The 11 Best Karen Blixen & Colonial History Tours

1.Day tour to Giraffe Center and Karen Blixen Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 168 reviews · from $95Our pick

This 6 to 8 hour private Nairobi tour combines close encounters with Rothschild giraffes, Karen Blixen’s former home, and a free visit to Kobe Tough Beads, formerly Kazuri Beads. Hotel pickup, transport, entry tickets, and a guide are included. Confirm in advance whether an elephant nursery visit is part of your booking.

“We wanted to see some of the sites of Nairobi so spent the day with our guide, George. He was wonderful—friendly, informative, and very flexible as to what we wanted to do. We visited the baby Elephant Orphanage, the Giraffe Center, a women’s bead jewelry factory, a large local craft shop, and had a wonderful lunch nearby. Our family, from preteens to adults, all had a great introduction to some of the treasures of Kenya and a taste of what was to come on our trip. I would highly recommend George and the full-day tour!”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.Nairobi National Park,Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen Museum.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 127 reviews Top rated

Start at 6:00 a.m. with a game drive in Nairobi National Park, then visit the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Giraffe Centre, and Karen Blixen Museum. BigFoot Adventures provides hotel or airport pickup, an air-conditioned safari van, bottled water, and a driver-guide for groups of up to 15.

“You basically get dropped off if your hotel is in central Nairobi at around 1PM. I feel like we could've spend more time doing the game drive in Nairobi National Park. I was disappointed as I was not able to visit the Elephant orphanage even if Read more”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.1 Day Tour Nairobi National Park,Giraffe Center&Karen Blixen

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $46

Start at 5:30 am with hotel pickup and travel in an air-conditioned minivan to Nairobi National Park. Add the Giraffe Centre and Karen Blixen Museum, with a driver-guide, bottled water, and drop-off included. The small group has a maximum of 15 people. Park, giraffe, and museum admission cost extra.

“The driver was very kind, we saw a lot of animals and we went to giraffe center and then home , he even walked with me till the hostel gate because the road was closed”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Giraffe Center and Karen Blixen Museum Tour from Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 43 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $99

Spend four to five hours with an English-speaking guide visiting Nairobi’s Giraffe Centre and Karen Blixen’s former home. Feed giraffes by hand, hear the story behind Out of Africa, enjoy Ngong Hills views, and stop at a bead and craft center. Guides such as Edwin and Julius have earned special praise for their warm, informed approach.

“Experience was ahmazing…my guide Edwin is the best guide ever. I recommend this tour to everyone who visits Kenya”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.Nairobi National Park, Giraffe Center & Karen Blixen Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 42 reviews · from $85

Start early with a driver-guide and air-conditioned minivan for a three-hour game drive in Nairobi National Park, then visit the Giraffe Centre and Karen Blixen Museum. Hotel pickup, bottled water, Wi-Fi, and binoculars are included. The tour is designed to cover Nairobi’s main wildlife and culture stops in about six hours, though entry fees and lunch cost extra.

“Our guide, Alex, did an excellent job of ensuring that everybody enjoyed the tour. We saw all of the highlights of Nairobi in a single day! The highlight was the elephant orphanage. Was amazing to see you when he won young elephants rush out Read more”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.Elephants, Giraffes, Karen Blixen & Bomas Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $80

Spend a full day touring Nairobi’s wildlife and culture highlights in an air-conditioned vehicle. Visit the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen Museum, Mamba Village, a Maasai market, and Bomas of Kenya. An English-speaking driver provides transfers and local context, with German and French also available.

“It was a wonderful experience and our driver was very eager to explain and answer every question we had”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.Karen Blixen Museum Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4 reviews · 3 hours · from $80

You’ll be picked up at your Nairobi location and taken to Karen Blixen’s former plantation home. An English-speaking guide leads a roughly 90-minute visit through the preserved house and grounds, with personal belongings, photographs, and artifacts tied to *Out of Africa*. Transport and entry are included.

Check availability →Read our full review

8.Nairobi’s Best:Elephants,Giraffes Center & Karen Blixen Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $32Best value

Start with hotel pickup at 9:30 am, reach the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust for the 11 am elephant presentation, then add craft shopping, Kazuri beads, lunch, or optional Giraffe Centre and Karen Blixen visits. This private English guided tour includes transport, but entry fees are extra.

“Amazing Expérience, our guide Watson was able to spot a lot of animals. I would definitely recommand”

Check availability →Read our full review

9.Day Tour to Giraffe Center and Karen Blixen Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $63

Spend four hours with an English-speaking guide at Nairobi’s Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen’s former home, and a nearby beads workshop. You’ll feed Rothschild giraffes, see the house from Out of Africa, enjoy Ngong Hills views, and browse handmade crafts. Pickup, transport, guides, and entry fees are included.

“Vi havde en god tur med en dygtig guide- hun var godt til at sikre vi kom til de tre steder i en rækkefølge der passede med vejret. Hun var meget behagelig og fortalte undervejs om det vi så.”

Check availability →Read our full review

10.Nairobi Giraffe Center Tour with Karen Blixen & Kobe Beads

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 3 reviews · 5 hours · from $40

Spend five hours in Nairobi’s Karen district with an English-speaking driver-guide. Visit Karen Blixen’s former home, feed Rothschild’s giraffes at the Giraffe Center, and watch women make beads at Kobe Beads. Pickup and drop-off in Nairobi are included, but entrance fees and food cost extra.

Check availability →Read our full review

11.Nairobi Giraffe Center Tour with Karen Blixen & Kobe Beads”

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $50

Spend four hours with a guide such as James or Faith visiting the Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen Museum, and Kobe Beads Factory. Feed Rothschild giraffes, see Blixen’s former home, watch artisans make beadwork, and return to your Nairobi hotel with water included. Entry fees are extra.

“James picked me up very punctually ( just me on the tour) and brought me to the three venues, introduced me to a guide at each and was happy to wait for as long as I needed. All three places were really interesting esp the bead factory, feeding the giraffes was fun & learning about their conservation. James was a good conversationalist and we got to chat lots about different aspects of Kenyan life I’d recommend this tour”

Check availability →Read our full review