1920s farmhouse where Blixen lived & wrote her famous memoirs, now museum with original furnishings.
The original farmhouse where Karen Blixen wrote Out of Africa, with period furnishings and guides who bring her story to life so vividly you feel like you knew her. The estate grounds are beautiful and the coffee plantation history adds depth to any Nairobi visit.
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Read all reviews on Google Maps →Kenya's premier museum houses natural history, culture, and art — plus a Snake Park. Here's what to expect, honest entry fees, and the contrarian take on the botanical garden.
Read guide →Travel PlanningThe Out of Africa farmhouse preserved as a museum in Nairobi's Karen neighborhood. Do you need to have seen the film? Is it worth a visit? Here's the honest guide.
Read guide →Day Trips & OutdoorsBeyond the Sheldrick and Giraffe Centre, Nairobi hides a railway museum with man-eater history, a volcanic nature trail in Karen, a rooftop viewpoint at KICC, and parks where Sykes' monkeys steal your lunch.
Read guide →I really enjoyed the place. I didn’t know much about Karen Blixen but I had the chance to have a very interesting guide who explained her story along with the story of the location (the movie Out of A...
The museum is set on the very estate where Blixen ran her coffee plantation between 1917 and 1931. It's not just the artifacts inside that make this place worth a visit—it's the atmosphere. The silenc...
Informative, historical, mind blowing and very familiar. Her story draws you in as though you might have crossed paths in another life. The intricate pieces of her desires around the house leave you w...
The Karen Blixen Museum is charming but a bit limited. You can’t take photos inside the house, and there’s very little to read on your own, so you mostly depend on the guide. On the plus side, the gui...
Who hasn’t seen Out of Africa or read the book? If you’re in Niarobi looking for an interesting place to visit, then you just found it. The Biden house beautifully preserved with many original furnis...
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