Guidebook for Nairobi
Entertainment & Activities
15 min away from the cottage, a must do if your here!
You can adopt an elephant and then you have free access in the evening to put your elephant to bed, how cool is that??!!!
69 locals recommend
Elephant and Rhino Nursery
15 min away from the cottage, a must do if your here!
You can adopt an elephant and then you have free access in the evening to put your elephant to bed, how cool is that??!!!
10 min away from the cottage, the giraffe center.
You can get up close to feed the giraffes yourself.
38 locals recommend
Giraffe Manor
10 min away from the cottage, the giraffe center.
You can get up close to feed the giraffes yourself.
15 min away from the cottage:
You can visit the animal orphanage or you can do the trail walk, sort of a zoo. This place is next to the National Park .
10 locals recommend
Kenya Wildlife Services Headquarters
Langata Road15 min away from the cottage:
You can visit the animal orphanage or you can do the trail walk, sort of a zoo. This place is next to the National Park .
Food Scene
10 min away from cottage:
Best restaurant in Karen! Must try! Next to the fact it's a restaurant, they have a very lively bar area, for a night out drinking and mingle with local Karen people, very colonial British!
Closed on Monday's.
90 locals recommend
Talisman
Ngong Road10 min away from cottage:
Best restaurant in Karen! Must try! Next to the fact it's a restaurant, they have a very lively bar area, for a night out drinking and mingle with local Karen people, very colonial British!
Closed on Monday's.
5 min away from the cottage: On Marula Lane, it's the first lane to the right, Marula Mercantile, very cute restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Marula Lane
Marula Lane5 min away from the cottage: On Marula Lane, it's the first lane to the right, Marula Mercantile, very cute restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
5 min away from the cottage:
Not the best food or wine, but great for kids to run around and explore the grounds with play area.
Every Saturday farmer's market.
17 locals recommend
Purdy Arms
61 Marula Lane5 min away from the cottage:
Not the best food or wine, but great for kids to run around and explore the grounds with play area.
Every Saturday farmer's market.
2 min away from the cottage:
The 5 star Hotel in Karen, Hemingways.
You can go for a nice fancy breakfast, lunch or dinner. If you want to get a spa treatment, great spot!
23 locals recommend
Hemingways Nairobi
100 Mbagathi Ridge2 min away from the cottage:
The 5 star Hotel in Karen, Hemingways.
You can go for a nice fancy breakfast, lunch or dinner. If you want to get a spa treatment, great spot!
Marula Mercantile
Marula Lane, KarenA cute little place with good food.
Sightseeing
Safari 15 min away from the cottage!
We have everything besides elephants in our National Park.
202 locals recommend
National Park
Safari 15 min away from the cottage!
We have everything besides elephants in our National Park.
If your lucky the traffic will be kind to you, you can reach the museum in 30-45 min.
291 locals recommend
Nairobi National Museum
101 Muthithi RdIf your lucky the traffic will be kind to you, you can reach the museum in 30-45 min.
15 min away from the cottage, a very nice "park" where you can see traditional houses from all the tribes in Kenya.
They will also do a traditional dance and you can buy some art.
94 locals recommend
Bomas of Kenya
15 min away from the cottage, a very nice "park" where you can see traditional houses from all the tribes in Kenya.
They will also do a traditional dance and you can buy some art.
Shopping
10 min away from the cottage:
For your groceries and shoppings and the masaai market!
92 locals recommend
Galleria Mall
Langata Road10 min away from the cottage:
For your groceries and shoppings and the masaai market!
5-10 min away from the cottage:
Cute place for nice arts and crafts from local designers
Langata Link
5-10 min away from the cottage:
Cute place for nice arts and crafts from local designers
We have Carrefour, Burger King, Domino Pizza's and loads more nice and comfort food restaurants!
117 locals recommend
The Hub Karen
Dagoretti RoadWe have Carrefour, Burger King, Domino Pizza's and loads more nice and comfort food restaurants!
Essentials
5 min away from the cottage:
For all your groceries and maybe a nice coffee or lunch.
Just computer planet
Langata Road5 min away from the cottage:
For all your groceries and maybe a nice coffee or lunch.
Carrefour The Hub
Parks & Nature
It's basically next to the house, walk out from our property and turn right after leaving the gate, walk down 2 minutes and that its the entry of the Oloolua Nature Trail, with nice hiking, walking paths. Inside you will find some waterfalls!
35 locals recommend
Oloolua Nature Trail
Karen RoadIt's basically next to the house, walk out from our property and turn right after leaving the gate, walk down 2 minutes and that its the entry of the Oloolua Nature Trail, with nice hiking, walking paths. Inside you will find some waterfalls!