Nairobi is the commercial and cultural center of Kenya and also Known as the safari capital of Africa, an energetic and modern city.
It is an important economic center in East Africa and is known for its bustling markets, Parks and museums.
Major international organizations including United Nations and United Nations Environment programme are based in Nairobi
Nairobi is a popular tourist destination, known for its wildlife and national parks such as Nairobi national park “The only capital city in the world which boasts a National Park”
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1. Nairobi National Park ( The World’s only wildlife capital )
A short drive out of Nairobi’s central business district is the Nairobi National Park. Wide open grass plains and backdrop of the city scrapers, scattered acacia bush play host to a wide variety of wildlife including the endangered black rhino, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, buffaloes, giraffes and diverse birdlife with over 400 species recorded. Visitors can enjoy the park’s picnic sites, three campsites and the walking trails for hikers.
2. Nairobi National Museum
The Institution of National Museums of Kenya is anchored on four pillars notably culture, history, arts and nature. The Nairobi National Museum is only 20 minutes from the Central Business District. visitors interact first hand with early man and Stone Age tools. Bird’s gallery depicts the diversity of birds of East Africa arranged in family groups such as birds of prey, water birds and sunbirds. This helps visitors to envision on the different ways birds are adapted to their environment and feeding. The History of Kenya gallery details the origin of Kenya’s different communities and language groups, pre-colonial period, colonial period, interaction among the communities, struggle for independence and independence.
The story of mammals from the large elephant, bats to shrews is captured in three themes namely, evolution, locomotion, feeding adaptation and defense mechanism.
Cycles of life gallery paints a picture of the different social interactions, and cultural activities during the life stages of man from childhood, youth, adulthood and ancestral stage. Learners get to interact with traditional items from different communities.
3. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust ( Haven for Elephants and Rhinos)
The Sheldrick Wildlife trust is world-renowned for its work rescuing and rehabilitating orphaned baby elephants. You can visit them between 11am and 12noon ( 7 days a week) and during the 01hrs visit, a senior keeper will introduce each of the elephants and why they came to need their help. While the elephants themselves can be watched enjoying a milk feed and mud bath or dust bath
4.Bomas of Kenya
A cultural village that’ provides a glimpse into the traditional way of life of various Kenyan Communities
5. The Nairobi Railway Museum
This museum showcases the history of the railway in Kenya and East Africa Small museum that tells about the evolution of Kenya via building the railways, get an elaborate tour of the history of the rail transport system in East Africa
6. The National Art Gallery
This is an art gallery located in the capital of Kenya. The gallery is dedicated to showcasing African art
7. The Nairobi Arboretum
This is a recreational park where people looking for tranquility go,take long walks, hold picnics or to commune with their God. while love-birds enjoy spending romantic moments in its secluded spots. Runners also love to jog around the Arboretum’s forest trails.
The Arboretum holds over 350 species of indigenous and exotic plants, most of which are labelled, home to over 100 species of birds, and a significant population of Sykes and Vervet monkeys.
8. Mamba Village Crocodile Farm
Just as the name suggests “Mamba Village Crocodile Farm” is famous for its crocodiles and is home to the giant Nile crocodile
9. Giraffe Centre (Home of the Rothschild Giraffe)
Get a personal interaction with the Rothschild Giraffe. Here you can feed and kiss the Rothschild Giraffe
10. The 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.
The Karen Blixen Museum was once the centre piece of a farm at the foot of the Ngong Hills owned by Danish Author Karen and her Swedish Husband, Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke. Located 10km from the city centre, the museum belongs to a different time period in the history of Kenya, and later gained international acclaim with the release of the movie ‘Out of Africa’, an Oscar winning film based on Karen’s autobiography by the same title.
