NAIROBI AND MOMBASA

 JTSEN-1:Nairobi National Park - 4 hours.
This day excursion starts either at 0800 hours or at 1400 hours. The Nairobi National park is located just about 10 kms away from the bustling city centre. Except for the elephant, this park is home to four members of the big five

 JTSEN-2:Nairobi City Tour - 3 hours
The Nairobi city tour begins at 0800 hours. The tour will include the city centre, city market, parliament buildings, the railway station and old Nairobi PC's office of the 1902.

 JTSEN-3:Karen Blixen & the Giraffe Centre - 3 hours
This trip can be done either in the morning of in the afternoon. From the town centre, drive towards Ngong Hills passing through the Ngong village to the Karen Blixen Museum, for many years her home

 JTSEN-4:Bomas of Kenya
This tour begins after lunch. At 1400 hours, you are picked up you're your hotel and drive along the Langata road. Bomas of Kenya is just about 12 kilometres from the city centre and has numerous homesteads reflecting Kenya's variety of cultures.

JTSEN-5:The Carnivore Experience
Depending on whether it is for lunch or dinner, this tour departs at either 1200 hours and 1800 hours. The Carnivore Restaurant is famous for the succulent stew and barbecue dishes of game meat.

JTSEN-5:Delphine Shedrick Farm - 1 hours
This is where you visit orphaned Elephants and the baby rhinos with a opportunity to make a donation.
 

 JTSEN-5:Kiambethu Tea Farm (Half day)
Kiambethu tea Farm house. You will learn about the area and the production of tea. A walk through the tea plantations and forests will display the conditions needed for the growth of tea and may see wild animals such as the Colobus monkey.

JTSEN-6:Lake Nakuru National Park - Day Trip
An early morning drive out of Nairobi and down the escarpment into the Great Rift Valley. The 2- hour drive passes through highland farms of the Kikuyu people, before descending into the dramatic landscape of the Rift Valley.

             MOMBASA SHORT EXCURSIONS

JTSEM-1:mombasa city tour:

The colourful island town of Mombasa with its blend of ancient and modern buildings on the Indian Ocean is Kenya’s principal port and the country’s second largest city. A comprehensive tour of the island include the old Arab town, with it’s maze of narrow twisting alleys displaying the beautifully curved doors and verandahs, bazaars with curio and antique shops, the Dhow harbour still in use, a Hindu temple, a visit to the Akamba wood carvers and a drive to the bazaar for a short shopping expedition. The high light of the tour is probably the visit to Fort Jesus. Built in 1593 by the Portuguese to guard the entrance to the old Dhow harbour, it is the island’s Landmark. Four hundred years old, the port still stands and serves as a historical museum.

JTSEM-2:bush tour                :

The coastal countryside and its people offer a different perspective to Kenya’s tribal heritage. The tour provides a glimpse into the traditions and cultures of the coastal people with a visit to a Giriama or Digo Village with our local guide. Continue to Kaloleni to visit the local market and thereafter drive to Kenya Marine land on the North coast, which offers an opportunity to observe numerous species of tropical marine life in giant aquariums. A snake park, situated nearby is also visited and you can watch carvers at work producing the famous “Makonde” pieces of art.

JTSEM-3:shimba hills/mwaluganje elephant sanctuary:

The Shimba Hills are a short drive from Mombasa. South of the island, they are reached via the Likoni Ferry and are over a thousand feet high which offers one a view of both the Indian Ocean and the African bush. A visit to the MES is highly recommended and is located about 30 minutes from the glistening beaches of south coast. At MES you will experience a unique safari in a spectacular landscape. Elephants here never forget. Like them, you’ll always remember Mwaluganje. MES’s 60,000 acres feature dramatic cliffs and forested hills as well as bush land with baobabs – all striking for the wildlife. Apart from the elephant, you might see warthog, impala, bushbuck, sable, Cape buffalo and leopard.

JTSEM-4:malindi and gedi tour:

Depart from your coastal hotel and drive north to Kilifi through attractive country covered by extensive sisal plantations dotted with huge baobab trees. Cross the scenic creek and continue onto the ancient city of Gedi-a 13^th century ruin in the heart of a dense forest. Thereafter proceed onto the coastal town of Malindi for lunch and an exploration of the marine park in a glass-bottomed boat where an experienced guide takes you on goggling and snorkelling. Later, visit a nearby village and watch the Giriama tribe perform exciting tribal dances before driving back to Mombasa by sundown

JTSEM-5:bamburi nature trail:A comprehensive morning tour of the island including a visit to Fort Jesus is followed by lunch at Mamba Village. Mamba is the Swahili name for crocodile and this “village” is really a crocodile farm. Depart after lunch for the Bamburi Quarry Nature Trail. The wasteland of the stone quarry has been reclaimed and amongst the casuarinas trees and other tropical flora reside a variety of wildlife and birds, Eland and Buffalo, Crocodiles and other reptiles can be seen wandering with crowned cranes. The commercially viable aquaculture complex is also visited.