5 Dining Experiences in Kenya to Build a Day Around

1.Carnivore Restaurant Nairobi Dinning experience-transport

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 50 reviews · from $30Our pick

Enjoy a Nairobi meal at Carnivore Restaurant with private pickup and return from your hotel or airport. The charcoal buffet includes chicken, beef, lamb, sausage, ostrich, impala, gazelle, and occasional crocodile, plus salads, vegetables, soup, and dessert. Allow about three hours, and confirm that the meal price is separate from transport.

“This was a great dining experience while visiting Nairobi! Go hungry because everything was grilled to perfection and the accompanying sauces delish!”

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2.The Safari Cats Show Tickets & Buffet Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 29 reviews · 4 hours · from $99

Spend an evening at Nairobi’s Safari Cats show with hotel pickup, a Nyama Choma buffet, traditional dancing, and acrobatics. The four-hour outing includes about 90 minutes each way in traffic, dinner before the 9 pm performance, and a return transfer after the 10 pm finish. Drinks cost extra, and warm clothing is useful.

“We had a great time. The dinner was good and the show was excellent (especially the acrobatic troupe). Our driver, Edwin, was punctual, kind, and entertained my kids with stories during the drive.”

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3.Nairobi Nightlife and Safari Park Hotel Dinner Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · from $125

Spend an evening at Nairobi’s Safari Park Hotel with private pickup, a generous Kenyan dinner, live local music, and a one-hour acrobatic dance show. Meat is carved at your table, vegetarian choices are available, and guides such as Stephen, Titus, Wellington, Francis, and Meshak have helped make the evening smooth and personal. A post-show dance upgrade is also available.

“We really enjoyed the show and the food. I didn’t get to go to Carnivore on my trip so appreciated being able to try some new meats, which were delicious. The staff at the restaurant were fantastic! Our driver also gets a thumbs up. Highly recommend this excursion!”

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4.Street food Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 14 reviews · 2h 30m · from $37

Walk through Mombasa Old Town with an English or Swahili speaking guide, stopping for beef or chicken mshikaki, sugarcane juice, Swahili coffee, tea, potatoes, seafood, and cassava chips. Joan and Nicole have led this experience. Come hungry, report allergies early, and expect a relaxed food walk rather than a formal restaurant meal.

“Paní průvodkyně byla moc milá. Dozvěděli jsme se spoustu zajímavých informací nejen o jídle, ale i o životě místních lidí a také o historii města.”

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5.Sunset Dhow Cruise with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $70

Spend four hours sailing a traditional dhow from Estuary Beach Restaurant into the Mwachema and Kongo rivers. Captain Bakari is named as one possible skipper. Expect mangroves, sunset views, a riverside main course, fresh juice, and water. Transport is not included.

“Vse je bilo,kot smo se dogovorili,res lepa izkušnja.Imeli smo zelo dobrega kapitana Bakarija,priporočam Robert in Katja,Slovenija”

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