Affordable Birthday Nairobi Escape | 3 Days 2 Nights
Couple Packages
Birthdays
Trademark Suites at Enaki Town or similar
A birthday that starts with a rhino and ends with a cake on the balcony, all inside Nairobi.
Affordable Birthday Nairobi Escape for the couple who would rather spend the day outdoors than at a table with balloons.
Somebody in this relationship has a birthday coming, and a dinner booking feels a bit small for it. This is the bigger version. Three days and two nights, and the actual birthday spent watching rhinos rather than watching a clock for reservations.
You sleep in a one bedroom suite at Trademark Suites at Enaki Town, in the leafy suburb of Nyari, with a king bed, a private balcony, a kitchen of your own and two outdoor pools. The first night is easy and unplanned, since the real celebration is still to come.
On the birthday itself, one private tour van is kept for you from before sunrise, a dawn game drive, orphaned elephants at their mud bath, giraffes eating from your hand, and lunch wherever the birthday person wants it. Back at the hotel that evening, the day closes with a cake and candles on your balcony, the whole day folded into one moment.
Want the actual dinner covered too, not just the cake? Add the Birthday Dinner for Two in the Add Ons tab. Live in Nairobi? The trip starts at the hotel door with no transport to book. Coming from upcountry or abroad? Add a pickup from JKIA or Nairobi Terminus in the Add Ons tab.
Details
Summary information about this package
Trademark Suites at Enaki Town or similar
Nairobi
Couples
Included
Road
For Adults only (18+)
Bed & Breakfast
Included
All year round
Costs
Kenyan Citizen
Ksh. 50200 per person sharing
Non-resident
$ 552 per person sharing
Transport
Options: Road
Duration and Timing
No
3 Days 2 Nights
About Package
More information about this package
Suite for Two: Your suite has a king bed, a lounge, a private balcony and a fully equipped kitchen with a coffee and tea station. There is also a study desk, a laptop size safe, a smart TV and two bottles of mineral water a day.
The Balcony Cake Moment: Both outdoor pools are free for guests, and your private balcony is where we set up the birthday cake and candles once you are back from the wildlife day. No dining room, no other tables, just the two of you and the skyline.
Nyari, Quiet Enough to Actually Talk: The suites sit in a green suburb near Karura Forest, well away from downtown noise. A free shuttle runs to Village Market if you want it.
Breakfast Included: Breakfast is part of your room rate every morning. On the birthday itself you leave before the restaurant opens, so we ask the hotel to pack your breakfast for the road.
Nairobi National Park: Your tour van has a roof that lifts, so you can stand up and watch the plains with the city skyline behind them. Lions, giraffe, zebra and rhino live in the park. Sightings are never guaranteed, but the early start gives you the best chance.
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nursery: Once a day the Trust opens its orphan elephant nursery for a public hour, when the young ones run out for their milk and a mud bath and a keeper tells each orphan's story. Baecation books the visit for you, and the Trust confirms every booking itself and takes none on the day, so please book at least a week before you travel.
Giraffe Centre: The Giraffe Centre in Lang'ata was set up in 1979 to protect the Rothschild's giraffe. You climb a raised platform to eye level and feed them by hand, which makes a surprisingly good birthday photo.
City Drive Home: On the way back to the hotel your guide takes the long route through Nairobi, past Uhuru Park, the Kenyatta International Conference Centre and Parliament Buildings, timed so you are back in good time for the cake.
Package Itinerary
The package itinerary is as follows
Affordable Birthday Nairobi Escape Itinerary with Baecation Adventures
Baecation briefs Trademark Suites at Enaki Town before you arrive, so your suite is ready and the balcony is set for the evening of day two. Coming in by air or by SGR? Add a pickup from JKIA or Nairobi Terminus in the Add Ons tab.
Day 1: Arrive and Wait for It
Morning: An Ordinary Start on Purpose
Nairobi couples leave home whenever the morning allows. Couples arriving from upcountry or abroad make their way to Nyari. Keep it low key, since the actual celebration is still a day away.
Afternoon: Settle In
Check in, unpack properly, and take a swim in one of the two pools if you like. There is nothing to plan this afternoon, only tomorrow to look forward to.
Evening: An Early Night
Order from room service or take the free shuttle to Village Market for something simple. Turn in early, since tomorrow starts before sunrise and the whole day belongs to one of you.
Day 2: The Birthday
Morning: A Dawn Game Drive to Start the Day
Your driver guide collects you both at 5:15 am with a packed breakfast, so the van is at the park gate when it opens at 6. Stand up together through the raised roof as the plains open out with the city skyline behind the grass. Your guide tracks lions, giraffe, zebra and rhino for you, then brings you to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust nursery for the public hour, when the orphaned elephants come out for milk and mud.
Afternoon: Giraffes, Then Lunch Wherever the Birthday Person Wants
A short drive from the nursery brings you to the Giraffe Centre, where a giraffe's tongue on your palm is a strange but memorable way to spend a birthday. Lunch is the birthday person's choice of Carnivore, Galleria Mall or Mamba Village. We reserve the table either way.
Evening: Cake on the Balcony
Your guide brings you back through the city, past Uhuru Park, the Kenyatta International Conference Centre and Parliament Buildings, timed so you are back at the hotel with the evening still ahead of you. On your private balcony, a cake and candles are waiting, the whole day folded into one moment. Add the Birthday Dinner for Two from the Add Ons tab if you want the meal covered as well.
Day 3: The Day After
Morning: Sleep It Off
Breakfast runs in the restaurant at your own pace, cake still half finished in the fridge if you saved any. Want one more stop before you go? Choose the Departure Day Tour in the Add Ons tab, which takes you through Karura Forest and the Nairobi National Museum on the way to JKIA. Otherwise the pool and the balcony are yours until check out.
Afternoon: Home, a Year Older
Couples staying in Nairobi drive themselves home. Couples travelling on can add a drop off to JKIA or Nairobi Terminus in the Add Ons tab, and can round off the trip with ice skating at Panari Hotel.
Add Ons
Romantic Touches: (Small additions, priced per couple.)
Birthday Dinner for Two at the hotel restaurant: KES 14,800 ($114) per couple
Champagne or Sparkling Wine to Toast the Birthday: KES 8,000 ($80) per couple
Personal Photographer: KES 10,000 ($100) per couple
Couples Spa Treatment on demand: KES 10,000 ($100) per couple
Luxury Picnic Setup on your balcony or at a scenic spot: KES 10,000 ($100) per couple
Upgrade Your Stay: (Priced on top of the package price for the trip described.)
Executive One Bedroom Suite at the same hotel for the full two night stay, one suite only: KES 29,600 ($229) per couple
Toyota Land Cruiser Safari Van instead of the Toyota Hiace for the birthday itself: KES 21,400 ($214) per couple
Getting There and Away: (Pickups, drop offs and your departure day.)
Pickup from JKIA or Nairobi Terminus to the hotel: KES 5,000 ($50) per couple
Drop off at JKIA or Nairobi Terminus: KES 5,000 ($50) per couple
Departure Day Tour to JKIA with Karura Forest, the Nairobi National Museum, a vehicle, a driver guide and entry fees: KES 16,000 ($213) per couple
Ice Skating at Panari Hotel, on the way to JKIA: KES 5,000 ($50) per person
Karura Forest Cycling Tour in place of the forest walk: KES 7,150 ($71.50) per person
+ Inclusions
Two nights bed and breakfast in a one bedroom suite at Trademark Suites at Enaki Town or similar, two sharing
Birthday cake and candles set up on your balcony on the evening of day two
One full day private tour on the birthday itself in a Toyota Hiace tour van with a roof that lifts, a driver guide, fuel and bottled water
Nairobi National Park entry for two
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust nursery visit for two, booked by Baecation, with the entry donation paid on the day
Giraffe Centre entry for two with giraffe feeding
A city drive through Nairobi on the way back to the hotel
A table booked for lunch at Carnivore, Galleria Mall or Mamba Village
- Exclusions
Lunches and dinners
Airport and SGR transfers, available in the Add Ons tab
Departure day activities, available in the Add Ons tab
Drinks, tips and personal expenses
Museum entries and other optional ticketed stops
Flights, SGR tickets and travel insurance
Any change to KWS park fees or the Sheldrick entry donation announced before your travel date
What To Carry
Original Kenyan National ID or passport for each of you, because rangers check them at the park gate and resident rates at the nursery and the Giraffe Centre need proof of residency
Light layers, because Nairobi mornings are cool
Neutral coloured clothes for the game drive
Comfortable closed shoes for the walking stops
Hat, sunscreen and sunglasses
Binoculars and a camera or phone
Swimwear for the pools
Something you would be glad to see in photos on the balcony that evening
A small daypack for the tour day
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