Three Sisters

Three Sisters: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Three Sisters

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Three Sisters — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -0.16667, 37.31667. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Three Sisters

• Mount Kenya · viewpoint · Embu · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount Kenya National Park · sanctuary · Meru County · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lewa Wildlife Conservancy · sanctuary · Meru County · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ol Pejeta Conservancy · sanctuary · Laikipia County · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lewis Glacier · viewpoint · Tharaka-Nithi · ~1 km
• Point Lenana · viewpoint · Tharaka-Nithi · ~2 km
• Point Melhuish · viewpoint · Kirinyaga County · ~2 km
• Point John · viewpoint · Kirinyaga County · ~2 km
• Point Thomson · viewpoint · Tharaka-Nithi · ~2 km
• Midget Peak · viewpoint · Nyeri · ~2 km
• Gregory Glacier · viewpoint · Meru County · ~2 km
• Heim Glacier · viewpoint · Kirinyaga County · ~2 km
• Nelion · viewpoint · Embu · ~2 km
• Diamond Glacier · viewpoint · Embu · ~2 km
• Point Slade · viewpoint · Nyeri · ~2 km
• Krapf Glacier · viewpoint · Meru County · ~2 km
• Simba Col · viewpoint · Meru County · ~2 km
• Tyndall Glacier · viewpoint · Nyeri · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Three Sisters

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Three Sisters

• Mount Kenya · viewpoint · Embu · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount Satima · viewpoint · Nyandarua · ~99 km · Must-see
• Mount Kinangop · viewpoint · Murang'a County · ~106 km · Must-see
• Mount Kipipiri · viewpoint · Nyandarua · ~114 km · Must-see
• Kinangop Plateau · viewpoint · Nyandarua · ~119 km · Must-see
• Ol Donyo Sabuk · viewpoint · Machakos County · ~136 km · Must-see
• Mount Ololokwe · viewpoint · Samburu · ~144 km · Must-see
• Lewis Glacier · viewpoint · Tharaka-Nithi · ~1 km
• Point Lenana · viewpoint · Tharaka-Nithi · ~2 km
• Point Melhuish · viewpoint · Kirinyaga County · ~2 km

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