Giraffe Centre, Kazuri Beads Factory & Karen Blixen Museum Tour

Just a few minutes from Nairobi City Center, you will get a taste of Kenyan wildlife and culture on this guided tour. Visit the Giraffe Center to learn more about one of the world's most popular animals before heading to a traditional bead workshop and the Karen Blixen Museum which opened its doors to the public in 1991. It is also where the famous movie “Out of Africa” was shot. Our professional local guide and private transportation will give a comfortable and convenient excursion.

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Giraffe Centre
Our professional local guide will pick you up at your Nairobi Accommodation/Hotel 8.00 am with a drive to the Giraffe Center, headquarters for the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife made famous by 'Daisy Rothschild. It is quite an experience being eye to eye with and feeding giraffe from your palm with pallets. Time allows, there is an education centre with lots of information about the breeding and conservation of the rarest of Kenya’s three giraffe species{Rothschild, Masai and Reticulated}. Learn their behaviors, traits and more conservation education.

Kazuri Beads Factory
We then drive to Kazuri Beads Factory. The bead factory is a pottery company that makes one of the world most beautiful beads. You will be shown all the stages from the start to the finish. The factory is unique in that it employs single mother parents from the poor neighborhood who earn a living to support their families by making these beautiful gifts and souvenirs - which are now exported all around the world. There is a gift shop which stocks some of their wares. Please note that the workshop is closed Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday, however the gift shop is open 7 days a week.

Karen Blixen Museum
Finally, you will be driven to Karen Blixen Museum. Set in the serene suburb of Nairobi, the Karen Blixen Museum not only provides the most comprehensive insight into the person of Karen Blixen, but also offers a fantastic space for personal reflection in our nature trail, against a back drop of Karen’s beloved Ngong Hills. Built in 1912 by Swedish Engineer Ake Sjogren, Karen and her husband bought the house in 1917 and it became the farm house for their 6,000-acre farm, of which 600 acres was used for coffee farming. Their marriage failed after eight years and in 1921 the Baron moved on and left the running of the farm to Karen. Apart from the story of the house and its occupants, this house is also the same place where the famous movie “Out of Africa” was shot. Your half a day tour ends back in your accommodation or hotel.