Karen Blixen Cottages

Nairobi


Located near Karen Blixen's House & Museum, this gorgeous clutch of spacious cottages is centred on a formal garden and adjacent to a small coffee plantation and a fine garden restaurant. It’s sophisticated and supremely comfortable. If you’re keen on having an Out of Africa experience, look no further.


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1. Karen Blixen's House & Museum

0.43 MILES

If you loved Out of Africa, you'll love this museum in the farmhouse where author Karen Blixen lived between 1914 and 1931. She left after a series of…

2. Kazuri Beads & Pottery Centre

0.58 MILES

An interesting diversion in Karen, this craft centre was started by an English expat in 1975 as a place where single mothers could learn a marketable…

3. Ngong Road Forest

2.88 MILES

This forest parkland just north of Karen has walking trails, but walking here alone is not recommended.

4. Ngong Hills Racecourse

2.92 MILES

Several Sundays a month, hundreds of Nairobi residents flee the noise and bustle of the city for the genteel surroundings of the Ngong Hills Racecourse,…

5. Giraffe Centre

3.11 MILES

This centre, which protects the highly endangered Rothschild’s giraffe, combines serious conservation with enjoyable activities. You can observe, hand…

6. Bomas of Kenya

3.95 MILES

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7. Nairobi Safari Walk

4.61 MILES

Just outside the main entrance to Nairobi National Park, off Langata Rd, this safari walk is a sort of zoo-meets-nature-boardwalk, with lots of birds as…

8. Nairobi National Park

4.62 MILES

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