The Travelling Telescope is a social enterprise dedicated to promoting social change using astronomy educational and entertaining tools. Whether you are a school, a lodge/hotel or an individual, we have a range of astronomy services for you.
We are the only astronomy company in the Eastern African region with globally competitive services.
As a social enterprise, and youth partners of Airbus Foundation and The Little Engineers we also offer free resources for underserved schools.
Join us for a Star Safari on a camping trip, enjoy a planetarium show at The Nairobi Planetarium and encourage your older kids to build and create with us through Airbus Foundation Discovery Space. Be part of The Travelling Telescope community.
Astronomy is the oldest science, part of our natural world and an excellent tool for exploration and wonder. Whether you are a school, an individual or a lodge, we are here to offer you a guided tour of Kenya’s unpolluted equatorial night skies while…
Welcome to The Nairobi Planetarium (TNP) situated at 105 Riverside Lane, off Riverside Drive. The planetarium is a very inspiring and enjoyable immersive environment for you to get entertained as you learn about the celestial realm. Enjoy the views and feel like you are…
Is your kid nuts about space? Do they need to get out of the house and explore the Universe? Then we have something for them!! In July 2022, The Travelling Telescope will run Space Camps at Riverside Drive from 11th – 15th July at…
Travelling Telescope featured on BBC World Service Most people will never look through a telescope. When Chu Owen met Kenya’s official astronomer Susan Murabana during a solar eclipse, they pledged to change that. Their falling in love gave birth to the Travelling Telescope –…
PODCAST: PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE Lessons in Awe and Wonder from Kenya’s Travelling Telescope The Travelling Telescope is featured in Podcast from The Christian Science Monitor Susan Murabana builds dreams with a big telescope and delivers equal access to the stars. Her Travelling Telescope…
From stargazing trips to plans for a brand-new museum of evolution, we hear from the people changing perceptions around holidays in sub-Saharan Africa. Safari tours aren’t going away, but the industry is changing and that’s good news for Africa’s underperforming tourism sector. Vivienne Nunis…