Out On The Prowl!
You get millions go to Kenya for a safari, but you barely ever need to leave the capital to take one. Nairobi National Park, is perhaps the only wildlife park in the world that you can visit by the use of a taxi or bus. Inside are lions, cheetahs, leopards, buffaloes, hippos, zebras, giraffes, gazelles and more. While you are there you must not miss the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, which is placed inside the park, between 11 a.m. and noon. You can watch keepers take orphaned baby rhinos and elephants for their daily mud baths. On the western edge of town is the Langata Giraffe Center and adjoining Giraffe Manor hotel, where you can see giraffes poke their heads through the windows.
You get millions go to Kenya for a safari, but you barely ever need to leave the capital to take one. Nairobi National Park, is perhaps the only wildlife park in the world that you can visit by the use of a taxi or bus. Inside are lions, cheetahs, leopards, buffaloes, hippos, zebras, giraffes, gazelles and more. While you are there you must not miss the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, which is placed inside the park, between 11 a.m. and noon. You can watch keepers take orphaned baby rhinos and elephants for their daily mud baths. On the western edge of town is the Langata Giraffe Center and adjoining Giraffe Manor hotel, where you can see giraffes poke their heads through the windows.
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Cool Down With A Beer
The dusty, hot and energetic, Nairobi is made for cold beers in your hand. Happily the city is known for its cold beers.The local beer brews is Tusker. If you're a fashionable drinker, you have
the chance to see what you’re made of at Casablanca, a Moroccan themed bar. The beer's slogan "Bia yangu, Nchi yangu" means, "My beer, My country" in Swahili. It was founded in 1922 as a private limited company. The first bottle was brewed on 15th December 1922. The name "Tusker" was given by Charles in the memory of his brother George Hurst the companies founder. He was killed in a elephant hunting accident.
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Coffee Crazy
Coffee is not, as some come to believe, from Java, Italy or even Seattle. To your surprise its from Africa - Ethiopia. For a great cup of the original joe, just ignore the Indonesian given name and head in the direction of the Nairobi Java House, known as one of the best coffee chains on the continent. Then try the nutty Kenyan AA blend, and while you're at it why not pick up a few beans for the journey back home. For those coffee lovers, you will be glad to know that there is an outlet at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport - which is a good thing for those early morning flights.
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Take A Seat!
Drivers of Africa's minibuses which are called "Matatus" like to pimp their rides, from fluorescent lighting and fat wheels, which are fashionable when travelling from Cape Town to Cairo. However Nairobi drivers outdo any on the continent, with TV screen in the cabin to having huge sound systems installed, and exteriors painted with famous portraits to slogans or saying. So climb on and grab your seats and see how the driver races through the city traffic. It’s a seperate subculture all on its own, entry cost is just a few cents.
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