Nairobi National Park

Nairobi National Park is the closest national park to Nairobi in Kenya. It is a half-hour drive from the city, making it a good destination for a day trip.

11km

Lake Naivasha

Naivasha is a city in Kenya, 90 km northwest of Nairobi on Lake Naivasha.

76km

Nyeri

Nyeri is in Southern Rift Valley.

97km

Aberdare National Park

Aberdare National Park is a 767-km² national park in the central highlands west of Mount Kenya, 180 km from Nairobi

101km

Embu

city in Kenya

109km

Lake Nakuru National Park

Lake Nakuru National Park is one of Kenya’s two Premium Parks, and is a birdlover’s paradise. It surrounds Lake Nakuru in the Central Rift Conservation Area in the Southern Rift Valley region of Kenya. Originally protected as a bird sanctuary, this park hosts over 400 bird species, including 5 globally threatened species, and is an important stop on the African-Eurasian Migratory Flyway. This park was also the first national Rhino sanctuary and hosts one of the world’s highest concentrations of the Black Rhinoceros.

130km

Nakuru

Nakuru is a city in the Southern Rift Valley region of Kenya.

138km

Nanyuki

Nanyuki is in Southern Rift Valley, north-west of Mount Kenya.

147km

Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park is in Kenya.

158km

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Maasai Mara National Reserve is in the southwest of Kenya. The Maasai Mara is not a National Park, but rather a National Reserve belonging to the Maasai people and administered by the local county councils. It is one of the best known and most popular reserves in Africa.

187km

Kisumu

Kisumu is a port city in western Kenya; located on a bay on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria at an altitude of 1,131 m (3,711 ft). It is the headquarters of Kisumu County and after Kampala, the second largest city in the Lake Victoria basin.

264km

Kakamega Rainforest

Kakamega Rainforest is the only tropical rainforest in Kenya. Located in Western Kenya, it is part of a larger area that makes up the last primeval rainforest in the country. It's also home to various monkeys and hundreds of bird species, some of which are threatened.

274km

Mombasa

Mombasa with a population of over 1 million, is the second-largest city in Kenya. It is particularly known for its warm and sunny climate, white beaches and coral reef diving.

441km

Lamu

Lamu is a town in Coastal Kenya. Its old town is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

468km

Kenyatta International Convention Centre

building located in Nairobi, Kenya

920m

Nairobi Arboretum

Nairobi Arboretum is located along state house road in the area of Kilimani, Nairobi Kenya. It was founded in 1907 by Mr. Batiscombe in a bid to try out new forestry trees. It was later gazetted as a national reserve in 1932 by the government and issuance of a title deed was later conducted by the commissioner of lands to the government in 1996.

1.1km

Nairobi Railway Museum

Railway museum

1.3km

Uhuru Gardens

Uhuru Gardens Memorial Park is a commemorative park in Nairobi, Kenya that celebrates independence from the British Empire in 12 December 1963. The word "uhuru" is Swahili for "freedom". It contains three points of significance:The Mũgumo tree, purportedly planted in the exact location the Union Jack, or more likely the former Flag of the Colony of Kenya, was removed and the Flag of Kenya was placed. The tree is also of significance to the Kikuyu people. The independence commemorative monument, built in 1973, is a twenty-four meter high column, supporting a pair of clasped hands and a dove of peace. This point celebrates the declaration of independence at midnight, 12 December 1963. It also celebrates the inauguration of Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta, in the same night. On one side of this monument is a statue of soldiers raising the Kenyan flag. A fountain celebrating "Twenty-Five years of Uhuru – peace, love and unity monument".

4.7km

Karura Forest

Karura Forest is an urban forest in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. The forest was gazetted in 1932 and is managed by the Kenya Forest Service in conjunction with the Friends of Karura Forest Community Forest Association.

4.8km

United Nations Office at Nairobi

United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya

5.4km

Ngong Racecourse

Ngong Racecourse is a racecourse in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the main and currently only thoroughbred racing venue in Kenya. It is located along the Ngong Road near the Lenana School and next to The Nairobi Business Park, beside ngong forest. It is operated by the Jockey Club of Kenya.

8.7km

Karen Blixen Museum (Kenya)

museum

13km

Ngong Hills

range of hills in Kenya

24km

Mount Longonot National Park

57km

Mount Kenya

Mount Kenya is located near the center of Kenya about 150 km north of Nairobi. At 5300 m (17,000 feet) it is Africa's second highest mountain, after Kilimanjaro.

136km