Karen Blixen Museum Kobe Beads and Giraffe Center Day Trip

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7 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Get a taste of Kenyan wildlife and culture on this guided tour from Nairobi. 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. A professional guide and private transportation ensure a comfortable and convenient trip. Learn more about giraffes and see them from a safe distance at the Giraffe Center See how traditional Kobe beads are made from start to finish at a bead workshop Visit the Karen Blixen Museum to learn more about the Danish author's life and influence in Kenya

What's Included

Pickup and drop off
Proffessional driver guide
Parking Fees
Lunch
Tips

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Pick up available from Airbnb and private Apartments We will pick you up at the arrival hall. The driver will be waiting for you with a signboard with the lead travel name.

Itinerary

Duration: 7 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Giraffe Centre

    Start your tour with pick up at your Nairobi Accommodation/Hotel. Start off 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 a giraffe - you can get a real sense of the size of these gentle giants.There is also an education centre with lots of information about the breeding and conservation of the rarest of Kenya’s three giraffe species. Learn their behaviors, traits and more conservation education as you get up close and personal on a raised observation platform

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 2
    KOBE TOUGH beads & leather

    The next stop visit Bead Factory. This 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. It’s also a unique factory as it employs single mother parents from the poor neighborhood who earn a living to support their families. This pottery, ceramic and bead factory employs all single mothers to make its 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.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Karen Blixen Museum

    You will then be driven to the old colonial house of Danish author, Karen Blixen. Now a museum, this property and the surrounding Ngong Hills were made famous in the book and then the movie ‘Out of Africa’. It is a must see for all Danes and lovers of African history and romance. Return to your hotel around 5pm.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The remaining other hours are used on transport.
Supplied by Sabilom Kenya Tours & Safaris

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