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BOMAS OF KENYA
Bomas of Kenya was started by the Government of Kenya in 1971 as wholly owned subsidiary of the Kenya Tourist Development Cooperation (KTDC) the Company was established to Preserve, Maintain and Promote the Rich Diverse cultural values of various ethnic groups of Kenya and to act as a tourist attraction centre thus Bomas of Kenya is expected to preserve the authenticity of the Kenya's Cultural values and to portray them in the pure form. At the Bomas of Kenya currently we have fourty seven (47) different traditional dances collected from different tribes of Kenya. You can view traditional villages representing the lifestyle of ethnic groups such as Kikuyu, Kalenjin, Luhya, Taita, Embu, Maasai, Kamba, Kisii, Kuria, Mijikenda and Luo.
As it is our duty to create cultural awareness for current and future generation we have established special performance for school children from Nursery to High School level at a special rate. We also offer services and hire out our facilities that go a long way to help raise the much needed funds to run and maintain our rich culture. We boast of two large separate hall accommodating up to 2,500 and 3,000 pax , mini hall for 300 pax
Other facilities at the Bomas of Kenya include:
Two large separable halls accommodating up to 2,500 and 4,000 people. Picnic sites ,Children's playground,Outdoor soccer and volleyball grounds, Indoor volleyball, badminton, pool and table tennis facilities of international standards.
Other attractions within the city or close to Bomas are Nairobi National Park, Girraffe Centre, Nairobi safari Walk, Karen Blixen Museun, Nairobi Museum, National Archives among others.
If you decide to spend the night in Nairobi, you will be spoilt for choices since there are numerous hotels and lodges that do offer accommodation to guests. You may opt for Ole Sereni Hotel, Ngong House,Serena hotel, Sarova Hotels, Nairobi Safari Club among many others.
