The 15 Best Museum Visits in Nairobi

Day Tour to Giraffe Center and Karen Blixen Museum - Feeding giraffes at the Giraffe Center

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 168 reviews · from $95Our pick

Meet Rothschild giraffes, tour Karen Blixen’s former home, and see handmade beads on a private Nairobi day tour with hotel pickup.

“We had a great day trip yesterday with our wonderful guide Faith and driver James. We were so well looked after and they ensured our experience was personal to us. We visited the amazing elephant and giraffe centres, the Kobe Tough beade centre, the Karen Blixen Museum and a local craft market, with a lunch at the welcoming Hunger's Nest restaurant. Thank you Faith and James for an amazing day in Nairobi.”

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Nairobi National Park,Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen Museum.

2.Nairobi National Park,Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen Museum.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 127 reviews Top rated

See Nairobi National Park at dawn, orphaned elephants, giraffes, and Karen Blixen’s home in one practical full-day tour.

“You basically get dropped off if your hotel is in central Nairobi at around 1PM. I feel like we could've spend more time doing the game drive in Nairobi National Park. I was disappointed as I was not able to visit the Elephant orphanage even if Read more”

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Giraffe Center and Karen Blixen Museum Tour from Nairobi

3.Giraffe Center and Karen Blixen Museum Tour from Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 43 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $99

Feed Rothschild giraffes, visit Karen Blixen’s Nairobi home, and browse Kenyan crafts on a practical four-hour tour from Nairobi.

“I had a great time, my guide was very nice. Thank you,”

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Nairobi National Park, Giraffe Center & Karen Blixen Museum

4.Nairobi National Park, Giraffe Center & Karen Blixen Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 42 reviews · from $85

See Nairobi National Park wildlife, feed giraffes, and visit Karen Blixen Museum with hotel pickup, guide, water, Wi-Fi, and binoculars.

“Nothing really this is a scam. This service provider takes money from patrons before supplying terms and conditions of the service offering”

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Fort Jesus Museum Walking Tour in Mombasa

5.Fort Jesus Museum Walking Tour in Mombasa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $35Best value

Explore Fort Jesus, Mombasa Old Town, the spice market, Swahili doors, local food, and coastal history on a four-hour guided walk.

“I met Bishamba tour guide at the Fort gate on time. She assisted me completing admission form. She was very knowledgeable about the fort. The tour went at a perfect pace. We proceeded to an excellent tour of the old town. So interesting. We visited artisans at work, different markets. I really appreciated all the sights, sounds, and people. Bishamba's knowledge of the trees and fruits ...exceptional.”

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Karen Blixen Museum & Giraffe Centre Half day tour

6.Karen Blixen Museum & Giraffe Centre Half day tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $98

Feed Rothschild giraffes and tour Karen Blixen’s former home on a practical four-hour Nairobi outing with hotel pickup.

“Paul was a great tour guide. He picked us up at our hotel and showed us lots of points of interest on our way to the giraffe center. The giraffe center and the Karen Blixen Museum were great and the staff there were so knowledgeable and friendly. I would recommend this tour to anyone, it was a great length as we had to get to our other hotel later in the afternoon .”

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Nairobi 3 Museums and Bomas of Kenya day tour.

7.Nairobi 3 Museums and Bomas of Kenya day tour.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $130

See Nairobi’s National, Railway, and Karen Blixen museums, then watch Kenyan dances at Bomas of Kenya on a private day tour.

“This tour was wonderful. Benson, our guide was very professional, knowledgeable and very friendly. He provided us with lots of great information about his country, Nairobi Kenya. We visited many interesting museums, and culture events. A veRead more”

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Mombasa City Tour: Fort Jesus Museum, Old Town & Haller Park

8.Mombasa City Tour: Fort Jesus Museum, Old Town & Haller Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 9 reviews · 8 hours · from $170

Explore Mombasa’s Fort Jesus, Old Town, waterfront, and Haller Park with hotel pickup, lunch time, giraffe feeding, and English guides.

“It was lovely trip! Our driver and our guide both were really nice and knowledgeable. Our guide Geoffrey told us plenty of things about the culture of town and showed us many beautiful stops. Our driver John was also very friendly. Highly recommended!”

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Karen Blixen Museum, Beads craft and Giraffe Day tour

9.Karen Blixen Museum, Beads craft and Giraffe Day tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $90

Explore Karen Blixen’s home, watch women make beads, and feed Rothschild giraffes on a private six-hour Nairobi tour.

“Was a beautiful experience, so much amazing history. Definitely watch Out of Africa, it will help with understanding the time period and Karen’s story.”

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A visit to Karen Blixen Museum

10.A visit to Karen Blixen Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8 reviews · from $114

Visit Karen Blixen’s Nairobi farmhouse with hotel pickup, museum entry, Ngong Hills views, and a small group capped at 15 people.

“We are big fans of the movie Out of Africa and seeing the house and artifacts of Karen’s. Great love story of the country and of hers for Deny”

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Nairobi: Museum, KICC, Giraffe Centre & Bomas of Kenya Tour

11.Museum, KICC, Giraffe Centre & Bomas of Kenya Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 7 reviews · from $69

Explore Nairobi’s museum, KICC skyline, Rothschild giraffes, and Kenyan music and dance with hotel pickup for $69 plus entry fees.

“It was amazing tour ! Faith is absolutely great as a tour guide , friendly , professional and full of knowledge. Fantastic tour all over Nairobi and Giraffe Centre and shopping markets. Everything was perfect ! Highly recommended tour ❤️”

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Nairobi National Museum & City Tour.

12.Nairobi National Museum & City Tour.

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $55

Explore Nairobi National Museum, KICC, city landmarks, and August 7th Memorial Park on a practical four-hour guided tour.

“We enjoyed all of it. The museum was very interesting and we added the snake park. After touring the City Center, the Highlight was the rooftop of KICC. Our guide Kelvin was very knowledgeable and really went the extra mile to help us get a local SIM card on a Sunday :-)”

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Nairobi Park, Giraffe & Elephant Orphanage with Museum Visit

13.Nairobi Park, Giraffe & Elephant Orphanage with Museum Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 8 hours · from $40

Spend a day in Nairobi with a national park game drive, Rothschild giraffes, rescued elephants, and a Museum of Illusions visit.

“Fantastic trip and fantastic guide, Douglas. We seemed to be in the right place at the right time but it was all down to him! Saw lion, buffalo, hippo, lots of giraffe, rhino and lots of antelope. Also was fantastic to see the baby rhino and all the orphaned elephants being so well cared for at the Sheldrick Centre. And the giraffes stem the Giraffe Centre were the icing on the cake of a fantastic day out. Would 110% recommendation.”

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Day Tour Nairobi Museum, Giraffe Centre & Nairobi National Park

14.Day Tour Nairobi Museum, Giraffe Centre & Nairobi National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $301

Pair Nairobi’s museum, Rothschild’s giraffes, and a four-hour safari in Nairobi National Park on a private full-day tour.

“Edwin was on time and flexible with our itinerary. He recommended an earlier start time and it was a brilliant option - got to see a lot more of the wildlife running about. Plus I got to see Nairobi sunrise in the park!”

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Giraffe Center and Karen Blixen Museum Tour from Nairobi

15.Giraffe Center and Karen Blixen Museum Tour from Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4 reviews · from $85

Meet Rothschild giraffes, visit the Karen Blixen Museum, and make Kenyan beads on a practical half-day tour from Nairobi.

“We had a personal guide and at the Giraffe Center he told us a lot about the different species of giraffe. We didn't have to queue anywhere and were accompanied by the guides straight away.”

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