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Brown’s Cheese Factory Tour, Tigoni
Saturday 26 September 2015, 12.15 pm
Brown’s cheese was founded on a passion for delicious, fresh, additive-free cheese.
The farm was established in 1979. It lies among the beautiful tea plantations of Tigoni and is run on purely biodynamic and organic principles.
Included
1. A tour of the factory and overview of how cheese is made
2. Cheese tasting session for the group. Discover flavor differences and cheese families with 8 cheeses including some seasonal cheeses kept just for group tastings.
3. A three course lunch made with 100% homegrown ingredients, set in green and tranquil surroundings
4. A tour of the biodynamic vegetable garden, after lunch

Cost:
KMS members
Adults – Ksh 3,400
Teens – Ksh 2,000
Kids 5-12yrs – Ksh1,000

Non members
Adults – Ksh 3,600
Teens – Ksh 2,500
Kids 5-12yrs – Ksh1,500

Payment: Mpesa Paybill No: 400800, Followed by Account No: 6571570019

Children below 5 years will be Free

Excluded: Transport

Note: There are only 15 spaces for this trip, so please sign up & make the payments as soon as possible.

Contacts: 0724 255 299 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

We regret to inform you that we have had to postpone the Scavenger Hunt, scheduled for this Saturday 13 June 2015, 9.30 am, due to few group sign ups.

We will set a new date in August and let you know as soon as possible.

Please accept our apologies.

Contacts: 0724 255 299 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

Children’s Day Outing
Wednesday 29 April 2015
Japan Information and Culture Centre, Embassy of Japan

Activities

* Introductory clip on Japan and its culture
* Origami – the Japanese art of paper folding
* Shodo – Japanese calligraphy
* Traditional Japanese Game
* 1 or 2 Japanese Songs
* Robot show

Cost:

KMS Member Child – Ksh 900
Non Member Child – Ksh 1,000

MPESA no: 400800 Account no: 6571570019

Included;
Transport
Water
Juice
Paper & pencils

What to bring – snacks
Age: 6 years and above
We will meet at 12.45 pm at the Kenya Museum Society Office.
All the children will be brought back to the Museum office after the outing and will be picked up from 4 pm

Meru National Park
April 30 – May 3
Meru is one of Kenya’s most beautiful parks. Blessed with several rivers, it has diverse landscapes of riverine forests, swamps and doum palms. The southern boundry is formed by the majestic Tana river where the surrounding area is dry scrubland. Because of the low altitude the evenings are warm and the sky full of stars. Game in the park includes elephant, cheetah and a rhino sanctuary.
Meru is the area where the Adamsons released their most famous lioness Elsa back into the wild. We shall visit the graves of Pippa and Elsa, though the latter may be inaccessible. There will be a 40-minute talk on the Adamsons. We may also visit the Adamson bridge on the Tana river.
Route : We shall take a circular route round Mt Kenya. We go via Meru town . Nearby we shall visit a fossil site. Our coffee break will be at the Pig and Whistle, an old colonial watering hole. We return via Nanyuki.
We shall stay at the warden’s charming old house, with its spacious verandas. There is often game around the house. There is a swimming pool nearby which we can use…if we have time!
Because of the bed arrangement there have to be 4 couples. There are two single rooms. Total number the house can accommodate is 10 persons.
Cost : 14,800ksh.
Information : There is a lot written by the Adamsons as well as about them. Some of the books are available in the KMS library. Also recommended is an exhibition of Joy Adamson’s paintings on at the Nairobi Museum.
Book and pay now to avoid disappointment

Contact: 0724 255 299 or 2339158

info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

Western Kenya, Lake Victoria and Kakamega Forest
2-6 April, 2015
This 5 day trip will be part historic and part nature. We shall cover some of the history of the Railway in Western Kenya and visit the interesting stations of Londiani, Kipkelion and Fort Ternan.
We stay for 2 nights at Kwessos house. Built in the 1920’s it is a charming home with extensive gardens and a heated swimming pool. We can have long walks on the 3,000 acre estate, visit a waterfall and a dam. Horse riding is available at 1,500ksh an hour. For the more experienced riders there is a cross-country course.
On 4 April we proceed to Kisumu and have lunch by the lake. After lunch we go to Kakamega forest. It is a remnant of the great rainforests that once stretched from western Africa across to the eastern shores. We shall stay two nights at the serene, old fashoined Rondo Retreat. The next day there will be a walk in the forest.
Return to Nairobi on 6 April.
Cost: 24,800 Ksh pp sharing
Included: Kwessos House 1 day FB and 1 day HB. Rondo Retreat FB.
Not Included: transport, cost of the forest walk.
Route: Nairobi-Nakuru-Londiani-Kipkelion-Homa Lime-Kisumu -Kakamega-Nairobi
Carry a picnic lunch for the first day. On Monday we can have a short stop in Nakuru for snacks.
Book and pay now. It is Easter weekend and lodges demand early payment.

There is room for 12 persons only.
Contacts; 0724 255 299, 2339158 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org