Facts About the Nairobi National Museum

Nairobi National Museum is located at the Museum Hill,approximately 10 minutes drive from the Nairobi city centre and is home to some of the most celebrated collections of history, culture and art from Kenya and East Africa.

The Museum was initiated in 1910 by the then East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society
[currently the East African Natural History Society (EANHS)]. The group consisted mainly of colonial settlers and naturalists who needed a place to keep and preserve their collections of various specimens.

Within the national Museum grounds the Nairobi snake park where visitors can view life snakes such as Black Mamba and other reptiles and a birds gallery for birders with the mostly likely birds to be seen any where in the country.There is also a recreated Kikuyu homestead. Visitor will also be able to observe exhibits of fossil from Lake Turkana , geological displays, rock arts from Tanzania and exhibits about topics such as Swahili and Asian culture in Kenya and Masai Mara wildlife. Within the city center is the national archives which contains historical documents, photographs of both President Kenyatta and Moi visiting different countries, exhibitions of handicrafts and paintings.

Today the National Museum of Kenya has responsibility for about 20 regional museums, many sites, and monuments across the country and has a variety of products ranging from Branded merchandise, Castings, Eco-tourism facilities , Hiring facilities among others which are all available at friendly prices. The National Museum of Kenya is open from 9:30 am to 18:30pm.

Safari Park Hotel

Ole Sereni Hotel

Tranquility is the word associated with this spectacular hotel that borders the Nairobi National park offering its guests a view of animals in their natural surroundings at the waterhole in the park from the restaurants, bar, swimming pool and other parts of the hotel. The hotel is strategically positioned close to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Wilson Airport making airport transfers very easy. It is also very near to the the city center, offering world-class facilities and personalized services to business as well as leisure travelers.

Ole-Sereni Hotel has a total of 134 exquisitely furnished, air-conditioned rooms and suites spread over three floors. Guests will have the opportunity to relax and unwind at the Roof top heated swimming pool that overlooks the park, the Gymnasium and Aerobics Room or the Sports Lounge. One could also enjoy special therapies and treatments at the Massage Centre. The Sauna & Steam Facility and Unisex Salon are other places guests can visit to pamper themselves.

Currency Exchange, Laundry/Dry Cleaning Services, Baby Sittering (available on request), 24 Hours Room Service, fully equipped Business Center, Automatic wake up phone system, Wi - Fi Spots in the public area and a travel desk are some of the services that guest at the hotel get to enjoy during their stay.

Ole Sereni has 5 restaurants and also features a bar/lounge and a coffee shop/café. A complimentary breakfast is served each morning. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. Business amenities at this 4.5-star property consist of a 24-hour business center, technology support staff, and audio-visual equipment.

Kenya travel destinations

Nairobi Hotels

Nairobi a maasai word "Nairob" which means cool waters never ceases to amaze me. Many times i awake at dawn especially during the unbearable warm nights of September, October and November just to take an early morning walk to drop off my son near the bus-stop this gives me chance to waken and appreciate the beauty of the sun with a mixture of a cool breeze in the air and the sounds of birds chirping everywhere. No wonder people love Nairobi so much. Even when i leave the place on assignment or for leisure i always want to come back in a short while. The surburb towns and estates are excitingly green with lots of fresh air a far cry from where i stay near the industrial area. I promise myself that one day i shall leave and go to live in this places but again it is dream that may take a life time to fulfill but then again we can always dream. Many times while in the city i look at some of the towering hotels in Nairobi the magnificent Grand Regency hotel that has been the center of controversy for many years yet it stands beautiful, the Norfolk Hotel the paradise for many former colonial masters and their progeny, it over looks the university of Nairobi what a stark contrast between the two,the Stanley Hotel which for the last thirty years was always known as the New Stanley Hotel and it kept me wondering why it was always net yet i had seen it from child hood and could never help wishing that i was the one how would be setting on the other side of the thorn tree restaurant and someone else was the passer-by. The sweet smell of Coffee on Kimathi street reminds me of the Java another hot spot.

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