Last day: Nairobi

Our last day took us to Nairobi, the dynamic capital of Kenya and far more developed that anything we had seen in Tanzania. Not to say that Nairobi is free of problems – our guides pointed out a huge slum where corrugated iron shacks are home to over a million people, most of whom work for US$2 a day or less. 

Downtown Nairobi is certainly thriving (traffic is terrible), and our tour passed several impressive buildings, from colonial halls and churches to glitzy modern skyscrapers. 

Lunch was at the touristy but fun Carnivore Restaurant, where the menu consists almost exclusively of roasted meats (it’s a bit like a Brazilian churrascaria, with huge fire pit and meat on stakes at the front of the restaurant). 
It used to be famous for game meat, but these days hunting is banned in Kenya, and the only exotic items were farmed ostrich and crocodile meat. The group seemed to like the ribs and chicken livers best! 

Our final hours in Kenya were spent – where else – at the shopping mall. Everyone loaded up with Blue Mountain Coffee, Kenyan tea, local nuts and other souvenirs.