Nanyuki

Nanyuki is in Southern Rift Valley, north-west of Mount Kenya.

Get in

By air

There's daily flights from Nairobi.

• 1 Nanyuki Airport. (updated Sep 2021)

By bus

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

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. (updated Aug 2020)

See

• 1 St. Georges Church. Anglican church built during the colonial period, in 1932. (updated Sep 2021)
• Mt Kenya Wildlife Animal Orphanage. (Mt Kenya Safari Club). 8AM-5:30PM. Ksh 1500 per person. (updated Sep 2016)
• 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. (updated Dec 2021)

Do

• 1 Nanyuki Sports Club, ☏ +254 62 2031896. Offers a 9-hole gold course. (updated Sep 2021)

Buy

Malls & supermarkets

• Nanyuki Mall, Nyeri-Nanyuki Road. 8AM-8PM. It has a large Quick Mart supermarket. (updated Jun 2023)
• Cedar Mall, Rumuruti Road. 8AM-8PM. The largest shopping mall in Nanyuki. It has a Chandarana foodplus supermarket. (updated Mar 2023)
• Chieni Supermarket, Market Road, ☏ +254-711-362721. 8AM-8PM. Large supermarket. (updated Jun 2023)
• Road Map Supermarket, Nanyuki-Rumuruti Road (town center.). 8AM-8PM. (updated Jun 2023)

Banks & ATMs

• Cooperative bank, Nyeri-Nanyuki Road. 24-hour ATM. An ATM that accepts Visa card and Mastercard with no withdrawal fee. (updated Jun 2023)
• GT Bank, Nanyuki - Nyeri Road. 24 hour ATM. An ATM that accepts Visa card and Mastercard with no withdrawal fee. (updated Jun 2023)

Eat

• KFC, Cedar mall. 8AM-9PM. large chicken & chips Ksh420. (updated Jun 2023)
• Shades Coffee Lounge (Lumumba Road). 8AM-8PM. one of the best and cheapest cafes in Nanyuki. Chips Ksh150, tea Ksh60. (updated Jun 2023)
• Chicken Inn & Pizza Inn, Peak Place Nanyuki. Kenyatta Highway. 9AM-9PM. (updated Jun 2023)
• Railsend Hotel Restaurant, Kimathi Road (near Nanyuki mall). 7AM-9PM. low price clean place to eat. (updated Jun 2023)

Sleep

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. (updated Jun 2023)
• 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. (updated Jun 2023)
• 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. (updated Jun 2023)
• 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. (updated Jun 2023)
• Ibis Hotel, willy Jimmy Road (opp park), ☏ +254 714420888. Check-in: noon, check-out: noon. Single/double rooms with own bathroom. from Ksh 2000. (updated Jun 2023)

Connect

• Airtel shop, The cedar mall. 8AM-8PM. SIM card free. 3Gb of data for Ksh300. 5Gb of data Ksh500. (updated Jun 2023)
• Safaricom Shop, Nanyuki mall. 8AM-8PM. SIM card Ksh100. (updated Jun 2023)

Go next

• Meru
• Isiolo
• Nyahururu
• Nyeri
• Nairobi