OUR PLANET
Nairobi's Museums
Browse the ethnographic and archaeological exhibits of the National Museum (www.museums.or.ke) or go to the Karen Blixen
Museum (www.karen-blixen.dk), which occupies the farmhouse made famous by the author's book, Out of Africa.
Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
Watch baby elephants play at this important sanctuary, where orphaned and abandoned elephants are hand reared before
being re-released back into the wild. Seewww.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org).
Shopping
The capital boasts several Western style shopping malls.Serious souvenir shoppers should also head for the weekly craft
markets..
Watersports and Beaches
Go scuba-diving, snorkelling, sailing, waterskiing, swimming and surfing on Kenya's Coral Coast. The most popular resorts
near Mombasa include Bamburi, Kikambala, Kilifi, Malindi, Nyali and the 10km- (6-mile) long, dazzlingly white Diani
Beach.
Wildlife-Watching
You can spot a full range of savannah animals in the Nairobi National Park, only 8km (5 miles) from the city centre. Kenya's
first national park, today it still looks much as it did in the early photographs - wild, undulating pasture.
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