Experts' Choice Award Karen Blixen Museum
What the experts agree on
The former farmhouse of "Out of Africa" author Karen Blixen, preserved as a museum with expansive gardens perfect for wandering amid its literary and colonial-era history.
“The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy. ”
– Atlas Obscura
Frommer's "Twenty minutes (traffic dependent) from downtown Nairobi is the prestigious and leafy suburb of Karen, named after Karen Blixen, the Danish baroness who wrote Out of Africa." Full review
Fodor's "Out of Africa author Karen Blixen lived in this estate from 1913 to 1931." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"This museum is the farmhouse where author Karen Blixen lived between 1914 and 1931...the museum is set in expansive gardens, and is an interesting place to wander around. " Full review
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Guides (non-mandatory, but useful) are included in the admission fee, but they do expect a tip.
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Karen Blixen lived in this house from 1917 to 1931 before leaving for Europe and writing her autobiography Out of Africa, which was later adapted for the cinema." Full review
National Geographic "Make a visit to the Karen Blixen Museum at the foot of the Ngong Hills in Karen. The museum was once the home of Karen Blixen, the Danish author of Out of Africa, after whom the suburb is..."
National Geographic "Times may have changed, but Out of Africa, by Danish author Karen Blixen, still perfectly sums up the romantic lure of Kenya. Visit the farmhouse that featured prominently in the 1937..."
