Nanyuki is in Southern Rift Valley, north-west of Mount Kenya.
Understand
[edit]Get in
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Map of Nanyuki
By air
[edit]There's daily flights from Nairobi.
- 1 Nanyuki Airport.
By bus
[edit]There are buses and minivans to/from
- Nairobi (3 hours, Ksh 700) for a 11 seat minivan (June 2023)
- Nyeri (1½ hour) Ksh 300 for a 14 seat mimivan.
- Meru (1½ hours) Ksh 300 for an 14-seat minivan.
- Nyahururu (3 hours) Ksh450 for an 14-seat van.
- Isiolo (1½ hours)
- Nakuru (3 hours) ksh700 for a 11 seat minivan
By rail
[edit]The railway line from Nairobi has been rehabilitated and a twice-weekly passenger train is departing Nanyuki Railway station every Wednesday and Sunday at 9:30AM. The fare to Nairobi is Ksh200 and the trip takes 6 hours. However, travelling by train is still much slower compared to taking the bus. The train fare is less than half the bus fare.
- 2 Nanyuki railway station.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 St. Georges Church. Anglican church built during the colonial period, in 1932.
- Mt Kenya Wildlife Animal Orphanage. (Mt Kenya Safari Club). 8AM-5:30PM. Ksh 1500 per person.
- 2 Equator Mark (along the road from Nyeri, just south of the city). Nothing more then a sign next to road from Nyeri, but a convenient spot for a photo opportunity to prove you've crossed the equator.
Do
[edit]- 1 Nanyuki Sports Club, ☏ +254 62 2031896. Offers a 9-hole gold course.
Buy
[edit]Malls & supermarkets
[edit]- Nanyuki Mall, Nyeri-Nanyuki Road. 8AM-8PM. It has a large Quick Mart supermarket.
- [dead link] Cedar Mall, Rumuruti Road. 8AM-8PM. The largest shopping mall in Nanyuki. It has a Chandarana foodplus supermarket.
- Chieni Supermarket, Market Road, ☏ +254-711-362721. 8AM-8PM. Large supermarket.
- Road Map Supermarket, Nanyuki-Rumuruti Road (town center.). 8AM-8PM.
Banks & ATMs
[edit]- Cooperative bank, Nyeri-Nanyuki Road. 24-hour ATM. An ATM that accepts Visa card and Mastercard with no withdrawal fee.
- GT Bank, Nanyuki - Nyeri Road. 24 hour ATM. An ATM that accepts Visa card and Mastercard with no withdrawal fee.
Eat
[edit]- KFC, Cedar mall. 8AM-9PM. large chicken & chips Ksh420.
- Shades Coffee Lounge (Lumumba Road). 8AM-8PM. one of the best and cheapest cafes in Nanyuki. Chips Ksh150, tea Ksh60.
- Chicken Inn & Pizza Inn, Peak Place Nanyuki. Kenyatta Highway. 9AM-9PM.
- Railsend Hotel Restaurant, Kimathi Road (near Nanyuki mall). 7AM-9PM. low price clean place to eat.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]There are many more lodging options available at nearby Mount Kenya.
- 1 Joskaki Hotel, Lumumba Road, ☏ +254 62 176-2181. Huge budget hotel with more than 100 rooms. Single/double rooms with own hot water bathroom. Has own bar and restaurant. from Ksh 800.
- Mercure Nanyuki lodge, Hospital Rd (near Cedar mall.). Check-in: 11AM, check-out: 10AM. Double room with own hot water bathroom and net. Ksh 800-1400.
- 62 Paradise hotel, Kieni Rd, ☏ +254 62 2022334. Check-in: 11AM, check-out: 10AM. Single or double rooms with own hot water bathroom. free wifi. from Ksh 1200.
- Nanyuki Simbas Lodge & Restaurant, Nanyuki Law courts Road (over the street from Nanyuki Law courts), ☏ +254 711 784552. Check-in: 11AM, check-out: noon. very clean room with own hot water bathroom, free wifi, pool table and bar. from Ksh 1200.
- Ibis Hotel, willy Jimmy Road (opp park), ☏ +254 714420888. Check-in: noon, check-out: noon. Single/double rooms with own bathroom. from Ksh 2000.
Connect
[edit]- Airtel shop, The cedar mall. 8AM-8PM. SIM card free. 3Gb of data for Ksh300. 5Gb of data Ksh500.
- Safaricom Shop, Nanyuki mall. 8AM-8PM. SIM card Ksh100.