Karen
Blixen Museum, Kazuri Bead Center & Giraffe Center
Nairobi
City Excursions
Karen
Blixen Museum in Karen Nairobi
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Feed
Giraffes at the Giraffe Centre Nairobi
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Kazuri
Bead Factory in Karen Nairobi |
Price
Per Person
Dates
From |
Dates
To |
Price Per Person |
1st
January 2010 |
31st
December 2010 |
80 US Dollars |
Trip
Description (Tour
Duration: 4
Hours)
Karen
Blixen Museum is located on the outskirts of Nairobi
on Karen road. Its history dates back to 1914, during
the First World War, with the arrival of Karen Blixen
from Denmark. At the foot of Ngong Hills, Karen Blixen
established herself as a farmer. After her departure
in 1931, the suburbs retained the commemorative home
of Karen. The house was used during the filming of
the famous movie that immortalized Karen Blixen's
book by the same name ('Out of Africa'). The Museum
has beautifully landscaped gardens and an all-encompassing
Ngong Hills View.
The
Giraffe Center is a wonderful and refreshing experience
undertaken during African Spice City excursion. The
tour gives a completely up close and personal interaction
where guests have the opportunity to view giraffes
as well as feed them.......There is an impressive
variety of birds species which can be viewed through
the year. Next stop is the Kazuri bead centre-a self-help
women project where hand made ceramics and jewellery
are produced.
Karen
Blixen, Giraffe Centre & Kazuri Beads Tour Price
Includes
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Price
per person
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All entry fees, service charge and taxes
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Pickup from your hotel in Nairobi and drop-off to
your hotel
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Visit Karen Blixen Museum, handmade ceramic jewelry
making at Kazuri Bead Center and the Giraffe Center
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Professional English speaking guides. All are experts
in the African wildlife, culture, and tour guiding,
many of who speak other European languages
The
Giraffe Center Information
The giraffe center is a wonderful and refreshing experience
to enjoy as an excursion while in Nairobi. The tour
gives a completely up close and personal interaction
where guests have the opportunity to view giraffes
as well as feed them. The African Fund for Endangered
Wildlife Kenya (A.F.E.W. Kenya) also known as the
Giraffe Center is a non-governmental, non-profit making
organization, which was founded by Betty and Jock
Leslie-Melville in 1979.
This
was in a bid to save the endangered Rothschild Giraffe,
which had lost its natural habitat in Western Kenya
to agriculture and there were only 130 left in the
wild. Funds were raised and four herds were moved
to four Parks namely Lake Nakuru National Park, Mwea
Game Reserve, Ruma National Park and Nasalot Game
Reserve. Today the Rothschild Giraffe population in
Kenya is about 500.The centre today also acts as a
place for free environmental education to the Kenyan
youth, Conservation of endangered species and Support
of other conservation projects all over Kenya.
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 Giraffe
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