Jomo Kenyatta International Airport 37 min
Nairobi National Park (41 min) National Park & conservation center protecting big-game animals & their savanna habitat. Karen Blixen Museum (9 min) 1920s farmhouse where Blixen lived & wrote her famous memoirs, now museum with original furnishings. Uhuru Gardens (21 min) Historic gardens with walking paths & monuments honoring the 1st place Kenya's flag was flown. Nairobi Safari Walk (41 min) Elevated wooden boardwalk winding through a safari park with lions, rhinos, cheetahs and leopards. Uhuru Park (27 min) This spacious city park is a popular meeting place with a variety of spaces for public gatherings. Bomas Of Kenya (17 min) Open-air museum featuring traditional tribal villages with indigenous crafts, performances & music. The Maasai Market (30 min) Open-air marketplace featuring vendors selling colorful handmade jewelry, textiles & beaded bowls. Ngong Hills (53 min) Hikers & picnickers regularly ascend these sloping peaks boasting scenic valley & city views. Giraffe Centre (11 min) Giraffe conservation & breeding center with feeding platforms & a 94-acre forested nature park. The Nairobi Arboretum (34 min) Tranquil locale featuring various species of trees, plus picnic areas & natural scenery. Nairobi Animal Orphanage (38 min) Rehabilitation center at Nairobi National Park featuring many exotic mammals & birds, plus tours. Elephant and Rhino Nursery (20 min) Elephant Orphanage (17 min) Haven & rehabilitation center for rescued orphan elephant calves, with a digital adoption program. The Oloolua Nature Trail (1 min) 5-km. nature trail in Oloolau Forest featuring a cave, a picnic site, campsites & a waterfall. Kenya Railway Museum (32 min) Opened in 1971, this railway museum features locomotives, coaches, a mini railroad & more. |