Coastweek | February 24 - March 02, 2006 | Issue 2908


Bamburi, Kenya (Coastweek) -- Why not enjoy an "Out of Africa" experience in Nguuni Nature Sanctuary? Only four kilometers away from Bamburi Cement Factory, a small nature sanctuary offers a few choices of spending your leisure time but in a completely unique "out of Africa" environment.
Surrounded by giraffe and antelopes as you watch a magnificent sunset at Nguuni Nature Sanctuary.

A small nature sanctuary offering a unique 'out of Africa' environment

Today, Nguuni Nature Sanctuary offers you guided:

• Bird watching - just recently completed is the bird trail and hide and a newly constructed Birders Banda for the overnight visitors.

See over 260 species of birds.

• Tours - enjoy pleasant nature walks along valleys with rain-fed ponds inhabited by fish and birds.

Large Doum Palm crowned by Leopard Orchids are scattered in the grassland.

Educational tours can be arranged for Schools.


• Camel rides - for the adventurous visitors, a camel ride is the perfect choice to view the beautiful landscape and the animals of the sanctuary from a different angle

A home to a number of animals - see at a close range Ostriches being fed as Eland and Oryx will surround you as they graze quietly in the area.

There is a unique opportunity for a sundowner with the teeming wild life and a bar-be-cue at the campfire.


Lucky visitors will get to see a couple of the shy Water Bucks.

While the graceful Giraffes will walk close by you.

• Bike tours - an eight km leisurely ride on mountain bikes through traditional African villages in palm and mango tree forests.

See local village life at closer view. At the end of the tour, you will enjoy a sundowner at the Sanctuary.

There is a unique opportunity for a sundowner and bar-be-cue at the campfire.

A perfect setting for get-togethers with your friends, picnics, birthdays and staff parties.

You will be surrounded by antelopes as you watch a magnificent sunset.