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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 5 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 and costs about Euro 55.
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.

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.