From Nairobi: Giraffe Centre & Karen Blixen Museum & Kazuri Beads Day Tour

This half-day tour combines giraffe feeding, a colonial-era museum, and a ceramics workshop, all in Nairobi's Karen district.

Getting started

Your driver guide collects you from your Nairobi hotel in the morning for the short drive to the Karen district.

What to expect at the Giraffe Centre

The Giraffe Centre is a nonprofit conservation center that has helped bring the endangered Rothschild giraffe back from near extinction.

Features

• Climb the raised wooden platform to hand-feed giraffes at eye level, with feed pellets provided.

• Spend around 30 minutes to an hour here; early morning or weekday visits tend to be quieter.

What to expect at Karen Blixen Museum

The Karen Blixen Museum is the former farmhouse of the Danish author best known for her memoir Out of Africa.

Features

• Tour the house with a guide, seeing original furnishings and rooms connected to scenes in the book.

• Walk the gardens outside, with views toward the Ngong Hills in the distance.

What to expect at Kazuri Beads factory

Kazuri Beads is a social enterprise where local women hand-make ceramic jewelry, with entry typically free regardless of which tour visits.

Features

• Watch a guided, free 30 to 45-minute demonstration of clay mixing, shaping, firing, and glazing.

• Browse and buy finished jewelry and ceramics in the on-site shop afterward.

Your driver guide returns you to your Nairobi hotel by early to mid-afternoon.