Ngong hills

Explore this 16.7-km out-and-back trail near Ngong, Rift Valley. Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 6 h 11 min to complete. This is a very popular area for birding and hiking, so you’ll likely encounter other people while exploring. Ngong Hills can be viewed all over Nairobi.

From a distance, these sinuous humps signal your arrival in Kenya’s capital. From the south, the hills form the side of the Rift Valley, and the forested mountain towers 1000 meters above the Maasai lands. These hills in Kenya were made famous in Karen Blixen’s book ‘Out of Africa’.The hills signified the romance of Africa. In real life, the hills are just as romantic. A gentle giant in this land of volcanic valleys and sulfurous lakes.