Half Day Kazuri Beads Factory, Karen Blixen Museum and David Sheldrick Orphanage

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Stop At: Learn to Make Jewelry&Pottery frm clay - Kazuri Beads Factory, Karen, Nairobi 00502 Kenya

Kazuri which means ‘small and beautiful’ in Swahili, began in a tiny workshop experimenting in hand crafted ceramic beads. The Factory is located in Karen, specializes in hand made jewellery, as well as pottery ware that reflects the culture and wildlife of Kenya. Kazuri has grown tremendously and now has a large workforce of over 340 women skilled in the crafting of ceramic beads, strung into beautifully and artistically jewelry. Their mission is to provide and sustain employment opportunities for disadvantaged members of Kenya Society. They produce over 60% beads a year and export to over 30 countries worldwide and are a member of The World Fair Trade Organization.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Karen Blixen Museum, Karen Rd Langata, Nairobi Kenya

Karen Blixen Danish author of the famous book ‘Out of Africa’ was once the centre piece of a farm at the foot of the Ngong Hills. Located 10km from the city centre, the Museum belongs to a different time period in the history of Kenya. The Museum is open to the Public every day from 9:30 am to 6:00pm including weekends and public holidays. Guided tours are available at all times. A museum shop offers handicrafts, posters and postcards, the Movie ‘Out of Africa’, books and other Kenyan souvenirs.

The farm house gained international fame with the release of the movie ‘Out of Africa’ an Oscar winning film based on Karen’s an autobiography by the same title.


Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Nairobi National Park, Nairobi Kenya

The David Sheldrick Orphanage is situated in Nairobi National Park and open to the public for 1 hour between 11h00 till 12h00. It is within this hour visitors get to see the babies roaming towards the mud bath and enjoy feeding time as well. The care givers each have a bottled to feed their babies and talk about each of their baby how they were rescued and rehabilitated during the aftermath. Throughout the talk, the elephants will be enjoying themselves eating green leaves, drinking their milk, playing with one another. There is an opportunity visitors can adopt any of the orphans to help cover the costs incurred in the rescue, hand raising and their protection in the wild.

Duration: 1 hour