Out of Africa Experience: Giraffe Centre and Karen Blixen Museum Tour from Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 4 hours
Follow in the footsteps of Karen Blixen as you travel towards the Ngong Hills, you feel swept immediately onto the film set of Out of Africa the moment you arrive. The old colonial farmhouse is simple, housing a few items that Karen Blixen chose and once enjoyed herself. There are also the colorful gardens to explore, where several old coffee machines have laid untouched for decades. From here visit the Giraffe Centre, where the highly endangered Rothschild giraffe lives in peace. With an elevated viewing-cum-feeding platform, this tour is wonderful for children.
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Follow in the footsteps of Karen Blixen as you travel towards the Ngong Hills, you feel swept immediately onto the film set of Out of Africa the moment you arrive. The old colonial farmhouse is simple, housing a few items that Karen Blixen chose and once enjoyed herself. There are also the colorful gardens to explore, where several old coffee machines have laid untouched for decades. From here visit the Giraffe Centre, where the highly endangered Rothschild giraffe lives in peace. With an elevated viewing-cum-feeding platform, this tour is wonderful for children.The Giraffe Centre was first opened in response to the endangered status of the Rothschild giraffe, the population of which had declined, reaching a low of 130 animals in the wild as a result of agricultural practices in their native habitat. Success of efforts has increased the population to over 500 individual giraffes in Kenya alone. The most exciting part of your tour visit to the Giraffe Centre is the experience of seeing these animals up close and even feeding them! To raise awareness, the centre provides free environmental education to young Kenyans and promotes conservation efforts of endangered species in Kenya. The Giraffe Centre is open daily and the majority of your entrance fee goes toward supporting the important efforts of the organization.
The Karen Blixen museum is one of a number of very interesting regional museums and archaeological and prehistoric sites of the National museums of Kenya. Karen Blixen Museum is open to the public every day (9.30 am to 6pm) including weekends and public holidays. Located 10km from the city centre, the museum belongs to a different time period in the history of Kenya. The farm house gained international fame with the release of the movie ‘Out of Africa' an Oscar winning film based on Karen's an autobiography by the same title. A museum shop offers handicrafts, posters and postcards, the Movie ‘Out of Africa', books and other Kenyan souvenirs.
The Karen Blixen museum is one of a number of very interesting regional museums and archaeological and prehistoric sites of the National museums of Kenya. Karen Blixen Museum is open to the public every day (9.30 am to 6pm) including weekends and public holidays. Located 10km from the city centre, the museum belongs to a different time period in the history of Kenya. The farm house gained international fame with the release of the movie ‘Out of Africa' an Oscar winning film based on Karen's an autobiography by the same title. A museum shop offers handicrafts, posters and postcards, the Movie ‘Out of Africa', books and other Kenyan souvenirs.
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