Directions

KERIO VIEW

How to get here

Kerio View is close to the township of Iten (Population = 1800) at a height
of 2300 m above sea level and 35 km from Eldoret on a good road.
Local taxis or "matatus" are easily available to travel from Eldoret to Iten,
but the journey may be a bit uncomfortable for those not used to the
"matatu experience".

Kerio View is only 35 km from Eldoret town (Population = 200,000 ), which is one of
the largest towns in Kenya and has all the usual urban facilities such as banks and
supermarkets. It also has a small international airport; but, unfortunately, no direct flights
from Europe and America. Overseas visitors have to take a local flight from Nairobi to
Eldoret (taking about 1 hour), or travel the 300 km by road ---- which takes about 6 hours
and is not to be recommended for the elderly or those with a nervous disposition.
The Nairobi - Eldoret flight is provided by Aero Kenya (www.aerokenya.com) and
costs about Euro 65 (children half fare).
Booking can be done in Nairobi airport or through any local travel agent.

Iten is the administrative centre of Keiyo District, inhabited
by the Keiyo people who migrated to the area many
hundreds of years ago, down the Great Rift from the Nile
Valley regions of Ethiopia and Sudan.
The Keiyo people presently number about 220,000 and have
spread into neighbouring districts such as Uasin Gishu and
Trans Nzoia as, gradually, they have moved away from their
traditional pastoral way of life into settled agriculture.
Despite the change in lifestyle, the people still preserve a
strong affection for livestock, particularly cows.

For more info about the Keiyo and other tribes of the Kerio
Valley go to Peoples of the Kerio.

Collection from Airport
or Bus park

Guests of KV who have made the necessary prior arrangements
may be picked from Eldoret or Nairobi airports or any other
location.