A flagship project of the late Kenyan environmental activist and Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai, Karura Forest is a cluster of greenery in Nairobi. The forest is home to bushbucks, bush pigs, genets, civets, honey badgers, bush babies, porcupines, monkeys, bush squirrels, hares, fruit bats, birds, various reptiles and butterflies. Over 50 km of trails lead to caves, waterfalls and picnic spots.
- Mau Mau caves
- Scenic waterfalls
- Picnic spots
- Hiking trails