Explore Nairobi

The first living soapstone museum, at Sarit Centre. Learn the story of Kisii soapstone and the Abagusii who carve it, then sculpt your own piece with a resident master. Closed Satu...

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Kenya's leading golf academy. Eight-week weekend cohorts at Windsor Golf Hotel and Golf Park Kenya, clubs included, no membership required. Nearly 4,000 golfers trained since 2017.

4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviews

Kenya's first charm bar, in Gigiri and at Bhandari Plaza. Build your own bracelet or necklace from 400+ waterproof charms, or customise a passport cover. Closed Sundays

Working single-origin coffee estate near Ruiru. Four-hour tour from seedling to liquoring room, with tasting, roasting and a three-course lunch in a 1928 ballroom. Booking essentia...

Outdoor go-kart track in the Limuru tea hills, 40 minutes from Nairobi. Professional circuit, full safety kit, lap times printed after each session, and kid-sized karts. Closed Mon...

Gĩkũyũ cultural homestead and arts centre in Tigoni. Traditional food, art exhibitions, a forest trail to a sacred Mũgumo tree, and a waterfall. Founded by musician Kwame Rĩgĩi.

Dam resort in Limuru with floating restaurants, ziplining over the water, boat rides, sport fishing and horse riding. An hour from Nairobi. Steep gravel access road.

Artisan cheese farm and Living Food Campus in Tigoni. Tour the cheese caves and bakery, taste 8–10 handmade cheeses with wine, then eat lunch from the garden. Thursday to Saturday...

Adventure and picnic estate in the Tigoni tea highlands. Quad bikes, zipline, giant swing, paintball, farm tours and camping. Bring your own food and charcoal. Dogs welcome.

Family-owned farm retreat on Coomete Farm, Tigoni. Cabins and a treehouse, three lakes for boating and fishing, water slides, farm tours and strawberry picking. Twenty minutes from...

Kenya's oldest shooting club, founded 1952, with an indoor range in Lang'ata open to the public. Instruction and equipment provided. ID required, minimum age 14, no photography.

Adventure park at The Hub Karen — racing ziplines over two lakes, a 10-metre airbag free fall, giant swing and 13-metre climbing wall. Open daily till 8pm. Minimum height 1.4m

Hilltop restaurant and activity centre on Ngong Hills, nyama choma with panoramic views, plus ziplining, archery and quad bikes. The only food available on the ridge.

Kenya's widest waterfall, fourteen channels of the Athi River dropping 27 metres near Thika. Boat rides, cliff diving and picnic spots. Best after the rains; cash only.

East Africa's longest zipline, 2.2km over six lines through Kereita Forest, an hour from Nairobi. Plus paintball, archery, biking and horse riding. Open Thursday to Sunday only.

Glass studio, sculpture garden and swaying bridge near Ongata Rongai. Watch or try glassblowing, cross a 30-metre-high suspension bridge, and eat pizza on a cliff edge. Open daily...

Guided e-bike tours through Tigoni's tea plantations, 30km from Nairobi. Pedal-assist bikes make the hills easy, with photo stops and lunch at The Fig & Olive. 90 minutes to 3 hour...

nya's cultural centre in Lang'ata, traditional homesteads from 42 communities, and a daily performance of dance, drumming and acrobatics from every region. Check show times before...

Hand-feed endangered Rothschild's giraffes from an eye-level platform in Lang'ata. Includes a 95-acre forest nature trail across the road. Open daily 9am to 5pm; cashless payment o...

Magadi Road, Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, elephants, orphanage, wildlife, conservation, rescue, rehabilitation, black rhino, mud bath, keepers, education, family friendly, foste...

Rooftop restaurant, bar and café on the 18th floor of Escada, Lantana Road. 270-degree views over Westlands, global fusion cooking and craft cocktails. Open from 6am.

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The world's only national park inside a capital city. Rhino, lion and giraffe against the Nairobi skyline, seven kilometres from the CBD. Open daily from 6am; book tickets online i...

Café and bakery at Hyatt Place Nairobi Westlands, Lower Kabete Road. Specialty coffees, teas, smoothies and freshly baked pastries, minutes from Sarit and Westgate.

Stylish lounge bar at dusitD2, Riverside Drive. Creative cocktails, one of Nairobi's best wine lists, and tapas-style bites in a candlelit, contemporary setting.