Karura Forest
Good to know
- Best time to go
- Year-round; mornings are coolest and quietest
- Budget
- $
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
A 1,000-hectare urban forest in northern Nairobi, saved from developers by Wangari Maathai's campaigns and now laced with walking and cycling trails. Paths lead past a waterfall, caves once used by Mau Mau fighters, and quiet stands of indigenous trees.
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