Things to do in Nairobi
Kenya is the home of safari but, in Nairobi's Langata district, the AFEW Giraffe Centre also lets visitors get up close to these lofty creatures, while orphaned rhino and elephant are nursed at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Bomas of Kenya showcases Kenya's rich cultural mosaic with traditional buildings and dancing. Nairobi National Museum is the country's finest museum, featuring many fossils as well as portraying Kenya's natural and ethnic history.
Karen Blixen Museum
Home of famous writer
Set in the leafy suburb of Karen, the Karen Blixen Museum was the residence
of the celebrated Danish author of Out of Africa from 1917 to 1931.
Furnished in period style, it's an unusually well-preserved example of early
colonial architecture.
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Cost
KSh800; under 16s KSh400
Opening Hours
Daily 9.30am-6pm
Address
Karen Road, Karen, Nairobi
Telephone
+254 (0) 20 882779
Nairobi National Museum
Kenya's largest museum
Reopened in 2008 following extensive modernisation, the Nairobi National
Museum at the Museum Hill houses informative displays on Kenya's ethnic
groups, natural history and wealth of hominid fossils. The gardens contain a
snake park and several contemporary African sculptures.
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Cost
KSh800; under 16s KSh400
Opening Hours
Daily 9.30am-6pm
Address
Museum Hill (off Uhuru Highway), Nairobi
Telephone
+254 (0) 20 3742131
Bomas of Kenya
Traditional architecture and dance
Boma is a Swahili word meaning house, and Bomas of Kenya in Langata includes
life-size examples of 11 different traditional construction styles from
around the country. Daily dance performances in a covered auditorium also
represent Kenya's rich cultural variety.
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Cost
KSh600; concessions & children KSh300
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 2.30pm-4pm; Sat, Sun & public holidays 3.30pm-5.15pm
Address
Forest Edge Road, Langata, Nairobi
Telephone
+254 (0) 20 891802
Nairobi National Park
Suburban safari park
Safari favourites such as lion, rhino, buffalo and hippo roam this untamed
tract of savannah in Langata. Despite its suburban location, Nairobi
National Park has an unfenced southern boundary, crossed seasonally by
migratory herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle.
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Cost
Park entry: Overseas visitors US$40; children US$20; transport extra
Opening Hours
Daily 6am-7pm
Address
Langata Road, Nairobi
Telephone
+254 (0) 20 602121
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Elephant and rhino nursery
Founded in 1977 by Dr Dame Daphne Sheldrick, the David Sheldrick Wildlife
Trust, 12km south of central Nairobi, undertakes projects protecting
wildlife in Kenya, specifically Tsavo National Park. Visitors can meet and
foster orphaned baby elephants and rhinos at the nursery.
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Cost
KSh300 minimum donation
Opening Hours
Daily 11am-12pm
Address
KWS Workshop Entrance, Nairobi National Park, Off Magadi Road, Nairobi
Telephone
+254 (0) 20 891996
AFEW Giraffe Centre
Eye level with giraffes
Founded in 1979, the AFEW Giraffe Centre in Langata exists primarily as a
breeding centre for western Kenya's endangered Rothschild's giraffes.
Visitors can look tame giraffes in the eye from viewing platforms. There's
also a nature trail and coffee shop.
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Cost
KSh700; children KSh250
Opening Hours
Daily 9am-5.30pm
Address
Koitobos Road, Langata, Nairobi
Telephone
+254 (0) 20 890952
