Nairobi
Tours: 
Nairobi, Capital of Kenya is the commercial hub of East Africa, is
as rich in history and culture as it is in the urban comforts and
recreational facilities. Once a brackish swamp that became the capital
of the entire British East Africa colony, Nairobi has national parks,
restaurants and bars, luxury hotels and forest lodges, skyscrapers
and historical buildings, museums and galleries, and a host of other
adventure sports opportunities that at an easy distance from each
other.
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The
National Museum:
The most toured museum in Nairobi, the National Museum is home to
the relics of Nairobi's geological , cultural and evolutionary history.
Its extensive ornithological collection, Geology Gallery, Gallery
of Contemporary East Africa Art, and Prehistoric Gallery are of particular
interest to the tourists.
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Masai
Markets: 
Great for shopping curios and ethnic items, Masai Markets are the
traditional and reasonably markets that you are bound to run in anywhere
in Nairobi - whether on a stroll down your hotel alley or on your
tour of the Nairobi streets.
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Karen
Blixen Museum: 
The Karen Blixen Museum in Nairobi was set up in 1985 in M'Bogani
House, the main building of Karen Blixen's coffee farm at the foot
of the Ngong Hills.
The
Museum is part of the National Museums of Kenya and is situated in
the residential neighbourhood of Karen, 15 km outside Nairobi City.
Apart from the farmhouse itself, there is a kitchen in a separate
building and
a coffee-drying plant in the woodland. Karen Blixen's rooms and kitchen
have been renovated. Furniture that belonged to Karen Blixen and her
husband is on display, along with photographs and other items. A bronze
cast of Harald Isenstein's bust of Karen Blixen, made in 1935, has
been donated by the sculptor's heirs.
OPENING
HOURS
09.30-18.00 daily, all year.
The
Museum provides guided tours, but visitors can also look round the
rooms by themselves. Special arrangements by appointment. The Museum
does not have a café, but there is a good restaurant nearby.
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Giraffe
Center: 
Spread over 120 acres of land
just outside the reaches of urban Nairobi,
The Giraffe Manor is a famous tourist attraction for its Giraffe population
that were born and reared here. Feast your eyes on the adorable photographs
and feed the Giraffes on your visit here.
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Nairobi
National Park: 
Spread over 113 km, with a rather magnificent view of the city horizon,
Nairobi National Park is a must visit for all nature lovers. For the
city troopers, the Nairobi National Park provides a cursory view of
the wildlife that has made Kenya so famous.
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David
Sheldrick Foundation:
Located in Nairobi National Park,
this center is popular for reintroducing zebras and rhinos, amongst
other species, into the wilderness of Tsavo National Park that is
their natural home.
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Utamaduni
Crafts Center & Kazuri beads and Pottery
"Utamaduni meaning culture, tradition, folklore has become one
of the major tourist attractions in Nairobi center on the route to
Karen blixen Museum, Sheldrick animal orphanage, the girrafe center,
Nairobi National park, utamaduni is a unique shopping experience with
eighteen distinctly appointed shops, offering a wealth of Kenyan culture.
The Utamaduni "veranda" Restaurant is burstling with bird
life, blossoms and bountiful hearty meals, thre Veranda offers a variety
of tempting salads, homemade pasta ,pizza, sandwitches, luscious desserts
and the famous Zanzibar soup.
Kazuri beads and Pottery:
Kazuri, which means "Small and Beautiful" in Swahili, has
over the past 25 years designed a superb collection of ceramic beads,
jewellery and pottery all hand made in Kenya.
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