Urban Forest Tour in Nairobi

Karura Forest is home to around 200 bird species, along with wildlife such as suni, Harvey's duiker, bushbucks, bush pigs, genets, civets, honey badgers, bush babies, porcupines, Syke's monkeys, bush squirrels, hares, fruit bats, and various reptiles and butterflies.

In addition to its natural beauty, visitors to Karura Forest can explore the Mau Mau caves, scenic waterfalls, rivers, picnic spots, marked walking trails, and bird-rich wetlands. The forest also features the historic incinerator once used by the Central Bank of Kenya to burn old currency notes, and the site where the late Professor Wangari Maathai led a campaign against the illegal acquisition of forest land.