THE BEST Sights and Attractions in Nairobi

🏛️ Sights and Attractions in Nairobi

• Nairobi National Park — Nairobi National Park is a national park in Kenya that was established in 1946 about 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Nairobi. It is fenced on three sides, whereas the open southern boundary allows migrating wildlife to move between the park and the adjacent Kitengela plains. Herbivores gather in the park during the dry season. Nairobi National Park is negatively affected by increasing human and livestock populations, changing land use and poaching of wildlife. Despite its proximity to the city and its relative small size, it boasts a large and varied wildlife population, and is one of Kenya's most successful rhinoceros sanctuaries.
• David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage — Major David Leslie William Sheldrick, MBE was a Kenyan farmer and park warden, in memory of whom the eponymous David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT) was created by his widow, Daphne in Nairobi.
• Giraffe Centre — The Giraffe Centre is a conservation center in Lang'ata, Nairobi, established to protect the endangered Rothschild's giraffe, where visitors can feed giraffes from an elevated platform.
• Karen Blixen Museum — The Karen Blixen Museum, located 10 km (6.2 mi) outside of Nairobi, Kenya, "at the foot of the Ngong Hills", is the former African home of Danish author Karen Blixen, famous for her 1937 book Out of Africa which chronicles life at the estate.
• Bomas of Kenya — is a tourist village in Langata, Nairobi, in Kenya. Bomas interpreted to mean (homesteads) displays traditional villages belonging to the several Kenyan tribes. Bomas of Kenya is home to one of the largest auditoriums in Africa. It is located approximately 10km fro
• National Museum — The National Museums of Kenya is a multi-disciplinary state corporation established under the National Museums and Heritage Act (2006). It serves as the national custodian of Kenya's cultural and natural heritage, managing a network of over 22 regional museums, hundreds of sites, and numerous national monuments. Headquartered at Museum Hill in Nairobi, the NMK is a globally recognized hub for scientific research in palaeontology, archaeology, ethnography, and biodiversity conservation.
• Uhuru Gardens — Uhuru Gardens National Monument and Museum is a commemorative park and museum in the Lang'ata area of Nairobi, Kenya. Spanning approximately 68 acres (28 ha), it is Kenya's largest urban memorial park. The gardens mark the site where Kenya declared independence from British colonial rule on 12 December 1963, when the colonial flag was lowered and the Flag of Kenya was raised for the first time. The site was declared a National Monument in 1966. Following an 18-month closure from June 2020, the site was redeveloped by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) into a full national monument and museum complex and reopened on 12 December 2021 by President Uhuru Kenyatta during Jamhuri Day celebrations.
• Kenyatta International Convention Centre — The Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), formerly the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, is a 32-story building located in Nairobi, Kenya. The KICC is located in the City Square of Nairobi, and is a crucial address for a number of Government offices, including those of recently elected Senators.
• City Market — The Village Market is a large shopping, recreation and entertainment complex in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. It accommodates over 150 stores outlets covering 210,000 square feet (20,000 m2) of retail space, 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) square feet of office space, in addition to recreation and entertainment facilities.
• Karura Forest — Karura Forest is an urban forest in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It is the second largest urban forest in the world after the Tijuca Forest in Rio de Janeiro located in Brazil. The forest was gazetted in 1932 and is managed by the Kenya Forest Service in conjunction with the Friends of Karura Forest Community Forest Association.
• Ngong Hills — The Ngong Hills are peaks in a ridge along the Great Rift Valley, located southwest near Nairobi, in southern Kenya. The word "Ngong" is an Anglicization of a Maasai phrase "enkong'u emuny" meaning rhinoceros spring, and this name derives from a spring located near Ngong Town.
• Kibera — is a division and neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya, 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) from the city centre. Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and also the largest urban slum in all of Africa. The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census reports Kibera's population as 170,070, co
• Toi Market — Toi Market is an open-air retail market located on the outskirts of the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. The market sits on a three-acre plot on Suna Road, a by-street to Ngong Road which runs almost the length of Nairobi, from the Lang'ata area into the center of the city.
• David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust — A pioneering orphaned elephant rehabilitation centre where visitors can watch baby elephants being fed during daily public viewing hours.
• National Museum of Kenya — Kenya’s premier cultural institution housing the famous Turkana Boy fossil, ethnographic exhibits, and extensive art collections.
• Maasai Market — A rotating open-air market selling traditional Kenyan crafts including beaded jewellery, soapstone carvings, kanga fabrics, and wooden sculptures.
• Nairobi Railway Museum — An open-air museum preserving Kenya’s colonial railway heritage with vintage steam locomotives, carriages, and railway artifacts.
• Nairobi Arboretum — A 30-hectare botanical garden established in 1907 with over 300 tree species, walking paths, and abundant birdlife.