Nairobi, Kenya ’s mile-high capital is only 138 km south of the equator. Founded by the British little more than a 100 years ago, the city now has a population of more than 2 mil inhabitants. It’s a modern business centre with some interesting high-rises and lots of bustle. Visitors can find things not so common in other parts of Africa, such as nice theatres showing the latest films, expensive restaurants serving every type of food, as well as E-mail facilities, faxes and any other sort of modern technology you may want to use. The city is constantly alive, especially at night.

Besides being a convenient place to take care of administrative matters and contact people back home, Nairobi has much to offer to travellers. If you want to hang out, there is a wide array of restaurants, clubs and pubs to choose from. While in Nairobi, be sure to visit the City Market, the National Museum, the Arboretum (excellent collection of East African flora) and the superb Kenya Railway Museum. Exhibits about the period leading to independence can be seen at the Kenya National Archives. There are casinos at the Safari Park Hotel and the Inter-Continental Hotel and there’s also Sunday-afternoon horse racing.

Flights to Nairobi with Rwandair

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is the biggest and busiest in East Africa. Except for visitors to Kenya, it is an important hub for connecting flights to other countries in the region.

The terminal has three departments: Units 1 and 2 are for international flights; Unit 3 is used predominantly for domestic flights.

Rwandair is operating directs flights from Nairobi to Rwanda’s capital Kigali.

The airport is located 16 kilometres to the southeast of Nairobi, and is easy to reach. There are buses in front of the terminal building; KBS bus line 34 departs very frequently to the centre of Nairobi, but the safest way to get from the airport to Nairobi is by taxi. A taxi ride to the centre of Nairobi takes approximately half an hour outside the morning and evening rush hour, and costs around 800-1,000 shillings.

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