Awesome picnic site

                                     MACHAKOS  PEOPLE'S  PARK
The place to be.


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 Established in 1887 as the first administrative centre for the new British East Africa and was named after the great Akamba chief, Masaku. Following the relocation of the capital to Nairobi, Machakos has since remained a great place to do business and has long served as an administrative, agricultural and trading centre.

 How to get there: drive along Mombasa road until the Makutano junction. Turn left and drive along the Makutano-Kitui road and just before you get to Machakos town, take a right turn onto the road that leads to the park. You will drive approximately 5km and at the end of the road you will find the park. There are signs on the route, so it is unlikely that you wiill get lost. There is ample parking outside the park.


 
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 I have come to expect the worst when it comes to public toilets but I was pleasantly surprised to find that the toilets were very clean. There was running water in the taps and tissue in each stall and also a hand dryer.
 There is a man-made lake right at the parks outer boundary. I had heard one can take a boat ride but on the day we visited there were no boats in sight and the water levels looked rather low.

There is another restaurant and a bar too but we didn’t go in. I would say order food from there at your own risk and if you can, carry your own food. As far as I know there are no restrictions of bringing your own food into the park.
If you’re with young children, you need not worry about entertainment,  there is a  well-equipped playground for kids within the park. In comparison to other places I have been to the prices are very cheap. I paid Kshs 50 ($0.6) for my niece to go on the trampoline and there was no time limit. I suppose this is because she was the only one who wanted a go.

Fourteen falls Lodge Thika

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An Alcohol-Free and Eco-Friendly Hotel offering Accommodation, Conferencing and Camping Facilities along the Thika-Garissa Highway | Kenya

 (Fourteen Falls Lodge is located some 10 kilometers along the Thika-Garissa Highway. Fourteen Falls Lodge is an alcohol-free zone situated on a 30-acre piece of land. The lodge borders both the main road and Chania river at the bottom).

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 Fourteen Falls Lodge is located some 10 kilometers along the Thika-Garissa Highway, Fourteen Falls Lodge is an alcohol-free zone situated on a 30-acre piece of land. The lodge borders both the main road and Chania river at the bottom. It is a secure environment with 24-hour security surveillance.

Fourteen Falls Lodge accommodation is in traditional African huts, fitted with all the modern amenities. There are 7 spacious cottages and all of different sizes. Fourteen Falls Lodge offers standard, deluxe and family cottages.

The family cottages are of one bedroom, a lounge with a kitchenette in one corner. All the cottages are fitted with DSTV. The Hotel has an Al Carte menu which have a variety of choices both in African and continental dishes.

Fourteen Falls Lodge has an expansive land which enables clients to enjoy their camping or picnic in privacy. There are many corners and sites in which various occasion ranging from a small family gathering to a wedding ceremony can be held.

Some of the popular sites are those by Thika riverbank and around the fishpond. Fourteen Falls Lodge has several halls in which conferences and seminars of various sizes can be held. On request these activities can be held in tents in any suitable corner of the lodge. Activities and facilities include:
* Picnic
* Camping
* Bon fires
* Swimming
* Restaurant
* Conferencing
* Team building
* Accommodation
* Birthday Parties
* Wedding grounds

Picnic in the park

  Crater Lake game Sanctuary.

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Welcome to Crater Lake Camp

Tucked away in a hidden corner of Kenya's Great Rift Valley, Crater Lake offers a stirring encounter with wild Africa, just ninety minute's drive from downtown Nairobi. This magical lakeside lodge is the perfect stopover en route to the Nakuru and the Maasai Mara game parks, as well as a romantic getaway by itself!
History is everywhere at Crater Lake. The 10,000-acre game sanctuary houses the famous hilltop grave where Happy Valley's tragic heroine, Lady Diana Delamere, is buried with her last two husbands, Gilbert Colvile and Thomas Delamere. For the truly intrepid, there are the mysterious 'Caves of God' in the golden wheatfields of Ndabibi, reputed to be an inspiration for H. Rider Haggard's Allan Quartermain.

Crater Lake Naivasha

The camp is built on the shores of green volcanic like in the bottom of an old volcanic crater.The crater is 87 hectares in extent and the lake takes up to 14 hectares of this area.Over the last four years,the camp has been awarded a total of four awards by the Kenya travel Magazine "Travel News and Lifestyle" including Best tented camp in Kenya and Best Weekend getaway.It has also gained the reputation of being the most romantic camp in Kenya.The camp is open for 24 hours.

The Hotel will organize your full local excursion.

Facilities

Activities at the camp are centred round nature and wildlife.There are guided nature walks in the crater and the Sanctuary.The bird list is over 400 species,of which it is easy to spot more than 100 species in a day. There are 30 species of wildlife in the sanctuary .At night the Hippo come out of the main Naivasha lake to graze,and it is possible to see the Aardvark and spring hares on night game drives.There is a colony of over 70 Colombus monkeys living here,In addition for the most of the year are Flamingoes covering almost the entire lake,numbers of which can go upto 3-4000 .

Accomodation

The camp comprises of eight double rooms and two permanent family bandas,all which are ensuite with hot and cold showers.Honey moon suite which has a large bush pole bed and double Jacuzzi.All rooms look out over the lake.

There is a fully stocked bar,dining room,verandah and a conference room,and the camp is popularly known for its full meals and snacks.

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Tigoni waterfall Inn, the perfect picnic site

Tigoni waterfall Inn picnic site

This is a great spot for a chilled-out picnic or restaurant lunch in a peaceful rustic paradise only 30 minutes from the hectic urban life of Nairobi.




















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A Kshs 300  entry fee gains you access to this rustic 1960 establishment which sits atop of a ridge with great views over the shimmering green tea fields to Nairobi some 20km to the south-east. A short stroll down through eucalyptus woodlands takes you to the beautiful 18m Tigoni Waterfalls set in lush green riverine forest.
This is a great spot for a chilled-out picnic or restaurant lunch in a peaceful rustic paradise only 30 minutes from the hectic urban life of Nairobi.

Directions

Take the Limuru Road heading north past the Village Market mall as far as the Banana Hills road junction . Turn off to the right (north) and follow this road up through the bustling Muchatha (2km from the junction) and Banana Hills (5km) areas emerging back out into the countryside, passing the Kentmere Club on your right (10km - and  on to the junction at All Saint's church signposted Limuru Girls School.

Turn right here on the tar road and proceed approx 1.5km  (just before Kiambethu Farm (on the left). Turn right here onto a dirt road  which heads down and up past the school and then after a left hand bend loops around the top of the ridge along a jeep track to the Butt Farm / Waterfalls Inn gate. Pay the Kshs 300/person entry fee here and proceed to the parking area in front of the farmhouse.

From here, simply follow the signposted footpath east for approx 150m past the restaurant, across a grassy picnic area and then down a broad-stepped trail through the forest to the waterfall.  The overgrown jeep track which you see ahead of you at the corner where you headed down to access the falls continues west through the lovely cool forest and loops up and around to the right to emerge in a grassy sloping field heading back up to the start (approx 550m/20 mins walking distance). This track is also navigable with a little care (narrow in places) by 4WD vehicles (and probably normal cars) and there is just enough space to do a nifty 5-7 point turn around where it meets the stepped foot trail coming down from the farm.

For reservations, please call 0733 769 976 or 0729 290 894. 

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