went to this place ,the guide was very knowledgeable ,very good history to this house and out of africa film was filmed here ,so made it more prominent to the tourist
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Karen Blixen Museum
#10 of 111 things to do in Nairobi
Karen Rd | Langata, Nairobi, Kenya
Open today: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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rjkireland
Nairobi, Kenya
21
What a truly beautiful place with such a fantastic story to tell. The guide Valen was a font of information and made the visit much more meaningful. Just a pity the soil type was not right for growing coffee. Together with the Syphilis, all quite a painful experience for Karen.
Date of experience: October 2020
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918lizarm
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Guide Charles Nthiga was phenomenal!! He did an amazing job! Looking forward to another trip really soon.
Date of experience: September 2020
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marcodiserramarrocco
Rome, Italy
3229
Karen Blixen Museum, located 10 km outside of Nairobi, "at the foot of the Ngong Hills", is the former African home of Danish author Karen Blixen, famous for her 1937 book Out of Africa which chronicles life at the estate.
The house was donated by the Danish government in 1964 to the new Kenyan government as an independence gift and was opened to the public in 1986, following the popularity of the 1985 movie, Out of Africa, multiple Oscars winning film.
Iconic place very well kept wonderful gardens. It is one of the unmissable and "must-see" places to visit when in Kenya
Date of experience: September 2019
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chadpond
Nairobi, Kenya
15051
Learn about the life of one of Kenya’s most famous colonials, Karen Blixen.
Nice grounds around the original home restored as a museum.
Date of experience: July 2020
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cmyw0rld
Melbourne, Australia
8520
I didn't love this Museum ... but the grounds are beautiful.
You have a short intro talk from your guide before entering the house for the tour. Essentially it is a walkthough with some more information from the guide on the way. I thought that the kitchen area of the house was interesting and some of the pieces in the house such as the elelphant leg table and the lion skin rug were insights into relics of the past.
Unlike some of the other Nairobi attractions that I visited I wouldn't come again.
You can't take photos in the house but you can in the gardens.
Date of experience: February 2020
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