Pallid Safaris & Travel

Tea/Coffee Farm Tours

Kiambethu tea farm: Just a short drive from the heart of Nairobi, Kiambethu Farm at Limuru provides a tranquil insight into life on a settler farm. Situated at 7,200 ft. Kiambethu was bought and farmed by AB McDonell in 1910. He was a pioneer in the tea industry being one of the first to make and sell tea commercially in Kenya – now one of Kenya’s largest exports. Five generations have lived on the farm and it is currently run by his granddaughter Fiona Vernon.

Arrive at 11am and over a cup of tea or coffee the history of the farm and process of making tea is informally explained, followed by an opportunity to see tea in the field.

Then take a walk in the indigenous forest with our resident Kenyan guide who will identify the plants and explain how they are traditionally used. Look out for the Colobus monkeys close up and wander in the gardens which are home to a wide variety of birds and flowers.

Return to the house to enjoy a pre-lunch drink on the verandah with sweeping views across the tea fields to the Ngong Hills.

Lunch is served about 1pm and is a three course buffet lunch from our set menu prepared with vegetables from the garden and desserts are topped with cream.

Nairobi City Tours

Nairobi City tour and Cultural Experience provides insights and offers a great experience from the History of Karen which dates back to 1914, during the First World War, with the arrival of Karen Blixen from Denmark. At the foot of Ngong Hills, Karen Blixen established herself as a farmer. The human –Elephant care, rehabilitation and conservation at the Daphne Sheldrick orphanage and the Giraffe center to see and feed the famous and endangered Rothschild giraffe.

Nairobi National Park Game Drives

Nairobi National Park & Afternoon City tour: Start your day with an early pick up from your hotel within Nairobi. Despite its proximity to the city, Nairobi National Park is home to a wide variety of wildlife and bird species. Explore African savanna and after your game drive you will proceed to the nearby Elephant orphanage where young orphaned elephants appreciate the motherly care from men. You will also visit the giraffe center and enjoy a sumptuous lunch at a selected restaurant. You will then be dropped at your accommodation.

Depart at 06h 00 for the park.
Nairobi, as a capital city is unique in having a wildlife park on its doorstep. The tour to Nairobi National Park takes you to this unique wildlife sanctuary only 7 kms from the Nairobi bustling City Center where you have chance to see 4 of the Big 5 (expect the elephant) against the back drop of the city tall buildings. Rhinos, buffaloes, cheetah, zebra, giraffe, lion and plenty of antelopes and gazelles. Ornithologists catch with over 300 bird species including the Secretary bird, crowned cranes, vultures, woodpeckers and many more. This tour is Done in the morning when majority of animals are more active.
At 10h00 you will head to the Elephant orphanage for the feeding show from 1100 – 1200 hrs, you will then visit the giraffe center before lunch in an African restaurant. Depending on your timing you can also visit the Kazuri beads factory before you are transferred to your hotel or the airport.

Cultural Experiences Tours

1100hrs -1200hrs: Visit the David Sheldrick Elephant orphanage, where young orphaned elephants are brought after being rescued and fed till they are mature to be released to the wild. When you visit the orphanage during your sightseeing trip to Nairobi with Pallid Safaris, you will see orphan elephants and rhinos nurturing and learn about the trust’s two major programs – Orphan’s Project and Fostering Program.

The Orphan’s Project is a globally recognized program that rescues and rehabilitates elephants and rhinos that have been orphaned due to poaching and habitat loss, and hundreds of infant elephants have been hand-raised and reintroduced to the wild at Tsavo East.

The Fostering Program, in partnership with the Kenya Wildlife Service, supports an elephant nursery in Nairobi National Park that is overseen by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick who is credited with developing a complex milk formulary, as well as an in-depth understanding of husbandry.

Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and visit the Karen Blixen Museum. Stop by the Giraffe Center for a close up look at the endangered Rothschild giraffe.

1500hrs -1700hrs: Visit Bomas Of Kenya – a cultural tour of Kenya’s major ethnic groups, such as Mijikenda, Luo, Taita, Embu, Maasai, Kikuyu, Kamba, Kalenjin, Luhya, Kisii, Kuria to name just a few of the native peoples that are represented at the venue.

The word “boma” means “homestead”, and here you find replicates of traditional villages that provide interesting insight about each tribe’s societal structure, crafts, music, dancing and much more. Nairobi Tribal Tour a Place named a tourist village in Langata, Nairobi.

Bomas (homesteads) displays traditional villages belonging to the several Kenyan tribes.enjoy local tradition dances and acrobats and clients join as well in celebration local culture !