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Driving times from Kakamega Forest

By road from Kakamega Forest, the nearest KenyaPlus destinations are Mount Elgon National Park about 2½ h (about 130 km), Lake Nakuru about 4 h (about 200 km), Ruma National Park about 4 h (about 210 km). The farthest is Shimba Hills National Reserve about 18½ h (about 930 km). These are KenyaPlus estimates, not live traffic.
Information status: Estimated Road times are estimates from openrouteservice road routes plus an allowance for stops, not live traffic.
ToRoad distanceDriving timePlan
Mount Elgon National Parkabout 130 kmabout 2½ hPlan a trip to Mount Elgon National Park
Lake Nakuruabout 200 kmabout 4 hPlan a trip to Lake Nakuru
Ruma National Parkabout 210 kmabout 4 hPlan a trip to Ruma National Park
Lake Bogoriaabout 250 kmabout 5 hPlan a trip to Lake Bogoria
Naivashaabout 260 kmabout 5 hPlan a trip to Naivasha
Mount Longonot National Parkabout 290 kmabout 5½ hPlan a trip to Mount Longonot National Park
Nairobiabout 350 kmabout 6 hPlan a trip to Nairobi
Mount Kenyaabout 360 kmabout 7 hPlan a trip to Mount Kenya
Ol Pejeta Conservancyabout 360 kmabout 7 hPlan a trip to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Maasai Maraabout 370 kmabout 7½ hPlan a trip to Maasai Mara
Aberdare National Parkabout 370 kmabout 7½ hPlan a trip to Aberdare National Park
Samburuabout 510 kmabout 9½ hPlan a trip to Samburu
Chyulu Hills National Parkabout 570 kmabout 9½ hPlan a trip to Chyulu Hills National Park
Amboseliabout 570 kmabout 10½ hPlan a trip to Amboseli
Tsavo West National Parkabout 610 kmabout 10½ hPlan a trip to Tsavo West National Park
Meru National Parkabout 530 kmabout 11 hPlan a trip to Meru National Park
Tsavo Eastabout 700 kmabout 11½ hPlan a trip to Tsavo East
Mombasaabout 830 kmabout 12½ hPlan a trip to Mombasa
Diani Beachabout 860 kmabout 13 hPlan a trip to Diani Beach
Watamuabout 940 kmabout 14½ hPlan a trip to Watamu
Malindiabout 950 kmabout 15 hPlan a trip to Malindi
Lamu(road only as far as Mokowe; the boat crossing is extra)about 1010 kmabout 16 hPlan a trip to Lamu
Shimba Hills National Reserveabout 930 kmabout 18½ hrough: straight-line estimatePlan a trip to Shimba Hills National Reserve

Times include an allowance for stops and towns but not long breaks, game drives or delays. Over 9 hours on the road in a day, the Trip Reality Check flags the journey; flying may suit long distances — see Getting around Kenya.