There’s nowhere like it on the planet for wildlife, wild lands and rich traditions that endure. Prepare to fall in love.
We made a short stop at Nanyuki Spinners and Weavers, a women’s cooperative in Nanyuki, where we met friendly Loice, who guided us through the compound. It has been operating since 1977, empowering disadvantaged women through traditional wool spinning and weaving. The group provides...
Today, it was again a bit difficult to find a safari car, but we made a deal with a local guide for 150 USD, including a very high car entrance fee (5,000 KES) for a full-day trip to Ol Pejeta Conservancy (🎟️110 USD). It is supposed to be a 90,000-acre non-profit wildlife conservancy...
We left Nyeri in the late afternoon and, after a short drive, arrived in Nanyuki, a town located just 6 kilometres north of the Equator at 1947 meters above sea level. It has a lovely setting, with Mount Kenya as a backdrop and rivers such as the Burguret and the Ewaso Nyiro. There are...
The evening before the visit, we did our research and spent two hours finding a reliable local tour operator in Nyeri. After some negotiation, we agreed on a safari van for 120 USD for a day in Aberdare National Park (🎟️70 USD). It is a diverse highland park in Kenya known for its...
Today we arrived in Nyeri in the late afternoon, a town located in Kenya’s Central Highlands, between the Aberdare Range and Mount Kenya. Its geography features rolling hills, fertile valleys, and two distinct ecosystems: the Aberdare National Park and Mount Kenya forests. The area...
On our way to Aberdare NP, after a one-and-a-half-hour drive from Nairobi, we made a lunch stop at the Blue Post Hotel, just off the A2 near Thika. Hotel was built in 1908 by Captain Ward and originally served as a post office for farmers. It has a long colonial history, is famously...