Tekko Tours & Travel

Nairobi city tours
Option 1: Hotel/Nairobi National Park/Nairobi Safari Walk/the Orphanage/Carnivore/Hotel
Nairobi National Park is a unique and exiting park especially being the only protected area close to a capital city. The park is 7 km away from Nairobi city centre. It has different vegetation types with open grass plains with acacia bush, a highland dry forest on the western side of the park and a permanent river with a riverine forest. The southern part of the park has the Ath-Kapiti Plains and Kitengela migration corridor which are important wildlife dispersal areas during rainy season.
The major wildlife attractions include the lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, buffaloes, giraffe, zebra, black rhino, elands, wildebeest and a diverse bird species. Other attractions include Nairobi Safari Walk, the Orphanage and the walking trails at hippo pools.
One can opt for a day tour to this areas or a night game drive to see the big cats come out to hunt for their next meal.
Option 2: Hotel/Nairobi National Park/Nairobi Safari Walk/Carnivore/Giraffe Centre/Karen Blixen Museum/Hotel
This tour starts from a pick up from your hotel or residence and a drive towards Nairobi National Park which is 20 minutes drive from the city centre. You will have a game drive inside the park then later on head to Nairobi safari walk. Thereafter, have lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant where they have a variety of wild meat to choose from including camel, crocodile and ostrich not excluding other domestic animal meats. The service is top-notch and the décor’ is excellent. The afternoon session will involve a visit to giraffe centre where you get a chance to feed the giraffes and feel the texture of their tongues. Thereafter, you will drive to Karen Blixen Museum and later be dropped off at your hotel or residence.
Option 3: Hotel or residence/Animal Orphanage/Karen Blixen Museum/Carnivore/Bomas of Kenya/Hotel
This tour will take you through Animal Orphanage where you have a close look at the wildlife enclosed in their cages. Thereafter, you will drive to Karen Blixen which is at the foot of Ngong’ Hills. This is where the filming of “Out of Africa” movie was shot. There is a museum shop that offers handicrafts, posters and post cards, the movie “out of Africa”, books and many other Kenyan souvenirs. The ground in this museum is rented for wedding receptions, corporate functions and other events. Lunch is at the Carnivore Restaurant for the ultimate local and international dishes. Carnivore have a variety of wild meat to choose from including camel, crocodile and ostrich not excluding other domestic animal meats. The service is top-notch and the décor’ is excellent.
After lunch, drive to the Bomas of Kenya for a wonderful experience of what Kenyan culture has to offer. At Bomas, different aspects of Kenyan culture are displayed including style, music, dancing and handicrafts. The most exciting experience is the traditional dances and acrobatic show that is showcased every weekday at 2.30p.m to 4.30p.m and weekends and public holidays at 3.30p.m to 5.15p.m. Later return to your hotel or residence.

City tours are short excursions in and around cities or towns. These tours are designed for people with a very short time in a place or are in a business/conference trip and would like to get a glimpse of what the place has to offer. One can opt for a walk in the city to see the architecture of the buildings, view and take pictures of the city from the highest points, visit buildings with historical and artistic features as well as restaurants to savor the best of both traditional/local and international dishes. These city tours start by a pick-up from your residence or hotel at 0800 hours and depending on where you want to visit it may take half-day or a full day. In addition, city tours can be private or one can opt to travel in a group, which can be more interesting and cost effective. The towns to take these tours include Nairobi, Nakuru, Mombasa and Kisumu.

The Maasai Mara Wildebeest Migration is definitely one of the most unforgettable and remarkable wildlife attractions that make Kenya one of the best wildlife destinations worldwide. Come July, August and October, tourist flock to the Maasai Mara, the most popular wildlife spot in Kenya, to catch the spectacular event, and why not! This natural occurrence has a lot to offer, the deep, primal rumbling sound of thundering hooves as well as low grunts is something that raises the nerves. The sight of the wildebeest migration is amazing, with an unbroken energetic mass that widens from one perspective to the other and the fact that they are joined by stripped black and white zebras gives the sight an outstanding feature.
There is no other place in the world where there is a movement of over a million-number of animals from one place to another apart from the Maasai Mara. The Maasai Mara wildebeest migration happens in the month of July all through to October. The wildebeest has to cross the Mara River in to the Maasai Mara in search of greener pastures. During the crossing of the river, the wildebeest have to overcome the wrath of hungry crocodiles that always are a beneficial lot during this migration. They have to wrestle with the crocodiles to for survival, which is the highlight of the event, but not all of them make it to the other end as the crocodiles overpowers them. Even after crossing to Maasai Mara, they are still wanted by other larger carnivores like lion, but that is just a balance of the ecosystem.
The Maasai Mara wildebeest migration can be captured on the early morning game drives in customized vehicles, or a walking safari guided by Maasai warrior, or horseback safaris in areas surrounding the Maasai Mara or from hot air balloon safaris over the plains of the Maasai Mara.

With the festive season here with us and many of us are planning to travel to visit friends, families or even travel to a new destination, it is always good to plan early and book accommodation to avoid disappointments. Travelling with friends and families is fun too, DO NOT TRAVEL ALONE, IT'S BORING!