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Where luxury meets adventure in Kenya's Nanyuki

Kenya has few locations that fascinate locals and foreigners alike like Nanyuki. Located in what was at one time colloquially known as the new ‘Happy Valley’, Nanyuki is the frontier to the wildlife-rich Laikipia Plains. Only Tsavo ecosystem exceeds Laikipia’s wildlife capacity.

However, Nanyuki’s story cannot be told without that of Laikipia. As you may have learnt in your history lessons, European explorers arrived in the country in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, followed closely by British administrators.

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