At the Giraffe Centre in Karen you can hand-feed endangered Rothschild's giraffes from a raised platform, face to face. The centre also runs conservation education for Kenyan school children.
Nearby, the Karen Blixen Museum is the farmhouse of the author of Out of Africa, set in gardens below the Ngong Hills.
What you'll do in Giraffe Centre & Karen
- Hand-feed giraffes from the platform
- Walk the nature trail in the sanctuary
- Tour the Karen Blixen Museum
- Visit Kazuri Beads, where local women make handmade ceramic jewellery
- Lunch at a garden restaurant in Karen
What to expect
- A relaxed, family-friendly morning or afternoon
- Very close encounters with giraffes
- Leafy, quiet suburbs away from the city centre
- Easy to combine with the Elephant Orphanage
