http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/28980 Once was the house of Karen Blixen (pen name Isak Dinesen) famous for her autobiography 'Out of Africa’ She lived here from 1917-1931.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/28980 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25092 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25092 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15185 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15185 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15177
You can visit the centre daily in Nairobi National Park. The visit will allow you to get up close to these magnificent animals and see them play.

Sponsoring an elephant or rhino costs $50 US per year. You can sponsor an elephant via: www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15177 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15173
At Ngong House you can stay in one of five luxurious treehouses raised 15ft off the ground with views out over the Ngong Hills. They also have a driver on hand so you can visit some of Nairobi's attractions such as the giraffe sanctuary, elephant orphanage and
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You really need US dollars in high ($50 or $100) new (post-2003) bills or a visa debit or credit card to use the ATMs. Even Barclays bank outside of Nairobi won't accept Mastercard.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15171 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15152 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15152 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15068 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15068 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15067 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15067 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15066
An old diesel pulls out of both stations simultaneously at 7pm and dinner is served immediately — the waiters trying not to spatter soup on their tunics, or you. The rattling of the carriage rocked me to sleep immediately, but make sure you wake early for sunset to see animals on the savannah if you’re coming up to Nairobi or the Manugu plains as you descend to the coast and Mombasa.

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On the way you can take in the tranquil house of Karen Blixen (Out of Africa).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14932 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14876 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14876 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14848 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14848 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11390 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11390 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9627
Before I went to Kenya I couldn't find Kibera in the usual travel guides but did read that it is 'a dangerous place'. However, research also found some very positive reports and I was encouraged to visit.

My 15 year old son and I visited the Kibera Community Youth Programme (KCYP), in return for $25 contributions to the programme we were given a guided tour of Kibera. We were made to feel very welcome, learned a lot about the community, the challenges faced by young people and the great work that is going into skills development.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9627