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Gichira Destination Guide

Delve into Gichira in Kenya

Gichira in the region of Central is located in Kenya - some 58 mi or ( 93 km ) North of Nairobi , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Gichira

Local time in Gichira is now 10:23 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Musoma, Moshi, Arusha, Othaya, and Nyamakuyu. While being here, you might want to check out Musoma . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Gichira ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Colorful Skid Drift Displays in the Nyeri KCB Safari Rally 2012

1:04 min by Colin Mundia
Views: 965 Rating: 2.33

Colorful Drifting and Skidding Displays in the Nyeri KCB Safari Rally 2012 as the ace drivers perform entertaining stunts after receiving their awards in the closing ceremony at the end of the Rally. ..

Maasai showing us how they jump for Tribe senority

1:20 min by scottith38
Views: 432 Rating: 5.00

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TIA Documentary Teaser #2

1:48 min by Trentster05
Views: 343 Rating: 0.00

The second teaser of our trip to Kenya in 2007. *Make sure to watch in High Quality for excellent picture* The song is "O' Le Le Tiki Tonga," and I am not sure if that is how you actually spell it. Su ..

stanley Kanyiri burial,Gikumbo,Karatina,Kenya,Nairobi,Kikuyu,Nyeri,Mathira 1934-10/1/2011

4:50 min by estherkab123
Views: 310 Rating: 0.00

Kikuyu burial,Karatina,Stanley Kanyiri Kihia,Top Ten,Director ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Baden-Powell grave

The grave of Lieutenant-General The 1st Baron Baden-Powell and his wife, Olave, Baroness Baden-Powell, G.B.E. , are in Nyeri in Central Province, Kenya, near Mount Kenya. Lord Baden-Powell died on 8 January 1941 and is buried in St. Peter's Cemetery in the Wajee Nature Park.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -0.42 36.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Cemeteries in Kenya, Nyeri, Scouting monuments and memorials

List of Scouting memorials

Throughout the world there are many Scouting memorials, monuments and gravesites.

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Located at -0.42 36.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Lists of coordinates, Lists of monuments and memorials, Scouting monuments and memorials

Wajee Nature Park

Wajee Nature Park is a bird conservancy, located outside Nyeri. It is in Mukurwe-ini administrative divisions of Nyeri District in Central Province of Kenya. It is the burial place of Lord Robert Baden-Powell, a fighter in the Boer War and the founder of the Scouting movement. He once wrote "the nearer to Nyeri the nearer to bliss". {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:0.41878|S|36.95022|E|region:KE_type:landmark|||| | |name=Baden-Powell grave }}

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Located at -0.42 36.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Bird parks, Central Province (Kenya), Parks in Kenya

Nyeri County

Nyeri County is a county in the old Central Province of Kenya. Its headquarters are in Nyeri town. It has a population of 661,156 and an area of 3,356 km² http://www. statoids. com/yke. html. The county is located on the southwest flank of Mount Kenya. Local people are predominantly of the Kikuyu tribe.

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Located at -0.42 36.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Districts of Kenya, Mount Kenya, Nyeri District

Outspan Hotel

The Outspan Hotel is in Nyeri, Kenya. It was built up from an old farm by Eric Sherbrooke Walker in the 1920s. Famous visitors include Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell and his wife Olave Baden-Powell from 1938 until Baden-Powell's death in 1941. Jim Corbett also lived there. The hotel is linked with the Treetops Hotel, approximately 15 kilometres away in the Aberdare National Park, and with the Shimba Lodge in the Shimba Hills National Reserve.

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Located at -0.42 36.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Hotels in Kenya