2-Days Memorable Nairobi Sightseeing Itinerary

Start your 2-days memorable Nairobi sightseeing itinerary with the untamed wilderness at the Nairobi National Park. It is located within the city, a mere 20-minutes’ drive away. I would suggest that you start early between 6:00 to 6:30 am as this is the best time for game viewing. At this particular time the animals’ reconnaissance the field for their meal of the day. Like us humans, they also need a hearty breakfast to start off their day.

The park is home to many animals. The easiest to spot are; giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, impalas, baboons, and gazelles. You can also occasionally see, lions, buffalos, hyenas, and hippos.

Furthermore, if you had seen a shooting star the night before, are superstitious, and one of the lucky ones, then you might get an opportunity to see a leopard, cheetah, or black rhino. It is rare to see these animals in this park, but not impossible.

Sometimes the experienced drivers/guides keep a lookout for vultures and hyenas as this indicates to them that there is a kill not far off. Again, depending on your lucky star, you might get to see a pride of lions enjoying their morning breakfast. The scene will definitely remind you of the movie, “The Lion King.”

2nd Stop

After your safari adventure, head off to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Their orphan elephant rescue and rehabilitation program is the most successful in the world. They are open to the public only for an hour, from 11:00 am to noon. During this time the orphan elephants are brought out for their midday mud bath and feeding. It is a picture-perfect moment. You will also learn about the orphaned baby elephants and how they are rehabilitated and then reintegrated into the wild.

I guarantee that after you see these babies, many of your hearts will get inflated with love for them. For all animal lovers out there, you also have an opportunity to adopt an elephant or a rhino. Adopting one of these animals will only cost you USD50.00 per year. By adopting, not only do you become a proud father or mother, but you also get a personalized certificate of adoption along with other goodies. Check out their site for further details.

3rd & 4th Stop

After your melancholic goodbye to the babies, head off to the Karen Blixen Museum, which is a 10 km drive from Nairobi. If you have watched, cried, and loved the movie, ‘Out of Africa’ then you would want to visit this museum in a farmhouse, where the famous author, Karen Blixen, lived between the periods of 1914 and 1931.

She left this home of her’s after a series of tragedies, and this spectacular home with picturesque views of the Ngong Hills was then converted into a museum. People who know something about Blixen, or when they think about her, remember her famous phrase about her memories of the Ngong Hills, “I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong Hills.”

Stomach Growling For Food

Take a break. Right next door to the Karen Blixen Museum is the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden. They serve light lunches and pizza. It is not a Michelin star restaurant, however, the food is of a good standard, and most certainly palatable. 

Before leaving this area, you must visit the Kazuri Beads Factory. The factory is located in what used to be part of the Karen Blixen Estate. Kazuri, in Swahili means ‘small and beautiful.’ This project began in 1975, by two single mothers. They started it as a small workshop for making handmade beads. They soon realized that there were many other women in different villages who needed regular employment. Today, the Kazuri factory has more than 340 women skilled in crafting ceramic beads which are strung into artistic, beautifully unique jewelry designs. These jewelry pieces are bought by locals and international travelers who visit the factory.