Top 10 Experiences in Nairobi

This world-famous elephant orphanage rescues and rehabilitates baby elephants displaced by poaching and habitat loss, offering daily public visits to watch keepers bottle-feed the young calves.

The farmhouse where the Danish author of Out of Africa lived from 1914 to 1931 preserves her furniture and personal effects in the leafy Ngong Hills suburb that still bears her name.

The African Fund for Endangered Wildlife breeds Rothschild giraffes at this centre in Lang'ata, where visitors can hand-feed and photograph these gentle giants from an elevated wooden platform.

Kenya's premier museum houses the country's most important natural history and cultural collections, including palaeontology galleries with fossils from Lake Turkana's rich hominid excavation sites.

Traditional homesteads representing Kenya's 42 ethnic groups are replicated at this cultural centre, which hosts daily performances of folk music, acrobatics, and traditional dances from across the country.

Nairobi's resilient creative scene is showcased in gallery spaces and pop-up exhibitions throughout Westlands, where local painters, sculptors, and photographers exhibit work alongside international artists.

Nairobi's legendary open-fire grill restaurant has been serving game and domestic meats on Maasai swords since 1980, an institution of Kenyan hospitality that remains a rite of passage for visitors.

This rotating open-air craft market brings Maasai beadwork, soapstone carvings, batik fabrics, and wooden sculptures to various city locations on different days of the week.

Nairobi's twin green lungs in the city centre, recovered from a 1989 development threat by Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai, offer a peaceful escape from traffic with fountains and weekend sports.