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Driving in Nairobi
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Driving in
Nairobi
can be a nerve-wracking experience for inexperienced or nervous drivers, though you do tend to get used to it after a few days. The main things to watch out for are matatus, which stop as suddenly as they lurch back into the fray, and roundabouts. These labour under "priority traffic" regulations, which in theory means cars already on the roundabout have priority, but in practice means chaos as no-one is terribly keen to cede right of way. Always stay in lane. If you're worried, you should pick up the car at the airport, which gives you time to get used to the car and the traffic before joining the city centre fray.
Parking
in central Nairobi can be difficult during business hours, though there's usually space at the Intercontinental (50 Ksh/hour) or at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (entrance off City Hall Way). Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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Kenya,
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