 | Nairobi Today While Nairobi today is certainly not the small station depot it used to be, it cannot really be classed as a very big city. It is not a city one goes to visit just for the city itself. But this is the gateway to an immensely beautiful and adventurous country with unique features not available anywhere else in the world. It has many drawbacks yet it is a friendly city and it can really grow on you, if you have the right approach. The place can be lively and interesting. It has a unique culture. Where else can one see Maasai warriors in traditional attire walking along with modern business |
 | Nairobi back then Till trains did not come into the area, Nairobi was just a little swamp land and a place for the Maasai people to quench their thirst enroute. Europeans colonizers had not shown any interest in it. Under great pressure of civil wars and outbursts of diseases like cholera and chickenpox, the Maasai chief was forced to allow the British to construct their Mombasa to Uganda railway line through the Maasai grazing lands. A depot was soon made in 1899 on the edge of the ‘Uaso Nairobi’ stream. Translated, it means cold water. This started as a small supply depot and soon became the m |
 | Nairobi Serena Considered as Nairobi’s finest hotel by many, the Nairobi Serena keeps the highest standards in se |  | New Stanley Hotel This hotel has been made world famous by the many authors, film makers and artists who not only stay |
 | The Grand Regency Hotel This is a fairly new hotel with a typical high rise modern façade in white with solar glass look.&n |  | Norfolk Hotel Ideally located on Harry Thaku road, only 5 minutes from the city centre, this is a landmark amongst |
 | Windsor Golf and Country Club Whether you are a golfer or not this hotel / country club will completely bowl you over. It is only |  | Holiday Inn Mayfair Nairobi This charming historical hotel is a blend of the modern and the traditional. Its architectural style |
 | Masaai Collections This store has products of many top designers including Penny Winter clothes, Sally Dudmesh jeweller |  | Zebu, Nakumatt Junction This boutique has leather bags by the famous local designer Annabelle Thom, as well as other designe |
 | ABC Plaza, Waiyaki Way Caters mainly to expatriates. This has a supermarket with a huge choice in imported items as well as |  | The Nakumatt Westlands Again a mall with many choices. It is as popular as The Sarit Centre. It has the Nakumatt supermarke |
 | The Sarit Centre, Westlands, Nairobi This is a shopping mall with a Uchumi Supermarket inside. This is a popular place with western trave |  | The Spinners Web Viking House, Westlands, has two floors of an amazing selection of textiles as well as other homewa |
 | Kenyan School and College Drama Festival The Kenyan School and College Drama Festival is a popular event and held on rotation in different ci |  | Labour Day Labour Day on the 1st is a public holiday. |
 | Camel Derby The Camel Derby is celebrated in this month with races and traditional dances and entertainment for |  | Kenyatta Day Kenyatta Day on 20th October, named after the first President and founder, Jomo Kenyatta, is the day |
 | The Nairobi Air Show The Nairobi Air Show is very popular not only in Nairobi, but also all over Africa. Air shows, sky d |  | New Year’s Day 1st Jan is celebrated with lights and fanfare to usher in the New Year. |
 | Nyama Chaoma Place Nyama Chaoma Place is a favourite with Kenyans and has African barbecue for meat, poultry and game. |  | Panda Chinese Restaurant is the best place for authentic Chinese food in an atmosphere created to fit the quality of food ser |
 | Tamarind Restaurant Tamarind Restaurant serves the best seafood brought in fresh from the coast everyday. Besides seafoo |  | Haandi Haandi is considered to serve the best Indian food in Kenya. A favourite not only with the huge Indi |
 | Thorn Tree Café Café is an upmarket café with international cuisine. It has great atmosphere and the Acacia Tree i |  | Fiesta Restaurant and Bar Fiesta Restaurant and Bar has international dishes on its menu giving authentic flavours to food in |
 | Fast Facts Location:Nairobi is the capital of Kenya and located in the Central Highland region at a height of just under 6000 ft above sea level, 500Kms (300 miles) west of the Indian Ocean. It is just 138 kms (90 miles), south of the equator. It is next to the eastern side of the rift valley. Surrounded by mountains, the Ngong Hills are to the west of the city, Mt Kenya is to the north and Mt Kilimanjaro to the south-east. The Karura Forest is to the North of Nairobi. The Nairobi River with its tributaries goes through the district of Nairobi. Dialing code : 00 254 20 X ( X is the local number ) Currency: Kenyan Shilling KES The approximate rates of exchange of some of the world currencies are as follows: 1 AED = 18.12 KES 1 GBP = 132.4 KES I USD = 66.6 KES 1 Euro = 106 KES Emergency Numbers in Nairobi Police 999, 0735 – 356 506 + 254 20 272 |
