Nairobi is described as the green city in the sun due to its environmental friendliness, Nairobi is the capital of Kenya and a major regional hub. Standing at an altitude of 1,670 meters (5,500) above see level it provides an enlivening climate with a minimum of 23oC and a maximum for 28oC. Located in an area once frequented by the pastoral Maasai community, Nyrob is a a maasai word for “a place of cool water” was established in the late 1890s as a British railroad camp on the Mombasa to Uganda railway. The modern Nairobi is a city if great contrast, its sky scraper, law courts, Holy family Minor Basilica, Parliament Buildings, Jamia Mosque, the City Market and the famous Norfolk Hotel are amongst many of those linked to pre and pos independence.
Nairobi is an important business center with a range of international facilities including the Kenyatta International Conference Center, leading hotels that provide conference facilities and gourmet cuisine. Dine out is very popular, seafood, carnivorous, French, Italian and Indian cuisines. From the skies Nariobi is serviced by Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Wilson Airport the latter regarded the busiest in Africa.
The safari country starts with Nairobi, home to the Nairobi National Park only 20 minutes from the city center, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Home to the orphaned elephant and Rhino, the Karen Blixen Museum a memorial to a woman admired both fro her writing and her spirit, and the AFWE Giraffe Center where one can have tea and feed the rare Rothschild Giraffe. All these and much more are amongst great attractions of Nairobi