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.
