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Visit Nairobi National Museum, situated 10 minutes away from the city center and enjoy Kenya's rich natural and cultural heritage. The museum is the... more » Visit Nairobi National Museum, situated 10 minutes away from the city center and enjoy Kenya's rich natural and cultural heritage. The museum is the flagship of National Museums of Kenya which manages over 22 museums country wide and numerous sites and monuments. Enjoy our shopping and dining facilities and while in Nairobi, ask for our our attractions within the city. « less
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Attraction type: Museum
Address: Ngara rd Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: 254 20 3742131
Fax: 254 20 3741424

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“it was fantastic”
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5 of 5 stars
omaree 1 contribution
ireland
Jun 29, 2009

i visited the museum which hosts a lot of Kenyan traditions and fossils + snake park which was organized by www.bushpathsafaris.com. and it was wow. i also went for mt Kenya climb more

“Stuffed and a bit stuffy”
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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Cambridge, UK
Jul 24, 2004
6/7 found this review helpful

If you want to see stuffed animals and birds this is the place to go. All of Kenyas wildlife has been stuffed and mounted over the years. There's quite a bit of tribal paraphanalia. Everything is looking a bit worn and old... but then most of the exhibits are worn and old. Some of the aritfacts discovered in the Rift... more

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Ngara rd, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 254 20 3742131 Fax: 254 20 3741424