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Kenya Travel How To Spend You Time In Nairobi If You Miss Your International Connecting Flight
esides losing out on the explored all options, you realize
all-important deal, the you have 14 hours in your hands
business travellers’ worst before you can get into the next
nightmare is probably the flight for your destination. The
possibility of missing the next next revelation that comes to
flight – for whatever reason. you, is of course the fact that
life must go on. At this point,
No matter how well-prepared you you know you are fine.
may think you are for this small
inconvenience, it will still From this moment, I advise that
throw you off-balance. It may you put into use the lessons you
happen to you after being bumped learnt from one of the very many
from your seat by the airline or self-help books you have been
you could simply get caught up in carrying around to keep you busy
the unpredictable traffic in - between meetings. Hopefully,
congestions of the city and end one of the lessons would be:
up being late for the check-in. "Look at the bright side of it,
Whichever way it comes to you, and it will be better".
you will end up with a situation
to deal with. In other words, make a decision
to use this time to enjoy some of
Your first reaction is of course the attractions and interesting
what we all expect and accept, places in and around Nairobi.
especially if you believe the Resist the temptation to book a
fault is not yours – rage, hotel in Nairobi where you would
annoyance, whining, shouting spend the rest of the time
match with the duty manager etc. feeling annoyed. Find out what
you can do with this time!
After all the telephone calls
have been made and you have Here are some options for day
trips and excursions that can be extending the city tour to cover
done from Nairobi: the animal orphanage at the
entrance of the Nairobi national
Tour of Nairobi City park, the Giraffe centre and the
Karen Blixen Museum. Or you could
If you are a first time traveller just skip the city tour and
to Nairobi and have not had time undertake the 4-hour tour
to see the city, a 3 hour tour of covering Animal orphanage,
the city will give you some Giraffe centre and Karen Blixen
‘feel’ of this beautiful city in Museum.
the sun. You get to see the
central business district, The animal orphanage is run by
viewing the shops, the city Kenya Wildlife services. It lies
market, and the railway museum just about 27 kilometres
among other places. Normally this (approximately 16 miles) from
tour would end with a visit to Jomo Kenyatta International
the Snake Park and national Airport. Unfortunately, the
museum that are just about animals here are caged, and some
5-minutes drive from the city people may not like this. But
centre. Go for this option if they are caged for a reason. Some
have at least 8 hours between you were brought from the wilderness
and your next flight. after losing parents to predators
or poachers. Some were born at
Tour of Nairobi City together the orphanage while their parents
with a visit to the Giraffe are being taken care of. The
Centre and Karen Blixen. Nairobi animal orphanage raises
the orphaned animal with the aim
If you have about 12 hours of nurturing them and training
available to you before your next them. Eventually, they are
flight, you may wish to consider released back into the wild to
lead a normal animal life! point – the airport.
The Giraffe Centre Nairobi National park
The Giraffe Centre is an The Nairobi National park is
educational centre run by the enjoys the unique status of being
African Fund for Endangered the only protected wildlife area
Wildlife (A.F.E.W). The story of so close to a capital city –
the Giraffe Centre and its begin Nairobi. It located just 7
has been narrated many times. It kilometres from the city centre
was set up to protect the that means about 27 kilometres
endangered Rothschild giraffe. If from the Airport. The park is
you lean towards conservation and home to the rhino, buffalo,
fun, please consider visiting the cheetah, zebra, giraffe, lion and
centre. You will get the chance plenty of antelopes and gazelles.
to feed the giraffe from a raised You will need at least 8 hours to
platform as you contribute enjoy this tour. You will use 4
towards conservation. hours for the tour, keep 1 hour
to use from on the road to and
Karen Blixen Museum from the park, and 3 hours for
your check-in!
You must have heard about the
film ‘Out of Africa’. Yes, if you Lake Nakuru National park
love history and antiques, you
may consider a visit to the home Lake Nakuru National is known
Karen Blixen and step back in world-wide for the flamingos.
time for a few hours. Karen’s Besides the flamingos, there is
home is now preserved as a an additional 450 of bird
museum. The museum lies about 30 species. It is also a sanctuary
minutes drive from your starting for the white Rhino. Situated
just about 3 hours from Nairobi, Lake Nakuru National will take up
you can visit the park either as at least 12 hours.
a day long excursion or overnight
trip if you have the time. You How do you make these
must have at least 11 hours here. arrangements from the airport?
Six hours will be spent on the Well, just look around while at
road between Nairobi and Lake the Jomo Kenyatta International
Nakuru; 5 hours for your game airport. There are reliable tour
drive in the park and lunch operators with desks at the
break. airport and they can arrange the
tours as you wait. Of course if
It is important that you do you have contacts of your
not miss your connecting flight preferred local travel agent, you
again. So let us summarize could call them up to have this
this: done.
Pick the Tour of Nairobi City if This is not a word of caution,
you have at least 8 hours. just advice: Whichever
Combine the City tour with Karen, excursion you take up, whatever
Giraffe Centre and Karen Blixen you do, please make sure at the
if you can afford at least 12 end of everything, you still have
hours. 4 hours ‘buffer zone’ to get to
the Jomo Kenyatta International
If you would rather do the airport from the City centre.
individual excursions of Giraffe Three hours for your check in and
Centre or Karen Blixen, keep at 1 hour just in case there is
least 8 hours for each. heavy traffic on the road.
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