Karura Forest — Limuru Road, Nairobi
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Karura Forest

Limuru Road, Nairobi Open daily

Karura is a vast urban forest threaded with well-marked walking and cycling trails, a waterfall, caves and shaded picnic clearings. It's safe, gated and family-friendly, with bikes for hire and cafés near the entrances. A morning here is the easiest way to give city kids a proper dose of nature without leaving Nairobi.

Good to know: Hire bikes at the River Gate and pack a picnic for the lawns by the waterfall.

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Photo: Ninaras / CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

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