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NAIROBI CITY TOUR Depart in the morning to the colourful City Market located near the city center, visit the Parliament buildings dating from the 1930s. Inside, be sure to see the statue of Jomo Kenyatta, needlework tapestries showing Kenya's history, a mosaic of Kenyan tribes. Later visit the National Museum of Kenya, The last stop is at the Snake Park. Drive back to the hotel arriving for lunch THE ANIMAL ORPHANAGE You'll find that the surroundings are lush with vegetation and are beautiful to look at against the reddish dust/clay of the earth - it constantly reminds you that you're in the heart of Africa. Each animal has a name and its age and a reference to where it came from. Other interesting facts include biological details -it's life expectancy, how much and what it eats, natural habitat, etc. You can also read about how each animal came to be there - whether it was rescued or born in captivity. If it was rescued, there is a story about who rescued it, what it was suffering from and a brief tale of its recovery and rehabilitation. BOMAS OF KENYA Located in out skirts of the city, one kilometer from the animal orphanage and Nairobi National Park. You are treated to existing traditional music and dances, view traditions of different tribes ranging from Maasai's to the exhilarating Giriama and coastal dances. Sample traditional dishes from different tribes and get taste of Kenya's culture. GIRAFFE CENTRE A creation of Kenyan conservation organisation, the Africa Fund for endangered wildlife (AFEW) founded in 1978. You get the opportunity to come into close contact and feed these tall graceful animals. This can be combined with a look at Daisy Rothschild’s home, Giraffe manner - one of Kenya's best known guest houses. KAREN BLIXEN MUSEUM Located
in the outskirts on the city centre, was named after the famous heroin
Karen Blixen (Dutch Woman) on whom the movie ‘Out of Africa’
was based. It is a fascinating point for all visitors, about 20 minutes
drive. The house has much of its original features still intact . Photographs
and original oil portraits painted by ms Blixen adom, the walls show glimpse of
life on this former coffee plantation. NAIROBI MUSEUM |