Guidebook for Lukenya Area
Food Scene
A few local eating options...
A little further out towards Kitengela, this place serves delicious roast goat or beef made the way local people like it!
Yukos Inn, Kobil
A little further out towards Kitengela, this place serves delicious roast goat or beef made the way local people like it!
Fast food for those days when you've just got to have it! They do deliveries but it may take a couple of hours.
Chicken Inn-Kitengela
Fast food for those days when you've just got to have it! They do deliveries but it may take a couple of hours.
Artcaffé - Kitengela mall
Nairobi - Namanga RoadNice, modern coffee shop with good food
Less than 30 minutes from the house towards Machakos town, good place for a nice meal, a little more on the expensive side
A&L Hotel Machakos
Chumvi - Machakos - Kitui RoadLess than 30 minutes from the house towards Machakos town, good place for a nice meal, a little more on the expensive side
Getting Around
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
EmbakasiSyokimau Railway Station
Mombasa RoadJust over 20 minutes from the house, you can catch a train to and from the Nairobi town center from the new Athi River train station. You can use an uber from the station to Isaac House.
Athi River Train Station
Just over 20 minutes from the house, you can catch a train to and from the Nairobi town center from the new Athi River train station. You can use an uber from the station to Isaac House.
Essentials
Need to pick up some groceries or find an ATM? Check out one of these shopping malls in the area.
Tuskys Athi River
A104A little further out (closer to the airport) but has a wider selection of essentials than the nearby Tuskys, which has most of what we need anyway!
40 locals recommend
Gateway Mall
Airport Road+Mombasa Road A little further out (closer to the airport) but has a wider selection of essentials than the nearby Tuskys, which has most of what we need anyway!
New shopping mall with Shoprite grocery store and a fresh fruit juice shop with delicious health juices! It's on the way from the airport and has ample parking.
14 locals recommend
Signature Mall
New shopping mall with Shoprite grocery store and a fresh fruit juice shop with delicious health juices! It's on the way from the airport and has ample parking.
Parks & Nature
Some nearby nature attractions that you can access within an hour
A little further out but a nice place to hangout and have a picnic
10 locals recommend
Machakos Peoples Park
A little further out but a nice place to hangout and have a picnic
The only game park within a city in the world! About 1 hour drive from Isaac House
420 locals recommend
Nairobi National Park
Animal Orphanage RoadThe only game park within a city in the world! About 1 hour drive from Isaac House
Great place to see and touch adopted baby elephants. Especially fun with the kids! Expect to take around 90 minutes to get there.
69 locals recommend
Elephant and Rhino Nursery
Great place to see and touch adopted baby elephants. Especially fun with the kids! Expect to take around 90 minutes to get there.
Pet and feed the giraffes and marvel at their long tongues! A great outing with the kids.
356 locals recommend
Giraffe Centre
Duma RoadPet and feed the giraffes and marvel at their long tongues! A great outing with the kids.
Former home of Karen Blixen who starred in the movie 'Out Of Africa'
150 locals recommend
Karen Blixen Museum
Karen RoadFormer home of Karen Blixen who starred in the movie 'Out Of Africa'
Beautiful historic home that is a showpiece of African culture and heritage and contains an invaluable collection of African art. Overlooking the Nairobi National Park, it is a combination of the mud architectures from across Africa and is available for tours and meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinners on the rooftop or by the refreshing pool).
16 locals recommend
African Heritage House
Mombasa RoadBeautiful historic home that is a showpiece of African culture and heritage and contains an invaluable collection of African art. Overlooking the Nairobi National Park, it is a combination of the mud architectures from across Africa and is available for tours and meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinners on the rooftop or by the refreshing pool).
Private zoo that's great for bird watching and wildlife and only about 16 minutes drive from Isaac House
Maanzoni Ranch
Private zoo that's great for bird watching and wildlife and only about 16 minutes drive from Isaac House
Sightseeing
The top floor has a great view of Nairobi city
47 locals recommend
Kenyatta International Convention Centre
Harambee AvenueThe top floor has a great view of Nairobi city
Beautiful hills near the house with lots of wildlife including giraffe, wildebeest, zebra and impala. A great way to see them is on an ATV ride and we'd be glad to organize rentals with the neighboring motorcross.
Lukenya hills
Mombasa RoadBeautiful hills near the house with lots of wildlife including giraffe, wildebeest, zebra and impala. A great way to see them is on an ATV ride and we'd be glad to organize rentals with the neighboring motorcross.
Kituluni Hill, also known as Kyamwilu, is 12 kilometres from Machakos town along the Machakos-Kangundo road. Its a famous location where water flows uphill and vehicles roll uphill!
Kituluni Gravity / Magnetic / Magic Hill
C 99Kituluni Hill, also known as Kyamwilu, is 12 kilometres from Machakos town along the Machakos-Kangundo road. Its a famous location where water flows uphill and vehicles roll uphill!
Entertainment & Activities
The pool is a nice place to hang out and for a Sunday afternoon brunch with the family. Try their meat platter which comfortably feeds two!
Lukenya Getaway
The pool is a nice place to hang out and for a Sunday afternoon brunch with the family. Try their meat platter which comfortably feeds two!
Maanzoni Lodge
Mombasa RoadAlso a nice Sunday afternoon brunch with the family place
The neighboring Lukenya Hills are filled with little known and off-the-beaten-tracks that are great to traverse on an ATV, which you can rent from the Lukenya Motorcross, just down our road. Great views of African wildlife e.g. giraffes, wildebeest and zebras. Spectacular views from the top of the hill. You'll need to pay park fees (through the motorcross staff) to access the highest points of the hill.
Lukenya Motorcross
Off Mombasa RoadThe neighboring Lukenya Hills are filled with little known and off-the-beaten-tracks that are great to traverse on an ATV, which you can rent from the Lukenya Motorcross, just down our road. Great views of African wildlife e.g. giraffes, wildebeest and zebras. Spectacular views from the top of the hill. You'll need to pay park fees (through the motorcross staff) to access the highest points of the hill.