It’s located in the suburb of Karen that occupies the same land which was once her coffee plantation. To get the full Out of Africa experience, you’ll want to visit the home of Karen Blixen, now the Karen Blixen Museum. The Grevy’s zebra is the largest of the wild equids (mammals of the horse family) and has narrower stripes than other zebras. It’s home to the endangered Grevy’s zebra and the rare Williams’s lark. Shaba National Game Reserve has dramatic scenery including dry grasslands and river-side forests. This reserve is popular for tourists and is also the shooting location of Survivor: Africa and the movie Born Free. It’s a protected area in Isiolo County in northern Kenya. This reserve is where many of the outdoor scenes from the film were shot. The Equator runs across these highlands, a hundred miles to the north, and the farm lay at an altitude of over six thousand feet.” – Karen Blixen Shaba National Game Reserve Image Credit – Revivaler “I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong Hills. The area around Ngong Hills was a popular settlers’ spot during colonial times and colonial-style houses can still be found in the area, including the home of Karen Blixen. The eastern slopes contain the solitary grave of Denys Finch Hatton, marked by an obelisk and garden and the Southern Peak is the occasional location for Sunday church services held by locals. They form one of the ridges of the Great Rift Valley and if you hike to the top, you’ll be able to see into the valley and into the Nairobi National Park. The four peaks of the Ngong Hills are frequently featured in Out of Africa. Image Credit – Jaya Travelĭue to the popularity of the film, the reserve has become very used to tourists and has many attractions including luxury tented camps and hot air balloon rides where you can experience the view that might have been seen from Denys Finch Hatton’s yellow biplane.

Despite the sensual feeling of the shampoo scene, Streep was terrified of nearby territorial hippos who had front-row seats to the filming of this scene. The also-iconic shampoo scene was shot here as well on the banks of the Mara River. It’s the location where the iconic scene which became the movie poster was shot. This is possibly the most special location for Out of Africa fans. These are four Out of Africa filming locations you can visit on your next trip to Kenya. It follows her love affair with hunter Denys Finch Hatton. The film is based on the memoir of Karen Blixen, a baroness who famously lived below the Ngong Hills about 16 kilometres southwest of Nairobi. The academy award-winning film has romance, adventure and some breathtaking scenery which you can visit in Kenya.

Out of Africa is a 1985 period drama starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.

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