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Places near Nakuru by type
All 235 places by distance →One day from Nakuru
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:32 pm
51 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Nakuru
- Menengai Cavescave · 1 hrs
- Menengai Craterviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Site I Late Iron Age Settlementheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Lake Nakurulake · 45 min
- Baboon Cliff View Pointviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Nakuru
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Nakuru?
Menengai Crater (viewpoint, about 15 km), KFA Rounda About (heritage site, about 3 km), Site I Late Iron Age Settlement (heritage site, about 6 km), Hyrax Hill Museum (hill, about 6 km), Hyrax Hill (hill, about 6 km), Baboon Cliff View Point (viewpoint, about 7 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Nakuru?
172 places on Spotwander: 104 churches, 14 hill stations & viewpoints, 12 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 8 wildlife, forests & gardens, 1 waterfall.
Which is the nearest church to Nakuru?
Full Gospel Church, about 1 km by road; St. Joseph's the Worker (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Nakuru?
Baboon Cliff View Point, about 7 km by road; Lion HIíll Viewpoint (9 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Nakuru?
Start in Nakuru, visit Menengai Caves, then Menengai Crater, then Site I Late Iron Age Settlement, then Lake Nakuru, then Baboon Cliff View Point, and drive back — about 51 km by road in all.