Visiting the Kitale area
Outdoor activities
Visit one of the largest craters in Africa and the largest volcanic base in the world which straddles the border of Uganda and Kenya . Visit the beautiful montane forest; see the elephant caves; camp and climb to the top of Koitobos peak 4222 metres!
Mount Elgon National Park Chorlim Gate
Visit one of the largest craters in Africa and the largest volcanic base in the world which straddles the border of Uganda and Kenya . Visit the beautiful montane forest; see the elephant caves; camp and climb to the top of Koitobos peak 4222 metres!
Visit Kakamega Forest, a tropical rainforest that formed part of a huge rainforest across Central Africa. It's a great place to walk, birdwatch and view monkeys. It's only an hour from us.
Kakamega Forest
Visit Kakamega Forest, a tropical rainforest that formed part of a huge rainforest across Central Africa. It's a great place to walk, birdwatch and view monkeys. It's only an hour from us.
Nice place to walk and view birds and game, especially the rare sitatunga antelope.
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Saiwa Swamp National Park
Nice place to walk and view birds and game, especially the rare sitatunga antelope.
Sports
Kitale Club has a spectacular 18 hole golf course and is well worth a visit either to play or to get more awe-inspiring views of Mount Elgon. You can obtain day membership and enjoy lunch and drinks on the veranda, swim in the pool and take a sauna.
Kitale club
Kitale Club has a spectacular 18 hole golf course and is well worth a visit either to play or to get more awe-inspiring views of Mount Elgon. You can obtain day membership and enjoy lunch and drinks on the veranda, swim in the pool and take a sauna.
City/town information
Kitale is a lively bustling town, full of hustlers and noise. Go there to enjoy food at Megabytes, Elgon View or Iroko, or any of the other food outlets there. Good for supermarket shopping at Quickmart.
Kitale
Kitale is a lively bustling town, full of hustlers and noise. Go there to enjoy food at Megabytes, Elgon View or Iroko, or any of the other food outlets there. Good for supermarket shopping at Quickmart.
Neighbourhoods
Kiminini is boda boda city. Use any of the reliable boda bodas to get your emergency shopping. The market has a good supply of fruit and vegetables every day, and a couple of good butchers. You can get nearly everything that you need in Kiminini where shopping can be fun too!
Kiminini
Kiminini is boda boda city. Use any of the reliable boda bodas to get your emergency shopping. The market has a good supply of fruit and vegetables every day, and a couple of good butchers. You can get nearly everything that you need in Kiminini where shopping can be fun too!