The 15 Best Karen Blixen Museum Tours in Nairobi

1.Day tour to Giraffe Center and Karen Blixen Museum

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

Spend 6 to 8 hours visiting Nairobi’s Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen Museum, and Kobe Tough bead factory. Your private vehicle, hotel pickup within Nairobi CBD, guide, and entrance fees are included. Guides such as George, Meshack, Peter, and Stephen have led past tours.

“Getting to learn about Giraffes and how they live was amazing...Narrated by an awesome park ranger. Visiting the Muzuri bead factory was amazing and having lunch at Carnival”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 127 reviews Top rated

Start at 6 a.m. with a game drive in Nairobi National Park, then visit the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Giraffe Centre, and Karen Blixen Museum. BigFoot Adventures provides an air-conditioned safari van, driver-guide, bottled water, and hotel pickup.

“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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3.1 Day Tour Nairobi National Park,Giraffe Center&Karen Blixen

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $46

Start at 5:30am with hotel pickup and a climate-controlled minivan. Spend about four hours in Nairobi National Park, then visit the Giraffe Centre and Karen Blixen Museum. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust entry may be added if the limited 11am nursery visit has space.

“The driver was very kind, we saw a lot of animals and we went to giraffe center and then home , he even walked with me till the hostel gate because the road was closed”

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4.Giraffe Center and Karen Blixen Museum Tour from Nairobi

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

Spend four to five hours with an English-speaking guide visiting the Karen Blixen Museum and Nairobi’s Giraffe Centre. You’ll learn about Blixen’s farm, feed Rothschild’s giraffes by hand, and stop at a nearby beads and crafts centre. Guides such as Edwin and Julius are noted for helpful, personal touring.

“Feeding the animals so close after seeing them on safari was truly amazing. My guide - Edwin - was so helpful and kind. A great trip!!!”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 42 reviews · from $85

Start with a three-hour wildlife drive in Nairobi National Park, then visit the Giraffe Centre and Karen Blixen Museum, or choose Bomas of Kenya. Your driver-guide provides hotel pickup, bottled water, Wi-Fi, and binoculars, but attraction fees and lunch cost extra.

“The sights on this tour are amazing and worthwhile. This tour however is poorly emrun and expensive. The high price does not include the entry fees at each site. I was also required to pay these before the tour started using the Kenyan GoRead more”

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6.Day tour to Giraffe center and Karen Blixen Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $105

Spend up to three hours at Nairobi’s Giraffe Centre, then visit Kazuri Beads and the Karen Blixen Museum with a professional guide-driver. Isaac is one praised guide, though assignments can vary. Elephant nursery visits are mentioned separately and require extra park fees.

“Issac was a great guide. Had a wonderful time. Very thorough and knowledgeable. A can't miss tour in Nairobi!”

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7.Karen Blixen Museum & Giraffe Centre Half day tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $98

Spend about four hours in Nairobi’s Karen suburb with a guide such as Paul, Julius, or Chris. Tour Karen Blixen’s former home, then feed Rothschild giraffes at the Giraffe Centre. Hotel pickup, drop-off, admission, and private transport are included.

“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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8.Tour Giraffe Center,Karen blixen and lunch carnivore restaurant

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $183

Spend about eight hours with a private guide visiting Nairobi’s Giraffe Centre and Karen Blixen Museum, then enjoy charcoal-roasted meats at Carnivore Restaurant. Hotel pickup, transport, lunch, and entrance fees are included. Confirm whether the elephant orphanage is part of your booking, as it is mentioned in the overview but not the timed itinerary.

“Matthew was wonderful. He went above and beyond to make our excursion fun, educational, and memorable. Great tour.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $90

Spend about six hours with a private guide visiting Rothschild giraffes, a women-run bead and leather workshop, and Karen Blixen’s former home. Hotel pickup, transport, water, and two admission fees are included. Guides such as Kelvin, Douglas, Dennis, and Meshack are named in past bookings.

“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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10.A visit to Karen Blixen Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8 reviews · from $114

Visit the restored Karen Blixen farmhouse and gardens, where the Out of Africa author lived from 1914 to 1931. You’ll get museum admission, a guide, and pickup and drop-off from a Nairobi hotel, with time to see the house, artifacts, and Ngong Hills scenery.

“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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11.Nairobi Highlights: Karen Blixen, Beads Factory & Giraffe Center Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $95

Spend six hours with a professional guide and private transport visiting Nairobi’s Giraffe Centre, a working bead and leather workshop, and the Karen Blixen Museum. Guides such as Stephen, Meshack, and Peter are associated with the experience, which suits first-time visitors with one free day.

“I was the only one signed up for this tour...Peter was so gracious, knowledgeable, and helpful! I would highly recommend him every day if the week! I thoroughly enjoyed my day.”

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12.Day Tour Giraffe Center, Karen blixen and Lunch at Carnivore

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $150

You’ll visit the Karen Blixen Museum, feed or pet endangered Rothschild’s giraffes at the Giraffe Centre, then enjoy lunch at Carnivore. Private transport, entrance fees, and lunch are included. Pickup begins at 9:00 am, and one reported driver, Fred, also added Nairobi Museum stops.

“Fred picked us up at our hotel and took us to the National Museum of Nairobi - our guide took us around and explained as much or as little as you want. It was interesting but wasn't even aware it was part of the tour. Next we went to a store tRead more”

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13.Elephants, Giraffes, Karen Blixen & Bomas Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $80

Spend a full day around Nairobi with hotel pickup, an English-speaking driver, baby elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, feeding giraffes, Karen Blixen’s former home, a Maasai market, lunch at Mamba Village, and traditional music and acrobatics at Bomas of Kenya.

“The tour is excessively expensive and long. Also I don't know why in the middle of the tour the driver was changed for another. It was all very strange. What we liked the most was the Karen Museum.”

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14.Karen Blixen Museum Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4 reviews · 3 hours · from $80

Travel from your Nairobi pickup point to the Karen Blixen Museum for a private, English-guided visit lasting about 90 minutes. See the preserved house, personal belongings, photographs, and plantation grounds linked to Out of Africa. Transport and entry tickets are included.

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15.Nairobi’s Best:Elephants,Giraffes Center & Karen Blixen Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $32Best value

You leave your Nairobi hotel at 9:30 a.m. with an English-speaking private driver, reach the Sheldrick elephant presentation by 11, and spend an hour near rescued calves under professional supervision. Optional add-ons include the Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen Museum, Kazuri beads, crafts, and lunch.

“Amazing Expérience, our guide Watson was able to spot a lot of animals. I would definitely recommand”

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