Jomo Kenyatta International Airport 37 min
The Maasai Market (29 min) Open-air marketplace featuring vendors selling colorful handmade jewelry, textiles & beaded bowls. Ngong Hills (1 hr 12) Hikers & picnickers regularly ascend these sloping peaks boasting scenic valley & city views. Karen Blixen Museum (22 min) 1920s farmhouse where Blixen lived & wrote her famous memoirs, now museum with original furnishings. Elephant Orphanage (17 min) Haven & rehabilitation center for rescued orphan elephant calves, with a digital adoption program. Bomas Of Kenya (16 min) Open-air museum featuring traditional tribal villages with indigenous crafts, performances & music. Nairobi Animal Orphanage (30 min) Rehabilitation center at Nairobi National Park featuring many exotic mammals & birds, plus tours. Nairobi Safari Walk (32 min) Elevated wooden boardwalk winding through a safari park with lions, rhinos, cheetahs and leopards. The Nairobi Arboretum (35 min) Tranquil locale featuring various species of trees, plus picnic areas & natural scenery. Elephant and Rhino Nursery (11 min) Giraffe Centre (20 min) Giraffe conservation & breeding center with feeding platforms & a 94-acre forested nature park. Kenya Railway Museum (31 min) Opened in 1971, this railway museum features locomotives, coaches, a mini railroad & more. Uhuru Gardens (20 min) Historic gardens with walking paths & monuments honoring the 1st place Kenya's flag was flown. Uhuru Park (27 min) This spacious city park is a popular meeting place with a variety of spaces for public gatherings. Kenya Museum Society (31 min) Museum & research group with collections & exhibitions on East African heritage & history. Nairobi National Park (33 min) National Park & conservation center protecting big-game animals & their savanna habitat. |