Mount Kenya Conservation Forum
Price: US$ 120
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One day Mount Longonot trekking, enjoy hiking as you view the beautiful Great Rift Valley, bird watching, encounter variety of wildlife as you hike- common zebras, reticulated giraffes, warthogs, various antelopes such as Hartebeest (Kongoni), Thomson’s gazelle, water buck among others.
Price includes
Conservation fees, transport, lunch, guiding, taxes
PRICE- US$ 245 per person
Expedition details
You will spend your Saturday hiking Mt. Kenya. Itinerary as Package 1, above. The night will be spent camping in a tourist eco- lodge located at the base of Mt. Kenya. The camp site has modern wash rooms and hot showers. Dinner, breakfast and lunch will be served at the camp site. At the eco-lodge you will have an opportunity to mingle with tourists and local patrons at the main bar where you may wish to take some drinks as you socialize. On Sunday, you will be transported back to your home stay as from 4.00 PM. The day will be spent at the eco-lodge. Possible recreation activities at the eco-lodge may include horse riding, sky walks, boating, bird watching, nature walks, swimming or relaxing reading a book. Lunch and mid morning tea will be served at the eco-lodge.
Price includes: transport, meals, conservation fees, guiding fees, logistical and planning costs.
Price DOES NOT include: meals and drinks that are not part of the menu, recreation activities in the eco- lodge, any personal expenses incurred at the eco-lodge.
PACKAGE 3: Two Days Expedition to Mt. Kenya and Aberdares National Park
PRICE: UD460 Per person
The package includes:
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One day Mt. Kenya trekking plus overnight camping
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One day nature expedition- Aberdares National Park
Expedition details
Day 1: Mt. Kenya trekking
Mt. Kenya trekking: Itinerary as Package 1 apart from accommodation.
Accommodation- Camping in an eco-lodge at the base Mt. Kenya.
Dinner and Breakfast: at the eco-lodge camp site.
Day 2: Aberdares National Park- Nature Expedition
Day activities – Conservation education, wildlife viewing, bird watching, and sight seeing
After an early breakfast you will be transported to the famous Aberdares National Park. At the park gate the Park Warden will give you a brief background about the park, touching on history, conservation resources, park management activities, conservation challenges etc. You will then do a game drive. What to see: This will be an excellent opportunity to see the endangered African Elephant, Cape buffalo, wild hogs, water bucks, bush bucks, black rhino, various species of birds and more as well as enjoying the spectacular sceneries. Other sources of enjoyment include: view of the spectacular Aberdares natural forest and its many breathtaking landscapes including fresh water, cold mountain rivers and waterfalls.
Accommodation and Dinner – You will return to your home stay by 6.00 PM for dinner and accommodation and prepare for the next day’s placement activities.
Price includes: transport, meals, conservation fees, guiding fees, logistical and planning costs.
Price DOES NOT include: meals and drinks that are not part of the menu, recreation activities in the eco- lodge, any personal expenses incurred at the eco-lodge
Price: US$ 200
Day Activities: Cycling and gorge walk (Hell’s Gate National Park); Boat riding and bird watching in Lake Naivasha.
Expedition details
After an early breakfast depart for Hell’s Gate National Park via Thomson Falls in Nyahururu. This is about 2 hours drive. Spend some time at the falls taking some photos and enjoying the magnificent scenery of the water falls. Continue driving, arriving in Hell’s Gate National Park early enough to cycle within the park as you view wildlife including buffaloes, zebras and warthogs and enjoying the beautiful creations of nature that geo-morphologists think are effects of recent volcanic activities. Indications of active geological activities below the earth surface can be seen in the park from the gigantic emissions of geo-thermal steam tapped from below the earth for electricity generation. Hot water springs that you will come across as you walk through the gorge provides further evidence of activities going on below the earth’s surface. After gorge walk you will take picnic lunch before heading to Lake Naivasha for a boat ride and bird watching at Elsamere Conservation Center (www.elsamere.com). Accommodation, dinner and breakfast - at Crayfish Camp Naivasha (www.crayfishcampnaivasha.com)
Half of the day will be spent leisurely by Lake Naivasha. Activities will include team building, bird watching and individualized leisure activities such as horse riding, swimming, bicycling, boating and more. Lunch at the camp site. After lunch, driver back to the home stay.
PRICE- US$ 350
Expedition details
Day Activities: Cycling and gorge walk (Hell’s Gate National Park); Wildlife and bird watching expedition (Lake Nakuru National Park).
Day 1: Hell’s Gate National Park
After an early breakfast depart for Hell’s Gate National Park via Thomson Falls in Nyahururu. This is about 2 hours drive. Spend some time at the falls taking some photos and enjoying the magnificent scenery of the water falls. Continue driving, arriving in Hell’s Gate National Park early enough to cycle within the park as you view wildlife including buffaloes, zebras and warthogs and enjoying the beautiful creations of nature that geo-morphologists think are effects of recent volcanic activities. Indications of active geological activities below the earth surface can be seen in the park from the gigantic emissions of geo-thermal steam tapped from below the earth for electricity generation. Hot water springs that you will come across as you walk through the gorge provides further evidence of activities going on below the earth’s surface. After gorge walk you will take picnic lunch before heading to Lake Naivasha for a boat ride and bird watching at Elsamere Conservation Center (www.elsamere.com). Accommodation - camping at Crayfish Camp Naivasha www.crayfishcampnaivasha.com . Dinner, accommodation and breakfast at the Camp Site
Leave for Lake Nakuru National Park after breakfast.
Price: US$ 200
Day 2: Lake Nakuru National Park
You will take a 2-3 hour game drive in the breathtaking Lake Nakuru National Park. Lake Nakuru is one the most famous parks in Kenya.
Highlights
Birds: Up to 1.5 million flamingos plus 450 other species of birds are found in the park.
Wildlife -includes Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelle, the rare long-eared leaf-nosed bat, black and white Colobus monkey, baboon, rock hyrax, hippo, leopard, lion, black and white rhinos, waterbuck, impala, gazelle, striped hyena, bat-eared fox, wild cat, reedbuck, golden cat and the endangered Rothschild’s giraffe. Picnic lunch in the park
After game drive, leave for the home stay. The drive will take about 4 hours, arriving before 6.00 PM.
Dinner and accommodation at the home stay.
Price includes: transport, meals, conservation fees, guiding fees, logistical and planning costs-Hell’s Gate and Lake Nakuru National Parks
Price DOES NOT include: meals and drinks that are not part of the menu, any personal expenses incurred the expedition.
Price: US$ 500
Day 1: Nairobi Animal Orphanage, David Sheldrick Elephant Animal Orphanage, Nairobi Giraffe Centre, Bomas of Kenya
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Nairobi Animal Orphanage
Located only 10 Kms from Nairobi City Centre, The Nairobi Animal Orphanage was opened to the public on 11th November 1963 for the purposes of hosting a collection of orphaned, hurt and abandoned wild animals from all over Kenya. Its establishment was the brain child of the first Director of Kenya National Parks, Mr. Marvyn Cowie and was as a result of the increasing presence of wild animals that are orphaned, injured, abandoned or strayed from their families.
The facility objectives are:
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To give care to rescued animals and where possible to rehabilitate them to the wild.
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To gather scientific information on these animals that could contribute to better understanding of their behavior, feeding patterns and health.
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Conservation education information dissemination to learning institutions and general public in conjunction with Conservation Education Centre.
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Wildlife
The facility hosts both indigenous and exotic wild animals within environmentally enriched enclosures. The composition depends on the rescued animal. You are likely to see: lions, hyena, leopard, cheetah, warthog, and buffalo, different species of apes, guinea fowls, crested cranes among others. Some rare animals found within the facility are; stripped hyenas, wild dog, Lesser spot-nosed monkey. Animal enclosures have information panels for self guided tours.
David Sheldrick Elephant Animal Orphanage
Managed by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, David Sheldrick Elephant Animal Orphanage is a wildlife conservation charity established in memory of David Sheldrick, famous Naturalist and founder Warden of Kenya's giant Tsavo East National Park in which he served from 1948 until 1976. The orphanage is located in the Nairobi National Park taking care of orphaned and abandoned baby elephants and rhinos. The facility can be visited daily between 11.00 am and 12.00 noon during when visitors witness baby elephants being bottle- fed with milk. The animal keepers will also explain to the visitors how and why the baby elephants and rhinos lose their parents to become orphans and how the orphans are taken care of before being re-introduced to the wild once they grow to a certain age. You will have a chance to ask questions and take photos of the baby elephants.
Nairobi Giraffe Centre: (One hour)
Giraffe centre
Located about 20km (12.5 miles) away from the center of Nairobi city the Giraffe Centre is an amazing place to visit. It started as a rehabilitation project to rescue the fast disappearing Rothschild Giraffe. There were only 120 giraffes left in a ranch in Western Kenya when the Giraffe Center was founded. The actual nonprofit organization is called the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife Kenya (AFEW). At the Giraffe Center you are able to site on top of a platform and stand eye to eye with the Giraffes. You are given small pellets to feed the giraffes and kiss and touch a giraffe. Walking through the nature trail in the center you come across other giraffes and a variety of unique plants and birds.
Price: enquire
Bomas of Kenya
Located 15Kms from the City of Nairobi, Bomas of Kenya is a wonderful place where visitors can learn about the diverse culture and lifestyles of Kenyan people. You will enjoy traditional dances and folklore songs performed in the facility’s mega arena and visit the various traditional homesteads or bomas (Bomas is Swahili name for home stead).
Day 2: Nairobi National Park, Nairobi Safari Walk, Karen Blixen Museum, Nairobi National Museum
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Nairobi National Park
Nairobi National Park is the only wildlife park in the world located in a capital city. In a three-hour game drive you have an opportunity to see various wild animals such as black and white rhinos, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, hippos, crocodiles, cheetahs, lions, variety of antelopes including the largest antelope in the world-the eland, Kongoni, Grant Gazelle, Thomson’s Gazelle, Bush Bucks, Water bucks, White-bearded Wildebeest among others. For ornithologists variety of birds is available in the park including Kori Bustard, secretary bird, guinea fowls, yellow necked spur fowl, herons crown cranes, hammer cop among others
Why Nairobi National Park is particularly popular- it is the only world wildlife capital, the only park where you are assured of sighting a rhino, almost certain to sight a lion, rich concentration of variety of wildlife in a small area.
Nairobi Safari Walk
Located only 10 Kms from Nairobi City Centre, next to Nairobi National Park, Nairobi Safari Walk offers you a taste of Kenya's rich Animal collection including the rare bongo, white rhino, albino zebra, and a collection of cats in including lion, leopard, antelopes and primates. Nairobi Safari Walk is also home to a collection of about 150 species of local trees. Bird watching in this facility is an exciting activity for bird lovers.
Karen Blixen Museum- Nairobi, Kenya
Karen Blixen Museum is a historic museum located about 10Kms from the city center. The Museum was once the centre piece of a farm at the foot of the Ngong Hills owned by Danish Author Karen and her Swedish Husband, Baron von Blixen Fincke.. The farm house gained international fame with the release of the movie ‘Out of Africa’ an Oscar winning film based on Karen’s an autobiography by the same title. The Museum was built in 1912 by Swedish Engineer Ake Sjogren. Karen and her husband bought the Museum house in 1917 and it become the farm house for their 4500 acre farm, of which 600 acres was used for coffee farming
The Karen Blixen house meets three of the customary criteria for historical significance. First, it is associated with the broad historical pattern of European settlement and cultivation of East Africa. Second, it is associated with the well known book Out of Africa. Third, the building embodies the distinctive characteristics of its type, period and method of construction. The house's architecture is typical of late 19th century bungalow architecture, including the spacious rooms, horizontal layout verandas, tile roof and stone construction typical of scores of residences built throughout European suburbs of Nairobi in early decades. The house became a National Museum in 1986
The Museum is open to the Public every day (9.30 am to 6pm) including weekends and public holidays. Visitors are encouraged to be at the Museum by 5.30. Guided tours are offered continuously. A museum shop offers handicrafts, posters and postcards, the Movie ‘Out of Africa’, books and other Kenyan souvenirs.
Nairobi National Muse
The Museum aims to interpret Kenya's rich heritage and offers a one stop for visitors to sample the country's rich heritage both for education and leisure. In addition to the museum, visitors are treated to a variety of shopping and dining facilities, as well as botanical gardens that offer a serene environment.
The museum is open on all 356 days throughout the year from 0830hrs -17300hrs.Nairobi National Museum is located at the Museum Hill, approximately 10 minutes drive from the Nairobi city centre accessible both by public and private means. Built in 1929, this is the flagship museum for the National Museums of Kenya, housing celebrated collections of Kenya's History, Nature, Culture and Contemporary Art.
Another major attraction at the Nairobi National Museum is the Nairobi Snake Park. The Snake Park exhibits major groups,
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Invertebrates like Giant Snails, Baboon Spider ,Mombasa Train Millipede, Crayfish, Freshwater Prawns and
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Vertebrates like Fishes both Marine and Fresh water, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals.
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It is also offering services such as rescue and rehabilitation centre for reptiles (abandoned, confiscated, illegal collection), dissemination of information on aquarium fishes and reptiles as well as specialized talks on the same. To date, Snake Park has continued assisting the city residents of Nairobi in rescuing their residential areas by removing spotted house snakes and as well as giving advices on how to reduce possible snakebites within their homesteads. Snake identification service is also provided.
Located at a serene environment with a spacious compound, the Snake Park is an ideal place for relaxation by visitors to enjoy the cool breeze.
Price includes: Conservation fees, entrance fees to various facilities, transport, lunch, guiding fees, taxes
Price: US$ 335
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Amboseli National Park is located at the base of the highest mountain in Africa- the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro- Amboseli is one of Kenya’s most popular safari destinations. Amboseli is world-famous for its huge populations of large mammals and a rich bird life. The park is hot and dry with semi- arid acacia trees, grasslands and intermittent swamps. Amboseli is about 230 Kms from Nairobi taking approximately 4 hours drive through beautiful sceneries.
What to see
Wildlife – includes huge population of elephants, Plains Zebra, Maasai Giraffe, cheetah, lion, spotted and striped hyena, jackals and a variety of antelopes including wildebeests, Thompson's and Grant's gazelle, impala, gerenuk, Oryx.
Birdlife- Amboseli is a bird watchers paradise with over 425 recorded species including migratory birds. The swamps harbor most of the birds’ population.
Maasai Culture
The Maasai are the people of Amboseli. Perhaps the best known of Kenya's tribes, the Maasai are a nomadic people whose style of life has remained essentially unchanged for centuries. Their daily rhythm of life revolves around the constant quest for water and grazing for their cattle. The Maasai have a strong love of their cattle. For centuries they have continued to believe that all the cattle in the world belong to them and were given to them by Enkai, the God. This belief stems from the legend that in the beginning God had three sons and that to each he gave one gift. The first son received an arrow for hunting, the second received a hoe for cultivating, and the third son received a stick for herding cattle. This last son, it is said, became the father of the Maasai nation. The young Maasai morans (warrior) job is to protect the cattle of their fathers and to capture those of other communities, because in their folklore God gave them all the cattle.
In the Maasai community, the size of a man's herd and the number of his children determine his status and importance. The very survival of the Maasai depends upon the health and strength of their herds. Family members bond emotionally with their cattle. Songs are sung describing physical beauty of certain herd and affection for them. When one of the cattle is killed, every part of the animal is utilized. Horns are used for containers; hooves and bones are fashioned into ornaments; and hides are cured for shoes, clothing, bed coverings, and ropes
Price: US$ 2340
Expedition details
Day 1: Nairobi-Amboseli National Park
After breakfast leave for Amboseli National Park. The drive will take about 6 hours from the Nanyuki home stay. Picnic lunch en route. Amboseli is the second most popular park in Kenya after Maasai Mara in terms of wildlife richness. The park is located at the foot of the beautiful Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. The chance to view the mountain supplements the park’s vast variety of wildlife thus giving you the chance to “kill two birds with one stone”. Highlights: large population of African elephants, herds of wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, giraffes, lions, hyenas, various antelopes, a rich bird life and so much more.
In the evening before dinner, our naturalist will give you a brief talk on wildlife resources in the area; other attractions include the local Maasai culture.
Accommodation: Bush Camping
Dinner and breakfast: At the camp.
Day 2: Amboseli National Park
Wake up early for a morning game drive in search for rare wildlife behavior such carnivore hunting. This is also the best time to have a clear view of the breathtaking Mount Kilimanjaro before it disappears in the thick clouds. Return to the lodge for breakfast before returning for some more game drive. After lunch you will have some leisure time at the camp. The afternoon will be spent visiting a Maasai cultural village. The Maasai are known for their rich culture. They are kind hearted people and have a natural born talent of making ornaments. You can buy some of their souvenirs. You then return to the camp and prepare for dinner.
Dinner and breakfast: At the camp.
After an early breakfast we leave for Nairobi. On the way, there is an opportunity to view more wildlife and catching the last view of Mt. Kilimajaro as we drive out of the park. Lunch will be served at the Bomas of Kenya restaurant which is adjacent to Nairobi National Park. After lunch we will take a nature walk inside the Nairobi Safari Walk, a wildlife and recreation facility where natural habitats of various species have been simulated so perfectly that you think you are in the wild. Here is your only chance to get close to a rhino. Other wildlife to see include lions, cheetahs, hyenas, buffaloes among others. At 4 pm visit the Bomas of Kenya and get a quick preview of the Kenyan traditional way of life. Traditional dances will be offered for your entertainment. Accommodation: at a guest house in Nairobi.
Day 4: Nairobi-Lake Naivasha
Depart Nairobi after breakfast and drive to Lake Naivasha arriving in time for a bird watching and game viewing walking/and or cycling excursion at Hell’s Gate National Park. Lunch at one of the Lake Naivasha hotels. In the afternoon you take a boat ride on Lake Naivasha as you view water birds, hippos and other species in the surroundings. Time allowing nature walks will be done at the Crescent Island where more wildlife and birds can be seen.
Dinner/overnight at the camp- camping safari
Day 5: Lake Naivasha-Masai Mara National Reserve
Leave for the Masai Mara after an early breakfast through Narok town. It’s about 5 hours away from current location being there in time for lunch. You will have leisure time till 4 pm. This time can be used for nature walks, swimming or resting at the lounge. An evening game drive will be available to give you a quick and stunning preview for what to expect the following day.
Dinner/overnight at the camp
Day 6 & 7 : Masai Mara
Wake up early for early morning breakfast. With packed lunch spend the whole day on game drive seeking the thousands of wildebeests and zebras on migration. Migration begins sometimes in June till October with a climax in July/August each year.
Dinner/overnight in the camp
Day 8: Masai Mara-Nairobi
After breakfast, depart Masai Mara heading back to Nairobi. Catch the last view of Masai Mara as we drive out; continue north driving across the beautiful Masai country arriving at the Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi around 1300 hours.
This marks the end of your safari.
You will be dropped at your hotel or transferred to the airport for the flight to your next destination.
Price includes: Conservation fees, transport, lunch, dinner, breakfast, guiding, taxes, and camping accommodation.
PRICE- US$ 200 per person
Expedition details
This will mostly be on a Saturday. After an early breakfast you will be transferred to Mt. Kenya National Park Sirimon Gate. The home stay is close to Mt. Kenya National Park. At the gate, briefings about nature conservation and mountain trekking are given by the park warden. Trekking begins at Sirimon Gate reaching the Old Moses Camp (3300m) after 3 to 4hours walk. This is a guided, relaxed trek with an opportunity to see forest wildlife including black and white Colubus Monkeys, bush bucks, rock hyrax, giant forest hogs, buffaloes, variety of African birds, and also enjoy beautiful tropical mountain sceneries, fresh air and learn about changing montane vegetation zones. At around 3,600m (lunch point) you take a short break for picnic lunch then continue trekking up to Mt. Kenya View Point (400m). At this point you will have a magnificent view of the main peaks and the scenic Teleki Valley. Beautiful mountain flowers can be seen all around. This is a great chance for taking wonderful pictures after which you descend leisurely back to Sirimon Gate to connect with transport back to your home stay. Overnight and dinner at your home stay.
Price includes transport, meals, conservation fees, guiding fees logistical and planning costs.
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