
Day trip · from Nairobi
Karen Blixen Museum & Kazuri Bead Workshop
The farmhouse at the foot of the Ngong Hills, and the women's workshop next door
- Day trip
Half a day in Karen. The Blixen farmhouse is kept much as it was when the author of Out of Africa lived in it; Kazuri began in 1975 as a workshop for two single mothers and now employs several hundred women making hand-painted ceramic beads.
Trip highlights
- The Karen Blixen farmhouse and its coffee-farm outbuildings
- Views to the Ngong Hills from the garden
- A guided walk through the Kazuri workshop, from clay to kiln to finished bead
- Easily combined with the Giraffe Centre, ten minutes away


Day by day
- 1
Half day
09:00 – 13:30
Pick-up from your hotel and out to Karen. A guided tour of the Blixen museum and grounds, then the short drive to the Kazuri workshop and pottery centre. Back at your hotel in the early afternoon.
What’s included
- +Park or attraction entry fees
- +Transport in an air-conditioned safari vehicle
- +A professional English-speaking driver-guide
- +Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel
- +Bottled drinking water
Not included
- −Meals unless stated in the itinerary
- −Drinks and personal spending
- −Tips for your guide
- −Travel insurance
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