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Destination: Nairobi

Dine with long-necked buddies

By BOB BOUGHNER, QMI Agency
Visit giraffes while on vacation in Nairobi. (Sue-Ann Levy/QMI Agency)

Visit giraffes while on vacation in Nairobi. (Sue-Ann Levy/QMI Agency)

Giraffe Manor in Nairobi is among the world's most exotic hotels or vacation rentals.

Guests actually dine with giraffes at a cost of $460 per night.

You can also sleep in a construction crane in the Netherlands for $475 a night or rent an entire wine country village in Germany for $48,351 per night.

Giraffe Manor is one of Nairobi's most iconic historical buildings dating back to the 1930s.

A herd of eight resident Rothschild giraffes tend to visit the manor in the mornings and evenings to greet guests and sniff out some snacks before venturing out to their 140-acre sanctuary.

The manor features 10 luxury rooms and was originally the home of a couple whose lifelong ambition became the preservation of the Rothschild giraffe.

If giraffes aren't your thing you can also spend a night in a tree house in France for $188 or bed down in a circus caravan in Switzerland for $56 a night.

Check out www.wimdu.com for more information.

This story was posted on Thu, October 6, 2011



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