Nairobi National museum and Karen Blixen museum
Description
This trip takes you to 2 attractions, Nairobi national museum, and The Karen Blixen museum. Karen museum, at the foot of the Ngong Hills, 10 kilometers from Nairobi, lies a 19th-century bungalow named after renowned Danish author Karen Blixen. The building houses the Karen Blixen Museum. With its serene environment, lush green lawns, and cool breeze, one cannot help but fall for its charm and promise of tranquillity. Karen Blixen and her husband Baron Bror von Blixen Fincke bought the house built in 1912 by Swedish engineer Ake Sjogren. It served as a farmhouse on their 4,500-acre farm. Ms. Blixen came to Kenya in 1914 to get married to Baron Fincke. The couple grew coffee, though it was not as profitable as they had expected. Seven years later, Blixen’s marriage turned sour and she and her husband divorced in 1921, leaving her the sole manager of their farm. She later fell in love with a big-game hunter named Denys Finch Hatton.
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The Nairobi National Museum is the flagship brand for the National Museums of Kenya. Located on Museum Hill, the museum showcases Kenya's rich Heritage with four distinct themes representing Kenya's Culture, Nature, History and Contemporary Art.Other attractions within the compound include the Snake Park and Botanical Gardens as well as a State of the Art Auditorium that occasionally hosts concerts, film shows and other events. There is Dining and shopping facilities as well. After Nairobi national museum we proceed to Karen Blixen museum house were you will learn about karen Located in what was then British East Africa, the bungalow-style house which is now the Karen Blixen Museum was built in 1912 by the Swedish engineer Åke Sjögren,[2] The house and its attached property were bought in 1917 by Karen Blixen and her husband, Baron Brorvon Blixen-Finecke with the intention of operating a coffee plantation. After the Blixens separated in 1921, Karen Blixen continued to live at the house and run the plantation until she returned to Denmark 1931. Her life here is chronicled in her most famous book, Out of Africa, as well as in her book Shadows of the Grass.
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- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(4)
Picked up us from the hotel on time, took care of us during the entire trip, made sure we got whatever we wanted, asked for everything we wanted to know, it was a smooth and adventurous day. I highly recommend Mayfair. Looking forward to book other trips.
Hello Evelyn, Thank you so much for your review and for recommending our tour and company. We hope to see you soon. We have more of our tours that we are eager to share and travel with you.
I was the only one on the tour so I got the tiniest car imaginable with no AC. I was promised a air conditioned van??? It was not pleasant to be stuck in Nairobi traffic ( I get that is no one's fault) but I could have been in an air-conditioned newish car. It would have been much better to uber there and back and save lots of dollars as the entry fee and guide is hardly any money.
Thank you for your feedback, and we're truly sorry the vehicle didn’t meet your expectations. We understand how important comfort is, especially in Nairobi traffic. Your comments help us improve, and we’ll ensure future guests receive the vehicle type promised. We appreciate you sharing your experience and will use it to do better. I apologize for the late reply.
We had a great driver who shared his personal expreinces along the way. The destinations wer4e wonderful as expected but the driver day made the day memorable
Thank you Amy for taking your wonderful time to leave us a wonderful review. We are delighted that you were satisfied. We welcome again for different destinations in future.
