exquisitely
furnished and very neat and also located in a very neat and well-manicured
lawn. The apartment blocks are very
quiet and secure with security located at the main gate. It is also located to
near a shopping mall and hospitals. Contact us via Whatsapp at +254722661827 or
email us here info@sojournsafaris.co.ke
to book a room at Maya’s Residence.
6.
Henny Airport Homestay
Henny airport homestay budget hotel is a small house with 3 bedrooms
located on Muthama Access Road some 5km from the Jomo Kenyatta international
airport. Henny airport budget home is provides a microwave in the common kitchen.
The several Henny homestay units
have a shared lounge provided with comfortable 7 seater sofa, a flat screen TV
and great carpet rags. This is a very clean homestay with a maximum capacity of
7 guests.
6. Henny Airport Homestay Nairobi
The budget homestay hotel offers free WIFI and car hire services. You
can also arrange for day trips or transfers from the hotel.
Henny airport homestay is located about 9.7km from the Nairobi Jomo
Kenyatta Airport. The hotel also offers a paid airport transfers for its
clients at a minimal rate. Contact us via Whatsapp at +254722661827 or email us
here info@sojournsafaris.co.ke
to book a room at Henny Airport Homestay.
7.
Home by the Park
As the name suggests, this homestay hotel is a home located by the
Nairobi national park boundary. The
home by the park is a very popular homestay which offers individual rooms and a
shared living space and dining area.
This Nairobibudget homestay
hotel is located in Syokimau area next to the Jomo Kenyatta airport at a
distance of 11.3km. The budget homestay
hotel offers continental breakfast and paid transfers from the airport as
part of additional services.
7. Home by the Park Nairobi
This JKIA airport homestay hotel is very exquisitely furnished and has
an air of luxury but at affordable rates. This is a main house converted into a
boutique hotel with expensive and stylish furniture.
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+254722661827 or email us here info@sojournsafaris.co.ke
to book a room at Home by the Park.
8.
Pendo
Pendo is a converted apartment in
a secure block of flats that has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. This budget homestay hotel is located at
skyline complex some 5km from the Nairobi
airport. The homestay hotel is 17km from the Jomo Kenyatta International
Convention Centre, 20km from the Nairobi National Museum and 10km from the East
Gate shopping centre.
The upholstery clad bamboo
furniture and the white tiled floors give this homestay hotel a very attractive and comforting place to stay for
your transit. Pendo transit homestay hotel is ideal if you
need a day room or an overnight layover at the JKIA Airport.
8. Pendo Homestay Nairobi
The sitting lounge is provided
with a wall mounted tv and satellite and cable tv. The kitchen has a cooker, a
hot water electric pot, micro-wave oven and laundry machine.
Pendo homestay hotel is a very luxuriously furnished budget airport hotel which visitors use
as a transit accommodation near the
airport. Contact us via Whatsapp at +254722661827 or email us here info@sojournsafaris.co.ke
to book a room at Pendo Homestay.
Neels homestay budget airport
hotel is very lavishly furnished apartment located on Loneview access road in
Syokimau. This homestay hotel is located only 11.3km from the Jomo Kenyatta
international airport.
9. Neels Homestay Budget Hotel Nairobi
The homestay provides 1 bedroom accommodation and have a
shared living area with a flatscreen TV with satellite channels and very posh reclining
sofas. Neels budget homestay is located in a very secure apartment court and provides
private parking as well.
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to book a room at Neels Homestay.
10. MayBerry Homestay Budget Airport Hotel
Mayberry Nairobihomestay budget
hotel is another easy to access cheap accommodation near the Jomo Kenyatta international
airport. All the units contain a seating area, dining area, and a fully
equipped kitchen with a microwave, fridge, oven, toaster.
10. Mayberry Homestay Budget Hotel
You will enjoy a continental
breakfast or an ala carte breakfast. You also enjoy the freedom of a terrace
and the shared lounge.
The Mayberry is some 11km from
the airport along the Loneview Access road in Syokimau. You can request for
airport pick up or drop off at a small fee.
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to book a room at Mayberry Homestay.
11.
City Airport Apartments
The city airport apartments are a group of 3 bedroomed houses that are
located some 8km from the airport on the Syokimau road. This condo hotel has an
outdoor pool and free wifi with free private parking for guests.
11. City Airport Apartments in Nairobi
The units have balconies and
fully fitted kitchens with a fridge, microwave, electric hot water kettle. The
lounge is fitted with a comfortable sofa, a big flat screen TV and colourful
carpets. There are also private bathrooms with hot showers and free toiletries.
The condo hotel features a garden
lawn and a terrace. The airport
apartment hotel is located some 20km from the Kenyatta international
Conference centre.
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to book a room at City Airport Apartments.
12.
Nairobi Jambo Homestay
The Jambo homestay budget accommodationnear
JKIA is located some 6km from the Jomo Kenyatta airport on Chady Road, off Syokimau
Airport road. This apartment homestay
hotel is located in a large block of apartments.
12. Nairobi Jambo Homestay
There is a common pool for the
apartment block and very neat grounds. The homestay
apartment hotel is located close to a major shopping mall for your supplies
which also has many ATM machines in case you need cash in Kenya Shillings.
Jambo Homestay Nairobi
The Jambo homestay provides free Wifi and a shared lounge with flat
screen TV and water dispenser. This Nairobi
homestay airport hotel is very near to the airport and it takes you only 10
minutes to the airport or to the Nairobi national park. Contact us via Whatsapp
at +254722661827 or email us here info@sojournsafaris.co.ke
to book a room at Jambo Homestay.
13.
Chester View Homestay
Chester view homestay is a town
house converted into a luxurious home accommodation. It is located some 22 km
from the airport along the Mombasa road. This house is very exquisitely
furnished with reclining sofas, rounded beds, 4k curved tv and a home theatre.
13. Chester View Homestay Nairobi
This accommodation is worth the
extra kilometers further from the airport due to the attention to detail in the
ambience the place. There is a common pool outdoor and well-manicured lawns.
The dining table and seats are something off a seven star homestay.
Chester View Homestay Nairobi
The kitchen is equipped with a
huge fridge, multi burner cooker, a microwave, hot water electric pot and a
blender machine for those welcome smoothies after a hot day out. The homestay
is quiet and private with superb service. They also offer a paid transfer
service to the airport which is always on time.
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to book a room at Chester View Homestay.
14.
Annie’s House Nairobi
This is a homestay house that is full of warmth
and a homely environment. The apartment features a common lounge fitted with
flat screen tv, comfortable sofas and clean carpet. The house is located at
Beijing Road in Mlolongo area and its 6km from the airport.
14. Annie’s House Nairobi
The Annies house
features free Wi-Fi and air-condition in hot weather. The kitchen is equipped
with a microwave, fridge, cable flat screen tv, ironing facilities, desk and a
sofa area. They also have an oven and toaster in the kitchen including an
electric hot water pot.
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to book a room at Annies House.
15.
Cozy Apartment Nairobi
This Nairobiapartment homestay near the Nairobi airport is located on Beijing
road at the great wall apartment block phase 2. This homestay is located some
5km from the Jomo Kenyatta airport
and within easy reach of the terminal. It’s a very clean and bright hotel with neat
bedrooms.
15. Cozy Apartment Near Airport Nairobi
The seating area
has red and black furniture with a flat screen tv and a neat carpet. All the
rooms are tiled and provides 2 bathrooms and 3 bedrooms.
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There are many others hotels near the airport including budget hotels and 5 star places. Some of the 5 star hotels are right inside the airport boundary and are very convenient if you don’t want to go into Nairobi city. These 5 star airport hotels are ideal if you have a very short layover and would not wish to get stuck in Nairobi traffic.
Here are 11 Nairobi Transit Hotels near the JKIA Airport
Nairobi Transit Lounge
Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport Hotel
Hilton Garden Inn Airport Transit Hotel
Crowne Plaza Nairobi Airport Transit Hotel
Panari Hotel
Eka Hotel
67 Airport Hotel
Ole Sereni Hotel
The Monarch Hotel
The Boma Nairobi
Airport Landing Hotel
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7 Days climbing Mt Kilimanjaro or a 6 day climb is a hiking adventure you can’t miss, due to the few people on Rongai 7 days climbing route. This 6 night Kilimanjaro hike and trek passes through very remote and exclusive trails avoiding the crowds. The Rongai seven day Kilimanjaro climb is very interesting for campers and very scenic.
Here are some facts about 7 days climbing mt kilimanjaro Rongai Route
The Rongai route is the only route that approaches Kilimanjaro from the north, close to the Kenyan border. Though gaining popularity amongst climbers, this route still experiences low crowds. Rongai has a more gradual slope than the mountain’s other routes. It is the preferred route for those looking for an alternative to the popular Marangu route, for those who would like a more remote hike, and for those who are climbing during the rainy season (the north side receives less precipitation). Rongai is a moderately difficult route, and is highly recommended, especially for those with less backpacking experience.
Although the scenery is not as varied as the western routes, Rongai makes up for this by passing through true wilderness areas for nearly the entire way. Descent is made via the Marangu route.
Sojourn Safaris offers Rongai as a seven day group climb or a six or seven private climb. The six day variation does not have an acclimatization day on day four at Mawenzi Tarn.
To climb Mount Kilimanjaro on the Rongai route used to guarantee you a quiet trek away from the masses. The Rongai route is marketed as a remote wilderness experience and for much of the year it still is.
But watch out: over the last years Rongai has seen a surge in popularity.
If you climb Kilimanjaro on the Rongai route during the main season (August to mid October) and if your climb starts on the usual group departure day, you may find yourself in the middle of a pretty big crowd.
(Most groups depart Sunday, so people can finish work Friday, arrive Saturday, start climbing on Sunday and be back in the office the Monday after.)
Still, Rongai remains much quieter than the popular Machame or Marangu trails. It also has several other advantages that should make it one of your first choices:
Rongai is the easiest route up Kilimanjaro, in some respects easier than Marangu. Rongai has excellent success rates.
Rongai is the only route that approaches Kilimanjaro from the north. You have to descend on the Marangu route on the southern side, so you get to see both sides of the mountain.
The northern side of Kilimanjaro is drier. You are unlikely to have to slosh through mud and drizzle on the first two days (not unusual on any of the other routes).
A drawback is that to get to the other side of Kilimanjaro you have to drive for a couple of hours, and that costs extra. So Rongai is more expensive than a six day trail on Machame or Marangu.
The other drawback is that the Rongai route has a reputation as being less scenic than other routes.
However, that applies mostly to day one, when you will be trekking through fairly open country instead of the dense rainforest. But you’ll see the rainforest on your descent! You are not missing out on anything.
As for the rest of the Kilimanjaro climb on the Rongai route, read the detailed Itinerary above.
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The Aberdare Range is a 160 km long mountain range of upland, north of Kenya’s capital Nairobi with an average elevation of 3,500 metres. It is located in Nyandarua County, west central Kenya, northeast of Naivasha and Gilgil and just south of the Equator.
Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a 364sq km wildlife conservancy situated between the foothills of Mount Kenya and the Aberdares and its game-to-area ratio tops the Kenyan park and reserve league. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya has over 10000 large mammals and it is the only park where the big 5 and chimpanzees can be seen. It is also where the fastest growing population of rhino in Africa can be found. There are southern white rhino, about 80 endangered black rhino and in a special sanctuary there are two of the world’s last remaining northern white rhino.
Safari by vehicle is not the only option at Ol Pejeta. Safari game walks, horse rides and even camel rides are available, as are safari night drives.
Since being established in 1988 Ol Pejeta has had a colourful list of previous owners including Lord Delamere, an early and influential settler from Britain, shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis’ father Roussel and the arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi. It was set up originally as a cattle ranch but herds of migrating elephant regularly destroyed the fenced enclosures making intensive cattle farming impracticable. Cattle still plays a role in Ol Pejeta today but as a managed livestock within the conservancy and is used to maximise the bio-diversity of the land making Ol Pejeta an integrated wildlife and livestock area.
The conservancy is keen to educate as well and has an Environmental and Conservation Centre that welcomes around 100 Kenyan schools through its doors annually. The Centre focuses on teaching ecology, culture and the importance of sustainable wildlife management to safeguard the future of the conservancy. Visitors can also learn about local culture and traditions by meeting the peoples of the Samburu, Turkana, Pokot and Maasai.
Samburu National Reserve is one of the lesser-known national parks, but is nevertheless teeming with life.
Situated alongside the Ewaso Nyiro River, there is plenty to attract wildlife from the surrounding savannah plains.
The reserve is rich in wildlife with an abundance of rare northern specialist species such as the Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, Gerenuk and the Beisa Oryx (also referred to as Samburu Special Five).
The reserve is also home to elephants and large predators such as the lion, leopard and cheetah. Kamunyak the miracle lioness that adopted the baby oryx was as a resident in the reserve.
Wild dog sightings are also a common attraction to this unique protected area. Birdlife is abundant with over 450 species recorded.
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Uganda Gorilla Safaris Packages: Cheaper Gorilla trekking package in Uganda, gorilla safaris and tours to Bwindi & Kibale forests. Discounted Budget Gorilla permits at $400pp. Book gorilla tracking Uganda.
Discover 7 days gorilla Chimpanzee trekking safari in Uganda’s Kibale and Bwindi impenetrable forests departs for Kibale and Bwindi at 0800hrs and after a long drive south of Uganda check into Bwindi forest lodge. Gorilla trekking starts the next day. Bwindi and Kibale in Uganda are known for cheaper rates for gorilla trekking permits. You can book a gorilla trekking safari in Uganda from most Kenyan tour operators in Nairobi.
Explore this 7 Days Uganda safari at a discounted price and save big on chimpanzee tracking, Game viewing in Queen Elizabeth and Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi with a professional guide.
DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION
Kampala
DEPARTURE TIME
On Arrangement
INCLUDED
Transportation (type of car ) 4WD min van with pop up roof for excellence safari view.
Masai Market Day Tours from The Airport 
