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Information

Everything you need to know before your visit: entry fees, opening hours, passes, and more.

Find the latest entry fees for residents and international visitors. Payment is by M-Pesa only (via E Citizen).

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Ample parking available at all Karura Forest main gates: A, B, C, D, E. Payment is by M-Pesa only (via E Citizen).

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Entry hours

~ 06:00 to 18:00
~ Last forest entry is at 17:45
~ Gates locked: 19:00

Directions

to Karura

Karura Forest is 6 km from the city centre in the northern suburbs of Nairobi. It is divided into the main forest and the smaller Sigirya block by Limuru Road

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By Car

  • Gate A. Main entry off Limuru Road across from the Belgian Embassy (road access to KFEET Center and FKF forest office)
  • Gate B. Closed to the public: service gate only
  • Gate C. Also known as ‘Sharks Gate’ after the nyama choma (roast meat) establishment outside the forest across the Kiambu Road. Great for biking and dog-walking along designated paths.
  • Gate D. Pedestrian entrance at the end of the ICRAF access lane off UN Avenue
  • Gate E. Pedestrian entrance to Sigiria section off Limuru Road (parking at Gate A opposite)
  • Gate F. Main Sigiria entrance at end of Thigiri Lane off Thigiri Ridge Road. Parking inside gate.

By Public Transport

  • To the main Forest gate Limuru Road, FKF and KFS Station Manager administrative offices (Gate A and Gate E) - Matatu (from Nairobi city centre to Belgian Embassy on Limuru Road). Numbers 11B, 106, 107, or 116 (southbound only).
  • To Sharks Gate Kiambu Road (Gate C) - Matatu (from Nairobi city centre to Kiambu via Kiambu Road). Numbers 100, 120, 121, 116.
  • To the Kenya Forest Environment Education Trust office and River Café… Located inside the forest: entry required via main Limuru Road gate.
  • To the FKF and KFS Station Manager administrative offices… Use Gate-A. Offices are located 100m from the gate.

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Emergency Contact

+254 111 944846

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