Kenya

When making a booking, you will need to advise your flight details and your Nairobi hotel details. Your transfer will be confirmed within 24 hours subject to availability, and you will be provided with a travel voucher to present to the driver. It's that easy!

At time of booking, YOU MUST include the following flight and hotel details in the "Special Requirements" box:

• Airline
• Flight Number
• Departing City / Arrival City
• Arrival Time
• Hotel Name and Address

When making a booking, you will need to advise your flight details and your Nairobi hotel details. Your transfer will be confirmed confirmed within 24 hours subject to availability, and you will be provided with a travel voucher to present to the driver. It's that easy!

At time of booking, YOU MUST include the following flight and hotel details in the "Special Requirements" box:

• Airline
• Flight Number
• Departing City / Arrival City
• Departure Time
• Hotel Name and Address

Your Private Nairobi City Tour starts with a panoramic tour covering the modern city center, Parliament Buildings and the Snake Park.

Continue to the Railway Museum where old steam locomotives are exhibited, including the one from which Superintendent John Lyall was taken from by a man-eating lion in Tsavo in 1901.

You will also visit the city market where a wide variety of African curios and tropical fruit and flowers are on sale, before ending the tour with a visit to the Kenyatta International Conference Centre.

The meat is roasted on traditional Maasai swords (skewers) over a huge charcoal pit which dominates the entrance of the restaurant. The waiters serve the customers as they carry around these swords, carving the meat onto sizzling cast iron plates.

The restaurant also offers a vegetarian menu with a wide range of salads and vegetables, along with exotic sauces. The meal is an excellent complement to a holiday especially as a welcome or farewell dinner.

Sample Menu (subject to change at any time without notice):

• Homemade vegetable vinaigrette
• Soup of the day with homemade fresh brown bread

Charcoal roasted meats

• Leg of Beef
• Haunch of Venison (Kongoni, Impala, Thompson Gazelle, Ostrich, Giraffe)
• Leg of Pork
• Leg of Lamb
• Pork Spare Ribs
• Crocodile (When Available)
• Chicken Tikka
• Chicken Yakitori
• Chicken Wings
• Chicken Livers and gizzards
• Lamb Sausages
• Pork Sausages
• Beef Sausages
  

Salads, side dishes and desserts

• Mixed salad
• Rice salad
• Kidney beans
• Corn relish
• Coleslaw
• Cucumber raita

Deserts

• Apple pie
• Cheesecake
• Strawberries
• Ice creams
• Kenya coffee

Drive towards Ngong Hills by passing the Ngong village to the Karen Blixen Museum of the "Out of Africa" fame.

The Karen Blixen Museum opened in May 1991. It occupies the house in which Karen Blixen was born, Rungstedlund, and to which she returned in 1931 following 17 years as a farmer in Africa. She lived at Rungstedlund until her death in 1962 and it was here that she wrote all her internationally renowned stories.

Later proceed to The Langata Giraffe Centre to view and feed the famous Rothschild's giraffe from a specially constructed viewing platform. These are an endangered species in Kenya.

The park has a rich and diverse range of birdlife with 400 species recorded, however all species are not always present and some are seasonal.

Your tour also includes a visit to the animal orphanage. Located inside the National Park, the orphanage is home to wounded or orphaned animals which are nurtured back to health. You can expect to see lions, leopards, cheetahs, warthogs, cranes, antelopes, baboons and more.

Depart early in the morning and for the 56 mile (90 kilometer) drive through the Rift Valley to Hell's Gate National Park, stopping for lunch in Naivasha.

On arrival at the park you will visit the Geothermal Power Plant at Ol Karia and the Hot Springs. Hell's Gate is the only Kenyan park that officially allows transport by walking and bicycling, and the small perimeters of the park give you a chance to see a variety of wildlife.

Lake Nakuru lies in the volcano-strewn Rift Valley, one of a chain of 8 lakes which stretch the length of Kenya from Tanzania to Ethiopia.

The 99 mile (160 kilometer) drive from Nairobi passes through highland farms of the Kikuyu people before descending the escarpment into the dramatic landscape of the Rift Valley.

Lunch is taken in the park, followed by an extensive tour which focuses on the bewildering spectacle of a million flamingos, but which also seeks out the large variety of wildlife with which the park abounds.

On the tea break among the fever trees bird watchers will delight in the fantastic array of bird life.

Set on the Kenyan plains with Mt Kilimanjaro as a backdrop in the distance, Amboseli is a "must-do" for most visitors to Kenya. The park is world-famous for its substantial population of African Elephants which can be seen in herds of over 100 individuals. In particular the large bull elephants have some of the largest tusks in the animal kingdom.

Also waiting to be spotted are ample herds of buffalo, wildebeest, zebra and impala, as well as giraffes and warthog. With all this variety you can be sure a healthy population of predators also call Amboseli home. Lions, leopards, caracals, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas and serval cats are all frequently seen in the park.

Escape overnight to Aberdares National Park where abundant wildlife and spectacular scenery is awaiting your arrival. Your private tour ensures personalized service and an itinerary to meet your needs.

Soaring mountain ranges give way to plummeting valleys as streams cascade over waterfalls, making Aberdares National Park a landscape lovers paradise. With over 250 species of bird, it is also a haven for bird watching enthusiasts.

Located in the heart of Aberdares National Park, The Ark is known as a "tree hotel", built on pylons in such a way as not to disturb the animals around the waterhole. Its three decks provide superb vantage points for game viewing around the floodlit waterhole.

For the ultimate in seclusion and private game viewing, take a private overnight safari to Serena Sweetwaters. The camp enjoys spectacular views over the alternately lush and golden plains towards the snow-capped peaks of Mount Kenya. With a private guide accompanying you, your trip is sure to be a memory you will never forget.

A sheltered oasis, clustered around a waterhole and set in the pristine calm of its own private reserve, Sweetwaters Tented Camp is in a class of its own. Abounding with wildlife and designed to offer a charming blend of under canvas ambiance and uncompromising luxury, it has long been the preferred retreat of wilderness and safari lovers alike.

One of only four private game reserves in Kenya, Sweetwaters excels in providing privileged seclusion and private game viewing. Because the Camp has its own private waterhole and saltlick, guests may enjoy unprecedented close encounters with the wildlife in the sanctuary of their natural habitat.

Also waiting to be spotted are ample herds of buffalo, wildebeest, zebra and impala, as well as giraffes and warthog. With all this variety you can be sure a healthy population of predators also call Amboseli home. Lions, leopards, caracals, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas and serval cats are all frequently seen in the park.

An abundance of wildlife is on offer at Maasai Mara Game Reserve ranging from the smallest of insects and reptiles, to the largest mammal walking the earth. Have your camera ready at all times on this three day trip as there are surprises lurking behind every tree and under every rock.

On your Private Three Day Safari to Maasai Mara National Reserve you will spend two nights in the famous reserve, allowing you plenty of time to start ticking off the "Big Five" (Buffalo, Elephant, Leopard, Lion and Rhinoceros) or even the "Big Nine" (Cheetah, Zebra, Giraffe and Hippo). If wildlife is what you came to Kenya for, look no further.

Also waiting to be spotted are ample herds of buffalo, wildebeest, zebra and impala, as well as giraffes and warthog. With all this variety you can be sure a healthy population of predators also call Amboseli home. Lions, leopards, caracals, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas and serval cats are all frequently seen in the park.

Your first night will be spent at a lodge within Amboseli.

Next stop is the Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge, the first lodge ever built inside a Kenyan National Park. Adjacent to a busy waterhole, the lodge offers fantastic game viewing right on site.

The beauty of Samburu's lesser known reputation is the lack of crowds making for a more intimate game experience than some other parks offer.

Soaring mountain ranges give way to plummeting valleys as streams cascade over waterfalls, making Aberdares National Park a landscape lovers paradise. With over 250 species of bird, it is also a haven for bird watching enthusiasts.

Located in the heart of Aberdares National Park, The Ark is known as a "tree hotel", built on pylons in such a way as not to disturb the animals around the waterhole. Its three decks provide superb vantage points for game viewing around the floodlit waterhole.