Excursions

Global Cross safari packages are scheduled to depart regularly, and available to you on a seat in a vehicle basis. This system is not only more economical for you individuals, but also makes you meet and share experience with people from different parts of the world. They are operated in such away that two or more of them can be easily combined to create different and or longer safaris.

SHORT EXCURSIONS FROM NAIROBI DEPARTS DAILY.

Giraffe

GCS 001 NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK - 4 HOURS. Departs at 8.30 am and 2.00 pm daily The Nairobi National park is at the door step of the capital city Nairobi. This is where lions, cheetahs, monkeys, buffalos, hippos and several species of plains game roam freely. Four of the big five are found here.

GCS 002 NAIROBI CITY TOUR - 3 HOURS. Departs twice daily Pick you up from your hotel, this guided tour will take you through the busting street and include places of historic interest like the parliament buildings, city market, snake park, national museum, Kenyatta mausoleum and major shopping areas in the city centre.

GCS 003 KAREN BLIXEN (OUT OF AFRICA) AND GIRAFFE CENTRE -3 Hrs Departs twice daily Karen blixen is the original home of the talented writer and memorial to the woman admired universally provides a glimpse into the opportunity to come face to face and feed the tallest mammal in the world (giraffe)

GCS 004 BOMAS OF KENYA- 3 HOURS Departs at 2.00 pm daily You will have a chance to see Kenyan homesteads in their original indigenous set up reflecting a cross board of Kenya’s different cultures, customs and traditions. The greatest experience is during the afternoons featuring this play of traditional music, dancing and songs performed in a splendid arena.

Carnivore

GCS 005 CARNIVORE EXPERIENCE -TWO AND A HALF HOURS Departs at 12.30 pm and 7.00 pm This is the only restaurant you can have variety of game meat served in one meal. The succulent steaks and barbeque dishes will impart a lifetime experience in your tour. We strongly recommend dinner or lunch, most tourist do go to carnivore as a welcome or a farewell party (this means they go there on their first or last day of their holiday. Guaranteed daily at 12.30 pm and 7.00 pm.

GCS 006 RIFT VALLEY VIEW POINT - 3 HRS Departs twice daily Drive through agricultural land to the view point of the great rift valley. Take a view of Mount Longonot and the chain of the great Rift Valley lakes, take memorable photos of this escarpment. Drive back to Nairobi via the view point of Nairobi city. The tour ends in your hotel or wherever you want to be dropped in the city centre.

GCS 008 SLUM TOUR - 3 HRS Departs twice daily Pick you up from your hotel then drive on to one of the biggest slums of Nairobi. This is a unique opportunity to experience a side of life that goes unseen by most tourist. You will be accompanied by your guide as you drive through the slum streets. You may be surprised how welcoming the people are, as you take the chance to pass sometime with them in their homes.

GCS 009 TEA PLANTATION - 1/2 DAY Departs daily Pick up from your hotel, leave Nairobi for Kiambu Tea farms. Walk around the plantations with farm officials visit the caves and then later tea factory. Here you can see birds and some animals.

GCS 010 CHANIA FALLS AND OLDONYO SABUK NAT. PARK - 1/2 OR 1 DAY Departs once daily Drive north on to Thika town, visit the Chania falls, for those doing full day you can proceed to (14 falls) fourteen falls via pineapple plantations. Relax by the falls and have lunch. After lunch explore Oldonyo Sabuk National park, then proceed to Nairobi arriving in the evening

GCS 011 MOUNT LONGONOT (HIKING) - 1 DAY Departs daily Depart from Nairobi after breakfast for this crater mountain. Drive through Agricultural land then to the view point of the great Rift valley brief stop, into the Rift Valley to Mount Longonot. Prepare for the climbing to the highest peak 3321 metres. Walk around the crater rim then proceed into the crater, have lunch, climb out of the crater then to Longonot town for transport back to Nairobi arriving in the evening.

Flamingoes

GCS 012 FLAMINGO PARADISE - 1 DAY Departs daily Drive west, descent down the escarpment wall into Rift Valley and drive to lake Nakuru National park. Seasonal home of millions of greater and laser flamingoes and many other birds and animals. Rhino sanctuary has been established here. After lunch ( included) you return via lake Naivasha for tea, arriving in Nairobi in time for sun down.

GCS 013 HELLS GATE NATIONAL PARK - 1 DAY Departs daily Depart from Nairobi in the morning and drive through Rift Valley ( lunch in Naivasha) Proceed to Hell’s gate national park past Fischer Tower. You will visit the geothermal plant and the hot water spring. Have a chance to see some wild life. Drive back to Nairobi arriving in the evening.

GCS 014 NAIVASHA AND CRESCENT ISLAND -1 DAY Departs daily Drive takes you down the escarpment and along the floor of the Rift Valley to the lake Naivasha. Successful vine- yards produce much of Kenya’s wine has been established After a guided tour, lunch consisting of local produce and wine beside the lake. A boat ride takes you to a nearby Island where you walk amongst the plain game and enjoy the bird life. Return to Nairobi arriving in the evening.

GCS 015 NAIROBI NAT. PARK / CARNIVORE / BOMAS OF KENYA - 1 DAY Departs daily Depart Nairobi at 8.30 am for Nairobi national park. Game drive in search of animals such as lion, rhino, cheetah, giraffes etc. Then proceed to carnivore restaurant for lunch, proceed to Bomas of Kenya for cultural dances and a visit to the African villages.

Amboseli Elephant

GCS 016 AMBOSELI EXPRESS - 1 DAY Departs daily Amboseli National park is situated within the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain. Game drive, then lunch, after lunch another game drive in search of lion, elephant and spotted cheetah are all likely to be seen here. return to Nairobi in time for dinner.

GCS 017 LAKE MAGADI -1 DAY Departs daily Depart Nairobi after breakfast, drive past the Ngong hills into maasai land though the Rift Valley onto lake Magadi, this is where soda ash is produced. Do a game drive in search of different animals and birds including flamingos. Drive back to Nairobi arriving in the evening.

GCS 018 MOUNT KENYA(MAU MAU CAVES) - 1 DAY Departs daily

Mt Kenya Vegetation

After breakfast drive through Agricultural land of the Kikuyu people to Nanyuki town. Walk on the base of Mount Kenya into Mau Mau caves. Mau Mau rebellion which led Kenya to independence came from the word Uma Uma which means leave- leave in Kikuyu language, that is what the freedom fighters were telling the colonial government, but the British people could not pronounce it right, until now it is known as Mau Mau instead of Uma Uma. The caves were the hide outs of the freedom fighters during the struggle for freedom. From the caves you will visit the equator line then proceed to Nairobi arriving in the evening.e and then depart for Nairobi.

Maasai Mara Camping.

Charges are:- Kenya citizen: 12,000 KES per person
- Kenya Residents: 15,500 KES per Person
- Non Residents: 17,500 KES Per Person
- Children under 12years old 75% of the total cost

ITINERARY.

DAY ONE

Depart at 0830am for a six hour drive, Lunch at Narok Town . After Lunch depart for Mara 80Kms away. Arrive the Mara and set camp with dinner and overnight stay at the Mara.

DAY TWO

Take an extensive full day tour of the Maasai Mara, leaving shortly after breakfast, you spend the whole day driving into different locations of the Reserve watching and learning about different species of animals. Enjoy your picnic lunch. In the afternoon take a break from the heat by making a stopover at one of the lodges within the park and optionally booking your self a swim or relax until 0400pm.

Have an evening game drive and by the time you return to the camp at 0630pm you have hopefully seen the big five and the great migration and luckily have seen the wild beasts crossing the crocs infested Mara River .

Dinner and entertainment by the Maasai's

DAY THREE

Two hour optional pre breakfast game drive from dawn, the best time to see animals you may have missed the previous day or visit the Maasai Village and Return to the camp for breakfast cum lunch (Brunch) and commence a drive back to Nairobi . Drop off at the City Centre.

RATES INCLUSIVE OF:

- Transport to and from your destination.
- Illustrated meals.
- Accomodation.
- Camping fees.
- Hot Showers and clean toilets
- Accomodation in our two man tents.
- Services of cooks, drivers, and camp attendants.
- Foam mattresses.
- Camping stools.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS DO APPLY.

RATES NOT INCLUSIVE OF:

- Tourist fees at the border. Ps: the fees applies only to NON-RESIDENTS and its 50USD per person.
- Tips and gratuities.
- Park Fee (1,000 KES for kenya citizens and 40 USD for non residents)
- Travel and personal insurance.
- Pocket money.

And or any other thing not illustrated on the inclusive list.

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White Water Rafting - Weekend Trip

All trips depart from the Norfolk Hotel at 0800 hrs. Prices are shown in US Dollars and are inclusive of transport, accommodation and food. Soft drinks and beers are included in the price. Group sizes on the rivers are from a min. of 4 to max. of 48.

Tana River one day one night
Charges: 2500 KES pp incl.

P.S – this trip can be arranged and booked at your preferred date:

Tana River

Departs from the Nairobi at 0800 hrs. It is an hour and a half drive to our campsite near Sagana. The clients are offered tea or coffee with biscuits when they arrive. After the refreshments the clients are given a safety briefing then they are transported up the river to the put in point. They are provided with life jackets, helmets and a paddle.

The trip will take from four to five hours depending on the water levels. Note we may put in at a different points depending again on water levels. Below is a brief description on the full rafting trip.

“ The Tana River is a drop pool river offering and exciting day of white water rafting. The adventure starts with a 3 km of easy class II and III white water, where plenty of opportunity to gain the practise of paddle skills required to run the lower part of the river. A 6 km section follows with an hour or so of relaxation to view the abundance of bird life around. Cool off with a swim in the warm water. The final 7 km of river, back to the campsite starts with some easy class III waters where paddle commands are gone over again. It is now the 3 big rapids (class IV and V) with names like Captains Folly, Can of Worms because of its four 90 degree bends in succession, and Sphincter Flexor. Subject to water levels we may be able to “surf” in “fish eye” and then swim the next couple of minor rapids. Numerous smaller rapids brings one on to the last big one – Spasm, a series of drops over ¾ km section with a big surprise half way through. We reach the take out point/campsite about 4 to 5 hours after setting off, where a full barbeque lunch awaits us. Plenty of beer and soft drink Included.”

What to Wear:-

Clothes you do not mind getting wet i.e. T Shirts, shorts or long sleeved shirt and trousers (especially for those who burn easily) and shoes that will not come off.

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 AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
2 days – 1 night

Amboseli National Park is at the foot of Africa's highest mountain, 5895m Kilimanjaro, is one of the most popular of Kenya's national parks. It lies some 240 km south-east of Nairobi very close to the Tanzania border. The snowcapped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro rising above a saucer of clouds dominates every aspect of Amboseli.

It is also the home of the Maasai people, A part of the Park is composed of a dried-up lake bed which in the shimmering heat produces mirages. Swamps and springs, fed by underground rivers from Kilimanjaro's melting snows, form permanent watering places for the wildlife through times of drought. The lake bed is subject to sporadic floods and noxious salts in the gravel bed are dissolved to serve as a deadly poison for what is left of the local woods; very few of the fine acacias, once a feature of this region, remain.

The snows of Kilimanjaro, white and crystalline, form a majestic backdrop to one of Kenya's most spectacular displays of wildlife - lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, cheetah, buffalo and hosts of plains' game, creating Kenya's most sought after photographer's paradise.

Ol Tukai Lodge is a high-class tourist resort situated in the heart of the Amboseli National Park, which is one of East Africa’s most fascinating wildlife and nature parks. The lodge has eighty guest bedrooms and was opened in April 1996. The property has received overwhelming response from the international and local tourism market.

Ol Tukai Lodge is one of the best spots in the world to watch elephant with the backdrop of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. Writers have described Ol Tukai and the surrounding Amboseli National Park ‘as a home for the Gods’. A place of rugged beauty, abundant water, lush grass and forest, set like an oasis in surrounding savannah scrub.

There are 80 luxury chalet-style twin rooms at Ol Tukai Lodge, all with an uninterrupted view of the wetlands or Kilimanjaro. Stylish and comfortable, the rooms are built from gum trees, local river stone and slate. All rooms have private bathrooms and individual terraces.

Charges are inclusive of:
Transport
Meals
One Night Accommodation on full board (per person sharing)
Game drives
Park Fees

Charges are:
Residents: 14,500 KES for the whole stay
Non- Residents: 350 USD for the whole stay

Important information:
Children 0 – 2 years free
Children 2- 11 years 50%

ROAD TRIP 2008

For booking and enquiries contact Edwin on 0720-780052 or email
globalcrosssafaris@yahoo.com

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