activities in nairobi
Photo By Paul Costello, June/July 2007
- nairobi adventures
- Yellow Wings
- Wilson Airport
Lengai House
2nd Floor Beyond Nairobi, Kenya's potholed roads lose their rustic charm fast—they're downright terrifying at night. If you can swing it, charter a plane from this company. Dependable little Cessnas allow for stunning panoramas of Kenya's Rift Valley—without the dust.
- Naibor Camp
- reservations@theartofventures.com
Perched along the banks of the Talek River, inside 200,000 exclusive acres of the famed Maasai Mara National Reserve, this tented camp—run by the same outfit that owns Shompole Lodge— is worthy of a bedouin prince. Naibor provides daytime game walks and drives at night, when you're most likely to see predators. (Note: Kenya Airways flies daily to the Maasai Mara, where the staff will pick you up.)
- Shompole Lodge
- reservations@theartofventures.com
This A-list eco hotel blends into an escarpment rising above the 35,000-acre Shompole Conservancy. Eight tented rooms feature small private pools and views of lions, buffalo and zebras in the valley. The food is legendary. Our favorite off the dinner menu: the fragrant and spicy Zanzibar fish soup.
