Short guide to the magical City for the active traveller 1 48hrs in Nairobi SHORT GUIDE TO THE MAGICAL CITY FOR THE ACTIVE TRAVELLER Sightseeing, shopping, eating out and more. Short guide to the magical Short guide to the magical 2 City for the active traveller City for the active traveller 3 The Safari capital of the world. A world in tune with nature. Nairobi is the only capital city there are a number of churches, Memo This bite pocket-size booklet in the world with a national mosques, temples, and Whether you are visiting Nairobi is filled with fun and interesting park on its boundaries, making gurdwaras within the city. Nairobi for business or pleasure there are activities for anyone to enjoy, from it a prime tourist destination, is home to several museums, many activities and experiences the breath-taking scenery and as well as several other tourist sites, and monuments, plus that would suit any traveler. beautiful abundance of natural attractions. Nairobi has a diverse spectacular five star hotels to attractions to the glamour and and multicultural composition; cater for safari-bound tourists. glitz of the modern city lifestyle. Short guide to the magical Short guide to the magical 4 City for the active traveller City for the active traveller 5 1) National Park of Nairobi leopards, wild cats, and wild • Location: Langata dogs. But watch out for the • Distance: 10km from the CBD group of monkeys and baboons • Duration of visit: Half day roaming freely around. Welcome depending on interest points. www.kws.org Established in 1948 and 3) Nairobi Safari walk to the covering an area of 117sq, • Location: Langata km, it is the only park in close • Distance: 10Km from CBD proximity to the city centre. It • Duration: Half day depending has diverse environments with on points of interest magic that characteristics of flora and fauna and deep rocky valleys. This is Kenya's new conservation based recreation facility. The The animals that can be found combination of skilled and is Nairobi in this park are black and creative landscape design, white rhinoceroses, diverse unique wildlife species and birdlife, Lions, Leopards, hyena, detailed interpretation, renders Cheetah, Buffalo, Zebra the facility supreme in tourism and hippos. and conservation education. www.kws.org It offers an opportunity to 2) Animal Orphanage experience what you expect • Location: Langata to see across the country. • Distance:10Km from CBD Introductory talks on Kenya's • Duration of visit: 2-3 hrs parks and reserves can depending on interest points be arranged for you by the naturalists. You will have a taste It was established in 1964 as of Kenya's rich Animal collection a refuge and rehabilitation including the rare bongo, white centre for wild animals, found rhino, albino zebra, and a abandoned or injured in Kenya. collection of cats, antelopes and primates. In a setting for visitors to walk www.kws.org around and have close up views to a variety of animals such as, Lions, crocodiles, cheetah, Short guide to the magical Short guide to the magical 6 City for the active traveller City for the active traveller 7 4) Nairobi National Museum 5) Mamba Village Information about the Giraffe 8) Nairobi Arboretum • Location: Museum Hill • Location: Karen is provided and an elevated • Location: Kileleshwa • Distance: 3Km from CBD • Distance: 13Km from CBD feeding platform was installed to • Distance: 3Km from CBD • Duration: 1hr depending on • Duration: Half day depending give visitors the opportunity to • Duration: Half day depending points of interest on points of interest hand feed the giraffes. on points of difference Giraffecenter.org The Museum aims to interpret Mamba Village is famous for The arboretum occupies 30 Kenya's rich heritage and offers its Crocodile Farm. The pens 7) Daphne Sheldrake hectors and holds over 350 a one stop shop for visitors are home to an estimated 70 Elephant Orphanage different species of trees. It is to sample the country's rich Nile crocodiles. Four Maasai • Location: Karen home to over 100 migrant and heritage both for education Ostriches can also be found • Distance: 10Km from CBD resident birds. The arboretum is and leisure. strutting around their pen • Duration: 1 – 2 hours one of Nairobi’s few remaining with grace. depending on points green spaces, with jogging Visitors are treated to a variety of interest trails, walking paths and of shopping and dining facilities, Visitors often come into direct picnic lawns. as well as botanical gardens that personal contact with them Elephant calves orphaned by www.naturekenya.org offer a serene environment. when given the opportunity to poachers or natural occurrences feed these gallant birds. The are brought here from all over 9) Bomas of Kenya There is a wide variety of experience is always satisfying the country. They receive • Location: Langata attraction on display at the and exciting especially extremely specialized treatment • Distance: 10Km from CBD museum ranging from cultural for children. and personalized care from • Duration: 3 - 4 hours and natural exhibits, stuffed highly dedicated staff. depending on points birds and mammals, fossils Within the Village there is also of interest from lake Turkana, exhibits of a tented camp available for The orphanage is open to local arts, impressive collection accommodation. the public during the calves It was established by the of rocks and minerals and a www.Nairobimamba.com feeding times where they can government in 1971 as a collection of pre-historic bones interact with calves and watch subsidiary company of Kenya and fossils including one of 6) Giraffe Centre them being fed while they are Tourist Development Corporation an elephant. • Location: Karen informed about how the calves as a tourist attraction. • Distance: 15Km from CBD came to be at the orphanage. One can purchase a • Duration: Half day depending Bomas of Kenya is a living combination ticket for the on points of interest There is also an option for museum celebrating the colorful adjacent snake park with live visitors to choose to adopt an tribes of Kenya. Visitors here specimens of Kenya’s most The centre has been ostensibly elephant where they will be in can learn about the lifestyle, art, common reptiles. established as a breeding charge of the elephants care at music, crafts, and their culture. www.museums.or.ke ground for the endangered the orphanage. Rothschild Giraffe. www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org Short guide to the magical Short guide to the magical 8 City for the active traveller City for the active traveller 9 The complex encompasses Kazuri creates hand shaped and Murumbi’s collection has been Monday – No market recreated traditional homesteads painted ceramic jewelry which described as “Africa’s best or Bomas built in the traditional is made in Kenya by over 300 known collection of priceless Tuesday – Off Kijabe Street near style, each one reflecting local women and sold all over heritage and artifacts”. He Text book centre the culture of a major ethnic the world. left behind 50,000 books group. Every afternoon, a team www.kazuri.com and sheaves of official Wednesday – Capital Center, performs traditional dances and correspondence. Mombasa Road songs in the large theater. 12) Karen Blixen Museum: www.bomasofkenya.co.ke • Location: Karen The national archives Thursday – The Junction Mall, • Distance: 10Km from CBD department has set up a library Ngong Road, 3rd Floor parking 10) Kitengela Glass • Duration: 1 – 2 hours containing some of the 8,000 • Location: Kitengela depending on points of “rare books” (those published Friday – Village Market, Upper • Distance: 7Km from CBD interest before 1900) entrusted to them car park • Duration: 3 - 4 hours upon the death of Murumbi. depending on points This is the home of farmer www.archives.go.ke Saturday – Low court parking of interest Danish author Karen Blixen CBD, Adams Arcade, Ngong made famous by her book and 14) Maasai Market Road This is a glass blowing factory. the movie based on the book • Location: varies throughout The workers create handmade “out of Africa” which chronicles the week Sunday – Yaya shopping glass bottles from renewed and her life at the estate. • Duration: Within the CBD Centre, Car park Adams Arcade, recycled raw materials, such as www.museums.or.ke • Duration: 1 - 2 hours Ngong Road Safari Park Hotel, scrap windows, glass bottles depending on points Thika Road and other glassy material. 13) Kenya National Archives of interest. • Location: Along Moi Avenue www.jambonairobi.co.ke/culture/ The finished products are in the city center Here visitors can buy and view crafts-markets/maasai-market stylish products, made • Duration: 1 -2 hours different art designs by Kenya’s. through functional art and depending on points The designs are mainly to do inspired design. of interest. with Kenya. www.kitengela.com It houses the Murumbi gallery, The market also moves around 11) Kazuri beads dedicated to the late Joseph the city visiting different malls • Location: Karen Murumbi, Kenya’s second and locations selling • Distance: 10Km from CBD vice-president from May 1965 – their products. • Duration: 1 - 2 hours August 31, 1966. He and his wife depending on points Sheila were avid collectors of of interest African art. Short guide to the magical Short guide to the magical 10 City for the active traveller City for the active traveller 11 1) Tom Mboya Monument 4) Jomo Kenyatta statue It is located in the city centre The Jomo Kenyatta statue is an on Moi Avenue. It was erected 80-year-old British sculptor’s in 2011 in honor of Tom Mboya, masterpiece by the name a charismatic pan-Africanist James Butler. The intricately and freedom fighter known for double life-size, 12-foot, seated his African airlift projects and statue of President Jomo helped in the formation of the Kenyatta in 1969 with every oldest party in Kenya (KANU) detailed aspect to a birthmark Galleries & and the labor movement, he was on the president’s face and his assassinated in 1969 while still trademark peep toe sandals sits serving as a minister.