Nairobi Cultural Experience Tour

Nairobi, Kenya (Full Day Excursion)

(Nairobi Cultural Experience and Shopping Tour offers you an opportunity to visit a Masai Village while in Nairobi, enjoy Lunch at the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden with shopping at either Utamaduni Arts & Crafts, African Heritage Gallery & The Kazuri Bead Factory located in Karen Estate)

Nairobi Cultural Experience and Shopping Tour (Full Day)

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Nairobi Cultural Experience and Shopping Tour begins with a visit to the African Heritage Gallery, located at the Carnivore grounds. Inside, the African Trader Gallery celebrates the sumptuous textiles, sculpture, and unique handicraft from Africa. Our next shopping stop is at Utamaduni Craft Centre, selling a huge variety of African Curios all under one roof. Products include African Curios, African Masks, African rugs, African furniture, Ebony Furniture, African Antiques, African Jewelry, African Dolls, Safari Clothes, Kikoy, Sarong, beads and much more!

Before lunch we get to visit Kazuri Bead Factory, located in the Nairobi suburb of Karen the home of beautiful hand-made beads produced by single mothers. Kazuri is a business that creates authentic African jewelry from clay. Kazuri is both a factory and a sales outlet for their products. It employs a large number of single mothers in a warm and supportive work environment. The factory, which offers tours, has become a “must see” for visitors to Kenya.

Lunch will be at the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden Restaurant. The international menu at Karen Blixen Coffee Garden restaurant has large menu with over 40 items and they provide weekly specials. Special food theme outdoor barbecue or Mexican food buffets provide additional variety. Today we are also privileged to visit a Masai Village in Saigeri where the Masai Village (Manyatta) is situated. The drive takes you to Ngong Hills and then descends into the picturesque countryside. The Masai are plain Nilotes a tribe that has succeeded in maintaining their cultural identity and continue to lead a traditional pastoral life. Most Masai wear distinctive clothing usually red to discourage lion attacks. Their primary occupation is grazing cattle and goats in the open savannah. At the village they perform a traditional Masai dance, and allow you into their cow dung huts. You enjoy speaking with them and learning about their culture. Depart late afternoon for Nairobi.

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