Introduction

The purpose of this blog is to highlight some of the smaller, local shop and restaurants in Nanyuki.

After staying in Nanyuki for several months, we have noticed a tendency for the foreigners in the area to shop mostly at big chain stores and eat out mostly at restaurant with expensive, western food rather than the cheap, local places.

While this is understandable, as it is always easier to do what you already know, our hope is that this guide can help travellers and foreigner staying in Nanyuki discover some places around town that is usually only visited by locals, and in that way, contribute to the community around town. The guide is inspired by the concept of eco tourism. Eco tourism is a form of tourism that both focuses on enviromental friendly tourism and also on empowering local communities. In this case, the latter is our main goal.

At the same time, by following this guide, you will get to experience places that are not usually visited by foreigners. This is a great way to learn about the local culture and way of life and to experience something new. Think about it this way – you can get a burger almost everywhere in the world, but there isn't many places to eat ugali, skumawiki and chapati outside of Africa.