Karen Blixen Museum
The coffee-farm home of the author of “Out of Africa,” a colonial-era farmhouse at the foot of the Ngong Hills, kept with its original furnishings.
Danish writer Karen Blixen lived here from 1917 to 1931, running a coffee farm and writing her memoir “Out of Africa,” which inspired the 1985 film of the same name that won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The single-story house displays furniture, books and photographs that belonged to her, and the garden still holds old coffee-processing machinery. The Ngong Hills can be seen in the distance. Visits are by guided tour only (about 40 minutes). Entry for foreign adults is about KES 1,200, and the museum is open daily 09:30–18:00. Located in the Karen district, it can be combined with the Giraffe Centre, the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage and the Kazuri Beads workshop for a half-day outing.
Opening hours
09:30–18:00
Nearby sights
- Kazuri Beads
- Oloolua Nature Trail
- Giraffe Centre, Nairobi
- Bomas of Kenya
- Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage
- Nairobi Safari Walk & Animal Orphanage
- Uhuru Gardens National Monument & Museum
- Carnivore Restaurant