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Nairobi Karen Blixen Beads Factory and Giraffe Center Day Tour
Nairobi
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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The remaining hours are alotted for transportations
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Get a taste of Kenyan wildlife and culture on this guided tour from Nairobi. Visit the Giraffe Center to learn more about one of the world's most popular animals before heading to a traditional bead workshop and the Karen Blixen Museum. A professional guide and private transportation ensure a comfortable and convenient trip. Your Guide is experienced and will be able to tell you more about Kenya and Nairobi. We are able to also take you to kobe tough women beads factory area. Here you see how single women and making beads product for a living. Airport pick up at the beginning or end of the tour is possible
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Bottled drinking water
Services of a professional safari driver guide
Pick up and drop off
Parking Fees
Tips & gratuities
Items and services of a personal nature
Nairobi Karen Blixen Beads Factory and Giraffe Center Day Tour
Nairobi
About
Get a taste of Kenyan wildlife and culture on this guided tour from Nairobi. Visit the Giraffe Center to learn more about one of the world's most popular animals before heading to a traditional bead workshop and the Karen Blixen Museum. A professional guide and private transportation ensure a comfortable and convenient trip. Your Guide is experienced and will be able to tell you more about Kenya and Nairobi. We are able to also take you to kobe tough women beads factory area. Here you see how single women and making beads product for a living. Airport pick up at the beginning or end of the tour is possible
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Bottled drinking water
Services of a professional safari driver guide
Pick up and drop off
Parking Fees
Tips & gratuities
Items and services of a personal nature
Itinerary
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Giraffe Centre
Start your tour with pick up at your Nairobi Accommodation/Hotel. Start off to the Giraffe Center, headquarters for the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife made famous by 'Daisy Rothschild. It is quite an experience being eye to eye with a giraffe - you can get a real sense of the size of these gentle giants.There is also an education centre with lots of information about the breeding and conservation of the rarest of Kenya’s three giraffe species. Learn their behaviors, traits and more conservation education as you get up close and personal on a raised observation platform
1 hour
2
KOBE TOUGH beads & leather
The next stop visit Bead Factory. This is a pottery company that makes one of the world most beautiful beads. You will be shown all the stages from the start to the finish. It’s also a unique factory as it employs single mother parents from the poor neighborhood who earn a living to support their families. This pottery, ceramic and bead factory employs all single mothers to make its beautiful gifts and souvenirs - which are now exported all around the world. There is a gift shop which stocks some of their wares. Please note that the workshop is closed Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday, however the gift shop is open 7 days.
1 hour
3
Karen Blixen Museum
You will then be driven to the old colonial house of Danish author, Karen Blixen. Now a museum, this property and the surrounding Ngong Hills were made famous in the book and then the movie ‘Out of Africa’. It is a must see for all Danes and lovers of African history and romance. Return to your hotel around 5pm.
