The Kijani Festival brings world-famous performers to venues in Nairobi and around the country, including the Carnivore Restaurant, Nairobi Arboretum, Fort Jesus in Mombasa, Hell's Gate in…

The Kijani Festival brings world-famous performers to venues in Nairobi and around the country, including the Carnivore Restaurant, Nairobi Arboretum, Fort Jesus in Mombasa, Hell's Gate in…

The Safari Rally Kenya, run in the tough and dusty terrain around Nairobi, is part of the annual FIA African Rally Championship. Competitors follow an 800km route through the Kenyan bush…

One hundred and fifty golfers compete in the annual Kenya Open Golf Championship. The tournament, played at the Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi, makes up part of the PGA European Challenge Tour.

The Kwani Literary Festival presents a variety of interactive events and forums, including creative writing workshops, panel discussions, lectures, book signings and readings taking place at…

Every year hundreds of classic cars and motorcycles take part in the Concours d'Elegance at Nairobi Race Course. Kenyan and overseas competitors flaunt everything from Volvos and Volkswagens…

The annual International Book Fair in the exhibition hall of Nairobi's Sarit Centre offers discussions, poetry and readings from guest speakers, as well as countless newly published titles.

The Nairobi International Trade Show at Jamhuri Park showcases the best of Kenya's commerce and agriculture.

The Kenya International Film Festival at the Goethe-Institut Nairobi is annually gaining increased international significance with a programme focused on screening African productions. The…

The annual Crafts of Africa show, at Nairobi's Sarit Centre, offers a huge range of artisans' produce. Everything from wood carvings and leather items to glass, gourds, sculpture and paintings…

Kenya Music Week at Nairobi's Sarit Centre presents a full programme of live music and offers the Kenyan music industry an excellent opportunity to market their goods and network.

The Mumbai Marathon attracts people from all over India, as well as foreigners, to run for charity. Participants start off at the CTS station and run past Chowpatty beach, to the sound of…

Reopened in 2008 following extensive modernisation, the Nairobi National Museum at the Museum Hill houses informative displays on Kenya's ethnic groups, natural history and wealth of hominid…

Set in the leafy suburb of Karen, the Karen Blixen Museum was the residence of the celebrated Danish author of Out of Africa from 1917 to 1931. Furnished in period style, it's an unusually…

Safari favourites such as lion, rhino, buffalo and hippo roam this untamed tract of savannah in Langata. Despite its suburban location, Nairobi National Park has an unfenced southern boundary…

Boma is a Swahili word meaning house, and Bomas of Kenya in Langata includes life-size examples of 11 different traditional construction styles from around the country. Daily dance…

Founded in 1979, the AFEW Giraffe Centre in Langata exists primarily as a breeding centre for western Kenya's endangered Rothschild's giraffes. Visitors can look tame giraffes in the eye from…

Founded in 1977 by Dr Dame Daphne Sheldrick, the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, 12km south of central Nairobi, undertakes projects protecting wildlife in Kenya, specifically Tsavo National…

One of East Africa's most famous eateries, The Carnivore in Langata is renowned for its all-you-can-eat buffet featuring several barbecued meats and chicken dishes, and a generous salad…

Nairobi is justifiably known for its plethora of quality Indian restaurants, and the Haandi Restaurant in Westlands' The Mall is arguably the pick of them. Vegetarians are well catered for…