A Nature Hike in the City

Nairobi, often disparaged for being noisy and polluted, actually has a lot of green space for a big city. We are determined to go on a couple of safaris while we're here, but we were also really happy to find several cheaper options available within 30 minutes of our neighborhood.

Last weekend, we explored the Karura Forest, a small urban forest that's been the subject of several confrontations between conservationists and developers in the past two decades. For now, the conservations have won.

For about $2.50 each, we got into the park and spent a few hours walking through the trees, down to a waterfall, and past some small caves. We noticed a lot of foreign families with small children, and decided it must be a very safe place to hang out.

Here are a few photos of our day, plus one video of a little festival that was happening in the park.