Aberdare National Park

Getting There

Expert

Anthony is the author of the Lonely Planet guide to Kenya.

Your entry point to Kenya will most likely be Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), 15km/9mi southeast of the capital city Nairobi.

Aberdare National Park is 160km/100mi north of Nairobi and around 95km/60mi southwest of Nanyuki. The drive takes about 2½ to 3 hours* from Nairobi and around 1½ hours* from Nanyuki. Mutubio West Gate is the main access point for visitors coming from the west. It is used by almost all vehicles that traverse the park when traveling between the Central Highlands and Rift Valley lakes. This gate is about 50km/30mi from Naivasha (1½ hours*), 120km/75mi from Nakuru (3 hours*) and 105km/65mi from Nyahururu (2½ hours*).

Aberdare is usually visited as part of a 4x4 tour of the country, which includes a driver-guide.

*Driving times are only a rough indication. You should always consider the possibility of significant delays.

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Airlines & Ticket Prices

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Domestic Flights

Charter flights between parks are usually booked by tour operators as part of the tour package. There is no commercial airstrip within the park. Flights from Nairobi to Nanyuki, the closest airport to the Aberdares (95km/60mi away), leave from Wilson Airport (WIL), 6km/4mi south of the city. There are daily scheduled flights to the Nanyuki airstrip with the following airlines:

AirKenya (Flights to/from Loisaba, Lewa Downs and a number of airstrips in the Masai Mara)
Safarilink (Flights to/from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport and numerous Masai Mara airstrips)