Escape the bustle of the capital with this relaxing day trip to Karura Forest, with comfortable, round-trip transfers from Nairobi. Explore multiple hiking paths hidden deep in the lush green reserve, where you can find waterfalls, caves, and multiple species of local wildlife. Tours include optional bicycle rentals and in-depth information from your guide on the regional flora and fauna.
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide
Bike Hire
Lunch
Meeting Points
Departure
Best Western Plus Meridian Hotel
Our driver guide will pick you at your hotel lobby
Return
Important Information
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Escape the bustle of the capital with this relaxing day trip to Karura Forest, with comfortable, round-trip transfers from Nairobi. Explore multiple hiking paths hidden deep in the lush green reserve, where you can find waterfalls, caves, and multiple species of local wildlife. Tours include optional bicycle rentals and in-depth information from your guide on the regional flora and fauna.
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide
Bike Hire
Lunch
Meeting Points
Departure
Best Western Plus Meridian Hotel
Our driver guide will pick you at your hotel lobby
Return
Itinerary
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Karura Forest
Entry into the forest and start of the walk or riding a bike. The guide will explain to you the different species of trees, birds and sites and sounds. Visit the waterfalls, the caves and see the riparian site. There are enough walking trails with superb sceneries to marvel at. The trails vary from fifteen kilometers, ten kilometers and five kilometers. The Forest also has a biking trail that is 12 kilometers long. The biking trails and walking trails lead you through green forest areas, waterfalls, caves and streams. The trails are clearly marked and color-coded by length.
Also within the reserve are many areas of interest, both historical and ecological. The Central Bank once maintained an incinerator on the property to destroy decommissioned currency during the 1990s, and you can still see the old chimney. The Mau-Mau freedom fighters used the sacred caves on the reserve as hideouts, and Lily Lake is the site of an abandoned quarry.